Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24

fire truck carcening off the roa,
striking Il culvert, completed.
wrecking the fire truck, Chief Soul
explained the accident i'm detail ant
then said that Assistant Chief Cox
riding beside the driver was throw
clear of the truck, landing in near
by field. He was completely scalpet
and in spite of his injuries, saw t
it that his men were given treatmen
first of all. The driver of the trucl
is still a patient in the hospital. On
account of his mental condition, h'
has not been informed that severa
of his buddies were Killed. Iii clos.
ing his remarks Chief SOule saiC
there were two things the chic
should do lie should select com
pctent drivers, thoroughly capable
of driving a fire truck and above all
one with a cool head, because in a
sense they are responsible for the
I lives of all volunteers on the truck
A little information was given re-
garding an interior fire on the sec
ond or third floor being fought with
chemical He advised the man with
the nozzle to first shoulder three or
four coils of chemical hose and en-
ter the building, this is to avoid
damage to hose and also to elimin-
ate the possibility. of getting it
caught in partly opened doors or OIL
the stairway. ..s:
Directors Hayes and Schmidt were
instructed to collect the question
aires for round table discussion ut
the next meeting at Hartley.
Just few remarks were made by
r. d. SimmoHs, c. w. Johnson,
Frank Burris and George w. Swain
The evening was young yet, not
quite midnight, and these fircmen
just filled in part of tile time.
Firemch EXtiHguiSh Grass Fires
In less than an hour, one day last
week, the Harrington Fire Company
had received two calls to aid i'll eX-
tinguishing grass and woods fires,
south of town. The. first call came
in shortly before s o'clock for
small woods fire south of the. Kent
and Sussex Fair Grounds. This blaze
was located on lands of Harry Tharp
and was put out before it spread
over much area. The company had
returned to the iirehOuse and were
dismissed when the next call came
in for another grass fire still further
south along the State Highway. Mr..
w. Z. Poole. residing nearby was en-
to control the blaze and
keep it out -of&a nearby woods. He
stated his neighbor was not home,
and he needed aid. The fire company
soou cXtinggishcd dfe fire with their
forestry tools without amy damage.
This blaze .wasss0lf lands of Homer
Vincent. 1t coufd not be determined
just how tho@ilres. started.
Richard Recder Dead ..-
After being confined TO his home
for several months with some form
of paralysis, death occurred ito Rich
ard Reeder, age about 17fyears, at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Charles
on Harrington avenue,
afternoon. of last week.
In spite of his ,almOstS hopeless case
The young high school student was
very cheerful with it all and was
held in the highest regards by his
class mates. He was Il member of
.hc M. e. Sunday School and was
llso member of Harrington COun-
;il,3No. 4 ia, @: .lG,. AZ M. . Funeral
services were held from His late res
dence. iii charge Of Rev:@ E-.fI HCol- !
ins, pastor of the M. E. Church, with
nterment in Hollywood cemetery,
lear harrington Tile deceased is
survived by. a. step-father, Charles
Ocrrickson and his, mother Mrs.
Charles Dcrrickson. No brothers or |
sisters survive. .fZ
Wedding
Miss Bessie Kemp aud. Mr., Viii !
,ert Sherwood, both Of near FELTON,,
we're married on Saturday evening i
It s o'clock, at the NJ. e.. Parsonage, !
W Rev. e. II. Collins. The young
ouple were accompanied by Miss I
lildred Sherwood, a sister of the
room and ALSO Miss Louise Dono-
an cousin of the groom. After a
hort wedding trip they will reside
II farm near FELTON,. y
Personals ''' + E
MI. E. 5. richards spent the week.
nd with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbcrt Rich
rds at Detroit, Mich.- 49,. 49,. .... .
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Potter
nd Miss Emma Ross spent tho
-cck-end in Washington. d, G., and
lexandlia, Va {f% -
Mr. and MIS-. William- Way of
.ennct Square, Pa, spent the week
nd with Mr.. and Mrs. John Pitlick
Mr. aud Mrs. Harry IIfdson of
Pa. spent the week
nd with Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Tharp.
Mr.. Charles HUTCHINSON ofA Will
ington has been spending a.fow
lys with local friends, =
Mr. and Mrs. James Trazzarc of
enton, Md, and Mrs. CaCrric b. !
ecator of Municc, -Intly, have been
cent guests Of Mr. and Mrs. e. S.
"a
Mr.. and Mrs. George A., Nelson of
elmar spent Sunday with the lat
rs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nimrod
inner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steel Of
lmden. n. j." spent the week-endi
it'll Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Sharp. {
Dr.. Howard Clymer of Philadel- 9
lia, Pa, spent Monday with his
other, Mrs. John: GIymcr. lie had
st returned from trip south.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore II. llar-
ngton and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest ..
aughlcy spent Sunday at Valley i
,rgc, Pa. : ~. 49,
Mr. and Mrs. Du Pont Walker of
over called upon local friends here
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