Milford chronicle., 1930-06-06
HARRINGTON
Memorial Day Program At
Harrington Well Attended

Great preparations hau Deeh Indue
to handle a great crowd at Holly
wood Cemetery, but when the war
veterans awOke a driZZling rain made
il very unpleasant for anyone to at
tend the exercises. Hasty arrange
ments were made to conduct the SER
vices in the Methodist Protestant
church in case it should be raining
when the exercises were due to start.
Fortunately this plan could be aban-
doned when a few minutes after
starting the program the sun shone
brightly. Rev. r. W. Sapp, pastor
of the M. P. church, offered the in
vocation. Several speeches were
made by pupils of the high school.
Hon. Josiah Marvel was the speaker
of the day and it would have been
impossible to improve on his ad-
dress. He Landed the efforts Of the
Civil War Veterans and especially
congratulated Mark A. Jester, the
only veteran present, who sat in the
sneakers stand just to the right ol
the sneaker. Mr.. Marvel not only
congratulated the Civil War heroes
but also said that the right hand sa-
lute should most graciOusly be given
the boys of the Spanish War and the
Younger generation of the World
War. ANY who wore the uniform OF
their country during the World war
whether at home or abroad should
be accorded and equal honor, said
Mr. Marvel.
After placing a wreath at the base
of the flag pole a silent prayer oil
one minute was held while everyone
with bowed heads dedicated that time
to those who had gone to the great
beyond.
Rev. Earl Lawry, pastor OF the
Pilgrim Holiness church, pronounced
the benediction. 1t is estimated that
about 500 people were in attendance
and many commented on the condl-
tion of the cemetery. 1t is believed
that the cemetery was in the best
shane it has been in many years. All
the grass and hedges had been
trimmed, and the graves decorated
with flags and huge bouquets OF
flowers made beautiful picture. The
Harrington band was in attendance
and played several selections. AFTER
returning to town they also rendered
several numbers which were very
good and which drew forth applause
from those present.
Junior Mechanics
Have Social Night
At the regular meeting of the Jr
/ O. u. A. NJ, Harrington Council No
4. the members of the organization
entertained their wives and children
to a Bingo Party. An informal pro-
gram was also given, including mu'
sic by "The Jazzy Four" Messrs. Nc.
Vey. Collins, Morris and CahaHi
recitations by Cecil Ryan, Thelms
Hall, Ruth Tee; solo by Harry Z
Tee and comic selections by Frank
lin Lewis, accompanied by his banjo
Refreshments were served during the
social hour Lawrence Price, Viii
lard West, Richard Reeder and Os
car H. Tee are taking in the Memo
rial Day excursion to the orders or
lphans home at Tiffon, Ohio.
I Mr.. and Mrs. James Killen, of Dov
Ter, spent yesterday with Mr.. ant
/ Mrs. w. r. Massey.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Masten spen
1 the weekend with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Masten
near town.
Alfonso Wyatt, of Wilmington
spent Memorial Day with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyatt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ryan, Q
| lBridgeville, spent yesterday with Mr
and Mrs. William Cain. T..
| Charles Hutchison, of Wilmington
spent q part of this week with loca
! friends.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson, o
Philadelphia, spent the week-ent
with Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Tharp.
| Rev. and Mrs. e. H. Collins wer
/ guests of friends at Preston, Md
/ yesterday. :,
4 Mrs. Marvin Reese, of Chadd
Ford, Pa, called upon friends her
yesterday. -,
| William Ward, of Dover, has beel
a recent guest of friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rockhill, o
Philadelphia, Pa, also visited Har
rlngton on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Camper, 0
Philadelphia, visited Mr.. and MRS
Harry Camper over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Culver an
children, of Wilmington, visited tn
Ilatter's mother, Mrs. Charles Trict
on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Greenley an
son, of Philadelphia, paid their form
er home a visit yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth KlOtt is spendin
the weekend with friends in Phlla
delphia.
Harrington Firemen
Have Busy Weekend
The closing hours of the month
May proved to be busy ones for tn
Harrington firemen. Saturday abou
$3.50 o'clock they were summoned
the Raughley Bros. farm, which wa
= ltenanted by F. j. Benson, a colore
man. located about three miles froI
town on the Frederica road. Tn
fire was thought to have started q
the haystack by the boys on tn
farm, quickly spreading to the out
buildings. The barn, stable an
pump house were burned with a los
; of $1,000, with only $400 insuranc
, as reported by Mr.. Raughley. Phos
phate, hay and lime valued at $l,OO
was also destroyed. When the fire
: men arrived they could only stan
: by and prevent the blaze frol
, spreading to other buildings. Will
! the firemen were at this fire a se'
: ond alarm came in that a woods I'll
! ON the Murphy and Hayes lant
5 lsouth of Harrington, near Hammond
S town. Leaving the firemen in charg
1 ] of Assistant Chief Slaughter at Oh