Milford chronicle., 1940-08-30
HARRINGTON

MISS Hil1aDetn outW OF EltLSDuf8l
Is visiting her brother, Mr.. and Mrf
Benjamin /. Shaw.
Miss Helen Hopkins OF Philadel
phia, Is spending the week witt
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. Tharp
Carriers Convention In st. Louis
had the misfortune to get into an
accident in West Virginia. Their
car was slightly damaged and Mrs
Tharp received broken arm. None
OF the others in the party were in
jured. They continued on to the
convention, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Tharp returned home after getting
their car repaired.
Miss Ruth Laramore of Will
mington is spending her vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Denney.
Ernest Raughley, DR.. r. ]. Emory
and Allan Parsons were disappoint-
ed in their fishing trip yesterday.
The party motored to Ocean City but
weather conditions were such that
they could not fish.
T. G. Riley Of Baltimore is spend
ing lulb WG6h VIII 4Ao uOLuCAs ME-
T. G. Riley, Sr.
Announcement has been made Of
the wedding of Miss Margaret Ann
Sharp, daughter of Mrs. Anna e.
Sharp of this place, to George B.
Thistlewood, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill ThistlewOod of Houston. The
wedding was performed by the Rev.
W. Ennis of Camden Methodist
Church on August IL.
The local flremen responded to a
fire call at the home of Homer Mel
win, in the Burrsville section. A
grass fire had gotten out of control
and was threatening a woods near
by. They quickly checked the blaze.
Miss Vertie Melvin, a sister of the
owner, was assisting in fighting the |
blaze and accidentally fell into a |
ditch fracturing an arm in two |
places, it is reported. Private
O'Neal of the State Police, who ac-
cOmpanied the firemen to the blaze,
ordered the injured woman to a To-
cal physician for treatment.
Oscar Stevens and daughter of Mt.
Holly, N. j., spent the weekend with
his sister, Mrs. Arthur Krause.
Miss Virginia Hammond of VIII
mingtOn is spending a vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hammond. near this town.
Mrs. Augustus Derrickson of
Philadelphia has been spending the
past week with Mrs. Melissa Potter.
Chief of Police Charles Tatman and
Mrs. Tatman and their daughter are
on a motor trip through Pennsylva-
mia and to the Worlds Fair.
Alfred COnoway is substituting on
the police force while Chief Tatman I
is on vacation.
Mrs. Amy Stone and Harry Mes
sick have returned from a motor {
trip that took in Yellowstone Ma
tional Park and other places Of
interest. II
Bobby Opher of Glenrock, N. j., is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John {
Satterfield. !
William A. Smith and Mr.. and ]
Mrs. R. B. Smith are spending ten
days in the Smith cottage at Oak
Orchard.
Mrs. John Holloway and Miss
Ruth LaramOre have been recent
visitors to Atlantic City, N. ]. fl
Misses Oda and Heba Baker and l
Miss Helen Simpson and Miss Sara
Messick of Milford, have returned
from a trip to Delaware Water Gap c
md the PoconO Mountains.
Mrs. Anita Griffith and daughter r
ipent a part of the past week at v
ocean City, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cooper and '
Hiss Lila ChasOn are visiting Mia \
,ara Falls and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Force are on n
vacation with friends in Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Grauer, of
have been visiting rel S
tives here during the past week. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Miller have
eturned home after enjoying a mo-
Or trip through the New England
tates. .
Miss Evelyn Roberts has returned
ONE from a visit with Miss Mar
aret Moore at Ocean City, Md.
When the fall term Of Harring-
On High School opens on Wednes-
ay next, September 4, the enroll
rease over the past year. Accord
lg to Supt. J. C. Messner the en-
Ollment has decreased during the
asst two years, both years having
armed out very large graduating
lasses. Early reports indicate that
yer 25 new scholars will be enroll
d in the first grade, some of which
ave had kindergarten training.
My one vacancy was created in the
lculty for this year, when Miss
Iargaret Cooper of Chestertown,
scided on another career and was
arried during the summer to a
ember of the Greensboro High
choOl faculty. The studies have
zen rearranged with the present
Guilty taking care of the classes
ught by Miss Cooper. However, a
III time librarian has been Sc
Ired, the position being filled by
iss Lavinia Bratten of Liberty,
enn. Miss Bratten comes very high
recommended, having done two
'ars' work in demonstration school
1rary in George Peabody College
r teachers, Nashville, Tenn.
The faculty is as follows: ]. C.
essner, superintendent; Melvin L.
'obst, music; James H. M. Darbie,
'ench and Latin; Leona Dickrager,
and science; Mrs. Mary
Dolby, social studies; Archie A.
'agan, mathematics; Vincent
laccero, art; Paul e. Hawk, physi-
l education, mathematics and
fence; G. Ann Newnom, Jr., H. s.
mo nnOnOV1afoo and orano,.oT .,snv,nn.