Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
HARRINGTON

Furnished abOr to unemployed for
public utilities, schools, streets and
other work, 222114 hours at 15c per
hour; rendered assistance in serving
lunches to 81 school children; as
sistance in families to SOL persons; !;
237 garments given to school chill
dren; 80 pairs of shoes and Is pairs
of overshOes; fuel furnished to six
families; medicine given to three
families; milk furnished daily to
1872 undernourished children; two
stoves purchased for two families at
cost of $3.50; nurse furnished for
a mother for two weeks; $175 given
to Dover Welfare Association.
The Junior High School Declama-
tion Contest was held in the high
school auditorium on Wednesday al
terhoon of last week.
Fully two hundred people assem-
bled in the high school auditorium
Wednesday evening for the senior
high school defamation.
The funeral services of II. Paul
Money, age 36 years, only son of
Mrs. Harriet Money, took place at
the Methodist Protestant Church on
Thursday of last week. Interment
was made in Hollywood cemetery
near Harrington.
The remains of Mrs. Nora Briggs,
a former resident of this community
were forwarded to Harrington this
week and funeral services held
from a local funeral parlor with in
terment in Hollywood cemetery.
With twenty councils represented
from all sections of the State, the
semi-annual meeting of the Secre-
tary's Association of the Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, met in the Harrington Fire
House OIL Thursday evening. The
Ladies Auxiliary of the Harrington
Fire Company served the associa-
ton a delicious dinner.
The annual club luncheon of the
Harrington New Century Club was
held at the club house Monday af-
ternoOn with nearly one hundred
and twenty-five present for the Occa-
sion.
The Harrington Firemen received
a chance to place their new engine
which arrived Monday afternoon in |
service the same night, when they !
were summoned to the Roy Masten |
farm about two miles north of Har-
rington shortly after eight o'clock.
A small brooder house adjoining |
other Outbuildings caught fire from
defective stove. The loss will |
probably reach $500 with some in
surance. With the new equipment in
service almost the entire active
membership were present for the
first alarm. Twenty-three firemen re-
ported for the alarm.
Believing ii is better policy to
pay as you go, for the past few years
the local town council has been
changes i'm the water system
from the surplus income of the wa
ter department. Every year they re-
tire one bond and then use the eX-
ira funds for new water mains
where the yare most needed. This
year they propose to replace some
four inch mains on West street withi
six inch mains, connecting in all the
cross streets and closing some dead
ends at West and Grant streets. /
new fire hydrant will be placed on
Railroad street and dead end con-
nected up to the water mains on
Liberty street. A modern type fire
hydrant will replace another of the
old type in the business section on
Commerce street. The last of the
work in this department will be the ..
laying of seven hundred feet of four
.fnn /
Of the State Highway east of town.
The last work is expected to supply
water to several new houses that
nave been constructed there during
he past few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Cain of New
lrk spent the weekend with the for
ner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hasty
cain. -
Mrs. Marguerite Streicker and
laughter of Philadelphia spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r.
DR.. and Mrs. James D. Smith of :
1amden, N. j., spent Sunday with
he formers mother, Mrs. Theodore
smith.
, Miss Jeanette Tharp Of William
nd Mary College and Miss Barbara
Iasten of Hold College are spend
ng the Easter holidays with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. POllett of /
tockton, Md, spent Sunday with
Irs. Theodore Smith.
Miss Ethel Roberts is spending the
,aster vacation with her parents at
vesternport. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c, Messner are
pending few days with their rel
tives in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Tee and MIR.
nd Mrs. Fred Bailey spent Sunday
-ith Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Bailey at
Harvey Zip" Locates, a product
f the local sand lots and one of the
ardest hitting iniielders on the
high school nine two
ears ago, and who played first
lass baseball in the Chesapeake
ay League last year. left this week
II his initial trial with the Allen
,wn, Pa, club. -
Miss Sallie Winfrey is entertain
g Miss Bernie Clark of Virginia
II the Easter vacation.
Horace Riley. our obliging city
all carrier, looks quite nifty in his Al
sw uniform. IL is reported that
,stal regulations require him TO
Ork I'm uniform