Milford chronicle., 1944-08-18
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The regular monthly meeting oi
the fire company held last night
was conducted with dispatch
President, Calvin Simpson was In
the chair. George w. Swain report
ed on the special meeting held al
Rehoboth recently, while Chiel
Shockley and Swain also reported
on the County meeting held al
South Bowers last month. Dele
gates for the County meeting next
week at FELTON, will be Swain
Shockley, and George johnson
During the past month the fire re-
corder reported nine calls running
their number of alarms up to fifty
for the year, however last year the
company had this number OF
alarms three months earlier.
Louis Price Arm &c son of Mrs.
Alice Price of this city has Just
completed 10 months overseas and
is now spending 20 day furlough
at home, while here he will cele-
brate his 22nd. Birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Truitt have
been recent Wilmington visitors.
Reverend and Mrs. II. V. Bran
ford and daughter are spending a
two weeks vacation at their
cottage in RehOboth.
Miss Nellie Emory is visiting her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Baker in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Welch and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brown spent
last week at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Albert Grove and children
of Coatsville, Pennsylvania, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Wix this week.
Last Saturday morning fire
caused slight damage to the boiler
room of the Harrington Dry
Cleaners owned by E. T. Hall on
North Dorman street in this city.
The fire was discovered over the
boiler near the roof. The cleaning,
pressing, and storage rooms were
not damaged The firemen were
quickly summoned and before they
arrived Mr.. Hall and his employees
assisted by neighbOrs had removed
all the cleaning, both the finished
work and that to be cleaned. With
all the inflamable cleaning fluid
stored in the building, it did cause
no little excitement. The cleaning
building is a frame and asbestos
shingled building with tin
and roof of composition and is
located at the rear of his lot ON
which his home faces DOrman
Street. The garage of Fulton
Downing and Harry Tee were
about fifty feet away and a small
chicken house of Mr.. Tee is
from the burning build
ing by narrow alley. The home of
MIR. Hall and two other tenent
houses occupied by Mrs. Maurice /
Hall and Mrs. Carl Zott are less
than one hundred feet away. The
of Mrs. Zott wouldn't |
start and was pushed out of the
garage to safety. Quick work of the
firemen who drove their water
wagon into the driveway near the
fire and had it almost under con-
troll before a larger hose line from
engine No. 2 was coupled up to the
city main at DOrman and Center /
A. quiet wedding was performed
by the Reverend Thomas c. Jones
In Trinity Methodist parsonage
last Wednesday night at 8 o'clock
when he united in marriage Ser
geant W. Nipzeheltzer. of Reading
Pennsylvania, and Miss Doris
Elizabeth Woodward a nurse of
Milford. The soldier is stationed az
he Dover Air Base.
. Mrs. Howard May and her
mother Mrs. Beatrice Hoddinott of
Baltimore were guests of MIR. and
Yrs. Fred w. Harrington during
he past week.
Lieutenant Sarah Taylor of
Staten Island New York visited her
ather Arthur N. Taylor during the
,ast week.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Taylor is visiting
Ter son Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
'aylor in Baltimore.
Miss Barbara Masten has retcrn-
d to Baltimore after a months
acation with her parents Mr.. and
lrs. John Masten here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jester and
alnily are occupying a cottage at
sehoboth this week.
After being in poor health for
everal months, Mr.. Fred Johnson
vas removed to the Milford
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ay afternoon. During his earlier
Ife he was a carpenter and moving
OntractOr. Funeral services were
eld from the home of his
aughter on Delaware avenue,
IOnday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
barge of the Reverend H. V.
IranfOrd pastor of Asbury Metho-
ist Church, with interment in
hollywood Cemetery. The deceased
J survived by three children,
frs. Bessie Warrington Chester;
ieorge Johnson, Darby Pennsyl-
ania; and Mrs. Herbert Von- .
ioerres of this city; besides eight
rand children; three great grand
and one great-great-grand
hild.
Mrs. A. L. Gaskin Jr. of West
Maryland spent the past
Ieek with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde .
Iiller.
Pfc. Thomas Peck of Camp
ickett, Virginia. spent the week.
nd with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
harles Peck. Private Peck was
to the Philadelphia strike.
Harry Harrington of Wilmington
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