Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14

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Pan Parade, Keith Burgess and
chorus, with accompaniment of Toy
orchestra.
''Murpho Gets New Fox Hounds.
Harry Murphy, the dean of lower
Delaware sportsmen, was the recip-
lent of two valuable Americanbred
fox hounds last week. He immedi-
ately added them to his already
large pack. They were received
from Mr.. Emanuel Hoy, president of
Rose Tree Hunt Club, Media, Pa;
Mr.. Porter Jones, a judge at the
Rose Tree Hunt Club Dog Show
and a personal friend of Mr.. Muir
phy, was instrumental in securing
the dogs. They are fine speciments
of dog flesh, both males, one black
and white and the other blue and
tan.
On their first trial with the local
pack they made a fine showing
They followed the fox for five hours
in Gum Pond section, near Houston.
Mr.. Murphy is by vocation a tele-
graph operator and in addition OWNS
an doperates the Harrington Ice
plant. Last year he also manufac-
tured ice cream on small scale.
Mr.. Murphy is progressive and con-
templates many Improvements at
the plant, he plans to spend $6,OOO
this wear in the installation of much
new equipment including an OIL
burning outfit. He used electricity
for the past five years.
With all these business activities
to occupy his mind, he finds time 10
ownership of many good dogs. ne
follow the hounds and enjoys the
has put out challenge to any one
in the county for a race II the
sportsmen think they have good
dogs.
Fire Company To Meet.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Harrington Fire Company Will
be held this evening. The local nre-
man responded to six calls during
January. the same number as the
corresponding month last year:
A meeting of the directors OF tne
Kent and Sussex Fair Association
will be held this evening. Plans
and improvements for this years
fair will likely be discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Sapp plan 10
leave tomorrow for Florida, where
thew will spend several weeks.
Tharp Harrington, Of Kennett
Souare. Pa, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N D.
Harrington.
After completing their examlna-
tions during the past week at tne
University of Delaware, the 1olIoW-
ing students spent the weekend
with their respective parents, Lu-
cille Tharp, Jennie Morris, Virginia
Griffith. Mildred Wheeler, Emma
Minner and Herman Ryan.
Belmont Simpson, of wilmington
snent the weekend with his parents'
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simpson. .
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. W. Schantz' OF
Smvrna. have been recent guests OF
the latter's mother, Mrs. A. " SAT
Walter Josephs, of Philadelphia
has been visiting his sister, MIS-
Alec Fleming.
Theodore Harrington, teller in the
First National Bank, is confined 10
his home with scarlet fever. he is
much improved at this time.
Firemen Plan Smoker. .
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Harrington Fire Company was
held last Wednesday evening, with
both the president and Ylce-presi-
dent presiding at times. Vlce-FresI-
dent S. T. Massey presided over tne
latter part of the session when
president Swain took the floor on
some discussion. The chief item OF
business that consumed most OF the
time was in reference to the ban
ouet. The matter was finally SET
fled after much discussion, when the
chair named a committee to put on
a smoker for the active members OF
the company free of cost to them.
The committee to take charge OF the
smoker is, F. H. Van Gesel, wallace
Keys and Ralph Hayes. The orlgl-
nal committee on the banquet to be
served at a future date will work
on that affair. It will be open to all
who care to purchase a ticket.
The new applications were recelV-
ed for membership. They were
placed in the hands of a commlttee'
Kevs. Slaughter and Hayes.
The next county meeting will be
held at Houston on February 27th.
Lewis Clymer, G. G. Lord and Geo;
M. Jester will represent the local
company. The delegates were IN
structed to invite the Association to
Harrington in March. The supJecC
of directors for the company was
discussed and an amendment to the
bv-laws was given it's first reading.
The superintendent of supplies was
instructed to purchase gloves ana
goggles for the chief engineer. ChleI
cain was named committe OF one
to have strops and buckles placed
on the hats so that they Will not De
lost while answering alarms.
New Town Council Holds
First Meeting.
Mayor Adams presided over the
first monthly meeting Of the newly
elected City Council last Weanes-
dav evening. With the task of get
ting familiar with their work and
the various appointments to be
made, they were forced to hold a
lengthy session. Benz. A. W. Emory
was reappointed to the police force.
There was some little opposition to
his appointment but this was over
ruled. an dafter making the selec-
tion council called him in and laid
the law down to him, stating that
they expected him to put in 10 hours
each night. and if he was called for
police duty during the day he shoulo
receive extra compensation. An
other important task in the manage
ment of the pumping station. They
deferred making an appointment
here until further Investigations
could be made. 1t seems the new
council want more records kept ana
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