Middletown transcript., 1891-03-26
Townsend Topics.

- MT. hOD0Tb w llSOH HAS mUNcu
near Collins Beach.
= Editor McFarlane of the Clayton
Call was in town on Tuesday.
- Miss Annie Naylor has returned
home from visit to friends in Smyrna.
~ Rev. T. E. Bell was the guest Of
Mr.. Geo. M. d. Hart, the first of this
week.
- Miss Elva Naylor is visiting
Miss Maggie Jones, near Glasgow,
Del.
Rev. Frank Fletcher, our new
pastor, was the guest of D. B. Maloney
on Tuesday.
= Miss Emma Choate, spent Satur-
day and Sunday at her home in
Newark, Del.
Mr.. Samuel Truax was the guest
Of his brother, Isaac Truax, Saturd ay
and Sunday.
- Miss Cora Collins, who has been
very i'll for several weeks, is slowly i'm
proving.
= Rev. G. K. Morris was the guest
Of his daughter, Mrs. Ella Watts on
Wednesday.
Mrs. G. F. Hubbard and Miss
Florence c. Ringold, were in Smyrna
last Thursday.
- Mr.. Jackson Collins spent few
days last week with his brother, D. H.
Collins at Cherry Hill, Nd.
Miss Rachie Weldon has returned
home from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Sue West, living near Blackbird.
The sale of Mrs. Lydia c.
Simpson was we'll attended and good
prices were realized.
Mr.. Geo. Truax OF Smyrna, spent
last Thursday with his brother, Isaac
Truax, near town.
- Mr.. Wellington Townsend, who
has accepted situation in New Castle,
DEL, will shortly move his family to
that place.
= Mrs. L. B. Graves of Greenwood,
DEL, was the guest Of her mother,
Mrs. W. E. Duhadaway on Thursday
last.
- Mr.. D. B. Maloney and Lewis
L. Atwell, spent Saturday and Sun
day at the 23d annual session of the NJ.
E. Conference at Centreville, Md.
- Emmit Delano of Worcester
County, Va, and Miss Gladys Rob-
inson Of Baltimore, Md, are the
guests of Mrs. Gill on South street.
j Mrs. Fannie Carter of Smyrna,
and Mrs. Willie Boul den of Chester
town. Nd, were the guests of Miss
Mollie E. Hart few days last week.
- Miss Rosa M. Reynolds, who has
been student at the West Che ster
State Normal School since last Septem-
ber, returned to her home on Friday.
Rev. R. I. Watkins a former
pastor and Rev. W. G. Koons, E. Fl.
Miller and G. R. Sheppard were the
guests of Mr.. Geo. NJ. D. Hart on last
Wednesday.
- Mary J. infant daughter of Frank
FL. and Mary A. Lattomus died at the
home of her parents Saturday morn
ing. Services were held Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, interment in
Emanual M. E. Cemetery, Townsend.
= The stores are paying 20 cts. for
eggs and from % to 80 for butter.
Butter was never known to be as
scarce with us as it is now. The farmers
take their milk to the creamery in
stead of making butter, which makes
it almost impossible to get pound of
butter at the stores for love or money.
- Thomas Wells has moved to his
new house, near the creamery; Ben
jamin Lockerman goes to the house
vacated by Mr.. Wells; John D. Strad-
ley to the house that Mr.. Lockerman
moves out off; Mr.. Samuel Townsend
to the house vacated by Mr.. Stradley;
the house vacated by Mr.. Townsend,
Mr.. James G. Gears will move into
from the farm of Mr.. S. R. Warren.
This will be about all the changes that
will be made in Townsend this year.
: Mr.. W. B. Salmon and wife spent
Thursday last in our town at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". W.
Salmon on Main street. Mr.. Salmon
spent his boyhood days in Townsend
for which he still retains warm re-
gard, and it seems to afford him much
pleasure to visit the scenes of his
school days where each familiar object
recalls some pleasant recollection.
Mr.. Salmon is now employed in
Chicago, ILL.,, as civil engineer.
IT. A. Enos. Secretary Of the
school board for District 81 and 81,
gives notice of the annual meeting of
the voters of united school District
81 and 914, said meeting to be held in
the school house in said district,
Saturday April 4th, 1891, at 2 O'Clock
P. NJ, at which time two directors
will be elected to serve three years,
and for the transaction of all other
business that may be brought up before |
the meeting.
g. H. P. Albert Lyman P. G.
W. A. Scott P. G. Thomas Wells !;
P. G. DR.. Thomas Enos /; G. of P.
A. g. P. Reynolds, and K of E. Geo.
NJ. Watts, of Appoquinimink Castle,
No. 10, X. G.. E. visited Union Castle,
No. IL of Smyrna last Thursday even
ing, and were entertained in royal
style by their brother knights of |
Union and Pilgrim Castle. We hope |
that Appoquinimink Castle will turn |
out strong on the 9th of April to take |
part in the parade of the K. G.. E. in |
Smyrna on that day. The Grand |
Castle of Delaware meets in Smyrna
on the 9th Of April, and Union Castle
will be pleased to see good turn out |
from Appoquinimink Castle to meet |
that body of Grand knights of the
Golden Eagle. Rock.