Milford chronicle., 1946-09-20
HARRINGTON

Harrington Rotary Club met
Tuesday at the James Restaurant
and were very sorry to learn the |
President, Edward E. Sacharias.
who for the past three years has
been supervisor on the Delmarva
Division of the Pennsylvania rail
road had just been transferred by
that Company to a similar position
at Greenville, Illinois effective at
once Vice president Wesley Butler
was in charge of the meeting.
quests present We're II. ]. McDOn-
ald, commercial instructor at the
Harrington School and Rev. r. G.
Jones, pastor of Trinity Church,
Rev. Jones spoke. taking for his
subject, without friend" He
spoke about how lonely life would
be without friend of any kind and
how great the friendship is that is
being built up throughout the world
through the efforts of Rotary, that
we as ROtarians have a great part
to play in the prevention of future
wars. that our International friend
ship should be used as the stepping
stone to that end.
Gilbert Leroy Jackson Jr., age A
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital Sunday night following an
automobile accident in which he
was seriously injured Sunday
morning. He was born near FELTON,
and had never married, he was the
son of the late Gilbert Leroy and
Ella BarcuS Jackson. He lived in
Milford and was employed by Bur-
ris Express Company. Funeral ser
vices will be held Wednesday after
noon at p. m from the Boyer
Funeral Home in this city in charge
of the Rev. T. {. Jones, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church assisted
by the Rev. W. Edwin Tull of Mil
ford. lnterment will be in Holly
wood Cemetery. He is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. James Lyons and
Mrs. BryCn Sapp and one brother
Edward jackson all of Harrington
Besides several nieces anG
ncphews.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Benton and
daughter, Barbara of Centrevillt
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Rapp and daughter Char
lotte. together they spent part 0
the day al Rehoboth
The Primary and Beginners De
Eartment of the Asbury Methods
Church School. held their annua
Picnic on the lawn Of the churcl
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs William /. Clarksol
were Reading Fair visitors las
week
Miss Virginia Smith of Camden
y j., spent the week end with he
uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs
Matthew Eberhard and her grand
mother. Mrs. Theodore Smith.
Lieutenant and Mrs. T.. A. HolZ
claw of Fort BelvOir. Va. wer
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs J. o. Prid
over the week end.
MIR. and Mrs. IT, J. Ramsdel
spent Sunday with Mr.. and MIR.
Alden Ramsdell at Saratoga. =;
A gala shower WAS given las
week at the home of Mrs. Williar
G.. Stokes on Weiner Ave. in homo
Of the approaching marriage of he
niece, Miss Mary Elizabeth Abbot
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jon
+. Abbott, this city Mrs. AleXande
W. Hughes of l.lanerch. Pa, an
Mrs. J. Brown Hughes of Beverl
Hills. Pa. aunts of the prosperity
bride assisted Mrs Stokes with tn
shower.
Mrs. Emma Holloway Hammond
In hn NIilfnr
Memorial Hospital last Thursda
afternoon after an illness Of severe
weeks. She was born in German
and came 10 this country with he
parents at the age of five She fOl
merly lived al Pennington but ha
resided in Georgetown for the pa.
three months Funeral service
were held from the Boyer Funer;
Home in this city Sunday afternOC
at 9 p. nj. in charge of the Rev. T.
.lCnes, pastor of Trinity MethOdi
Church. Interment. Hollywood e
metery. She is survived by her hu
band, AlonzO Hammond of GeOrg
town and five children BY a form
marriage. Mrs. George Pritchaf
Buffalo, y. Y. Mrs. Hooper Ros
Pennington. Mrs Homer Brow
Harrington, Jessie Edward HOll
way, Georgetown and Thorn
Holloway. Milford.
On Friday evening, September
the ninth annual flower, fruit al
vegetable show sponsored by {
Ever Ready Class Of Asbury Meth
dist Church School was held in c.
Inns Hall of the church and W
we'll attended. The exhibits We
many and varied. Mrs. Villa
COulbourne and Mrs. Dewey Sa
Of Houston were the judges. Pri2
were awarded TO the winners of t
most Blue Ribbons" III each {
rartment They were as follow