Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-06
Harrington

Harrington Post Elects Officers
The regular monthly meeting of
Harrington Post No. Z, American
Legion, was held at the Town Hall
this week and the chief business of
the evening was the election of Of
ficers. The following officers were
reelected; Post Commander, Chas.
B. Knox; vice-commander, Lewis
Clymer; adjutant, Earl Sylvester;
finance officer, Theodore Harring-
ton; Post historian, H. c. Tee; sar-
geant-at-arms, Fred B. Greenly;
chaplain, Elmer Smith. Under the
direction of the local post an active
campaign has been started in the
Boy Scout movement. Supt. of
Schools J. c. Messner is scoutmas-
ter and his assistants are c. W..
Murray and Fred Bloom. The fol-
lowing patrol leaders have been
selected: Berlin Chapman, Joseph
Laws, William Reed and Charles
O'Neal. The four patrols when
completed with their full quota of
boys will form one complete troop.
Century Club Notes
The Harrington Century Club
held its regular meeting on Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. w. w.
Sharp in the chair. The meeting
was opened with song by the
club, followed by the Lords Pray
er. The minutes of the two pre-
vious meetings were read and ap-
proved. Plans were made for the
annual luncheon to be held on
Tuesday, April 10th. at P. M. A
few other business matters were
brought up and then the meeting
was turned over to the chairman of
the day, Mrs. W. r. Massey, Mrs. w.
S. McCabe and Mrs. L. G.. Markert,
their subject being Conservation"
and they had prepared a splendid
program. Their program opened
with the club song and this was
followed by an interesting reading
on "Tree Planting" by Mrs. Fred
Wilson. The next number was a
piano solo by Mrs. John S. Har-
rington, followed by a reading of
the Spring Poem, PUSSY Willow"
by Mrs. Clyde Miller. An Alpha
betical reading was then given each
member reading an interesting
cOuplet about a flower or tree. A !
guessing game followed, their ans
wers being a flower This was in
charge of Mrs. J. L. Harmstead. The |
prize for having the highest number |
correct was awarded to Mrs. Fred |
Wilson. After the program the
hostesses served delicious refresh |
ments and a social hour was spent !
by the goodly number present.
EMPIRES: Russ and Murray.
Railroad Veteran Retires
Effective April LIST, George A.
Laramore, a railroad veteran of
this town, will be added to the PEN
sion rolls of the P. r. R. Co., after
serving his company sc years and
10 months. Mr.. Laramore was born
in Princess Anne, Md, in 1858. He
has been married twice, his first
wife was Mary E. Taylor, daughter
Of Asbury and Mary E. Taylor, and
his second wife was Mrs. Olevia E.
Smith, Mr.. Laramore has six grown
children and several grandchildren.
His oldest son, John A. Laramore,
is a passenger conductor on the
Maryland Division with a run from
Perryville, Md, to Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr.. Laramore's long years Of SER
vice have been without blemish,
starting on May Is, 1891, as a car
Denter in the M. W. Department,
promoted to assistant foreman Nov.
[, 1903, foreman August 1, 1909, and
bridge inspector on Aug. 1, 1919,
which position he held until his
retirement. He has in his possess !
on two letters of congratulation,