Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
HARRINGTON

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met on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
A. B. Parsons presiding. After I
short business meeting an ArmisticI
Day program was presented by Mrs
Ernest Raughley, chairman. and hei
assistants, Mrs. Howard Martin, Mrs
Eugene Ross and Mrs. w. E. Hill
the topic being Saving Youth Thru
Peace" Mrs. Fred Greenly gave a
reading, "a Prayer for Peace" while
Mrs. Paul Hawk accompanied her on
the piano. Rev. Robert E. Green
sang a solo, "The Golden City" Mrs.
Green accompanied him. The closing
number on the program was a play
appropriate to Armistice Day, "The
Sacrifice" Those who assisted with
the play included Mrs. Albert Scheer,
Mrs. w. l.. Mayerberg, Mrs. Eugene
Ross and Miss Evelyn Tee. Refresh
ments were served during the social
hour. The next meeting of the club
will be on November 29th, when the
SeafOTd Acorn Club will be guests.
The program committee will be in
charge.
John A. Jones, aged 76 years, re-
siding on a farm near Andrewsville,
who was seriously i'll ON Sunday with
a heart attack when the Harrington
fire department was summoned to his
home to eXtinguish a slight blaze,
died a few hours later. Mr.. Jones
was born near Greensboro. Md, but
lived in the vicinity of his present
home since he was two years of age.
Funeral services will be held from
Bethel NJ. p. Church tomorrow after |
noon at o'clock. The services will |
be in charge of Rev. J. j. Won fiagel |
pastor. The deceased is survived by |
his widow. Mary A. Jones. and one |
Mrs. LOWE Carroll, of near
Md.
Dr. Howard Clymer. former resi-
dent of this town. and for many
years a prominent dentist in Phila-
1elphia, has retired and is now max
ing his home with niece, Mrs. o. P.
Mowbray, here.
MIR. and Mrs. Theodore H. Harring-
.on spent Armistice Day with friends
n Wilmington.
The fire siren and church bells
the arrival of IL O'Clock
n this town. to aid i'm the celebration
If the 10th anniversary of the World
Var. The streets in the business
lection were decorated with numer-
'us American Legion flags. Former
department commander and present |
commander of Harrington Post. No.
?, State Senator Earl Sylvester was
he speaker at an Armistiee Day ser
Tice in Staytonsville NJ f. Church
It night
AT the request of his family, John
Il. Jones, an invalid, was allowed to
'emain in his room on the first floor 9
while the Harrington firemen extin- {
suished a slight blaze on the second .
loOr of his home early yesterday
morning. Mr. Jones is suffering a
leart ailment at his farm near An
lrewsville. The fire apparently
tarted from a defective chimney and
When firemen arrived, smoke was
eeping through the roof in places 4
However, the fire was confined to a
mall area near the chimney. The
amage was about 500, fully covered
y insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Carpenter of
D. C.. spent the week
nd with the latter's parents, MIR. and
lrs. Ira W. Roe. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Taylor of
baltimore. Md. spent the weekend
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Taylor,
ear town.
Mrs. Benny Brownstein and son.
Iyer. of Philadelphia, are spending
few days here with her husband.
Yer is attending school in the city.
Mrs. Robert X. Jones has returned
Ome after spending the past week
ith her daughter. Mrs. Chester
in New York.
Miss Ula Mae Clarkson. a student
lrse in Milford Memorial Hospital.
as an overnight guest of her
other, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson, dur
< the past week
Alden Ramsdell of Wilmington,
Dent the weekend with his parents,
+. and Mrs. II. J. Ramsdell.
Mrs. Hattie Galloway of George
wn, has been a recent guest of Mrs.
ina Dolby. q
Mrs. Belle Dean Donaldson and son, 4
liver Dean, of Englishtown. N. j.,
I'd Mr.. Norman Oliver. of Newark.
j., called on Mr.. and Mrs. William
lessing on Sunday.