Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
HARRINGTON


A heart attack Monday afternoon
February II, 1941, was fatal to for
MGR Fire Chief Morris p. KichllnC
age IS years, at his home on Vernon
Road. Chief Kichline served tn
company as its first chief when tn
company organized in 1900 and lonl
before the little village boasted !;
water system. Then volunteer brig
AIDES really had tough going, frs
using collapsible buckets for buckle
hrigades and later hauling heavy
laden hand drawn hose cart ovel
dirt streets ankle deep in mud al
times, no boots or rubber coats such
as the modern firemen use. Chiel
Richline served several years and
then retired and was placed on. the
honorary rolls of the company for
meritous service. Living several
blocke from the fire station, he sell
dom visited the engine house except
on special occasions when fireman
looked after his welfare. Last year
he attended one or two parades and
was an honored guest at the County
Association meeting held here. Very
few of the members of the first fire
company are still alive. The fire com
pany provided pallbearers and the
company attended the services in a
body. The bearers included former
Chief George w. Cain, Chiefs Clar-
ence w. Shockley, Claude N. Cahall
and Benjamin Emory, and firemen
Warren T. Moore and Ira w. Roe.
Chief Kichline probably supervised
the construction of the first two
hose carts owned by the company,
long since discarded for motorized
equipment The deceased was born
in Bethlehem, Pa, then moved to
Maryland, later coming to Delaware
and has resided in this community
for the past So years. He retired sew
eral years ago and did little odd jobs
In his shop at home.
Funeral services we're held from
the Boyer Funeral Home on Thurs
day afternoon, February 20, at 1880
o'clock. The services were in
charge Of the Rev. J. T. Bailey OF
Georgetown, who is acting for the
Rev T. C. Jones, pastor OF Trinity
Methodist Church. who is away on
vacation. Interment in Hollywood.
cemetery. The deceased is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Lucy Kichline
and six daughters, Mrs. Jacob r.
Woolford, Columbus, N. j.; Mrs. Ell
mer Starkey, Royersford, Pa; Mrs.
Robert Hart, North Wales, Pa; Mrs,
Minnie Detweiler, OF this city; Mrs.
Robert Smith, Bishopville,. Md, and
Mrs Fannie Mart Of Kulpsvilie, Pa
Besides several grandchildren.
The annual banquet served to the
ladies auxiliary by the firemen in the
fire house here last Tuesday night,
was a huge success. Mrs. Wesley
Ryan served as toastmistress and
introduced the visiting guests who
made brief remarks. The guests in
cluded Mrs. James Wilgus of Sell
byville, president of the Sussex
County Auxiliaries; Mrs. Gloria Ev-
ans, president of the Millville Aux
iliary; Mrs. Catherine Simpson, pres
ident of the Kent County Auxiliaries;
Efbert Bailey of Laurel, Past State
President of the State Association.
Mrs. Ryan then asked the past presi-
dents of the Harrington Auxiliary to
stand. Those present were Mrs. Lew
is Clymer, Mrs Harry C. Tee, Mrs.
Baynard Smith, Mrs. Clarence Nor
ris, Mrs. Catherine Simpson and Mrs.
Frank O'NeaI. who Is also a past
state president Little Nancy Force.
about five years old, offered the in
vocation at the dinner A vaudeville
program was presented at the close
OF the dinner by Miss Irene Ford,
violin solos; Shannon and Lynch of
Milford, dance and song numbers;
Jimmy Emberlin and his lower Del
aware Ramblers provided music for
the dancing that followed. About $50
attended.
AT the opening of the Harrington
New Century Club meeting on Tues
day afternoon at which time Mrs.
S. NJ Williams presided, the club
sang the evening prayer, followed by
the Lords Prayer and a salute to the
flag. Mrs. L. R. Rogers gave re-
port OF the progress of the Red Cross
sewing unit. The chairman of the
program for next week announced
that speaker would be secured for
the public welfare program. Mrs.
Williams read a poem by Edgar A.
Guest.
The program for the afternoon
centered around the topic, Bible
Day" and was in charge of Mrs. w.
H. Cahall, Mrs. Ella Little, Mrs. e.