Middletown transcript., 1891-02-19
Townssnd Top,cs .

Townsend Topics.
Mrs. John Atwell is the guest of Mrs.
Annie Maloney.
Mrs. Annie Townsend is sick at her
home near town.
Edward Hart lost q valuable horse
one day last week.
Dr.. Thos. Enos was in Philadelphia on
business last Friday.
Mr.. Walter Knots is the guest of
w. G.. Knots on the levels.
- Mr.. Wallace Atwell of Locust Grove,
Md, Is visiting j. A. Hart.
= The Misses Della and Mollie Wright
Of Smyrna, are visiting Mr.. David Wells.
= Mr.. w. E. Graves has purchased a
fine young horse from James L. Carpenter.
- Mr.. Frank Reynolds Of Clayton, Del !,
spent few hours with his parents on
Tuesday.
- Miss Cora Reynolds of Green Spring,
was the guest of Miss MoIlie Moore on
Sunday.
- Miss Lizzie w. Collins Of PhiladeI-
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Townsend.
~ Mrs. Clarence Scott and daughter of
Middletown, was entertained by Mrs. W.
A. Scott on Thursday last.
- Mr.. ]. c. Hutchinson has been ap-
pointed tax collector for Appoquinimink
hundred to succeed r. Z. Truax.
Mr.. George .Truax and wife of
Smyrna, were the guests of W. d. Money
Thursday and Friday of last week.
- d. B. Maloney who has been quite
sick for several days, is ont again, and we
trust viii soon be able to attend to busi-
ness.
- Miss Annie Hutchinson returned
home Saturday evening from Philadelphia,
where she has been visiting friends for
several weeks.
- Misses Mollie Gill and Katie Hutch
inson, returned home Sunday from two
weeks visit to friends in Kennedyville,
Md.
- Mrs. Fred Ringold who was the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Charles L. Hub
bard for several days last week, returned
to her home at Hillsborough, Md, Satur-
day morning.
= Egg buyers are plentiful with us now.
1t reminds one of peach season, when the
peach buyers are as thick as bees. Farm
ers having eggs to sell would to do well to
bring them to Townsend.
- Mrs. w. w. Naylor has nice flock
Of turkeys numbering about rs or 80. Mrs.
Naylor will sell about the first of March,
and will receive good price for them as
turkeys are usually high at that time of the
year.
- Mr.. Millard Webb has accepted .
position with the B. & O. Railroad, and
left for his new field Of labor on Monday.
Millard has been stationed at Blackbird
as day operator, and filed his position
satisfactory to the Delaware railroad. His
many friends regret to see him leave, and
wish him success in his new home.
The regular meeting Of the Epworth
League will be held on Friday evening
February 20th. All are invited to attend,
as the program will be very interesting.
Rev. r. K. Stevenson of Smyrna, is ex-
pected to address the League at its next
meeting night, two weeks from next Fri
day.
An oyster supper was given at the
residence of Dan1 Morris, Thursday even
ing February 10Th. The supper was
COTTON up by W. E. Graves and John
Morris. Owing to the bad weather the
company was not as large as was expected.
Supper was served from 8 to 10 by the
committee. This makes the second
supper that Messrs. Graves and Morris
have COTTON up, and both proved to be sue
cessful.
= Mrs. Annie Maloney was present at
the annual convention of the w. C. T. U.
Of New Castle county, at New Castle, Del,
on Wednesday, February 18th, and deliver
ed an address on the "reminiscences of
the National Union" held at Atlanta,
Georgia, last fall, to which Mrs. Maloney
was delegate from the State of Delaware.
Mrs Maloney was the guest of Mrs. D. B.
Jones, while in New Castle.
- Appoquinimink Castle, No. 10, K. G.
E. win soon give an entertainment in the
town hall, to be composed entirely Of home
talent. The date has not been fixed yet.
The committee in charge are hustlers, and
will do all within their power to make it
q success, but brother Knights they can
not do all 80 if they call on you to help
them out, do so with will and show the
citizens of Townsend what the Eagles Of
Appoquinimink Castle can do when called
upon to ay. The entertainment is for q
good cause and should be well attended by
all who are interested in the advancement
of the order. Rock.