Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
HARRINGTON


ing was to sponsor a program fo
Christmas. Several active commit
tees We're selected, they secured co
operation of City Council, with d,
result that the city will tell TO III,
community and nearby counties
through advertising and cash prizes
just what they have to offer Tn,
finance committee reported nearly
one thousand dollars raised for the
purpose. The business men backed
the committees nearly one hundred
per cent. The laurel roping and tri.
cOlOred electric strings have been
placed across Commerce street. for
over a block south to the Methodist
Protestant Church, this week. A
community tree donated by Ross
Brothers. has been erected on the
corner of the new post Office site.
Since the removal of the old build
in9s from the site, the tree will hold
a commanding view from railroad
station and highways. City Manager
Charles Hopkins threw the switch
an6 lighted the tree and decorations
Saturday night
Santa Claus will he on hand TO
greet the kiddies. presenting each.
with a package. The high school
band may furnish music for the Oc-
CasiOn. Several other business
places. including Reese Theatre, fire
house, Eastern Shore Office, First
National Bank and Peoples Bank
are expected to use additional dec
Orations. When the plans are all
completed it is thought this city will
present an appearance equal to any I
in the State.
A large audience greeted the SEN
iOr class of Harrington High School |
on Friday evening when they pre-
sented their annual class play, The
Bride Elect" in the high school au-
ditOrium.
Assistant State Auditor and Mrs.
Fred c. Powell and State Treasurer
Warren r. Moore left on Saturday
for Miami, Florida. where they will
attend an auditors convention, De-
cember s. .. 10.
The Harrington Fire Company
elected officers at their regular
monthly meeting held Monday eve
ming Nominations took place at the !
last meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bucher are |
the proud parents of a young son. ]
born in the Milford Emergency Hos
pital last week. Latest reOprts are {
that Mrs. Bucher is getting along {
nicely at present, though she was
i'm serious condition shortly after ]
the child was born Friends here {
were deeply concerned over her con-
ditiOn. l
Allen b. Parsons, division man {
a2er of the aEstern Shore Public l
Service Company, came motoring l
home Tuesday proudly displaying {
his trophy on the side of the car, af- a
ter a three day deer hunting trip in t
Pike county, near Stroudsburg, Pa. a
He hunted from the Pine Ridge Club
with five in the party. Mr.. Parsons, {
an expert shot with a rife, brought b
down a 185-pOund, four prong crOJsh \
buck about seven o'clock on the-iy
first day out. This was the only deer a
killed in the three days. Il seems TO '
be quite an honor among hunting S
clubs to be able to make the first p
kill fl
Probably Il serious fire was avert P
ID Tuesday afternoon by the quick il
ctiOn of the local fire company who h
to the home of Shadrick al
Baker on WOlcOtt street. Mr.. Baker
ives alone and lighted an oil stove
4 the kitchen, then left his stove o.
The stove flooded oil, q
unning down the wall into a parti-
on where it caught fire. The fire. D.
len extinguished the blaze in the 6
all near the floor before it had a "a
hance to burst out with much FIRE. 81
he damage to the property owned n
y Ira W. Roe was slight, covered q
y insurance. 4t
The election of officers and the 6
lening of bids for the new addition 6
the fire house, were the chief "a
alters of business transacted at the A
sular monthly meeting of the fire %
,mpany on Monday evening. -Four e
submitted bids which w
ire opened in the presence of the M
Hiding committee and City COun- %
i'm the Council Chambers. ClaT- Se
ice S. Morris, local contractor on
omitted his bid of $5.S61.19; John KS
n-Pepper of Milford, $6,S41; Grier E
inner, WOodside, $6,5OO, and =. A. w
4rtell Washington, D. C.. $500 6
le bids were considered too high 81
d were rejected until the plans ~
n be revised, so that it can be On
lit with the allotment allowed for &
2 building. The contractors then
'cussed the specifications and sub EM
tied other bids without a base 6N
mt. In this case the Milford CON ~
ctOr was the lowest bidder. All 20
Is offered did not include the IN
hting and plumbing. II is thought ~
ficient changes can be made to ~
luce the cost of construction. Past "
ssident w. r. Massey presided ov- M
the fire company meeting. o. T. ~
Derts was unanimously elected to m
The firemen received a 81
h donation from Representative ~
It Walter J. Paskey, Jr.. in re- IN
nse to a fire call at his home a &
rt time ago. Granville Hill, ~
nix Morgan and Benjamin Emory On
e selected as delegates to the III
nty meeting at CheswOld next -
inesday. The fire recorder re- t@
led seven alarms during the M
lth of November. The election of &
ers resulted as follows: PTesi- -
!, Frank c. O'Neal; vice presi- SA
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