Milford chronicle., 1944-02-25
HARRINGTON


man T. Smith, aged 4S years, die,
at the State Hospital Monday Feb
IA. Funeral services were held II
this town Thursday afternoon. Tn
Rev. Milton Elliott of Farmingtoi
was In charge Of the services. In
terment in Hollywood Cemetery
Mrs. Francis Graham of Whining
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Norril
Graham.
Pvt. Sol. Martin of Camp Forrest
Maine, is visiting his wife, Mrs
Ruth Martin.
Electricians Mate Second Class
Robert Masten. of Camp Edicott
r. L., is visiting his wife. Mrs. EN-.
lily Masten, and his mother, Mrs
Catherine Masten.
Jerry o. Smith has accompanied
his brother, Harry Smith, to Cali.
fornia for a visit.
Cpl. C. Tharp Harrington, OF
Fort Monroe, Va. has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Harring
ton, and his wife. Mrs. Charlotte
Harrington, at Newark.
Cpl. Charles Peck, of New Jer.
sey has been spending few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Lloyd OF
Chicago, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Jones during the past
week.
Mrs. S. L. Sapp. Mrs. John Parks
and Mrs. w. w. Sharp attended tht
Milford Club luncheon last week.
Three calls for chimney fires il
the past twenty-four hours kept
the firemen pretty much on the job
First call at the Knox apartments
in the old school-house; the SECOND
and third calls at the home o!
Whiteley Reed on Dorman street
No damage resulted from any OF
the alarms.
Sergt. Woodrow w. Welch, son OF
Mrs. Mary Welch. was Just recently
promoted to his present rank. He
is stationed in New York.
Sergt. Anna Sibitzky of Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Sibitzky
Cpl. Oscar T. Roberts, Jr., OF
Boca Ration Field. Fla. is spending
a furlough with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. o. T. Roberts.
During the last days of the Wai
Bond drive here sales were greatly
boosted, the total reported being
$13S, 900; this however is $4,000
short of the quota. The workers
have been granted an extension tC
the end of the month to complete
the job. Many of them thought the
allotment to this town was quite
large, since it was nearly double
that of the third loan.
pete" a st. Andrewsberg Roller
1-year-old canary of Mrs. Oscar
Wix, died this week. We are told
this is a ripe old age for canaries
Miss Thelma Rutsche, student
nurse of Milford Memorial Hos
pital, now affiliated at Gallingei
Municipal Hospital. Washington, ID
c., spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Granville ]. Hill.
The Harrington New Century
Club met last Tuesday Afternoon
with the president, Mrs. Ernest
Raughley, presiding. Mrs. Charles
Lee Sipple, Kent county vice-presi-
dent of the Delaware State Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, paid an Off
cial visit to the club and extended
greetings. Mrs. John Parks report;
ed on the luncheon of the Milford
Century Club held Monday. The
subject of the program for the af- |
ternOon was India" and was pre- |
sented by a round-table discussion
led by the chairmanfi Mrs. w. W.
Sharp. Others participating in the
discussion were Mrs. f. w. Dean
Mrs. Fred S. Bailey, Mrs. O. T.
Perry and Mrs. Parks. An interest
ing exhibit of articles which Sergt
Frank C. O'Neal, Jr.. has sent to
his family from India, where he
has been stationed for the past
two years, were displayed and de-
scribed by his sister. Mrs. Brinton
Holloway. Many photographs OF
Sergt. 0'Neal were also included.
The program ended with a piano
solo, Song of India" by Miss
Catherine Vernon.
Mrs. James A. Cahall, teller in
the Peoples Bank for nearly 25
years, has resigned effective at
once. The bank directors express
ed their sincere regrets over her
resignation and her fellow employ |
ees presented her with a gift. Mrs.
Cahall plans to return to her du-
ties and assist her husband with
the work in connection with his
crate and basket business which he
operates in FELTON,.
Announcement has been made
that John B. Holloway has pur-
chased the restaurant business OF
Clarence Dyer, located at the Peo- I
Dle's Service Station. Mr.. Dyer
was called into the navy and was
'orced to sell the business. Mr..
Holloway is at present connected
With the Unemployment Commits
iion. ts i-~t
William S. MeCabe, signal main
Amer for the Pennsylvania Rail-
Dad Company and located. here,
iuffered two fractured ribs when
le was run down by an automobile
While out with party of friends
sunday. Norman s. Wix, Jr., was
aid to have been the driver of the
ar.
Leslie Adams of Wilmington,
pent the weekend with his father
4. T.. Adams.
f. A. Richardson has returned
fter a short vacation to points OF
interest in Florida.
Private Samuel Gerard of Fort
Sustis. Va. spent the weekend
nth his wife. Mrs. Margaret Ger
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