Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15
HARRINGTON


on new interest on tuesday night
when at their regular meeting. ON
GERS for the degree .eam were elec.
ed as follows: Manager, Edwar
Harriet; councillor, c. Tlarp Har
rington; vice councillor George Hill
chaplain, Wilson Holden: iuniH
past counsellor, Winston Knapp
warden, c. Douglas Mills; sponsor
George W. Swain; captain. Fred c
Wilson; first corporal, Milton
Welch; second corporal, Arthnl
Hudson; musician. Edward Harriet
custodian, Miles Draper The officers
will get busy and memOrikc theil
parts. Captain Fred G. Wilson has
called rehearsals for next week fell
lowing the close Of the council ses-
sion. All members of the team are
urged to be present ia order 10 be
prepared for some of the class initi-
ations to be held throughout the
winter.
Kent County Pomona Grange held
their fourth quarterly meeting al
Harrington last week with an all
day session. The business Of the or
ganization was transacted with dis
patch AMI one Of the chief speakers
Of the morning session was Wilson
Hatfield, State Poultry Department.
He spoke on the poultry theft prob
lem. The oranges throughout the
State have been putting forth EFFORTS
to stop the inrOads being made on
their fiocks by thieves. Mr.. Hatfield
cited a fe wcases of where poultry
flocks were not molested after the
owners had tattoed their flocks. A
standing committee on this subject
headed by Judge Earl d. Wiley, J.
+. Rice and J. Harris will be con-
tinued and try to bring out some
outstanding convictions on poultry
thefts. The afternoon session opened
in the fourth degree and then reop-
ened in the fifth degree and proceed
ed to elect officers, the results being
as follows: Worthy Master, r. l..
Nelson. Harrington Grange; Worthy
Overseer, J. S. Steward, Trophy
Grange; lecturer, Mrs. M. A. Frazier,
Capitol Grange; steward, J. r. Flem-
ing, Smyrna Grange; assistant stew
ard, Carlton Webber, Fruitland
Grange; chaplain, E. T. Heinal'
Smyrna Grange; treasurer, J. Frank
Rice. Trophy Grange; secretary, A..
F. Walker, Fruitland Grange; kate
keeper, Alfred Sharp, Harrington
Grange; Pomona, Mrs. Alfred Sharp,
Harrington; Flora, Mrs. D. A. Petry,
Trophy Grange; Ceres, Mrs. Carrie
Craig, Capitol Grange; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Ida Walls, Fruitland
Grange. For some few years it mas
been customary to cooperate with
the State Grange in the promotion OF
dramatic contests between the
oranges of the county. State Leetur-
er A. Bailey Thomas spoke on the
subject and indicated that the con-
tests might be abandoned. The Po-
mona Grange agreed to go along
with the suggestion of the State Lee
turer and abide by the final decision
OF the State Grange, when it meets In
regular session in the near future.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Harring-
ton Fire Company was held in Fire
mems Hall on Monday evening.
''The Magic Beanstalk" an oper-
eta under the auspices of the first
six grades of Harrington school, was
produced in the high school auditor
ium on Monday and Tuesday nights.
The proceeds were applied to the
uniform fund of the high school
band.
Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Bailey of Mil
ford were guests of Mr.. and MIS-
Harry C. Tee last week.
Mrs. Fred Greenley and Mrs.
James Cahall were Wilmington vis-
itOrs last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Klett Moore spent
the weekend with friends in VIII
mingtOn. u
Mrs. Horace Quillen, Mrs. Z. W.
mean and Mrs. w. w. Sharp spent a
mart of last week in Philadelphia.
THE Harrington high school soccer
team iourneyed to West Chester, Pa,
en- Saturday and played the JNs OF
he State Teachers College.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Tee and SON
Harry, Jr., spent Sunday with MI
and Mrs. Edward Tee in Wilmington
A committee from the Harrington I
Eire Company working with J. M.
Derbie and Miss Sally Winfrey from
he high school, placed the following
wards to the writers Of Fire Pre- !
rention" essays during the recent
tire Prevention Week: First, kath-
rim Louise Messner: second, Kitty
roppin; third, Christine Powell;
ourth, Anna Lee Derriekson. Each
! inner win be presented with a
heck from the fire company and
heir essays will be turned into the
ounty where they will compete for
ounty hoaors with other contest
nts.
George w. Hughes, a native Kent g
onntian farmer and carpenter, died
arly Sunday morning at the age OF !
3 years. Mr.. Hughes was eharter
lember Of Washington Camp No. SV' I
q. s of A., who served as pail {
carers at the funeral on wednesday
fternoon. The funeral services were \
eld from his late residence on Vel
or avenue. at two o'clock on We'd b
esday afternoon, in charge Of Rev.
p. Parker, pastor Of the M. p. c
hurch, assisted by Rev. z. II. Col i
MS OF Marshallton, former pastor
he deceased had suffered number
2 naralytic strokes during the past
par which eventually caused his
eath. He Is survived by a widow, 7
rs. salIie Hughes and one daugh- D
r Mrs. Mary Dolby, teacher IN v
r ,a,,,I .ohoo1. also four brothers., A
enry Hughes, Denton, Nd; jacob