Milford chronicle., 1939-03-03
HARRINGTON

A surprise birthday party was
given in honor Of Miss Matilda Bill.
lings by her mother, Mrs. Sarah M
Billings, at the home of another
daughter. Mrs. Leonard Taylor, Oh
Dorman street, last week. An en-
joyable evening was spent playing
games, after which delicious re-
freshments were served. The guests
included: Mrs. Isaac Hurd and
daughter Virginia, Mrs. Ruth Bill
lings and daughter Patsy Ann, Mrs
Nora Derrickson, Misses Theresa
Hickman. Frances Rash, Janice
Blades, Betty Lee O'Neal, Pauline
Jester, Harriet Hammond, James
Webb. Alvin Brown, Powell Billings,
Norman Brown, Lewis Brown, Ben
ny. Moore, Dave Vinyard. Melvin
Smith, Elmer Delano, Claude Nee
man, William Minner, and Herbert
Cain.
Last Sunday Mrs. Sarah NJ. Bill
lings gave a turkey dinner in honor
of the birthday of her daughter, Ma
tilda. Those present we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Billings and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Taylor, Mrs.
Isaac Hurd and daughter. Mrs. Ruth
Billings and daughter, Misses Fran
ces and Amanda Rash, Betty Lee
O'Neal. Claude Neeman. F. p. Bill
lings, Jr., Ralph Hanson, Jean Col
Inns and Gooden Galloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Harrington and
Miss Elva Reese, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Gordon Smith have returned home
from a two-weeks' trip to Florida.
Only a short business session of
the Century Club was held this week
at which time Mrs. A. B. Parsons
presided. The program for the day
was in charge of Mrs. James Darbie
and her assistants, Mrs. A. Ford.
Mrs. l.. H. Rogers, Mrs. ]. E. Wiley
and Mrs. Harry l.. Boyer. Topic, I'm
teresting Young People of Today"
Mrs. Boyer read an article entitled
"Child's Eye View of Its Parents"
Mrs. Darbie then reported on future
plans of four high school seniors.
Another article on the Quintuplets
referred to them as an infant indus
try. Arthur Darbie recited a poem.
Mrs. Ford followed with an article on
Sonia Heine and her skating partner. |
Mrs. Darbie played a violin solo and
Mrs. Boyer read an account of George !
playing games appro-
Pirate to his birthday. The subject !
for next week is Washington. in |
charge of Mrs. C. F. Wilson. Mrs. Fl.
]. Ramsdell and Miss Laura Sharp. |
Seven applicants for postmaster
in Harrington and FELTON, took the
Civil Service examination here Sat
urday morning at the high school. |
The examinations were conducted by
J. Wolcott Dickerson of the local
post office force. The Harrington
applicants were the present post
master, C. Fred Wilson, Brinton HOl-
Ioway, Lewis Clymer and former
State Representative Norman Out
-en, who resides in the rural section.
There were five applicants for the
FELTON, position, Ernest Killen. Mrs.
Clifford Cubbage and Reed Hughes,
who took the examination here.
while Postmaster Jester and Mrs.
Clifford Milbourne elected to take
he examination in Dover.
Miss Virginia Hammond. student
curse of Wilmington, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hammond. near this place.
The local firemen extinguished
fire at the home of Mrs.
lillian Green on Center street,
hortly after one O'Clock on Satur-
lay. No damage resulted, the prop
.rty is owned by former State Sen
tor John w. Sheldrake.
Miss Ruth Raughley. student at
he University of Delaware, spent
he weekend with her parents, Mr.. ,
nd Mrs. Ernest Raughley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Graham
f Wilmington have been recent
.uests of Mrs. Lima Harrington. {
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Powell and
Ir. and Mrs. Theodore Harrington J
,ere Philadelphia visitors during '
he past week.
A. C. Creadick is on a business
rip to the West, where he plans to I
urchase some live stock. 1
Clarence w. Shockley, who was
ljured while at work at the. high '
chool about two weeks ago. was '
,rced to have one finger amputated.