Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07
HARRINGTON

Cemetery. The little child die,
from fractured skull when it fel
from the running board of tn
truck Of Ernest w. Simpson o
Houston, who was a great frien,
of the child and its family. Mr.
Simpson backed his truck over thu
child before he knew she was neal
the scene, thinking she had gone Il
the house short time before. DR.
L. L. Fitchett of Milford was calleC
and pronounced the child dead
Kent County Coroner William
Chambers of Viola, conducted al
inquiry and decided death was due
to a fractured skull as the result
of being run over by a truck. Be
sides the parents, the child is sur
vived by four brothers and sisters
Wilbur, Emma, Charles and Vir-
ginia Bradley, all living at home.
After being in poor health for
several years, Mathew Hersman
Bradshaw, aged 81 years, died at
his home in Pennington last We'd
nesday afternoon. Mr.. Bradshaw
was the son of the late Isaac and
Hannah Bradshaw and was born in
Berlin, Nd. He moved to Farming
ton with his parents at the age of
one year and has been a lifelong
citizen of that community. Funeral
services were held from the Boyer
funeral home on Saturday after
noon. The services were in charge
of the Rev. Harold Davis, pastor
of Pennington Methodist Church.
Interment in Hollywood Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by one
sister, Miss Ella Bradshaw, with
whom he made his home.
Mrs. James Darbie read the
club collect to open the regular
meeting of the Harrington New
Century Club this week. Mrs. Err
nest Raughley, a vice-president,
presided over the business session,
a feature of which was a report
of a recent board meeting. Mrs. A.
B. Parsons presented the report.
The topic for discussion during
the afternoon was Conservation"
with Miss Elva Reese in charge of
the program, assisted by the fol-
lowing committee, Mrs. F. B.
Smith, Mrs. M. E. Culver and Mrs.
Ella Wilson. Reviewing the sub
ject as applied to National De-
fense, papers on various synthetics
and metals, including silk, rayon,
rubber, plastics, aluminium, cop
lnod ufr1n nrad Tin .no6 hxr
the committee assisted by Mrs. c.
F. Wilson, Mrs. L. T. Jones, Mrs.
Raughley and Mrs. ]. C. Messner.
Miss Catherine Pearson, of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her respective parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Pearson, of Harring-
ton.
The regular monthly meeting of
the officers and teachers of Trinity
Methodist Church will be held on
Friday night.
Mrs. Harriet Holtzclaw, OF
March Field, near Los Angeles
Calf, is visiting her father, Rod
ney Pride. Her husband is mas
ter sergeant of engineers. They
have Just been ordered to the
States after a two-year hitch in
Hawaii.
Randall Knox, Jr., of Mitchell
Field, N. Y, is spending a furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
H. Knox.
Miss Jeanette Tharp of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Nora Tharp.
Miss Mary Margaret Masten was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Creadick over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hawk spent
the weekend with relatives in
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. James Darbie and son are
visiting friends in New York.
DR.. Walter Hearn, district super
intendent of the Dover District of
the Peninsula Conference, preach
ed in Canterbury Methodist Church
Sunday night to large congrega-
tion. The occasion was home
coming Sunday when services were
held both morning and evening.
The Rev. Willard Everett of the
Viola charge, closed his church
Sunday night and assisted with the
services. The Rev. John T. Bailey,
of Georgetown, is the minister on
the charge.
DR.. and Mrs. r. ]. Emory recent
ly entertained the formers brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Emory, and
son of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Wilson have
been entertaining relatives from
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
Smyrna.
Mrs. Louise Sargent of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with her
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Smith.
Misses Maxine Simpson and Sara
Emily Cain of Beacom's College,
spent the weekend with their re-
spective parents.
Mrs. Wynder Massey and Mrs.
Wallace Hanson spent the week.
end with Mrs. Elbert Stevens in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Levine and
daughter of Philadelphia, have
been guests Of MIR. and Mrs. o. T.
Roberts.
Mrs. Hewitt w. Smith has been
entertaining her mother from Elk
ton.
T. G. Riley, Jr., of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with his moth
er, Mrs. Lois Riley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Wilson
have returned home from a visit
with their son, Fred C. Wilson, who
is with the DUPONT Company on
construction in Kentucky. He ex-
poets to be transferred to Texas
in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Welch, of
Laurel, have been recent guests of
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