Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
Harrington
Midnight Fire Destroys Combined
Barn And Storage Shed; Auto
Trucks and Thresher Burned


ming completely Quilted and destroy
ed large barn and storage shed, in
the northeast section of Harrington
on what is known as the old Col. R.
D. Short farm and which was pur-
chased by Harry Greenberg. The
| farm was divided into small plots
and building lots and the section
owned by Greenberg is tenanted by
Howard Butler.
Howard Butler, the tenant, was
interviewed following the fire and
said that two trucks used in his bus
mess were out on the road at the
time, a delivery truck owned by
Butler, was destroyed along with a
scrapple manufacturing plant which
was stored in the building. Mr. But
Ter operated a meat market here
about two years ago. There are a
number of people sustaining losses.
A new wheat thresher belonging to
Carlton Goslin was destroyed, sew
eral secondhand automobiles own
ed by Samuel Miller were burned as
we'll as his entire lot of furniture
which was stored in the loft of the
! building. In addition to the loss on
buildings, which were partially in
sured, Greenberg also had an auto
truck burned. Mr.. Butler and family
were away during the day and ar
rived home in the early evening. 1t
is very likely that the car they used
would also have been destroyed, but
due to it being clear. night, the
car was left standing in the yard.
Harry Greenberg was interviewed
after the fire and said that he rooms
at the Butler home and turned in
about II p. m, putting an automo-
bile in the shed and at that time
everything seemed to be all right
with no evidence of fire. Despite this
assertion when the firemen were
called forty-five minutes later the
building and contents were doomed,
being a seething furnace. The fire.
men did heroic work and confined
the flames to the building where
they originated. A galvanized roof
on the burned structure kept the
sparks down but made it necessary
to flood the ruins with water in or
der to get all burning embers ex-
tinguished. Other buildings nearby
were scorched but otherwise not
damaged. The firemen were ham
pered in their work by local people
driving up the narrow street in the
way of the firemen and one motor
list was seen to drive over the hose
while it was in service and it was
bursted. An investigation was start
ed at once and if the offender is
caught no doubt will be heavily fin
ed and probably be out the cost Of
a section of hose. 1t is hard to de- !
termine the cause of the fire but ac-
cording to Mrs. Butler the street
down past the buildings and the
buildings themselves have been US
ed many times as a trysting place
and on number of occasions she
has been frightened by people
prowling around the buildings. A
report that Maryland car was seen
near the fire could not be confirmed.
Harrington News Notes
Mrs. Dora Brown, Mrs. M. NJ. Eb-
erhard and Miss Gertrude Pollett
have returned home after spending
a part of the past week at Atlantic
City, N. J. 4
Berlin Chapman is spending some
line with relatives at Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Jos. Eggert has returned to
California after spending two weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Matilda Shaw.
Miss Elois Chapman is visiting her
aunt at Trenton, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hickman Of
N. j., are spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nor
is. -
Betty of Bridgeville have been visit
ng Mrs. ]. E. Eggert.
Mrs. Marguerite Striecker Of
has been spending the !
Dast week with local relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dean recent
y entertained the formers brother, !
lr. and Mrs. Raymond Dean of Fed
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert K. Jones
pent the weekend at Rehoboth.
Irs. Jones will remain there for
7eek.
Miss Mary Short is visiting her I
ncle at Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Raughley
nd Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ward Ammer- d
ian and daughter have been spend
lg the past week at Niagara Falls, u
I. Y.
Mrs. Harry Adams of Snow Hill, ?
Id, is visiting her mother, Mrs. w. y
Wroten.
Baynard Smith and party, Norris
raham, Tharp Galloway and Sam q
FL Tharp were Philadelphia visitors II II
q Friday to see a base ball game, y,
Ut were rained out. :! u
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Wainwright of =
have been visiting Mr.. :
I'D Mrs. R. w. Vane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tolson and
lildren of Baltimore have been 4
lending the past week with Mr..
Id Mrs. Almond Hobbs.
Mrs. Joshua Smith is visiting Mr..
Id Mrs. Preston Trice at Penns
rove, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Faire re-
ntly entertained DR.. C. L. Lam
ugh and Mrs. Francis Quigley Of
Ochester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gegley and Mr.. and
RS. Owen Horney of Pennsylvania
we been spending the past week
tn Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Wech-
nhiser.
Mrs. w. L. Cain and sons are
ending a week with friends at
Chester and Philadel-
ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bryan have
en- spending the past week at Bal