Milford chronicle., 1938-02-25
HARRINGTON

With no accurate records avail
| able, but believed to be about ninety
years old, born around 1913. John
| Anderson, a highly respected negro
| of this city, died early last Saturday
morning. He was known to his
many friends as Johnny Honey" In
I the early slavery days clothing for
negro people was issued very SPAR
ingly and the old timers in this COM
munity relate how this negro used
| to be seen around the farm with
grass sack containing Sits for arm
| holes and drawn up around the
neck. For several years he was
leader of a colOred lodge in this city
and on parade he made very i'm
posing figure in his Uniform and
sword stepping out to marshal mu-
sic He boasted intimate acquaint-
ance of many prominent Delawar-
ears including the late Governor S.
s. Pennewill. Funeral services We're
held in the metropolitan NJ. +.
Church on Monday afternoon at ?
.G'elaek. The services were in
~chai &c of Rev. NJ. " Waters as
sisted by Rev. w. A. Flamer and
Rev. G. B. Coleman. The dc ceased is
survived by four SONS; .f0hE knder-
son. Jr.. Philadelphia: Rani. Amber
son. Centreville, Md Howard and
Ci aries Anderson Jf this city. Inter
.nent Will be made in Williamsville
colOred cemeteT".
Complaining OF feeling III but a
few hours, death occurred to Mrs.
Mabel L. Wright, age 45 years, wife
of Frank B. Wright a World War
veteran and farmer, residing about
two miles north of this city. Coroner
Harry Camper was summoned and
made an investigation attributing
death to a heart condition. Mrs.
Wright was horn in Dover. n. !. Flu
neral services were held from the
VI. +. Church on Tuesday afternoon
az , o'clock. Mrs. Wright died on
Saturday morning last. The services
were in charge of Rev. J. Z. Parker,
pastor. Besides her husband. the de-
ceased is survived by two sons,
Donald Wright. a member OF the
senior class at Harrington High
School; Albert Wright, three daugh-
ters, Thelma. Agnes and Daisy
Wright all residing at home. Two
brothers. Harry Hubert, Franklin
Furnace, N. j., and Lewis Hubert,
EastOn. Pa; one sister, Mrs. Ethel
Murphy. Wharton. N. J.. also sur
yiye. Interment was made in Holly
wood cemetery.
The members OF the Harrington
New Century Club were delightfully."- |
entertained at a Martha Washington !
tea on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Fred Greenly. Mrs. John Harrins-
ton and Mrs. William f. Hill as hos
tesses. After a short business over
which the president. Mrs. Claude Ca
hall presided. the following pro-
gram was rendered: Reading, Mrs
Howelps Moving Day" Mary Eliza
beth Cooper; violin solos. Miss lr-
enc Ford; reading, "The First Sett-
Ier's Story" Mrs. w. W. Sharp;
reading. IAN Illuminate Story OF
Martha Washington Mrs. Fred
Greenly. Mrs Louis c. Jones and
Mrs. Lorenzo T. Jones,s dressed as
Colonial ladies'. presided at the tea
table. The subject next week Will
lie A0llII AL0AAhaA
IN charge of Mrs. Albert Shears. Mrs.
Beni. Knox and Mrs. Elizabeth Har-
ris. Albert Farley of Georgetown
will be the speaker.
A slight chimney fire in a three
family apartment house on Liberty /
street Sunday afternoon was extin-
gpished without damage by the local
fire company. The property is IN
charge of Mrs. T. L. Adams and is
tenanted by Edward Harriet. Geo.
Graham and John Wyatt.
Cecil Ryan OF Wilmington spent
The weekend with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Ryan.
r. G. Riley, Jr.. Of Baltimore. Nd,
spent the weekend with his mother, ;
Mrs. T. G. Riley.
William /. Clarkson has accepted I
, position with the maintenance
'orce of the State Highway Depart I
nent. succeeding Charles Simpson, /
Who has held the position for sever
Il years.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Thompson Of !
spent the weekend with {
he Iatter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
edward Harriet.
According to announcement OF the s
Building and Loan AS ]
oeiation the seventh series is due /