Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
HARRINGTON
Crane and BarstOw Wedding

Sunday morning were greatly SUI
prised when following the sermon,
preached by District Superintendent
w. E. Habbart, he asked the congre-
lgation to be seated at the close OF
the service and Mrs. Fred c. Will
son at the console, struck up we'd
ding march. Rev. HabbaTt was sub
stituting for Rev. E. H. Collins, pas
tor of the local church, who was
supposed to be at Parsonsburg, Md,
a former charge to attend a home
coming. Soon after the first strains
of the wedding march sounded, thru
the auditorium, the doors at the
rear of the church opened and Miss
~Mary E. Crane of this town and
Frederick T. Barstown, of Bar Har-
Dor, Maine, marched up the aisle
and were met at the altar by Rev.
Il. H. Collins, who united them in
holy matrimony. Following the
ceremony the young couple retired
ITO the church parlOrs and there re-
ceived congratulations of their
many friends. They will make their
future home in Washington, d. C.,
where both of them have splendid
Sussex Firemen Ponder Over
Many Problems.
I The first Fall meeting of the Sus-
sex County Firemen's Association
was held in the new community
quarters of the Milton Fire Depart
ment. The delegates and State Of
ficials of the organization as well as
representatives from some of the
Kent County towns, were royalty
entertained by the hostess company.
J. Conn Scott of Selbyville, presi-
dent of the Sussex County unit pre-
sided over the meeting. A portion
of the business for the evening was
transacted after which several
numbers were staged by a troupe
from Philadelphia,
Delegates were present from Ell
lendale, Greenwood, Laurel, Milton
and Selbyville. Delegates from Lew
es- were present, they making the
announcement that they had come
prepared to join the association. Ac-
cording to announcement the organ
ization is now almost 100 per cent
only one more coming outside the
fold, that being RehobOth. They
are expected to join up in the nea'
future. An invitation was given by
Lewes to meet in their town on the
fourth Tuesday evening of October.
Past State. President W. W. Petty
john spoke under the heading OF
Good of the Organization, Some lit
tile discussion had previously been
held as to the besS method of ar
ranging for the different places of
meeting. Someone suggested that
the towns be taken alphabetically,
but it was decided that the best plan
was to alternate from the East to
the West side of the county. Mr..
Pettyiohn produced a small card
containing a schedule used by the
Kent County Association which |
gave the place and date of meeting |
for a full year. These cards were |
to be presented to each firemen and |
then it was planned to have large |
card printed for the engine houses.
Firemen are very much like SOL
diers always ready to eat. Those
present then retired to the first
floor of the building where the lad
les of the community had prepared
an abundance of chicken salad sand
wiches, hot coffee, pickles, ice cream
and cake, followed by cigars anG
cigarettes.
The firemen again re-assembled
to finish their meeting and Presid-
ent Scott announced the appoint
ment of several committees as fol-
lows Credentials Committee, Sam
ueI Pierce, Lewes; George Pollitt,
Laurel and Sherman Neal, Bridge
Vile. Ways and Means Committee,
Charles Barker, Milton and j. E.
McLain, Delwar. The third member
to be selected later. Law and Leg
islative Committee, J. c. Maull, Lew
es, E. R. Galloway, Greenwood and
Elmer West, Selbyville.
Elbert C. Bailey of Laurel, presi-
dent of the Delaware State Firemens
Association was the next speaker
and he told of his experience some
twenty-five years ago when he look
ed upon a fireman as a wonderful
thing and decided to file application. .
He was accepted and has been :
very active in the Laurel fire de- ;
partment ever since. President [
Bailey said, that at one time fire s
men were classed as the rough necks ]
of the town, who were shiftless and ]
hung around the fire house, swap !
ping yarns and drinking liquor. {
This idea has now changed along
with other progressive measures, s
throughout the world and today the a
firemen rank as the best citizens of I
their community, it is realized that
they perform a valuable service and \
save thousands of dollars, and for C
this service to their communities /
without compensation, they are high I
ly honored and can get most any y
thing within reason, said Mr.. Bailey r
Mr. Bailey then took up the ques- e
tion of forming mutual fire insur- Il
ance company that would protect E
the members of a fire department n
while in the performance of their fl
duties. This question has been be- a
fore the State Convention on several II
occasions and the committees did
not seem to be able to work out any h
satisfactory plan. 1t is believed Il
that this year the firmen are on the
right track. On September 7, 1880, v
a resolution was adopted at a meet s.
ing of the, Executive Committee of D
the Delaware State Firemen's As ii
sociation held at Five Points Civic