Milford chronicle., 1937-01-29
HARRINGTON

The regular meeting of Kent Chap
/ ter No. IL, Order of Eastern Stai
was held this week in the New Cen
! tury Club building with Worthy
I Matron Elsie Simpson, presiding
During the social hour those present
enjoyed bingo, and later refresh
ments served by the entertainment
committee.
The local basketball teams won
two out of three games ON the home
court last Friday evening. The Mil
ton High School girls won the first
game with a score of IL to IL. The
next game resulted in a victory for
the local high school Blue Comets"
with score of rs to II. The third
game also resulted in a victory for
! the locals. The players of this game
were made up of former high school
and college students of Milton and
| Harrington. The score of the final
game was 53-11.
For the second time within a week
the local fire company was summon
ed to the old school house now con-
verted into the Knox Apartments,
to extinguish a chimney fire. The
second call Saturday night was more
serious than the first call sent in
last Tuesday. When the firemen ar
rived with one engine they found a
stubborn blaze that had broken
through the chimney and was eat
ing its way into a partition, having
already set some laths and joists on
fire. Fearing a serious fire, Chief
Cain ha caaond
piece of apparatus The fire was
soon gotten under control with lit |
tie damage to the building using !
only small amount of water from
booster tanks. The apartment !
building is Il twO-stOry frame struc- |
ture with only one main stairway
leading from the second floor.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Phillips gave
a dinner party followed by a visit
to the theatre on Saturday evening
in honor of the 18th birthday of their
daughter Marjorie. The guests in
cluded Charlotte Anne Adams, Kitty
TOppin. Betty Jane Williams. Chris
tine Powell. Louise Murphy, Roselle
Hickman and Bernice Hickman.
Alden Ramsdell. State Teachers /
College. West Chester, Pa. spent the
week END with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j Ramsdell
Charles Murphy. ST. Andrews i
School. spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gordon I
Smith.
The local ROtarians were hosts to
he Milford Rotary Club Monday l
light when they entertained them l
II the High School. where the home /
girls served a turkey din
ler at $50 O'Clock to over IS guests r
Members of the local club were per- 6
nitted one guest. Entertainment \
vas provided by committee. d
The local Red Cross unit began
work Immediately upon receipt of I.
elegram from State Chairman Lam a
not dupont on Sunday. and in IS |,
IOurs had collected cash of nearly ii
10000. Randall II. Knox is chair i
nan of the local unit and has active II
working on the State a
uOta. Post Commander Earl Syl- n
ester of the American Legion mar II
hailed members of the post together a
nd with trucks will collect cash g
nd clothing throughout the city. h
tOrage headquarters will be at the h
harrington Fire House. Cash do II
atiOns through the American Legion IA
re being handled by Harry c. Tee. b
ost historian. The merchandise and W
ash will be turned over to the Red OF
ross unit for distribution. m
State President c. c. Roadway and nj
ate Treasurer +. Y. Williams ac- In
'mpanied by other members of the re
ltriotic Order Sons of America vi
sited Washington Camp No. 30. of Y;
is city on Monday evening and in at
allied the following officers for the Al
mp: Seward Daley was deputized co
the State President for the work. &C
Ist president. s. o. Bailey; presi- m