Milford chronicle., 1929-12-27
Harrington
Chicken Thieves Get Bail

Chicken Thieves Get Bail
Charged with the theft of twent!
chickens from the farm of Mrs
May Parks near Staytonsville, OF
Saturday afternoon, John Carpenter
and younger brother, Marshall Car
penter, accompanied by Charlie:
Hare, were placed under arrest OF
Monady by Corporal Knox of the
Highway Police and State Detective
D. D. Wharton. The case was heard
by Magistrate Cahall of this town
who held the Carpenter brothers I'M
der $1,000 and $4,000 bail respectively
for appearance at Court. They Sc
cured bail and were released. Chas
Hare is still at large. 1t is said
that the boys claim Bridgeville as
their home, but the theft was COM
mitted in Kent County. The Car
penter brothers are sons of William
Carpenter, whose body was found
along the dupont Highway about 8
years ago. 1t is said that John Car
penter was just recently released
from Jail, serving time for the theft
of a quantity of corn.
Mrs. James L. Harmsted Entertains
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Harmstead was the scene of a
very happy agthering last Thursday
evening, when she entertained the
officers of Kent Chapter No. IL,
the retiring Worthy Matron, being
succeeded by Mrs. Mary Dolby. Fol-
lowing the four course turkey dinner
a social evening was thoroughly en-
joyed by all present. Mrs. Jessie
Tee won the prize in the Bunco
Game. The following guests were
present. Mrs. G. Hall Riggin of
Wilmington, Past Worthy Matron,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Messner, Mrs.
Blanche Keys, Mrs. Elizabeth Cahall,
Mrs. Jennie Creadick, Mrs. Bessie
Warrington, Mrs. Mary Dolby, Mrs.
Sallie Satterfield, Mrs. Marie Rob-
erts, Mrs. Lizzie Rogers, Mrs. Hen
rietta Williams, Mrs. Emma Murphy,
Mrs. Pearl Morris, Mrs. Nina Miller,
Mrs. Helen Harrington, Mrs. Hester
Reed, Mrs. Helen Taylor, Mrs. Jessie
Tee.
Elwood Bailey, son of S. O. Bailey
local track foreman, was slightly in,
jured at the main crossing of the
Pennsylvania Railroad here We'd
nesday morning. When he approach
ed the crossing, driving a Ford
truck. A train blocked the cross
ing and was moving slowly when he
ran his truck into the train. The
front of the truck was badly dam
aged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Dolby will
spend the Christmas holidays in
Florida.
A romance of many years culmin-
ated into a wedding here Saturday
morning at a. M, when Miss Har-
riett Wilson, became the bride of
Professor Ira Staley. The young
couple are popular members of the
High School faculty, having taught
here for the past three years. It
was a known fact that they had pro-
cured marriage license about
month ago. The wedding took place
at the home of Professor and Mrs.
J. C. Messner. Mr.. Messner is an
minister as well as super
of the local schools and
performed the ceremony. Mid show
ers of confetti. the happy couple left
after the ceremony for
a wedding trip to relatives in Mary
land. They will return to Harring-
ton shortly after the holidays and
reside at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
for a short time until their
apartment is completed. They will
have an apartment at the home or
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Brown.
Legion Investigates A Needy Case.
Receiving information that
World War veteran with a large
family was badly in need Of assist