Milford chronicle., 1938-04-29
HARRINGTON

from town on the Harrlngton-Mi Milford
road, was quickly extinguished BY
the local fire department on Satur.
day morning. The property is owned
by Carlton Goslin. There was nc
damage.
Fred s. Bailey is chairman OF the
program 70 be presented al the regll-
lar meeting Of the Harrington Rotary
Club tomorrow night
William Scheers of Georgetown
has been selected as manager of the
American Stores here, succeeding
Joseph Laws. who has been trans
ferFed to Dover.
Former employees of the Sol Ed
munds Shirt plant here have been
notified 20 return for work Monday
morning. The plant has been idle
for the past three months. When in
full operation the plant employs
one hundred.
The annual membership meeting Of
the NJ. P Church will be held in the
Sunday school rooms this evening.
Officers for the new conference year
will be elected. The delegates 10
represent the church at the annual
tDhAtfthtt ia Juiit Will diSu be pt-
lected.
The Loyal Workers class of the NJ.
p. Church will hold ham and oys-
ter supper in the Sunday School an
mex next Thursday evening begin
ming at 8 O'Clock. q .a
Harrington had little trouble with
Lewes 10 win their 4th straight by
the score of Is to 3. on the home
grounds last Friday. With a COM
Portable lead gained in the early in
nings, Coach Hawk used his second
and third line of defense near the
finish. 'tfs
AS the result of pneumonia follow
ing a paralytic stroke. death occur
76 years old, wife of George u.
Johnson, Monday morning. Mrs.
Johnson suffered stroke of paraly-
sis about a week ago and has been
in a. coma since that time and until
her death. She had been under a
physician's care for the past four
years. She was born i'm Kent cOun-
~, near Masten's Corner. and for
several years lived on farm along
the Viola Magnolia state highway,
later moving 20 another farm near
this place. Finally retiring from
farming they moved to this town ten
years ago. Funeral services were
held from her late residence on We'd
nesday afternoon at O'Clock. The
Rev. Frank HersOn of Milford. Rev.
L. II. Collins of MarshalltOn and Rev.
Robert Green. pastor of the M. f. |
Church here, Ofticiated. The de- |
ceased is survived by her husband |
and two sons, Herman Johnson, a |
funeral director of Milford, and Sam |
uel Johnson of this town. Joseph S.
Minner, near FELTON,. abrOther, and !
two sisters, Mrs. Addie Adams and
Mrs. Rebecea DOwnes of this place,
also survive. InteFment made in
Cemetery.
Last week l9 officials representing
l3 hanks in Kent county, and all
members of the Kent County Bankers
made a goodwill tour
TO Philadelphia, where they made
tour of the Philadelphia National
Bank, Corn Exchange National Bank
and the Federal Reserve hank The
bankers were entertained at lunch
con i'm the Federal Reserve Bank and
we're later shown through the insti-
luton. According to officials at the
Federal Reserve Bank il is the first
lime in many years that a bankers
had paid them a visit.
While the family of Randall Hill
was away on Sunday a slight fire Oe-
.urred on one of his sweet potato
beds, destroying the straw covering
IN the top of the bed. Nearby farm
RS summoned the local fire company
nd hastened to the farm to render
assistance. The blazing straw was
uickly raked OF the bed and ii is
ot thought that the young sprouts
yhich were just beginning to come
trough, will be seriously damaged.
Ieat for the young roots is generated ,
" a slow fire built in n pit beneath
he beds. Mr.. Hill resides about two ,
niles north Of this town. /
At the annual membership meeting
4 the NJ. p. Church OH Monday eve Z
ing. the Rev. Gilbert T.. Turner was
invited to return for the i
ext year. ElwOod Gruewell acted
s secretary at the business meeting :
I which time annual reports from
he various departments of the =
hurch were read. The election OF r
ffieials for the new year followed. !,
he results were: Board of Trustees. 4
/. c. Creadlck, Harry Gruewell. Con- n
ad Sizitzky, Harry Raughley. Will
am A. Smith, Charles f. Taylor and
b. Hill. Board of Stewards, Harry
/. Boyer, Mrs. Katie Boyer. Mrs. e
florence Fleming, Mrs. Elvia Sapp. 9
Irs. Annie Gruewell. Harry G. Tee, q
Irs. Jessie b. Tee. Mrs. Linda lay 5
IN, Mrs. Jennie CFeadick, Mrs. Sallie 81
ahall. Ernest Raughley, Mrs. Ethel II
aughIey, Wilbur Il. Jacobs, Benja- Il
in Knox, r. u. Raughley. Elwood
ruewell, - DIR. Il. j. Emory, Mrs. Ha-
i Hammond, Arnett Potter, Mrs. Il
ngie Potter. Chorister, Irving r.
aGates; organist, Mrs. Ethel Raugh-
y; assistants. Mrs. Jean Greenlee
Id Mrs. Jessie B. Tee. Lady Visitor v,
the home for aged. Mrs, Jennie n,
readiek. Delegate TO annual confer
ice which meets in Westminster, al
d., In June, Harry Gruewell; alter -
tie, Harry Raughley. Mr.. Turner y
eused himself and returned TO the y,
while the discussion of ''
stOr was In progress. but he had
.rdly arrived at home when Mr. el
lox and Mr.. Jacobs, committee III
pm the meeting, went to the par w
mage and notified the pastor OF the 8;
tion taken. Mr.. Turner then re- $
rned with the committee and ex- BI
essed his appreciation OF the inyi- at
lion and thanked the various de- ES