Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
HARRINGTON

Mrs. A. B. Parsons presided over q
short business session of the Har.
rington New Century Club on Tues.
day afternoon which a very interest.
ing program was presented by Mrs
c.. Fred Wilson and her assistants
Mrs. II. J. Ramsdell and Miss Laura
Fleming. The subject for the day
was Washington Cathedral" Mrs,
Wilson had arranged her part of the
program in the form of pilgrimage
to the cathedral and the Bishops
Gardens. Mrs. Paul Hawk accom-
panied at the piano playing "Monas-
tary Garden" Public Welfare and
Crime Prevention will be discussed
next week. Those in charge will be
Mrs. G. N. Cahall, Mrs. w. II. Cahall
end Mrs. Emmett Raughley.
State officers of the Ladies' Aux
iliary of the firemen headed by Mrs.
Frank c. 0'Neal of this town and
Mrs. Nan Laws Woods. visited Bow
ers Fire company and installed the
officers for new ladies' auxiliary in
that place. The fire company which
is the baby organization of the state,
is up and doing. organized less than
q year ago. With the formation of
the auxiliary it should go forward
by leaps and bounds.
Miss Margaret Gray was a Will
mington visitor this week.
Mrs. S. Harrington Truitt spent
Wednesday in Phila.
The local firemen have placed in
service the new ladders that ar
rived this week. They were present
ed to the company by the Ladies
Auxiliary. This type ladder is some
thing new being a thirty-foOt extern
sion ladder made of aluminium. They
also have a new roof ladder made of
the same construction. 1t is reported
they are the most modern type now
on the market and the only ladders of
this type owned by companies in low
er Delaware. A delegation of local
firemen attended the county meeting
at Hartley last night.
Death occurred to Mrs. Phellina
ClarksOn, aged SO years, widow of
the late James r. ClarksOn, here, last |
Thursday, at the home of a daughter, |
Mrs. Norris Adams. with whom she |
made her home for the past 81 years. /
She has been an invalid for the past /
three years. Mrs. ClarksOn was born !
near Greenwood but later resided .
on a farm near this town for several /
years. She has been member of the
NJ: L. Church for over 95 years. Fu-
neral services will take place from
her late residence. The services will
be in charge of the Rev. Robert +.
Green, pastor of the local church.
The deceased is survived by three
children, William Clarkson. Mrs. En-
Lest Raughley and Mrs. Norris Ad-
ans and ten grandchildren, all OF
this place. Mrs. Clarksony is the last
member of her family. lnterment i'll
Hollywood cemetery.
At the third quarterly conference
Cf the NJ. p. Church, held this week,
the result of vote recently taken
by the congregation which selected
the name Trinity for the church, was
ratified by the conference. The con-
ference also voted to name the
church annex, built in 1925, the Sapp
Memorial building. The room used
as a primary Sunday School room
and banquet hall with kitchen in the
rear, was a gift to the church from !
Mrs. Elvia Sapp.
Two Negro children. Mollock
Brown, aged 10, and Lilly Mac
Brown, 8, children of Ida Brown.
were rescued from their burning
home i'm a small suburban section
known as "SmOcktOwn", adjacent TO
the Kent and Sussex Fair grounds.
by neighbOrs about IL o'clock Satur-
day morning last. 1t is reported the
little girl was in bed on the second
floor when fire completely destroyed
he story and half frame structure.
A few pieces of furniture was re-
moved. Flying embers threatened
he home of Laura Maddox, nearby.
Tiremen responded but the building
vas too far gone to save. Ida Brown
s a maid in this town and was at
work at the time the fire was dis
covered. The property is owned by
AIRY Smith, of near Milford. There
vas no insurance and the loss will be
Iround $500.
Miss Ruth Raughley, a student at
he University of Delaware, was call
d home the past weekend account
4 the death of her grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Camper OF
spent Sunday with rel
tives here.
Paul Trader of the University OF
Delaware. spent the weekend with
lis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
raider.
Miss Ula Mac ClarksOn, student
ursc i'm Memorial Hospital, attended
he funeral of her grandmother. Mrs.
'hellina ClarksOn. OH Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Raughley
ave moved from the Spicer property
n DOrman street, to the Townsend
roperty OH the same street. and .
'hich was recently vacated by MIR.
nd Mrs. William Clarkson.
With finances of the church in first
lass shape. Rev. Robert f. Green -
fl Tuesday for conference in :,
Miss Barbara Masten entertained
umber of guests at dinner on Sun
Nv in honor of her birthday. The
blowing were among those present;
RS. ]. B. Gray and Miss Catherine
ray of Milton; Mr.. and Mrs. John
itlick and Miss Mary Glanville OF
Harry G. Tee. Jr.. has returned to
e University of North Carolina. af-
+ spending the spring vacation with
S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. G. Tee.
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