Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
HARRINGTON

the home OF Mrs Mary H. Dolby by
group Of her many friends During
the Christmas holidays, Miss Farber
will become the bride Of William Car
Isle of Greenwood. The following
members of the school faculty en-
iOyed an evening of bridge: Miss
Farber, Miss Edith Smith, Mrs. Pres
ton Brown, Miss Loretta Paskey,
Miss Margaret Sherwood, Miss Grace
Souders, Miss Charlotte Joseph, Miss
Oda Baker, Miss Katherine Rash,
Miss LeOna Dickrager, Mrs. Lewis
Slaughter and Miss. Virginia Griffith.
After playing bridge, the guests were
invited to the appropriately decorated
dining room where gifts Of crystal
were presented to Miss Farber, a
collation. was served.
Mrs. Laura Belle Williams, wife of
William J. Williams, age 76 years,
of near Bridgeville, and an invalid
for many years, died at her home last
Monday night. She was born near
Bridgeville and lived in the vicinity
all of her life. Funeral services were
held from ST. JohnstQwn Church
near Greenwood last Thursday af-
ternoOn at o'clock. The Rev. Har-
vey Hufnal had charge of the SER
vices with interment in the adjoin
ing cemetery. The deceased is sur
vived by her husband and three
daughters, Mrs. Harvey Welch and
Mrs. George Hurlock, of Whining
ton; Mrs. Harry Torbert, Greenwood;
also three sisters, Mrs. Amanda J.
Short, Greenwood; Mrs. Ida X. An
nn.iAernTr11ln aud Mrs Kiln MI
Hudson, Lincoln. There are nine
grandchildren.
Mrs. Maggie Virginia Morgan, age
70 years, widow of the late James
E. Morgan, died at the home of a
daughter, Mrs Clayton Layton,
few miles west of this city early last
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Morgan liv-
ed in the vicinity of Burrsville, Nd,
all of her married life. Funeral SER
vices were held from the Boyer Flu
neral Home last Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock, the Rev. George Thomas,
paste rof Prospect Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment in Wesley GEM
etery in BuTrsville. The deceased is
survived by three daughters and one
son, Mrs. Viola Harris of New Jer-
sey; Mrs. Dewey Fortney, of Green's
borO, Nd, and Mrs. Layton; Edward
Morgan of Philadelphia. There are
13 surviving grandchildren.
Funeral services for John S. Har-
rington, age about 20 years, we're
held from the Harrington Funeral
Home last Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Rev. Robert E. Green,
pastor of Asbury Methodist Church,
had charge of the services. Mr.. Har-
ringtOn operated a cigar store here
about forty years ago and later be-
came Democratic Receiver of Taxes
for Kent county. He lived retired
life for the past few years on ac-
count of poor health. He was a pa
tient in the Milford Memorial Hos
pltal, where he died last Tuesday af
ternOon. The deceased is survived by
his widow, Mrs. ElnOra Harrington
and four children, Smithers Harring-
ton of Dover, Mrs. Ebe Reynolds, of
Greenwood, Mrs. George Beck and
Joseph Harrington of Denton; also
one brother. Fred w. Harrington, a
local funeral director. Interment
In Hollywood cemetery.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Beginners and Primary
Departments of Asbury Methodist
Church, was held in the Collins
Building last Friday evening at 1880
o'clock. The program consisted of
songs and recitations and was in
charge of Mrs. A. B. Parsons, Mrs.
J. w. Clifton, Mrs. Job Pride, Mrs.
Virginia Clarkson, assisted by the
teachers of her department. Mrs.
Earl Thomas gave a reading, Christ
mas Story" Each class of the de-
partment arranged a basket which
was placed in a sleigh on the stage,
and later the Sunday school will dis
tribute the baskets to the needy in
the community.
After an illness of two years dur
ing which time she was under the
care of a nurse, death occurred to
Mrs. Lilly Wilson Owens, age 7S
years, wife of Frank e. Owens on
Wednesday morning last. Mrs. Ow-
ems was a daughter of the late B. M.
and Elizabeth Adams and was born
in Sussex county, she having lived
there all of her life. She was menu
ber of Grace Methodist Church in
Greenwood for sixty years. Funeral
services were held on Saturday af-
ternOOn last at o'clocy from the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Spence, the Rev. ]. ]. Won Hagle,
pastor of Grace Church, had charge
of the services with interment in the
Bridgeville cemetery. Besides her
husband the deceased is survived by
three children, Wilbert H. Owens, of
Baltimore; Wilson Owens and Mrs.
Spence of Greenwood; two grand
children, Esther v. Owens and Will
bert N. Owens of Baltimore and one
great-grandchild, Wilbert H. Owens
of Baltimore.
Announcement has just been made
by the Quillen Brothers Lumber |
Company, that they have just re-
ceived one of the largest orders for |
piling ever received by the company. |
They are being used in connection
with the defense program to build |
new ship ways in Camden, N. J.
Mrs. Robert K. Jones is spending |
the Christmas holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Darwin Sawtelle, at Patterson,
N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hol-
leback of New York City.
Mrs. Nina Dolby celebrated her
SOth birthday with a dinner party
at her home on Dorman street last
Sunday. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Baker of George
town, Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Gra-
ham and children, Edward Harriet
and o. H. Tee of Harrington; Mrs.
Joseph Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. Har-
ry Derrickson, Bill Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Peiffer and children and
A. Dolby. all of Georgetown.