Milford chronicle., 1941-05-09
HARRINGTON

Senator Wilmer Fell Davis O.
fredericksburg, Md, was the speaker
at the Laymen's Night service OBJ
served in Asbury Methodist Church
last Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock
Various laymen of the church tool
part in the service, while forty
members of the vested youth choir
directed by Mrs. Paul Hawk, with
Mrs. Robert Green as accompanist
sang special anthems for the SER
vice.
Thirty members of the senior
class OF Harrington High School
chaperoned by Miss Leona Dick
rager Of the school faculty and
Robert Wix, father of one of the
seniors, left last Thursday morn
ing at six o'clock for their annual
trip to Washington, d. c.. They left
by Red Star bus service and re-
turned on Sunday.
Wilbur E. Jacobs, Rev. T., G..
Jones and ]. Harvey Burgess at
tended a District Rotary meeting in
Atlantic City last week.
DIR, and Mrs. w. T. Chapman and
daughter Suzanne spent the week.
end in New York
Mrs. Harriet Herring of Will
mington spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Cali
loway
Mrs Virginia Clarkson spent Sum
day with her aunt. Miss Fannie
Goodwin, in Dover.
Mrs. Patosi Moore spent the
weekend with her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Moore at Church Hill.
Md.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Harrington Fire Company was
held In the club rooms on Monday
evening.
Miss Amanda Rash and. three
girl friends, Misses Helene Schmidt,
Helen Redline and Eileen Eagle
sham, all students at West Chester
State Teachers College, spent the
weekend with the formers father,
Edward B. Rash.
Miss. Katherine Rash spent the
weekend with friends in Whining
ton.
Two alarms of fire for grass on
the property of the Kent and Sus-
sex Fair Association last Sunday
afternoon threatened some exhibit
buildings ON the fair grounds. But
for the timely discovery of the first
fire by Mr.. Bradley, who was
sauntering around the grounds,
they might have been serious. Mr..
Bradley directed his, wife to sum-
mon the fire department while he
tried to beat out the flames that
had eaten its way to the rabbit ex-
hibit building, charring some of
the boards at the base of the build
ing. The fire was quickly extin-
guished by the firemen, the DAM
age amounting to the cost of two
or three boards. Again at three
o'clock the firemen responded for
the second alarm and found the |
All Club live stock exhibit build
ing about to catch fire. 1t is thought |
that smouldering fire in the shaw
ings on the ground burst out and |
spread to the interior of the stable |
but did no damage since the fire. |
men arrived before the stable
caught fire. The building endang7
cred does not face the main mid
way, but is located on the first
street back. of the midway. Presi-
dent B. /. Shaw and. Secretary Err
nest Raughley were on hand to in
Vestigate the probable cause of the 1
fire. The Fair Association does not
employ a watchman, though there
are several men around the sta
bles in charge of horses all through
the summer and winter season.
lin the march of progress an
other old land mark and eye sore
along the east side of Commerce
street in the business section will
soon. The frame two
story building now owned by Will
liam A. Smith and which was once
the first school house for this COM
is being razed to make room
for a modern brick building, the
building adjoins the Peoples Bank
IN the north and which is also a
brick structure. First reports in
Heated that the building would un-
lergO extensive alterations by
building a new brick front, but now
he owners have decided to re-
,lace the entire building with 4
modern one. There are still about
half dozen more frame structures
n the business center that need TO
,e replaced in order to modernize
he main trading area. Two of
hese are owned by the late John d.
brown and will probably be dis
,osed of when the estate is settled.
| peculiar situation exists here
ome Of these frame buildings are
n ground rent, the land being
wned by heirs of the original ow-
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shaw OF Will
lington spent Sunday with Mr..
nd Mrs. Harry Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Shaw of
enns Grove, N. j., spent the week
nd with Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
heldrake.
Mrs. Arthur Billings of Whining
IN spent a part of the past week
18th Mrs. Albert Gottlieb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Fleming
Wilmington were guests of the
,rmer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
homas Fleming over the week
nd.
Mrs. Cora Powell visited Mr.. and
RS. Allie Anderson near Green
ood during the past week.
Mrs. Marguerite Hampton of
richardson Park has been a recent
lest of Mrs. L. r. Beauchamp.
Paul Hawk of the high school fac
ty, attended a teachers meeting
Ocean City, Md, during the past
eek.
Mrs. Florence Nelson has been
aifino Mrs Ialfsa Miller i'm Will