Milford chronicle., 1929-08-16
Harrington
Firemen Extineuish Grass Fire

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The Harrington firemen were
summoned to the farm of Howard
Marten, about miles southeast OF
Harrington one day this week to eX-
tinguisn a grass fire that had threat
ened the outbuildings. No damage
resulted. AS soon as the alarm
sounded motorists in this vicinity
were ready to go and it is the lnten-
tion of the local firemen to see that
the new State laws are obeyed re-
garding the parking or following of
fire equipment. In this case several
machines followed less than one
hundred feet of the equipment. One
Young man was fined on Saturday,
the result of hampering the firemen
in their work. Other will receive the
same treatment if the trouble con-
tinues.
Mrs. James Menona of New York
City is visiting her grandmother'
Mrs. Emily Cordrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goslee, Mrs.
Elsie Knox, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. R. Twill
lev Mrs. w. E. Palmer, Mrs. Rachel
Haviland. Mrs. Rebeccah Tumlln,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dawson, Beniah
Anderson and Mrs. Sarah Truitt,
and Tharp Galloway were among
those visiting Ocean City, Nd, on
Sunday.
Ernest Wyatt of Wilmington is
spending this week with his grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Moore.
Mrs. Goldie Hastings and son
Lewis are spending this week in At
lantic City, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson of
Allentown, Pa, are spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Won
Goerres.
Reese B. Harrington spent Sunday
at Bethany Beach.
Herbert Nichols of Milford spent
the weekend with local relatives.
william Louder Masten of the
Delaware National Guard spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred L. Masten.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Williams have
returned from their vacation spent
in New Jersey.
Fire Threatens Wheeler Home
shortly before noon Saturday, fire
was discovered at the home OF VIII
liam A. Wheeler. The timely arrival
of the local fire company saved the
dwelling but not until it burned
garage adjoining the summer kltch-
On and badly damaged Hudson Sc
dan owned by Mr.. Wheeler. Mr.
Wheeler when interviewed regarding
the fire stated that Mrs. wheeler
had burned some waste paper in the
kitchen stove in the summer kitch-
en- and further investigation after
the fire was extinguished, showed ev-
idence of having started near tne
chimney. 1t took exactly tfty-hVe
minutes for the firemen to answer
the alarm, extinguish the blaze ana
get their hose placed on the truck
for a second alarm. The residence is
owned by Noah Cain, a retired far-
mer and who is the father-in-law OF
Senator Wilbur E. Jacobs. The
dwelling is covered by insurance but
the automobile of Mr.. Wheeler was
not covered by insurance. The sec
ond alarm sounded at 8 p. M, sum-
moning the firemen to the farm OF
William A. Smith, tenanted by Clar-
ence Draper. A straw stack was
burned but no other damage result
ed. The fremen stood by to protect
the outbuildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eggert and
children of Oakland, California, have
returned home after spending part
of this week with local relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Hubbard
and brother-in-law of Akron, Onlo'
spent a part of this week with the
formers mother, Mrs. Ellen Huo-
bard. Ill.
Miss Elizabeth Shaw Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, is spending this month
with her mother, Mrs. Matilda ShaW'
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Powell, Horace
Ouillen and Miss Edith Bryan spent
the weekend at Atlantic City, N. }.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Harrlng-
ton are spending this week on thelr
vacation touring the New England
States.
The Harrington firemen paraded at
Clayton on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Elmer Tee and children spent
the weekend with her brothers.
philip and Edwin Cannon at Buffalo,
N. Y. a,.,,,.
w. A. Smith and grandson Bobby
have returned home from an auto
trip in the Virginias.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Simmons and
son Theodore of Philadelphia, are
spending this week with Mrs. Sallle
Tharp.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Massey are
spending this week at Atlantic City,
N. }.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter LeKites, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Cordrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Tee and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Hayes were among those vls-
iting Ocean City, Md, on Sunday and
then stopping at the National Guard
Camp at Bethany Beach.
Miss Evelyn Tee is spending two
weeks with her uncle, Philip Can
non at Buffalo, N. Y.
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