Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
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a iire last Saturday mornlns
starting from an overhuafed slovl
end defective nue caused slight dam.
ase % the second hand furniture
store Of II Z. Warrington. locafed
~ the North end OF the trianeniaT
klump Block, bounded By Commerce
and Clark streets. and the Penusvl-
rania Railroad The building. a fssn
story frame structure contains about
twelve small rooms, with each NIL
ed 70 the ceiling with new and sec
END hand Furniture Fearing the
building would be destroyed much
q the furniture was placed on the
sidewalk out Of range Of the fire.
The local fire company responded
with both pieces Of apparatus and
soon had the fire under control. The
damage 70 the building will not ex-
coed 500. Herbert Denney, superin-
tendent Of the Klump Block stated
he believed the buildings were in
sured but by some company which
doesn't have local agent. After the
fire was extinguished Fire Chief
George Cain made an Investigation
and recommended to City Manager
Charles Hopkins that the fue be
condemned Many ilremen failed TO
hear the siren. A test alarm was
made after the fire and the siren
failed to blow. Immediate steps
we're taken TO purchase a new siren,
for sometime II mas been unsatis-
factory but every method was used
in repairs to avoid the purchase Of
q new one. Il has been in service
about eighteen years. Other tenants
of the KlumD Block include: Jacob
Fine, cigar store; Florence James, |
restaurant; Tony Perrone, shoe
shop and home; T. Z. Locates, bar
Der and residence. None Of these, |
were threatened as the FIRE
was confined to a small area around /
the chimney On the second floor and I
on up to the roof. The building on
fire is probably valued at $500. II
is located on the proposed site of
the Federal Post0Hice
Former Chief Of Police William
H. LOngfellow and for several years
sexton at the Methodist Protestant
died on Sunday evening. at
he age Of a years, after being in
poor health for sometime. Death
occurred at the home Of his daugh-
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hobbs
where he had been living for the
last month. Funeral services were
held from Prospect NJ. 3. Church, in
'harge Of Rey j. F. Bangrell, the
,.ts4f5-ss 0sta s4oaoaleoT l.. e.ss5.srsass1 ~, |
lis widow, Mrs. Annie L0ngfellow
md three children, Herman Long
elbow and Mrs. Edith Hobbs, both
living near Harrington and William
sOngfellOw Of Baltimore; one sis
er, Mrs. J. Wesley Blades; besides
5 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. lnterment was made
d Hollywood cemetery.
THE Man in the Green Shirt" !
Omedy in three acts produced in 7
he high school auditorium on Nom
ay night under the auspices Of the
oval Workers Bible Glass Of the NJ. +
. Church, was scream from start
} finish and Thoroughly enjoyed by
crowded house. The ladies Of the
lass are very grateful to the cast
nd all who assisted in any way to ~
lake the play a success, A candy 81
under the direction Of N
rs. Frank C. O'Neal disposed Of Il
YER one hundred bags OF home N
ade candy to assist the class. The
lst included Oscar Neamish. Mar fl
n Collins, CIaud Cahall, Lester "
ucher, Mrs Ruth Neamish, Mrs. N
IAN Greenlee, Miss Virginia Ham,
ond, Mrs. IIlella Schlincke, Mrs. IN
irginia Holloway and Mrs. Elsie 81
nox. Program and advertising n
Mrs. Grace Brown, Mrs A
sorgia Hall and Mrs. Katie Boyer; DC
tairman Of ticket committee, Mrs. e.
attic Boyer. NJ
Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Nelson Of ga
'appe, Nd, have been recent cf
ests Of Mr. and Mrs. Arley Wix. ~
Mr.. and Mrs William HOrleman 81
d children of Wilmington spent n
turday with Mr.. and Mrs. Leon 20
Horieman. "
Mrs Mary Twilley and son of ~
.urel spent Sunday with Mr.. and ~
s. Oscar Wix. ~ ~
Mrs. Rebecca Tumblin is spending vi
s month with her daughter, MFR. ~
q Mrs Vaughn Darby at Balti- = n
re, Md. =,
Hiss Mary DeHan of wilmington
mt the weekend with Miss Luz III III
Ie Tharp. ~ ~
.ir. and Mrs. George A. Culver Of y, W
lmington visited friends here ON
urday "a,
Winston Burgess and Harold ~.
lbs have returned home after ~
nding the winter in Florida. {
frs. Harry Tee visited friends at I'D
Iestown, Md. on Monday after pef
n Yo
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