Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-01-25

"A 4
&sided. The Club accepted the offer
nj the Pillsbury Pancake Flour mills
q - hold pancake supper on Febru-
&rv 18th, 1929. 1t was also decided
Il hat the meeting on January 22nd
Il hould be an open meeting as DR..
81 .eishman is to be the speaker on
81 hat date. After busy session the
meeting was turned over to Mrs.
Earnest Raughley and her assistants
n, no presented a pleasing program
81 m Music. Following the program
4 delicious refreshments were served.
"A he next mef VIII De nelo Gil
&,anuary 22nd. -
Town Council Appoints Old
#PoIice Officers
An adjourned meeting of the local
#lown Council was held this week at
& (which time they cleared up various
81 SKATERS of business and president.
81 s. Morris announced the follow
no committees: Streets, Council
81 nan Sheldrake and Adams; Water,
81 larence S. Morris; Lights, Coun-
#flman Potter and Roe. Street
q leaning. Leslie Kemp. Police Off
8 .ers Benz. Emory ST., with Benz.
Emory Jr., as extra officer. Mayor
passmore administered the oath to
Assessor Harry c. Tee.
s. At the annual meeting of the Of
#icers and directors of the Peoples
Hank a very good financial report
& as issued, showing the institution
IS he in a healthy condition, salts
Factory to the directors. In fact
II lev have come to realize that the
81 resent bank building is entirely
90 small for their requirements.
#According the President Sapp, the
81 Institution has had one of the best
d ears since its Incorporation. The
q flowing officers were selected fol-
he year: President, S. L. Sapp;
Il ice-president, James Townsend;
S,ashier. F. l.. Masten; Assistant,
. asher, w Floyd Turner; Teller,
SANDAL Knox; Bookkeepers, Mrs.
lanes Cahall and Mrs. Harry Boyer.
#Nhe following building committee
II as named: S. L. Sapp, A. c. Cread-
ck. Senator w. E. Jacobs, E. b.
lash. Mr.. J. L. Hopkins of Vernon
Hras elected as a director to succeed
& .ouder L. Sapp, deceased.
air Officials Dine
4 .aSt Year Largest Year
81 Many visitors probably came to
harrington for the first time since
lie Kent & Sussex Fair Association
q losed its gates last July. This time
n was also the occasion for much
n Rejoicing for the inner man was to
D. satisfied at the banquet table, it
icing the ninth annual affair of its
lind. Invitations are extended to
Nlll the stockholders of the associa-
ion which number 116, in addition
here are several newspaper men
md entertainers present besides
Die superintendent of the different
The banquet is being
Il leld at the Harrington New Century
n Tub rooms and is being served by
lie ladies of the club. The ladies
III the club have served THE annual
8anquet for several years and every
ear they seem to try to make the
fair even better than the previous
ears. Without a doubt they have
&ne of the best committees on the
manufacturing of favors that can be
#ound anywhere. They are always
! Up to the minute and provide favOrs
&uitable for the occasion. This year |
he banquet tables were adorned |
Nth miniature race tracks showing |
she trainers and horses made from |
little animal crackers were cOlored |
In many shades. The banquet start |
ID promptly at $50 P. M. when |
Sewers were laid for nearly one hun |
red and fifty guests. Good old
Delaware roast turkey with plenty |
i the fxings headed the menu. The |
Hub house was decorated with toy |
saloons of red and yellow and each |
#uest was presented with toy bal
BON as a noise maker. Mr.. Horace |
n CULLEN, Treasurer of the Kent |
S Sussex Fair Association, acted as |
POSTMASTER, substituting for War
zen T. Moore, VIII Owas forced to be |
but of town for the day and did not |
#rrive until after the banquet was |
$ver The postmaster asked Clay
on Elliott, of Bridgeville, to pro-
#ounce the blessing. At the close |
$f the banquet the stockholders en-
zered into their business session by |
#lecting William ]. Swain, of Bridge /
lille, as temporary chairman and
Ernest Raughley, of Harrington as
temporary secretary. The usual
business routine was transacted in
zluding the reading and adoption of
zhe minutes of the last annual meet
big. The financial statement had
Previously been distributed among
zhe stockholders, but the statement
Vas read by Treasurer CULLEN. The
#eport was very encouraging to
hose present it disclosed the fact
shat the Fair last year was the larg-
! st in cash receipts of any previous
sears. 1t showed a gain of over
J 1900 over 1927 which was the next
slrgest year. Scanning the report
surther it was shown that the Fair
continues to grow each year and
] hat at the present time the AssO-
aiation owes but $2,750.00. The
UNI of $4,000 was paid on notes
gainst the association last year
esides paying all other expenses
Ind the cost of the grandstand adj
Hition which was over $4,000. Chair
han Swain then asked that those
resent stand in one minute of sill
bit prayer in honor of President c.
D. Murphy, who accidentally lost
! is life last year. The new board
i directors with a few additions,
J rere elected by reclamation. They
Ire as follows: w. B. Fleming, H.
]. CULLEN, A. c. Creadick, Frank
raham, w. H. Cahall, B. L. Shaw,
EFarren T. Moore, W. S. Smith, Geo.
! Brown, Senator w. E. Jacobs, L.
Harrington, John w. Sheldrake,
N H. Holloway, D. B. Tharp,
s5shua Smith, Joda Masten, ]. A.
|ahall, w. D. Scott, Ernest Raugh-