Milford chronicle., 1940-01-26
HARRINGTON

ell met IN the city hall last weel
with all present and proceeded Il
crsani4a MayoR-eleet J. Harfs
Raughley presided The councilmer
are Charles Peck. Samuel Short
Grover c. Lord, Fred creeniy. Lew.
ia Slaughter aud Dewitt Tatman. On
all Voting questions the mayor has q
right 20 vote only IN case Of q tie
The city fathers voted for q change
iu city managers. Charles Hopkins,
WIN has held the position for the
past four years. will be succeeded by
Lewis r Clymer. Mr.. ciymer IS 4
World War veteran, a member OF Old
Company 3. Delaware National
Guard an lster the 59th Pioneer
Infantry, serving overseas with tie
outfit as corporal. AT tls ANNUAL
IRE company election he WAS ae-
ieeted as second assistant chief He
is former deputy sheriff OF Kent
county and is a member OF the cham
Der Of commerce. Washington Camp
No. 90 P. O. s. OF A., and Harrington
Council No. 4. Jr. o. U. A. NJ City
council also reappointed Charles
Tatman, chief Of police; Fred Mar
vel, extra officer, an dalsO 70 be In
charge Of the sewerage disposal
plant, the final decision Of appoint
ing an officer for day service has
not been made. Leslie Kemp, street
supervisor: z. L. Derrickson, water
plant superintendent
The local firemen are considering
placing skeleton crew around the
fire house during the current cold
Nrasr
aiarmg in less than "a hours, ALI of
them chimneys In the rural sec
tions. No damage resulted in either
FIRE. The first call was northwest Of
Viola. the next one at the home Of
Noah Tharp about two miles south
Of this city on the farm OF Deputy
State Auditor Fred C. Powell; the
third alarm early Saturday morning,
two miles southeast Of the city on
the f. A. Smith farm. tenanted by
Sam abrams, colOred; the fourth
call on the Frank Paris farm, now
owned by his son-in-law. Second
Assistant Chief Lewis Il. Clymer,
and tenanted by William Scott.
DeZOsier Walforth, age 80 years.
a cousin OF the famous gOet, John
Gleenleaf Whittier, died on Saturday
at the home OF Oda Sipple, near Do
yer. where he had resided for the
past three years. Mr.. WalWOFth was
the son OF the late Eliza Whittier
WalWOrth and was born in Maine.
Receiving his early education in the
schools of New York City. Mr.. Wal
worth served. his printing apDren-
tieeship on the New York Times. |
Later in life he moved to Baltimore !
and founded the Maryland Farm |
err an agriculture paper. In 1908
he moved to Preston, Md. and start !
ed the New Farmer" the first |
weekly paper in that community, he |
then moved his plant to Hurlock, |
Nd. and started another weekly |
paper the "Hurlock Advance"
printing both papers in his plant at
Hurlock Later he worked on the
Harrington Journal" of this city
and then retired. moving to Will
mingtOn. Brief funeral services were
held from the Boyer Funeral Home
on Tuesday afternoon at 1880 o.
clock. Final services were held at
the grave iii Washington cemetery
Hurlock. The Rev. ]. S. McClintOck /
Ol AtuEEMOAM MAu LAA4A "a AAAE oAA i
vices The deceased is survived by
one son. Reginald Walworth Of Ches-
void.
Death occurred on Sunday in the
Milford Memorial Hospital to Char
lotte Ann johnson, infant child Of
Mr.. snd Mrs. Ward johnson Of near
FaTmingtOn. The child had been
patient in the hospital for four
weeks. The Rev. G. r. Turner, OF
this city, conducted the funeral SER
vices from the Boyer Funeral Home
on Tuesday at 10 o'clock Mr.. Turner
Il substituting for the Rev. Lee Var
ner Of Pennington, who has been y
TO Virginia. The child 4
is survived by its parents and sew
eral brothers and sisters. Interment
made in st. Johnstown cemetery.
near Greenwood.
Mr. aud Mrs II. T. CULLEN re-
gently entertained the Junior Choir
Df Asbury Church, at their home on j
Center street
Miss Amanda Rash, Of West
Chester State Teachers College ,
spent the weekend with her father, j
T. D. Rash. !
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Swain Of Phil {
idelphia. spent the weekend with !
heir respective parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Quillen spent
he weekend in Philadelphia
Mrs. Dorothy Chism of Wilming-
on spent Sunday with her parents. I
m. and Mrs. Clarence Minner.
Mrs. Charles Warren Of Chester,
Yrs Anna Wyatt, Miss Ula Mae
GARRISON and Wilson Ferguson, all i
Il Wilmington, spent Sunday with \
llr and Mrs. William Clarkson. h
When the local flremen returned Z
rom cold ride in answering an
IIarrl on Saturday night. they were
supplied with steaming hot coffee c
md doughnuts. donated by Horn's S
Z
A delegation Of women, all mem- n
,crs OF the Womens Benefit Asso- Y
iation OF this city. attended a ban A
uet and reception to the national
Ulcers Of the organization In VIII n
asngton this week. The party in
luded Mrs. Wallace Hanson, Mrs. b
Vynder Massey, Mrs. Lillian Hat Il
eld, Mrs. Elmer West, Mrs. Will G
lam ClarksOn. Mrs. Walter Masten. 6
Irs. Edith Ryan, Mrs Luther john
on and Mrs. Noah Day "
Members OF the junior choir were n
entertained last Thurs
ny evening at the home Of Mr. and n
lrs Horace Quillen, Center street
n enjoyable evening was spent by j
be group in playing games, direct 81