Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
HARRINGTON

Thursday and was rushed to tn
Milford Memorial Hospital for a
operation, where he died. The de
ceased was well known Gimme
sweep in this city and a firm be
lever in the medicinal value O
roots and herbs. Each spring h
would gather and prepare small
packages of sassafras bark whicl
he sold to his friends for a small
fee. Funeral services were hell
from St Pauls M. e. Church Sun
day afternoon at l O'Clock, d. S. I
The services were in charge of thu
Rev. Raisin, pastor, with intermen
in Williamsville colored cemetery
Calvin Clark, an undertaken from
Dover, took charge of the body. The
deceased is survived by his widow
Leah Anderson and six children
Violet Anderson, Howard Ander-
son, Jr., James Anderson, Elizabeth
Anderson, Larry Anderson, and
Marjorie Anderson, all living in
this city. He is also survived by
two brothers, Gunner Anderson oi
Philadelphia, and Charles Ander-
son Of this city.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Harrington Fire Company was
held in the fire house on Monday
evening.
Miss Janette Bradford, of Ba1ti-
more, is spending few days with
her mother, Mrs. Mabel Bradford.
The local troop of Boy Scouts,
assisted by the Home Demonstra-
tion Club collected $50 pounds of
aluminium in the recent drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Wilson of
Camden, N. j., spent the past week
with his sister, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam A. Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Ryan of Will
mington, spent the past week with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reed of
Philadelphia, are visiting here this
week while Mr.. Reed is substitute
ing for Ernest Wahl, railway mail
clerk on the Franklin City branch
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Miss Helen Hopkins, of Phila-
delphia,. has been spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Nor
ris.
Miss Martha Galloway is seri-
ously ill at her home.
II. G. Riley of Baltimore has been
spending the past weeks vacation
with his mother, Mrs. T. G. Riley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Baynard of
Ohio, spent the past week with the
formers mother, Mrs. Wallace
Hanson.
$ Miss Mary Knox of Georgetown,
has been spending the past week
with her cousin, Miss Bertha Rash.
Miss Marjorie Knox of George
town, has been a guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodrow Locates.
Miss Norma Lee Roach, of
Georgetown, has been the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey during
the past week.
A special meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliaries to the Kent county fire
men will be held in the fire house
at Bowers Beach on Thursday eve
ming, August IA. The call for the
meeting has been issued by Mrs.
Nan Laws Woods, president of the
Delaware State Firemen's Auxili-
ary- Association. The meeting is for
the purpose of nominating, elect
ing and installing county officers
for the coming year. The fve
county delegates or their alter
mates are especially urged to at
tend this meeting which is sched-
uled for O'Clock d. S. T. The sec
retary of the county association is
Mrs. Ethel Nannaman.
Reginald Nelson of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Florence Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cahall of
Wilmington spent the weekend |
with the formers parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. W. II. Cahall. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Shaw of I
Wilmington were guests of Mr.. and I
Mrs. Harry f. Murphy over the
weekend. a
Winston Burgess of Florida is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Harvey Burgess.
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Miller Wis
tied at Love Point, Md, on Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Friedel and Mrs.
Frank G. Swain have been spend
ing a weeks visit with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry otwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry d. Adkins
have been spending a week in At
Iantic City, N. j.
- tIo affuo cnnfd nf II
is the church lawn of
Asbury Church with the large cross
Of red geraniums outlined with box
wood planted by Every Ready Bible
Class an dthe huge bed of red can
mas with American flag flying
makes the lawn a place of beauty.
Much commendation has been Civ
en- to Jerry Smith who has been
the work.
Members of the junior depart
nent of the Asbury Church School
1f Harrington and members of the
Asburian Junior League were CIV
IN straw ride to Garland Lake by
he instructors of the two depart
nents recently. Several adults ac-
the group. The evening
was spent in bathing, playing
games, followed by a weinie roast.
Officers of the children's choir OF
Asbury Church were recently in
tailed. The following officers were
Elected: President, Doris Harring-
on; vice president, Leslie Gard
Ter; secretary, Mary Ann Hick-
nan; assistant secretary, Donald
1lifton; treasurer, Phyllis Ann
assistant treasurer, Janet
librarians, Marie Fell
y, Louis Welch; assistant librar-
ans, Betty Felty, Donald McKnatt.
drs. Robert Green has been di-
Getting the choir during the sum-