Milford chronicle., 1929-06-21
Harrington
Fire Chiefs Car Burns

fire shortly AFTER seven CLOCK Oh
Wednesday evening. Chief Cain is
manager of the Peoples Service Sta
ton and had just returned from a
business trip for his company and
placed the car in a garage adjoin-
ing the station. Smoke was seen
issuing from the garage few min
utes later by neighbors. Their
prompt action probably saved the
car from complete destruction.
Chief Cain drives an Essex and has
it equipped with a fire siren on the
front. The fire was soon extinguish-
ed by the service station employees,
but not until the front of the same
was seriously damaged. Sufficient
insurance is carried to cover the
loss.
The fire company was summoned
to a woods fire yesterday afternoon
about 4.30 o'clock, on the farm OF
Harman Roach, about miles south
of Harrington, along the State
Highway. State Highway Officers
O'Neal and Harrity were at the
scene of the fire and aided the fire
men. The fire was eXtinguished
with a booster system and the for
estry tools, before serious damage
had occurred. Less than an acre
was burned.
w. D. Scott and R. H. Satterfield
are spending this week on motor
trip through Pennsylvania q an
Maryland.
Benz. Rash and Dorothy Markert
were awarded the American Legion
medals presented at the Grammar
School Commencement Exercises to
the boy and girl about to enter high
school, who were selected oy tnelr
classmates.
Mrs. w. D. Scott and daughter
Louise are spending ten days with
relatives at Washington, d. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luster Rogers are
entertaining the latter's sister from
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Scott and
children will spend the summer at
Rehoboth.
Mrs. Robert Grier, of Pleasant
vile. N. j., has been spending this
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garrett S. Harrington.
Mrs. Lou Satterfield, of Baltimore,
is spending some time with ner
sister, Mrs. Cora Wroten.
George Potter and Irving E. Le-
Gates spent Sunday in Baltimore at
the Maryland Conference.
Prof. ]. C. Messner is spending
few davs this week in Baltimore, Md.
D. B. Tharp was on a business TRIP
to Philadelphia Monday, later taxing
in the Athletics-Chicago base DaIl
game. He was very much dlsap-
nointed at the class of base ball he
witnessed and remarked after he re-
turned that he had seen many
high school game on the home lots
that was more exciting.
Wendell Stuart, residing near
town. has been selected by the local
school to compete for the Thomas A.
Edison prize. He will go to the
University of Delaware next Friday
for the preliminary examinations.
According to the latest information
this man has attained a very hlgh
average throughout the past school
wear. In all of his studies he never
once fell below "B".
Chamber of Commerce
Discusses Sewers
The regular monthly meeting or
the Chamber of Commerce was heId
in the First National Bank building
last week. President Harry S. Har-
rington presided and only one mat
ter in the line of business came be-
fore the business men for discus
sion. At the last session OF the Leg
III vnacCn6 n1fhOT1Z-
ing this community to bono anu
build a sewer after referendum
vote was taken. After much discus
sion on various ways and means OF
acuuainting the citizens with the
proiect, a committee of five was
named to formulate plans and get
out letters and notices urging the
citizens to attend a citizens meet
ing, at which time the project Will
be discussed thoroughly ana tne
facts of the probable cost and the
manner in which the funds are 10
be raised and many other points Oh
discussion. In all probability this
will be the only meeting OF It's KIM
held to acquaint the people WIN Ine
plans, and it is the duty OF every
citizen of Harrington to be present
and help the project along. l.. u:
Markert, president of the local
school board, spoke on the suDJect
at the meeting, and he said that ne
had come to the conclusion tnat
Harrington had reached the limit
of its growth unless it fell in line
along with the other progressive
towns of the State. 1t is a known
fact that industries locating IN
town demand sewerage. Just as
soon as they discover that a town
they desire does not have this con-
venience they stop negotiations AZ
once. According to the president
Of the Chamber of Commerce, three
industries have made overtures TO
Harrington toward locating in TINS
section within the past two years,
and neither of them would CONSIDER
the town after it was known that
it had no sewerage. Many OF tnese
manufacturing concerns import tnelr
skilled labor who are accustomed
to these conveniences and will not
be without them. Mr.. Markert salo
in closing that he was going 10
work hard for the sewer this time
and that if the citizens still per-
sisted in refusing to better their own
condition, he did not expect to WORK
for it again. Another incident that
was called to the attention OF those
present was the fact that school mad
to close on a number of days TINS
year account of the basement being |
Hooded and the lavatories could not
be used. Sewers would remedy ~ I
ture trouble of this character. The |
following committee was named TO
arrange for the meeting: Clarence
Morris, chairman; George B. Pot
ter. L. G. Markert, D. B. Tharp and
Elmer Smith.