Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
HARRINGTON

on F1cmlnS street and occupied as
dwelling and the Esther Jane Beaut,
Salon. MIR. and Mrs. Warren Shor
reside in the dwelling. Mr.. Short Il
connected with the Huber Baking
Company, while Mrs. Short Oper
ates the beauty parlor. MIR. and Mrs
Short were not at home during tho
night but stayed with the formers
parents, MIR. and Mrs. John G. Short
The fire was discovered by Edwin
Simpson, who was making his usual
milk route about $50 a. IN. He hur-
ried to the fire station a few hun
cred yards away and turned in the
alarm. HIS timely discovery cOnfin-
cd the damage to about $100 on the
building and probably fifty dollars
on the furniture. The equipment i'll
the beauty parlor was not damaged.
The fremen broke in the front
door and searched the upper floors
for sleeping occupants and then
turned their attention to locating the
fire, cropping around in smoke filled
hall and rooms, the blaze was dis
covered on the second floor, caused
by an electric iron that was left OIL
the ironing stand in the center of
the stand, the falling debris burned
hole through the floor and ceiling
to the first floor: the iron then
burned another hole in the floor
where it landed.
Mrs. Short came home before the
firemen leff and said she used the
iron in the morning. She either fail
cd to turn it off or short circuit in
the iron caused the trouble. The iron
was still connected to wall socket.
Mrs Short said she carried insur-
ance on the beauty parlOr equipment
but none on their furniture. Mr..
Downes said the damage to the
property was fully covered by in
surance. Mr.. Downes also owns and
occupies an adjoining dwelling
while on the north side of the fire the
home IS occupied by James A. Ca
hall. Neither of these properties
were in danger.
A meeting of the ministers, and
their wives of the Dover District
was held in Asbury Church. last
Monday at 10 a. IN. DR.. Walter a.
Hearn, District Superintendent of
the Dover District, presided. Dr.
Frank IIerson of Milford was the
speaker. Mrs. Hearn presided over
the meeting for the women. The la
dies of Asbury Church served tur-
key dinner ...,.i
Rev. Albert J. Huntington spoke
10 the Rotarians at their regular
meeting held at SWANS Hotel on
Tuesday night. ....
Early Sunday morning two fire
TI.rpiuotnm mud Groom
wood, were summoned to the Frank
~ Wright farm, about two miles
northwest of Pennington. and ten
Gnted by Mrs. Name Price, where
machine shed, automobile, ma
chiuery and $50 baskets of corn
were destroyed. The blaze was of
undetermined origin and according
TO T.. W. Johnson. farm manager. lie
arrived home about II o'clock, ran
his automobile under Il shed and
looked after the stock before rctir- |
ing. The burning structure was al
ready doomed. sparks and flying cIn- |
bers started roof fire on the dwell !
ing which werG quickly GStinguish- |
cd. Other surrounding buildings !
were on fire but were cxtinguiShcd |
without loss. The door OF barn |
that was loaded with hay and feed !
caught fire but the building WAS saw !
cd. Using booster tanks and aided |
by nearby farmers, water was pour
cd on the ruins for over an hour.
Tho frcmcn left a large pile Of corn
sill burning. The loss on buildings,
contents and automobile Will be
near 81 900. partly covered by in
sGrancc. airs. Price was unable To
say about the amount of insurance
since it was carried by the owners
who reside near Dover.
Rev. Robert J. Bull. OF Norfolk.
Va, has Dccn visiting his grandpar-
cnts, Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Camper.
Paris and Billy Brcnnon Of Brook
Iyn. n. T.. spent the wcck-cud with
their grandmother. Mrs. Frank Par
ris. ..,
Mr.. AMI Mrs. W. T.. Parsons of
Md. spent the Ygtk; ;cud
with their children, MI. aud
Mrs. hllca Parsons aud Mr., and Mrs
Warren y. Moore. -....
Uuiop revival services will 'con-
Iiuuc in Asbury Methodist Church
ali this week. Rev. Frank lIcfsun of
Milford preached the sermon on
ulSul.
Miss Amanda Rash. student at
West Chester State Teachers Col
cSc. ,'pnlt the Thanksgiving hOli-
lays with her father, L, b. Rash.
Melvin i}ropst spent the weekend
Hith his parents in Allentown, PA.
Robert Smith of the Univcrciiy of
Maryland has been the guest Of his
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Smith.
Miss Ruth Raughley, Paul Trader,
Iaudc Burnell and Noah Cain, stu
Ients at the University of Delaware,
pent the Weekend with their re-
pcctivc parents.
Harlald Cooper and Robert Wild
Owson have accepted positions with
he dupont Company at ScafOrd.
Miss Adele Masten of Western
1aryland College, spent the holi-
ays with her uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
:. Creadick.
Mrs. Mabel Mastcu of Westmins
or, Md, and William l.. Mastcn, of
ork, Pa, were also guests of Mr..
nd Mrs. A. c. Creadick over the
'eek-end.
Clifford Price of Philadelphia, has
cen spending part of this week with
is sister, Mrs. Lewis Slaughter.
Mrs. Norman Shaw, of PenDs
rove. NJ j.. spent part of the past
eek with her mother, Mrs. Rosa
Dnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tee and Mr..