Milford chronicle., 1938-01-07
HARRINGTON


entertained a large group of friend
to a bridge dinner in the recreatioi
rooms of their Center street honl
on Wednesday evening. Prize win
ners were Mrs. J. C. Messnef ant
Mrs. E. w. Dean. This was the frs
OF a series of dinner parties to b.
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Quillen il
the near future.
Mrs. f. Brown Smith entertained
her bridge club at delightful tea
followed by bridge on WednesdaJ
afternoon and in the evening she
ana Mr.. Smith entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
T. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w
Sharp. ..
Ofieers will be installed at the
regular monthly meeting Of the
Harrington Fire Company to be
held next Monday evening"
Mrs. w. w. Sharp and Miss Caro-
line f. Sharp were hOstesses on
Friday afternoon of last week to
several friends. Luncheon was serv-
ed at 4 o'clock, followed by bridge.
The guests included Mrs. DUPONT
Walker, Mrs G. +. Dawson and Mrs.
Harry V. Holloway, OF Dover; Mrs.
Louis A. Drexler, Camden; Mrs. Ro-
land Webster, Mrs. Benjamin Willis,
Mrs. Calvert Merriken and Miss
Anne Lewis of Denton; Mrs. John
Hammond and Mrs. James NJ. Tun-
nell of Georgetoyn; Mrs. Monroe
Adams and Mrs. James Adams OF
Seaford; Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard
and Mrs. T. Carlisle Collins Of Mil
ford; Mrs. E. w. Dean. Mrs. Horace
Quillen, Mrs. Fred Wilson, Mrs. j.
G.. Smith, Mrs. F. B. Smith, Mrs. L.
II Jones and Mrs. J. c. Messner OF
Harrington. First prize was won by
Mrs. ]. C. Messner; second, Mrs. L.
Il. Jones; third, Mrs. L. A. DreXler
and floating prize, Mrs. John Ham
mond.
The Masonic order provided pail
bearers for the funeral services OF
William ]. Wix, age rs years,
which took place from the Harring-
ton funeral home on Tuesday after
noon at 1880 o'clock. Mr.. WiX was
member of Temple Lodge, No. 3, a.
+. and A. NJ, of Milford. He was
born in Delaware and made his
home with a sister, Mrs. Samuel
Creadick. Several years ago he was
express agent for the Adams Ex-
press Company and later became an
operator and manager of the Wes- /
tern Union Telegraph Office when
this company maintained a separate |
Office here. At present this work IS
handled by the railroad company. |
Mr.. Wix died early New Years NOR
ming of pneumonia. The services /
were in charge of the Rev. e. +. /
Turner, pastor of the NJ. P. Church,
assisted by the Rev. J. f. Parker OF
the NJ. L. Church. The deceased is
survived by three brothers, Arley
Wix and Oscar Wix of this city and
Howard Wix of F'rederica, also four
sisters, Mrs. B. |. Shaw, Mrs. Samuel
Creadick and Mrs. John Hammond
of Harrington and Mrs. Cora Faulk-
ner of Delmar. Interment was made
i'm Barratt's Chapel.
Horace E. Quillen, general man
aaer of the Murphy and Hayes Com
many. again entertained his em-
ployees to a turkey dinner in the |
recreation room of his home on
Center street, Saturday night. Mr..
Ouillen provided entertainment for
his guests. Harry Short and his Ar
nansas Ramblers of this vicinity fur
nished music. The guests in cluded
both his white and cOlOred workers.
rhe following were among those
present: White employees, Walter
Oraper, Thomas Nlinner, Noble "a
lalI, John Hudson, Homer Vincent
Iobn Griffith. G. A. Collins. A. +:
;hearer, Herman Brown, Fred
sharp, w. T. Wooters, Raymond
'oore, Harry Quillen. Jr., Haywood /
,uillen, Harry Quillen. Sr., and VIII
lam ]. Bryan; colored employees: !
,IwOod Morris. James Hill, William :
iorris, Lorenzo Collins, Johnny Wa
prs, Arthur johnson, Lee Jackson. !
Ir. Quillen's father and mother, MI. {
nd Mrs. Robert S. Quillen of Ocean :
lew, were also present.
Wilson Bradley, son of Thomas :
,radIey and Kenneth Fry, son OF {
loid Fry, were involved in an auto !
lobile accident at the intersection r
{ Brown and Commerce streets, TINS ,
ity. shortly after midnight on Sat I
I day evening. Failing to reach an 7
creement in placing the blame for \
he accident, the boys were hailed :
efore Magistrate w. H. Cahall. Al :
II hearing the evidence in the case :
was found that Bradley was on r
is way home the second car in the q
ne of traffic of four cars making a 4
1T turn into Brown street, whlle
enneth Fry the fourth car in line, :
tempted to pass car No ) at the h
with the result that he \
rashed into the rear of the Bradley I
ar. damaging the fender. Neither f
river was injured. Magistrate Ca
all dismissed Bradley and held Fry C
nder bail of $500 for appearance in il
ommon Pleas Court on January IL. u
Past President George w. Swain
lstalled the officers of Harrington Ii
ire Company at the conclusion of n
le regular business session held in o
re club rooms on Monday night. f,
he following officers assumed Of n
ce: President, Brinton Holloway; E
ice president, Clarence sShockley; [
scording secretary, Edward Har- Il
ett; financial secretary c. d. h
ills; treasurer, C. Tharp Harring- r
IN; chief, George w. Cain. CHIEF Z
ain appointed for assistants Harry a
Tee and Claude N. Cahall; chief N
aosnoo. Da.yid LIarrinofnn. drivers |