Middletown transcript., 1893-12-09


wide wake town of over six hundred IN
habitants, having doubled its population
within the last ten years. n
The town first received Its present name
when the railroad station Was located there's
and was very appropriately called Town
send from the late Samuel Townsend, q
large land owner and man Of much
prominence in the neighborhood.
In the spring Of 1885 Townsend was in
corporated as town. the incorporators be-
ing g. M. D. Hart, D. 81 Maloney. ELI G.
Welsh, Albert Lyman and james T. Tay-
lor.
The town was surveyed and streets
properly layed out, and other improve
ments b hye been added continuously. Be-
ing situated al the junction Of the Queen
Anne's and the Delaware Diyiaion Of The
p. w. & b, it is the natural center Of much
travel and traffic, large quantities Of grain,
fruit and lumber being shipped from this
point for the markets Of the world.
Neither is Townsend lacking 10 enterpris-
ing citizens, and among the leading business
men are found those Of more than local
prominence.
The principle merchants Ire ]. s and ".
Lattomus. sons Of Levi W. LaitomSs who
kept the first store ever opened In town.
]. @. and B. ". Hutchison 6 M D. Hart
w. A. Scott. N. B. Graves, D. b Maloney.
Thomas Graves, Thomas Moloney and T..
B. shockley. There are several industries
Of importance; The Creamery and the
gannery being most prom minent, the latter
gives emp soyment to 200 persons during
the cannery season. when corn and tomatoes
are canned in large quantities.
There is but one church 10 the place, the
Emanuel M. q Church, which was built in
1871 and is situated in beautiful grove of
native forest trees. Until 1875 this church
belonged to the Appoquinimink charge. but
since then has been separate station, the
first pastor being Rev j 81 q II.ey The sue
ceeding pastors have been Rev. !. 3. Bell. g.
K. Morris, b p Roberts, s. n. Morgan r. ]. /.
Watkins F. FIetcker and g. +, Carpenter
The church Is IN hourishing condition.
having very fine Sunday School with p !.
B. Maloney Superintendent and q Young
Peoples Society Of the Epuorth League
The church is enjoying season Of great
revival at present. and large ingathering
of souls IS being realized.
The public schools of Townsend are Of q
high grade. furnishing * 1I9nz educational
advantages fos the young. Prof Herman
Roe Is the Principal, and e a. educator as
well as man Of letters and T1fs culture he
has no sgueriofs ID The State. His assistants
are Miss Lizzie Disch and Miss Lay Enos:'
The Mutual Loan Association, which W as
incorpo about ton years ago has been
a great benefit to its influence being espec-
ially lslt Il he recent rapid growth Of the
town
The town commissioners are Thomas
Bratton W A. Scott, H. NJ. Smith. John
W. Townsend and r. Hodgson, and they
all are men who look well after the inter.
est of the town. There are number of
pretty homes in Townsend. and III summer
the well kept yards and shady street make
the place very attractive.
There is one resident physician. DR.. 7. A.
Enos.
The Townsend Hotel Is very imposing
establishment, kept by J L. Dickinson.
w. E. Graves is the newly appointed |
Post Master.
The Townsend people are noted for hos
pitality and enterprise, They are always
ready to entertain convention or an
Institute and whenever they have chance
theproyey themselves as capable as they are
willing. Among the young people there Is /
d decided fondness for the fine arts, and
both music and painting are being taught
to various classes by local and visiting
instructors.
There are no more appreciatiye people to
be found than at Townsend. and every
opportunity for Advancement and self
Improvement is eagerly embraced BY them.