Middletown transcript., 1893-12-30
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TOWNSEND TOPICS.

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Happy New Yearl
Herman Nailor Is the guest Of Willie 9.
Money
There are number Of cases Of the grip
in town.
Rev. r. r. Carpenter was taken quite III
on Thursday.
Mis- Elra Lamden. Of Mt, Pleasant, is
visiting friends in town.
Robert Wilson shot dog which was sup
posed to be mad. on Monday.
Miss Miligan. Of Cape Charles City, is the
guest Of Mrs. F. F. Carpenter.
Mrs. D. B. Maloney entertained her Sum
day school class on Thursday evening.
Wilmer cahoon, of Philadelphia, spent
Christmas with bis sister, Mrs. J. 9. Hutch
ison.
The young folks indulged in a masque-
rade on Wednesday evening, at the resi-
dence Of II. M. Smith.
On Tuesday evening Rev. Daniel Camp,
of Tncknhoe, N y !, delirered lecture called
q "Trip 70 the = Bair II was Illus.
irated with stsreoptican views.
a brakeman by tbs name Of Robert Lord
had his hand badly crushed while coupling
cars at this stati on on Tuesday evening
The wounds were dressed by DR.. 7. A. Enos.
The many friends here, of Miss Ida Otho-
son were sorry to learn Of her sudden death
which took place at her bone near Sassa-
fras on Sunday morning. Miss Ida was
formerly resident of this community and
had endeared herself to many ofour people.
AT the semi annual election of the K. g. 3.
tht following officers were elected: Noble
Chief, Frank David; Past Chief, J. D.
Stradley: vice-Chief, Herman Roe; High
Priest w. T. Moore; Sir Herald, Charles
Dukes; Venerable Hermit, Walter Gill;
Trustee, D. B. Maloney; Representative IN
Grand Castle, r. Hodgson. Some OF the
officers hold over and others are to be ap-
pointed.
David Atwe1I, aged fifteen years, eldest
son af John Atwell met with serious ac-
cident on Christmas Day While cunning
for hawk, be started to climb fence, the
top rail broke and in falling the gun went
off and the whole load went through his
-fsfSwrist. He was visiting his grandparents
near Sassafras, who Immediately sent him
here to DR.. T. A. Enos. DR.. Mckee, Of
Middletown, was sent for and they found it
necessary to amputate the hand and wrist.
at this writing he is getting along as well
as one could expect. We extend our SYM
pathy to David and his parents.
Christmas Day was mixture Of joy and
sadness for the people Of Townsend. The
death of one of our number, together with
the accident in our midst, cast more or less
gloom over our little town. One pleasant
feature of the holidays is the homecoming
ofso many of our friends. Among them
are Miss Mamie Townsend. Of Philadelphia,
Rev. Daniel Camp and wife. Prof, w. A.
Hutchison and Miss Katie Hutchison, of
Pennington, N. J., James Wilson, Of Phila-
delphia, Mort and Eugene Skaggs, Of Phil
adslphia, Louis Graves, Of Greenwood, John
and Abram Bratton, and Robert Truax.
Mrs. Sarah J. FINLEY wife of stringer Tin
ley died on Sunday evening. She was 50 years
of age, and for S5 years had been chistian,
member of Union NJ. e. church. She
was a faithful wife, and devoted mother.
Two daughters are left to mourn her loss,
Mrs. George vaneyke and Mrs. W. A. Scott.
Her funeral took place on Wednesday
morning. the services were conducted BY
Rev. F. F. Carpenter assisted by Rev. Mr..
Hynson. Mrs, Tinley was well known and
had large circle Of friends, many Of whom
paid their tribnte of love and respect by
following her remains to the Union NJ. e.
cemetery, their last resting place.
The Christmas entertainment on Saturday
evening was success. The program con-
sisted of school choruses, quartetts, duets.
recitations, etc. The little song, Rock .
by Baby, sung by three little girls was
teaf1Tly enIoS oSsns TileEs al wore Martha
washington caps and ioisk ails;ite aprons,
each one Asld doll dressed ~ On infant
They were quaint in appearances and reve-
rent in manner. as they sang of the Christ
Child who came to earth, and of His watch
full care over the little ones Of to-day. The
most interesting part Of the evening exer-
else was the distribution Of gifts. The
bright, happy faces Of the little folks during
that time was pleasing sight
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