Milford chronicle., 1938-03-04
HARRINGTON

NO. ~ L. U, ). of A., held last week
Mrs. Fannie Swain, district presI
uent, installed the following officer:
Tor the current term: Past Presi.
DENT Elizabeth Hayes; assistant
past president, Annie Minner; pres
: ident, Edith Shockley; assistant
president, Eva Morris; vice presi.
dent, Irene Wechtenhiser; assistant
Eulth Ryan; conductor, Almina
Hill; assistant, Alice Hall; guard
freda Eberhard; sentinel, Hattie
RUNNER; recording secretary. Sal
lie Lord; assistant, Elsie O'Neal
financial secretary, Mae Galloway;
treasurer, Pearl Morris; trustee,
Fannie Swain; orator. Fannie
swain; chaplain, Virginia Clarkson; 4;
color bearer, Elsie Barlow. Mrs.
Lord and Mrs. Pearl Morris attend
ed the reception and banquet tend
cred the national president at the
Hotel DUPONT on Monday evening.
After much controversy over the
value of the site of the United
States Post Office in this city which
was owned by the WOlcott heirs, the
case was settled in Federal court
last week. During the past week
more than a score of prominent cit
izens and business men were sum
mOned to court on the case. Chan
cellor Josiah WOlcott. one of the
ehief heirs was pressing the suit.
Last week the jury was sent down to
view the property and surrounding
property and after receiving the case
and after a few hours deliberation,
handed down their award of $14,5OO,
which was almost the identical fig
ure first spoken of for the plot. 1t
is said that Attorney John Morris
made a plea before the jury to con-
slider some damage for the tenants
occupying the building before it was
razed. They awarded the following:
irving r. Locates, home and barber
shop, $3.50; Satterfield and Ryan,
electrical shop, $40; Tony Perrone,
shoe shop, $40; James Restaurant.
$3.50, and Jacob Fine, tobacco and
confectionery store, $25.
State Motor Vehicle Commission
er Zack w. Wells of Wilmington
was the chief speaker at the banquet
served the Ladies' Auxiliary at
Swain's Hotel last Friday evening by
the flremen.
Mrs. Elsie o'Neal, president of the
local auxiliary, acted as toastmis-
tress, about seventy-five were pres
ent. Among the out-Of-tOwn guests
were United States Marshall Austin
Smith, Howard Sheldon, State pres
ident; Lewis Walker, State vice pres
ident; Mrs. Nan Laws Woods and
her staff of officers from the New
Castle County Auxiliaries.
After the banquet a floor show and
entertainment was put on by the
members of the auxiliary. Features
of the entertainment was a violin
solo by Mrs. James Darbie, accom-
panied by Mrs. Jeon Greenlee at the
piano. Reading by Mrs. Virginia HOl-
lOway, accompanied by Mrs. Green
lee. Other music was furnished by
Shorts Hill Billy Ramblers. Among |
the solo dancers were George W.
Swain, Mrs. Elsie Knox, Mrs. James |
Darbie and Mrs. Martha Sheath.
A slight chimney fire at the store
of Lee Banning in Farmington was
quickly extinguished by the Har-
Fire Company last Friday
No damage resulted. The
property is owned by Mrs. Mary
Hitch.
Mrs. Jack Morris is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Swain before leaving for her new
home in Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr.. Morris,
an employee of the Pennsylvania
Railroad has been promoted to Di-
vision Engineer and transferred to
Making her home with different
ones of her children for the past few
years, Mrs. Salena Hates, suffered
paralytic stroke recently and died
Mt the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Tatman, near Brownsville. on
of last week. Mrs. Hates
was "a years old and was the widow
Of William T. Hates, who died about
len years ago. For several years
she had been a member of the Har-
'ington Methodist Protestant Church.
Funeral services were held from the
'hurch on Sunday afternoon at two
D'clock. The services were in charge
# Rev. G. L. Turner, assisted by
Rev. II. w. Sapp of Georgetown, a
ornler pastor. The deceased is sur
lived by a large family OF children
IS follows: William II. Kates, Mar
us Hook; Mrs. Ida c. Smith, Del
mar; James Hates, Edgar Hates, |
lawrence Kates and Mrs. Alice Min l
Ter Of FELTON,; Walter Kates, Mrs.
aura EisenbTey, Mrs. Ola Noble, a
Irs. Ruth Minner, Mrs. Linda Lay
on, Henry Kates and Mrs. Hazel s
Altman, all of Harrington. There 5
re also twenty-nine grandchildren 4
nd several great-grandchildren sur
living. Interment was made in Hol- {
wood cemetery, near this city. 4
During the noon. hour on Monday a
ne local firemen were called out
vice, both for chimney fires, The S
rst call in the James Townsend n
rOperty on the corner of DOrman
nd Liberty streets, did no damage. S
he property is a two family apart n
tent occupied by William /. Clark d
On and Wilmer Wiley. 1t was nee
ssary TO tear out a piece of floor r
lg on the second floor in the Will "
y side to get at the fire which had II
nited the joists. The damage was N
light. Some of the firemen were n
III at the fire house when the tele- b
hone rang summoning them to the ie
nox Apartments in the discarded 81
,hOol building for a second chim-
sy fire. The firemen were delayed b
i'm making their examina- N