Milford chronicle., 1928-08-17
Harrington
Harrington Puts Across School
PROGRAM

| -
Program
Thursday was a big day for Har-
rington as well as being big day
at the seaside resorts. Judging
from the results of Thursdays cleo
ton, the local citizens are waking
up to the fact that they must fall in
line if they hope to get their share
of the money for new school build
ings. The heat and the fact that
many are away on vacations prob
ably kept the vote down but like the
recent election on consolidation
there was no opposition registered,
only SO votes were cast and they
were all favorable to bond issue.
The results places the local dis
trict one step nearer a new Junior
Senior High School building. There
are a number of details to be work
ed out before actual building oper-
atoms can be started but it is eX-
pected the new building will be
ready for use by the beginning of
the school term in 1929. There were
ten candidates named on the ticket
for the school building commission,
with four to elect. The result: L. G.
Markert, "a; D. B. Tharp, 81; War
rem T. Moore, So; Harry S. Har-
rington, So; J. c. Messner 46; Will
lard S. Jester 81; Olive T. Sharp
81; Orville Wright 10; Arthur Lay
ton 8 and Uric Morris 6. The four
receiving the highest vote will form
the commission from the local dis
trict. Mr.. Markert is railroad man
being foreman of telegraph and sig
nails and is at present president of
the local school board. Mr.. Tharp
is cashier of the First National
Bank. Mr.. Harrington is president
of the Harrington Chamber of Com
merce and connected with the Har-
rington Hardware Company. Mr..
Moore is the local representative
for the Ford automobiles and is
Past State Councillor of the Jr. o. U.
A. NJ.
Col. r. d. Short Dead
Harrington was again visited by
the death angel within fortnight |
when announcement was made of |
the death of Col. R. D. Short, one of
the three remaining Civil War vet
Grams. Col. Short was born in Illi-
nois and moved to Delaware about |
SO years ago. Mr.. Short was very
active despite his advanced age and !
up until a few weeks ago was able
to go up and down town though he
used taxi service. Through the ac-
tivities of Col. Short the local post,
Captain Carter, No. 8, was held to-
gether though they have been re-
lieved of much of their work by the
World War veterans. The funeral
were held from his late
Saturday afternoon. Har-
rington Post, No. z, American Leg
ion, took charge of the funeral. Due
to a heavy rainstorm in progress at
the time of. the services the mill
tary funeral was somewhat curtail-
ed. Past Department Commander
Earl Sylvester, read services from
The Legion Manuel and Rev. H. B.
lester conducted services both at
he home and grave. Three MEM
Oers of the Boy Scout troop aided
The Legionaires with the services.
Trooper West blew taps at the grave
rs the body was being lowered in
he grave. The active pallbearers
we're: Legionaires, Roberts, Wright,
Emory, Brown, Smith, H. C. Tee, J.
[. Tee and Krouse. Honorary pail
)ears: Jennings Cahall, Lewis ely
ner, J. w. Greenlee, Mark Jester
ind w. T. Stewart, the two remain
ng G. A. R. veterans. Col. Short
served honorably throughout the
Civil War being connected with a
ohio outfit and at one time during
he war was quartered on the old