Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-18
Harrington
MAYOR SAWTELLE-DEAD

his community WAS SuOCh6u anu
saddened yesterday when announce
ment was made that Mayor D. E.
Sawtelle had died at his home short
ly after noon of heart trouble. May
or Sawtelle observed his 18th,
birthday a short time ago and for
the past three months has been pro-
prietor of the local news stand.
Yesterday morning he opened his
place of business as usual and
shortly afterwards suffered a heart
attack and was taken home, and a
local physician was summoned and
he expired a short time later.
Mr.. Sawtelle has served in the
capacity of Mayor for the past three
wears. He never took much active
mart in politics, though at one time
his name was mentioned for the ap-
pointment as a magistrate. Prev
ious to his becoming proprietor of
the newsstand he was agent for the
American Railway Express Company
at this point for several years. He
also bought and shipped produce
and vegetables andd evergreens in
season. He was a member of the
Harrington Chamber of Commerce.
The Community at large will miss
his ability with the artists brush,
there never was an entertainment or
that Mr.. Sawtelle was not called up
on to make advertising signs.
He is survived by his second wife,
who is partially and invalid, three
sons and one daughter. DR.. S. S.
Sawtelle a prominent druggist at
Cape May, N. j., B. F. Sawtelle, of
New York, Darwin Sawtelle, of De-
troit, Michigan, and Mrs. R. X. Jones
of Harrington. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed as
vet on account of being unable to
locate some of the children.
Harrington High School Pupils Pre-
sent Armistic Day Program
Due to the fact that the pupils of
Harrington High School are on a
vacation for the balance of the week
while their teachers are attending
the State Association meeting at
Milford, arrangements were made
to hold a patriotic program at the
school on Wednesday afternoon. The
following program was given at as
sembly: This week having been
proclaimed as Education week, the
program was really in two parts,
the first part was devoted to Armis-
tic Day and the second part to Edu-
cation Week. Song by school,
Columbia" the Gem of the Ocean;
Presidents Proclamation, Berlin
Chapman; The Armistic of 1918,
Jean Robinson; In Flander Field,
William Shaw; Answer to Flanders
Field, Leila Brown; Piano Solo,
Kathryn Jester; Over there and
Over here, Helen K. Wright; The
Brave of the Free, Evelyn Laramore,
Armistic Day nine years after, Vir-
ginia O'Neal. Educational program
Song by school, America the Beau
tiful"; The Weeks prayer, Crank
Crane) A. Conoway; The purpose of
Education week, Irene Butler. Piano
Duet, Charolette Beachamp and
Doris Harrington; Armistic Day and
Education, Elma Ratledge; Rededi-
cation of school rooms B. Hold
dinott; The challenge of a Great
Ideal, D. Brown; Announcement by
the Superintendent, J. C. Messner.
Mayor SawtelIe Buried, Succeeded
By VIM. ii. Cahau
The funeral services of Mayor D.
E. Sawtelle, whose death occurred
Thursday morning following a heart
attack took place from his late resi-
dence Sunday afternoon at 1880 pm.
The services were in charge Of Rev.
E. H. Collins, pastor of the local M.
q. Church. The pail bearers were
prominent business men and mem
bers Of the Harrington Chamber of
Commerce. The local Commerce
Body provided floral wreath as did
City Council. Many other floral
pieces were given by friends and adj
mirers of the deceased. After an all
day search in Baltimore, Nd, DR.. S.
S. Sawtelle was finally located and
appraised of his fathers death. OAR
win Sawtelle of Michigan arrived
home in time for the funeral SER
vices. Interment were made in
Hollywood Cemetery.
According to S. o. Bailey, presi-
dent of City Council, William H.
Cahall, local. magistrate has been
named to succeed Mayor SawteIle,
he will act by virtue of appointment
from City Council which is in ac-
cordance with the City Charter. The
term of Mayor Sawtelle have ex-
pired on Election day the second
Tuesday in January. It is not
known whether the new mayor will
be a candidate next year. Mayor
Cahall in addition to his duties as a
magistrate, also has the local Hud-
son and Essex Automobile agency.
Revival Close at NJ. P. Church, Omen
At Holiness Church
Rev. E. L. Bunce an Evangelist of
the Maryland Annual Conferences
and pastor of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church at Pocomoke City.
Maryland, delivered his famous SER
mon on "Sin" to about one hundred
men of this community in the M. P.
church Sunday afternoon at 8 n. m
Iaklng a passage of scripture from
the Apostle James 18th, verse for
his text. when Lust is Conceived
1t is Sin. Rev. Bunce hewed right
close to the gospel and denounced
SIN IN every conceivable form, TAX
ing his audience to the beginning
when the first bridal couple entered
the Garden of Eden, which was more
magnificent than any palatiaI resi-
dence of modern times, Throusbo11+
MS sermon he illustrated with incl
cents OF conditions the result of sin.
lie used as an Illustration the case
OF Judd Gray and Ruth Snyder both
Dehlnd prison bars the result of sin.
Rev. Bunce said that two thirds of
the divorces Of fhis oa,aro4;o,. -