Milford chronicle., 1931-02-13
HARRINGTON
arlington Council ReOrganizes /;
{. Adams Reelected Mayor


held on Monday evening, at which
time the Council organized and Sc
lected the working committee for
the year. Council N. c. Adams who
was reelected at the annual election
for his secon dterm was selected for
president of Council and Mayor
Lewis R. Clymer was again named
secretary. One of the first official
acts of the newly organized council
was to administer the oath of office
to the members of the Board of As
sessment. This was accomplished
and they will start their duties in a
few days. Council reverted to an
other former custom when they
named former Kent County Coroner
J.. J. Harrington as collector of Wa
ter Rent For the past four or five
wears some member of council took
this job for the extra compensation.
The following committees were
named: Building Committee-POrter,
Clymer and Smith; Water Commit
tee-IIarrington, Clymer and Adams;
Street Committee Harrington,
Smith and Adams; Lights-Smith,
Porter and Clymer. The question of
pOlice officers is not definitely set
tied. George Wyatt, who has been
Serving as night officer since Police
man Emory was assaulted, has been
assigned to the position temporarily.
Leslie Kemp was employed for the
/, Streets and extra officer Plans
were also discussed to employ an
officer through the day time prOvid-
ing the business places Will assist
with most of the salary of the night
officer.
b. ]. Shaw Again Heads Kent &
Sussex Fair Association
The board of directors of the Kent
i& Sussex Fair Association met this
week for the election of officers
William J. Swain was selected for
temporary chairman. The officers Of
The past year were all reelected
and are as follows: president, Benz. !
/. Shaw; vice-president, Warren I. |
Moore; secretary, Ernest Raughley, |
and treasurer, Horace e. CULLEN. |
Following the election general dis |
cussion of fair business was held |
and the directors finally voted to give |
passes to all the stockholders in the |
ORGANIZATION. An effort is being put |
forth by the Grange organizations |
throughout the State to have build
ing erected for their use, providing |
the State will appropriate the neces-
sary funds for its erection. The fair
officials have under consideration
the erection Of two new restaurant /
buildings, also Il large commercial
building, that will be used to house
farm machinery and other exhibits.
This building is expected to cover
an acre of ground. 1t is also pro-
posed to erect bleachers at each end i,
of the grandstand of sufficient size
to accommodate 5000 people. 1t has
been reported that the fair will have
the largest free attraction this year {
than ever before, in fact it will be
the largest ever shown in this sec
ton of the country. Action on the
inpointment of Il superintendent of
grounds was deferred until a later
date. 1t is understood they would
like to rent the farm and home 10
the superintendent.
n. o. OF A. InStalIS Officers;
Firemen's Auxiliary TO Meet -
THE regular monthly of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Harrington Fire
Company will be held this evening.
The chief matter of business will be
the discussion of the plans of the
banquet to be served to the Kent !
County Fremen's Association next {
week. u
4 Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Pollett, of .
Stockton, Md, have been recent
gtiests of the latter's mother, Mrs. J
Theodore Smith. {
MRS. Fred Bailey and son Fred, Jr., {
spent the weekend with Rev. and I
Mrs. ]. r. Bailey, at Delmar. n
Suspected of rum running on Sat &
urday afternoon, Highway officers {
from Bridgeville police station ac-
eosted Mrs. WoOlford Fletcher on {
Saturday afternoon. She was final a
" arrested and given a hearing be- t
fore Magistrate Cahall, of Harring-
ton. According to the charge she
was arrested for reckless driving 1t /
is said that her automobile contain n
ed what was supposed to be gallon
OF liquor and the cOntainer was j
broken with a hammer before she @
was caught. In the chase the auto \
mobile was driven in a reckless man
ner, finally ditching the car with t
Slight damage. -.-t. h
Miss Ethel Roberts and Miss Sal {
lie Winfrey spent Saturday on a \
Shopping trip to Wilmington.
The official board of the M. e.
church will meet in the Educational
tomorrow a
The WOmen's Missionary Society p
Of the M. p. church will hold their n
meeting on Wednesday eve il
ming of this week.
The officers of Camp No. 10, P. o. L
Of A, were installed last week by ii
district president, Mrs. Charlotte L
Sturgess, of Millsboro. The follow
mg officers will occupy the chairs v
for the current term: assistant past is
president, Annie Minner; past pres s.
dent, Nettie R. Turner; president, v
Elsie Barlow; assistant president,
Gthey Sapp; vice-president, Hattie P
Plummer, assistant vice-president, q
Eva Morris; conductor, Mary Butler; il
assistant conductor, Laura Griffith; it
guard, Georgia Hall; sentinel, Flora G
Snox; pianist, Elsie Knox; secre-
AIRY, Matte Smith; assistant secre- dt
airy, Edith Shockley; financial secre- al
AIRY, Linda Layton; treasurer, Katie m
Boyer; chaplain, Elizabeth Hayes; 1,
,Tator, Virginia Clarkson; trustees, OF
edith Ryan and Elizabeth Hayes; al
;6{br bearers, Fannie Swain, Matte m
Hefning, Elsie O'Neal and Edith in
Ryan. A social hour followed the d1
of officers. cl