Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
HARRINGTON


company this week, the company au.
tliorized committee to purchase onG
dozen more parade caps and also
voted to attend parades at Sharp
rown, Smyrna and Milton. A per
mEnent parade committee was named
to serve the year out. Chief II. @. Tee
BENJAMIN Emory and Edward Har-
riett were selected. George Rapp
and Olin Perry, representatives OF
The railroad company, spoke Of the
attractive excursion rates to the New
York fair offered by their company.
President Clarence Shockley presided
over the business session when only
two alarms we're reported during the
month of July.
Ben. Emory, Clarence Kemp and
George w. Swain will represent the
company at the next county meeting
in Smyrna this month. AT the close
of the meeting, a company from
New York demonstrated salvage
equipment including portable food
and spot lights. No action was taken
on the purchase of the equipment.
The Mems Bible Glass of Asbury
Methodist Church presented a forty
foot steel fiag-pole which has been
erected on the lawn of the church.
Next Sunday, Harrington Post No. z,
American Legion, will present to the
church a ~ IT. flag and dedicate
The pole with appropriate exercises
to be held at the close of the regular
morning worship. A meeting of the
American Legion post was held this
week with Post Commander, Earl
Sylvester, presiding. Delegates to the
state convention at RehObOth were
elected: Commander Sylvester and
Elmer A. Smith, delegates; Lewis r.
Clymer and Ben. Emory, alternates.
A representative group of the mem
hers of Rachel Rebeccah Lodge OF
this place visited Slaughter Beach
on Monday night for a weiner roast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse d. Ward, Joseph
Ward and Miss Jennie Morris have
returned home from a motor trip over
the Skyline Drive.
The Ever-Ready Sunday School
Class of Asbury Methodist Church is
sponsoring a flower and hobby show
to be held in the Collins Educational
Building during the first week OF
Already committees are
at work on the show.
Mrs. Wilbur E. Jacobs and son Ar
mond are spending this week at Oak
Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Pride and daugh-
tel Jane are occupying the Burton
cottage at Oak Orchard this week.
Miss Nellie Galley of Kemptown,
Md, is spending this week with DR..
and Mrs. II. w. Smith.
The Loyal Workers Glass of Trim |
ity Methodist Church will hold their |
annual outing at Riverview Beach |
next Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Jack Robinson of New |
Jersey called upon the latter's bro
lher, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Steinmetz, !
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hollenback
Of New York were hurriedly called
home on Friday, account OF the SER
.ous illness of the latter's father, for
ner Kent county Republican chair
man, r. X. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Tee spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Tee
1t Riverdale on the Indian River.
The local fire company assisted in
,xtinguishing a grass fire on the A. ID.
dcCabe farm, about seven miles from
his town, last week. No damage re-
,dlted. The farm is tenanted by Will
lam Hammond, Jr.
Harrington town council has pass
d an ordinance that orders all stores
O be closed by IL O'Clock midnight
nd not to be opened in the morning
iefore 5 O'Clock. First-class restaur-
nts are exempted from this provi-
ron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Harrington
ave been recent Baltimore visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Caldwell of Sun
ay, Pa, have been the guests OF
heir daughter, Mrs. Augustus Der
ickson.
Mrs. Delaware Lightcap of Will
lington, spent a part of the past !
eek with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
). L. Derrickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Denney have l
cen entertaining Mrs. Joanna Den
ey of Milford and Mrs. Rachel Lank l
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Fleming of /
were guests of the for 1
ler's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas e
leming, during the past week. i
Mr. and Mrs. Ormond Hobbs and a
hildren are spending a vacation v
18th the latter's parents.
Mrs. Elmer Smith and son are q
pending this week al Oak Orchard. Y
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Derrickson are Z
their granddaughter,
;ss Harriet Cattell, of Wildwood, 4
j. u
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greenhaugh are e
,cupying a cottage at Oak Orchard
lis week. $
Mrs. Carrie s. Palmer recently en- +
rtained Mrs. Betty JacksOn OF Phil "
lelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Shaw of Pittsburgh, i
visiting her brother, Mr.. and Mrs. n
/. Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Witchey and IL
m are spending a vacation with "
latives in Pennsylvania. u
One of the most attractive spots in g.
e town of Harrington is the lawn z;
the Asbury Methodist Church, with II
{ large mound of red cannas in the NJ
inter- and large cross of growing NJ
arlet sage. Forty-ft. steel fiag-pole II
ID white cement bench were pre-
nted to the church by the Mems
hIa class The bird hath was Dra-