Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
HARRINGTON
World War Veteran
Gets Promotion

Alter eight years OF faithful SGrY-
ice, Albert Tee, son of MIR. and Mrs
5 Oscar II. Tee, was given promotion
1 by the Eastern Shore Public Service
r. co. Mr.. Tee was born in Kent cOun-
2 ty and received his education in the
! Harrington public schools, quitting
school in his senior year to aid in
} the support of a large family
! In 1915 he went to Wilmington
) and accepted a position with the
Wilmington-Phi Traction
= Company as a repai1man. In 1917
lie was promoted to the position of
inside trouble man. Working at this
position until October 1918, he en-
feared the United States Army, being
sent to Fort DUPONT. Receiving an
honorable discharge from the serv-
ice in April 1919, he again returned
to the WilmingtOn-Philade
Traction Company and was given a
position in the construction depart
ment. In August 1919 he resigned
to accept a position with Lewis Il
Roth Co., of Philadelphia, who had
under contract a large power house
and nine story building for the B. +.
Goodrich Company at Akron, Ohio
He worked on this project until
May 1920, resigning to accept a po-
sOtiOn with T. r. Rats & Co., at New
/ port News, Va, installing intercom-
municating phones on foreign tramp
steamers. The next change took
/ him back to the Wilmington-Phila-
elphia Traction Company in the ca
pacity of maintenance man. Forces
were reduced and he was laid off, re-
turning to Harrington he entered
the grocery business. His first pO-
sition with the present employers
was in the capacity of an electrician
in 1928. His latest promotion, man
ager of the Division Appliance Re-
pair Part Department, under A. b.
Parsons, district manager of the
Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany. Mr.. Tee is married and lives
in the old homestead on Grant street.
He has two children The family is
associated with the NJ. E. church |
and he is O member of Harrington |
Council No. 4, Jr 0. U. A. NJ.
Around 8 o'clock, March 4th, the |
Harrington Fire Company received |
their first call for the month, when
they were summoned to the home Of /
Henry Stubbs to extinguish a CHM /
ney fire. The fire was soon ex-
tinguished with. Il booster system.
No damage resulted to the prop
erty.
OutbUilding Lcyeled by
Flames $1,000
The local fire company responded
to spectacular fire in progress on
the farm of Harry Greenbcrg, carly
Saturday morning. The farm is ten
anted by Charles Andrews, and is To-
Gated about two miles east of Har-
rington. The fire believed to have
been caused by some one stealing
gasoline from trucks belonging to
Mr., Greenberg. It was discovered by
Norman Windsor of Milford, who
hurried back to Harrington and
sounded the fire alarm. When the
tlremen arrived naInes and sparks
were shooting one hundred feet iii
the air. A corn crib filled with sew
eral hundred baskets Of corn, stable,
garage and machine shed, two auto
one auto truck and several
pieces of machinery together with
five horses and one mule were de-
The livestock belonged to
Mr.. Qreenberg and Mr.. Andrews,
and was not covered by insurance.
Mr.. Greenberg stated there was some
Insurance on the buildings, the corn
and the auto truck. $500 bundles of
long fodder stacked against the
pound fence were also destroyed 1t
was this part of the fire that was
hot and threatened new
cow barn nearby. Persistent efforts
Of the fire men saved this building.
Several cows in this barn were
il'iven into the fields. The only
water available was two pumps
which supplied the booster system.
Later OH in the morning the wind ,
changed to northeast, which aided
he flremen. A local physician was
to attend Mr.. Andrews,
Who suffered q nervous shock. Mr. |
andrews just moved on the farm at
he first of this year. The loss will
reach $4,000, a part of
Which is covered by insurance. This
S the second serious fire to occur
II the farms of Mr.. GreenbeTE in this
-icinity The first one destroyed a
uilding and several automobiles on
august 20, 1928. According to State
'Olice they had reports of thieves
tealiDg gasoline from the trucks on
he farm. Mr.. GreenDcrg lives with
he tenant and in addition to look
lg after his farm land he has con
ract to collect the gargabe at RehO-
9th and Milford.
The official board of the M. E.
hurCh will meet tomorrow evening
The regular monthly meeting of
he Ladies' Auxiliary to tile Harring-
)n Fire Co. will be held this evening
1 the fire house. The meeting will
tart promptly at 1880 o'clock.
George Short and William Moore,
eniors at Fishburne Military
chooi, are spending short vaca-
on with their respective parents.
The Harrington firemen extingu
he'd chimney fire at the home of
d.. Workman, about three miles =
)utlI of town, last week :.
Mrs. L. X. Beaucliamp and daugh- :
II; Miss Charlotte, have been recent I
iests of Mrs. r. II. Twilley at Lau-
u.