Milford chronicle., 1935-10-04
HARRINGT0N

the proposed building of a Fedora
Post Office here, that Is If the Gov
eminent officials accede to tn,
wishes Of the citizens. About two
weeks ago w. D. Kuhn met with {
few business men to discuss the
proposition. This assemblage decid.
ed to select Citizens Committee
which was composed Of DR.. w. T.
Chipman as chairman and he select
ed L. r. Jones, w. A. Smith, B. l.
Shaw and W. w. Sharp with r. H.
Knox as secretary. The committee
has been very active during the past
two weeks judging from the number
Of sites offered. Many of the owners
were apparently more interested in
their own welfare rather than the
progress and advantage TO the town.
The committee had rough surveys
made Of all plots. getting approx
nnately the number of square feet in
each. A citizens meeting was held
last week in the First National Bank
with the committee and about twen-
ty-hYe business men attended. After
a lengthy discussion, It was decided
to settle the question by vote. The
first choice was the Klump Block on
the northeast corner of Clark and
Commerce streets, right in the pub
lie square. This was offered for
$14,200, being reduced from the or
iginai offer of $4,000 The second
choice was the properties on North
Commerce street. and Mechanic
street, involving the residence of W.
J. Bryan, H. E. Quillen, Amy Stone
restaurant. owned by a Mr.. War
Tington and the Abe Cohen residence
directly in the rear of the above
properties. This entire plot was Of
fered for s10,5OO. The third choice
was the Slaughter Garage, facing
West Clark street. and on the west
side of Fleming street. The site is
owned by J. Gordon Smith and was
offered for $4,000
This community was deeply .
shocked by the announcement of the .
death of Mrs. Gertrude McCrone /
Scott, wife Of w. D. Scott, whose I
death occurred about 5 o'clock last
Friday morning at her home near
the Kent and Sussex Fair grounds.
Mrs. Scott was fifty years old and
was born IN Baltimore, Md. Her mo-
ther taught school in MiddletOWn
and later Mrs. Scott became a school
teacher, teaching at New Castle and
other rural schools in Kent county.
MIR. and Mrs. Scott have been living
in this community for the past 20
years, where they own and operate
the Quality Poultry Farm, specialize
ing in the hatchery business, having
one of the largest plants in lower
Delaware. Mr.. Scott is also super
intendent of the poultry department
at the Kent and Sussex Fair, while
Mrs. Scott was active in their own
business and that of the farm on
which they live. Mrs. Scott was ap-
parently in good health Thursday
evening, having made some purchas-
es in a local Slrug store and then
joked about winning a prize next
week at a local movie theatre. She
attended the theatre Thursday eve :,
ming and later returned home and
retired without complaining of being h
ILL Mr. Scott SAID he was awakened
by an unusual noise being made by l
Mrs. Scott. He hurriedly summoned
q physician, but Mrs. Scott died of II
heart trouble before the physician
Mrs. Scott was a member
Of ST. Stephens Episcopal Church, n
Kent Chapter No. IL, Eastern Star
and the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Har-
ringtOn Fire Company. She is sur
Vived by her husband and two chill
lren, Billy Day Scott, .Jr., second
year student at Lehigh University
and Louise Scott, a student at st.
jertFudes Academy, near Ridgely,
Nd, also one brother and two sis
ers, r. L. McCrOne, New Orleans,
"a = Mrs. Guy PFitchard, Baltimore,
i'd, and Miss Louise McCrone, of
Madrid, Spain.
Funeral services we're held from
he home on Sunday morning at
0:30 o'clock, in charge of Rev. JOS
ph Kinks of Milford. Interment
lade in Hollywood cemetery!
Under the auspices of the Ladies
.uxiliary of the Harrington Fire
Ompany, the annual Firemen's
upper, consisting of chicken salad
nd fried oysters, will be served in
he fire house on Thursday evening,
ctober 10. The town proper will be
Dlieited by members of the auxil-
Try and a committee of firemen will
over the rural sections for aid. Mrs.
atie Boyer is head of the ticket
ales force; Mrs. Louise Hopkins in
large of the dining room and Mrs.
annie Swain will supervise the
Itchen. Mrs. Ina Harrington will
ave charge of the buying of sup III
lies. c. w. Shockley, Isaac Morris,
ranville Hill, Harry Tee, Edward
arFiett, @. d. Mills and c. Tharp II
arlington will canvass the rural II
ctions. The farmers of this vicin-
i are urged to be prepared to do
tie something toward putting on
g supper when the solicitor calls.
lickens are one of the important ksl
inns in the menu and most any II
rm yard can spare chicken. The III
emen remind you of the fact that iii
ey serve you for 1855 days every II
ar and have not requested any aid
/ the past two years. lHl
E, F. Thawley picked up a dead
ming pigeon, light blue in color, ll
ar his home on Center street this
,ek. It probably died from injuries
emed to have occurred to its back.
rubber band was on the left leg
tn figures DAB and an aluminium
nd on the right leg marked Bay Il
S--August, 1885. Hill