Milford chronicle., 1929-01-25
Harrington
HELD From Last Week.
officials Dine-NOte To
,se Capital Stock

Officials Dine-NOte To
ase Capital Stock
fourth annual banquet of the
National Bank was one of the
delightful banquets of the
1t was served i'll the banquet
of the building yesterday after
10 the stockholders, officers
guests. About 60 were present,
h is not as great as on previous
). due to many being sick. The
net was served by the New
ury Club in their usual efficient
ner. The banquet hall was
tifully decorated with red and
e. the predominating color
me. The ladies who were pres
M we're each presented with red
S and the men were given white
atoms. The affair started at
D. NJ, mid strains of orchestra
ic furnished by the "Develish
uties.' Warren T. Moore, a di-
Dr of the bank, was temporary
rman and POSTMASTER at the
err. Short after-dinner speeches
6 made by Harry S. Harrington,
AZ ident of the Chamber of Com
ce; J. Harvey Burgess, editor of
VI rington Journal; Rev. E. H.
ms and Rev. H. B. Jester. Fol-
ing the dinner, the stockholders
went into business sessions
2 with w. T. Moore as temporary
At irmap, and d. B. Tharp, secre-
proceeded to discuss business
q Editions of the bank. The fol-
ling board of directors were all
VI lected: President, J. VIII Pow
vice-president, J. P. Masten;
Ri liam l. Masten, Garrett S. Har-
n gton, Warren T. Moore, l.. p.
4 rington, Samuel Tharp and
Il man Galloway. Horace +. Quill
was elected to the board of di-
#tors to succeed the late Sena-
q Charles d. Murphy. The diree-
II then proceeded to elect the
Assent bank officers: Cashier, ID. B.
Nhrp; teller, Theodore H. Harring-
n bookkeeper, Miss Emma Ross.
merry lengthy discussion was held
the advisability of increasing
capital stock from $4,000 to
5000. With 421 votes out of 500
was the unanimous opinion of
|bse present that the change
build be made. According to
'shier D. B. Tharp, who is in con-
mt touch with the business of
bank, since moving into the new
|arters, the institution has made
|narkable growth with nearly ST.
b 900 assets made up as follows:
ans and discounts, $434,736.99;
S. Government securities, $42,-
D 90; other bonds, stocks and Sc
rites, $312,275.25; banking house,
rniture and fixtures, $72,13O.56;
al estate owned other than bank
: house, $4,000; reserve with
deral Reserve Bank. $46,597.53;
sh and due from banks, $S6,S33.-
William w. Sharp was judge
the election with Theodore II.
arlington and Fred c. Powell as
lers. The following were pres
t: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Hud-
I, Philadelphia; Bank Solictirs
orge M. Fisher, Wyoming, and
IN H. Hargadine, FELTON,; Mrs.
ne H. Clifton, Wilmington; Sena-
and Mrs. w. E. Jacobs, Mr.. and |
S. w. H. Wroten, Mr.. and Mrs. !
rrett S. Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs
]. Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Palmer, Mrs. Sallie H. Tharp,
and Mrs. L. r. Beauchamp, Mr..
| Mrs. Jesse D. Ward, Rev. H. B.
ter, A. B. Parsons, Harry S. Har-
gton, J. Harvey Burgess, Mrs.
Their Hatfield, Miss Emma Ross,
and Mrs. Theodore H. Harring-
4, Frank H. VanGesel, Mr.. and
5. L. B. Harrington, Wesley Har-
gton, Mrs. Earl Noble, Noah
n, Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw and Miss
rriet Shaw, DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
pman, Mrs. Sarah P. Collins,
). ]. E. Newman, Miss Edith
IAN, William 1. Masten, Mr.. and
). C. Fred Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w.
Irp, MIR. and Mrs. ]. Will Powell,
P. Masten, Rev. and Mrs. E. H.
Inns, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Tharp
Miss Dorothy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
d G. Powell.
rringtOn To Have Bakery
.fter being without a bakery for
rly a year or since the fire last
ing that destroyed the Harring-
Bakery and the printing office,
town his been without bakery.
rad Sibitzky, the owner of the
Mt that was destroyed, bought a
Mt at Greensboro, Md. Sapp &
wn have erected a new concrete
ding on the burned site, and Mr..
tzky will start his bakery in
ration this week. He will also
tinue the other bakery at Green's
D. In addition to the bakery, the
ding will contain two more
'es. One of these will be occu-
| by Earl Noble, clothes clean
The other is still vacant.
he town election held here last
k was a very tame affair with
: 70 votes being cast. Only one
test developed, when Ira W. Roe
,ated H. ]. Ramsdell for coun-
ian from their ward. Following
election, in the evening, the
Neglected town board met and
anized. Clarence S. Morris,
;ident; John W. Sheldrake, sec
ry. The other members are: l
w. Roe, George B. Potter and
ris G. Adams. Tax collector, /
T. Adams; treasurer, w. Floyd {
ner; assessor, Harry c. Tee; s
or, o. G. Passmore. The Town
neil will meet tonight and {
e their various committees and ]
,int a water collector and police '
ers.
re, probably caused by an over I
ed stove, burned the interior OF '
kitchen of the three-room bum
w of Robert Short, located in \
rear of the Harrington Shirt \
.pany plant. Due to the loca- \
of the building on new unim- s