Milford chronicle., 1943-04-09
HARRINGTON

ing of the Harrington New Cen
tury Club on Tuesday afternoon
The speaker of the afternoon was
the Rev. Robert z. Green, pastor o.
Asbury Methodist Church, who lait
stress on the return of the ole
family altar in the home. The top
ic was in charge of Mrs. T. c
Jones, Mrs. H. L. Boyer. Mrs. Har-
ley Waller and Mrs. Wilbur E
Jacobs. The program opened witt
group singing followed by read
ings given by Mrs. Waller and
Mrs. Boyer. Mrs. Reed Morris gave
several guitar selections, and other
readings by Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Jacobs. Miss Elva Rae Smith sang
a solo. The program closed with a
victory puzzle, Mrs. John Pitlick
and Mrs. Ernest Raughley being
the prize winners. Refreshments
were served during the social
hour.
Funeral services for Theodore
Edward Voss. aged Is years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Voss, were
held last Wednesday afternoon
from the Boyer funeral home in
this town. The services were in
charge of the Rev. Thomas c..
Jones of Trinity Methodist Church.
The young man died Sunday night,
March 2S in Chestertown. Md. In
terment was in Hollywood Gene
terry. Besides his parents, the de-
ceased is survived by twelve broth
ers and sisters: Walter. William.
Clayton, James and Albert Voss of
Harrington; Ernest and John Voss
and Mrs. Hazel Gillespie OF Mil
ford: Mrs. Carl Webb, Seaford;
Miss Daisy Voss. Mrs. Ralph Town
send and Mrs. Russell Garrett. of
Chestert0wn.
Sunday afternoon. the Harring-
ton and FELTON, fire companies
stood by for two hours to protect
the outbuildings on the farm of b.
Frank Jester. about 212 miles west
of Masten's Corner, on the HOl-
landsville highway. The farm is
tenanted by Walter Paskey Ill,
grandson of former Democratic
Speaker of the House Walter j.
Paskey. When the firemen ar
rived the home was already DOOM
ed. There was no one home at the
time. The water wagon OF the
Harrington Fire Company pumped
hundreds of gallons of water on
the ruins. getting an extra supply
from a ditch nearby. The roofs oil
Outbuildings were wetted down ana
fire in u wOodpile was eXtingulsh-
ed. Fire did not reach building
housing several hundred brollefs:
Passing motorists who discovered
the flames gave the alarm ana theh
proceeded to remove some oil the
furniture. including a piano, llVlhs
room suite, snare drum. hall rack
and some articles of clothing from
one room on the first floor. The
fire is believed to have started from
a chimney from fire left in kltch-
en- range and seemed to have start
ed at the rear of the house. Inc
home was modern for farm proper
ties and included bath with running
water. electric pump and electric
lights throughout the house. II
was valued at least $4,000, with
only a small insurance on the mousse
and furniture.
After a lengthy illness, Mrs.
Catherine Ellwagner LongfellO~'
aged Ga years. wife of Ernest Long
fellow. a merchant at WhitlesDurg'
died last Sunday morning. She
was the daughter of the late
Charles and Margaret Heyd FIJI
wagner and lived in the community
all of her life. She was porn Ill
Caroline county, Md. She was
member of the Seventh-Day AdVen-
tist Church. Funeral services Were
held on Wednesday afternoon AZ
O'Clock from her late residence III
charge of the Rev. C. V. Leach, OF
Baltimore. a former pastor, ana the
Rev. David Fleagle of Dover. IN
terment in Greensboro. Besides heI
husband. the deceased is survived
Inv three children-Paul Longtel-
low, Mrs. Joshua Lister, oil Har-
rington, and Miss Margaret Long
fellow of Washington, ID. Z"
graduate nurse connected with Inc
War Department; three grahochil-
dren and three sisters and three
Phoebe Ellwagnei'
Viola; Mrs. Joseph Lorentz, SAD
Pa; Mrs. Matilda Thorn
ton of Montana; Thomas and sam,
uel Ellwagner of Greensboro anu
Jacob Ellwagner of Baltimore.
Clarence Collins, youngest son OF
Ihe late Frank Collins, a former
harber in this town and connected
with the Sylvester Gents Furnlsh-
ing store for the past six years mas
resigned to accept place in a de-
Tense plant in Wilmington. M.
Collins was vice-president OF the
Junior Chamber of Commerce ana
also vice-president of the Harrlhg-
ton Fire Company, and served on
the active roll of the company. Mr.
Collins is married and has one
child but was subject to an early
call by the army.
Failing to rally from a case OF
pneumonia, Miss Zena Scott, aged
81 years. died early last Thursday
morning at the home of her brother
Gilbert Scott, near Hollandsville.
She was the daughter of the late
John A. and Emily Minner Scott.
She was a member of Cedar Grove
Holiness Church. Funeral services
we're held from the Boyer Funeral
lome on Sunday afternoon. The
Rev. H. D. Dukes had charge of the
service, with interment in Hopkins
cemetery, west of FELTON,. The de-
ceased is survived by five brothers
md one sister: Gilbert, Roy and
George Scott of FELTON,; William
Scott, Centreville; Herman Scott,
Jhestertown, and Mrs. Cove Jarvis,
Telton.
Pfc. Merritt Tatman is visiting
lis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
(. Tatman.