Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
HARRINGTON

After several weeks illness Mrs
Rebecca Price MINER age SO years
widow of the late Thomas MINER
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital on Monday at noon of last
week. Mrs. Minner was the daugh-
ter of the late Edward and Lizzie
Taylor Price and was born in Kent
County. Funeral services were held
from the Pilgrim Holiness Church,
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The services were in charge of the
Reverend Alfred Clark assisted by
the Reverend Earl Lawry of Ok
ford, Maryland, former pastor.
Interment- in Hopkins cemetery
near FELTON,. She is survived by
three sons: Thomas Minner Jr.,
FELTON,; Eddie and Roy Minner of
Harrington; one brother, Edward
of Dover; thirteen grandchildren;
"a great-grand-children.
A special meeting of the Official
Board of Trinity Methodist Church
was held on Tuesday night at Z
P. M.
Mrs. Arnett Potter. Mrs. Bay
nard Smith, Mrs. T. C. Jones and
Mrs. J. H. Potter attended the re-
cent State Convention of the Della
ware Volunteer Firemen's Auxili-
airy in Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Hearn of
Wilmington have been visiting the
latters parents Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad Sibitzky.
Troop No. rs of the Boy Scouts
will begin their Fall meetings next
Monday night when the first meet
ing will be held in the High School
Auditorium at 7.SO p. m. Wesley
Butler is Scout master.
The regular meeting of the Har-
ringten Fire Company will be held
in the Fire House next Monday
night.
At the regular meeting of the o.
U. r. Glass held at the home of
Mrs. Emma Hopkins, Tuesday night
it was announced that Lieutenant
Randall H. Knox Jr., member of
the class now stationed in the
South Pacific Area had sent home |
a donation of $500 for the class.
Mrs. Angie Potter presided over the |
business session when plans were !
made to hold a Rummage Sale in /
the storeroom next to Bakery on
November 10 and IL and also on
November 1918. The class also
voted to purchase another 500.
war bond which will then make
three owned by the class. Mrs.
Robert Smith of Illinois was a
visitor at the class meeting. Mrs.
Mable Hates assisted Mrs. Hopkins
on the committee. The next meet
ing of the class will be held at the
home of Mrs. William F. Smith. A
social hour followed the business
session consisting of games with
refreshments.
CONGRATULATIONS are being eX-
tended to Pfc. Charles James
Townsend son of Mr.. and Mrs. .
William Townsend of near FELTON,
who has just completed his pre-
medical course at Cornell Univer-
sity and has entered Hanhemann
Medical College, Philadelphia. Pri-
yate Townsend was an honor stu
dent of Harrington High School
where he graduated in 1910, while
in High School he learned to play
the Tenor Saxaphone, was a MEM
Der of the High School band and
later a member of the University
of Delaware band and also the mill
tary band of the college. In high /
school he won thecDelaware State
Prize for perfect attendance. Under
the leadership of Prof. Goldman in
the Delaware State Band Contest,
he was top on his instrument. He
entered the service at Fort Dix,
New Jersey in May 1912 then to
City College, New York City and
following in rotation to Fort Bragg,
North Carolina. In June 1914 he
was sent to Camp Mackall. North
Carolina for basis training and |
then to Teachers College, College
boro, Georgia and finally entering
Cornell University to finish his pre-
medical course.
During the past week surprise
Birthday party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A.
Short Jr, in honor of the latters
birthday. Many relatives and
friends assembled at the home to
enjoy social evening and extend
fluctuations to the honOred guest.
The following were among those
present: Mrs. Alice Thompson and
son, Mrs. Earl Thompson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emery Breeding and family all of
Pennington; Mrs. Harry Locates
and children, Mrs. Alice Price, Miss
Eloise Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
A. Short ST.. and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jehu Camper all of Harrington;
Mrs. Mary Bowen. Mrs. Earl Clark
and son of New Castle, PennSylva-
mia; Sergeant and Mrs. Irving Gull
yer and little daughter of Camp
Alabama; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickerson and daughter of
Mrs. Stanley Cahall and
son of Greenwood.
Radar 2/c Cecil Ryan has been
spending a furlough with his wife
in Wilmington and his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Ryan here, before
reporting to his new assignment on ;
the West coast.
Corporal James Stafford of
Camp Shelby, Mississippi, has been
on a furlough here with relatives
and friends; and also with MIR. and
Mrs. Clayton Stafford in Whining
ton Manor.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Adkins have
been spending the past week in
New Yory City and Syracuse.
Mrs. Robert c. Friedel of Phila-
1elphia spent the past week with
her parents.
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