Middletown transcript., 1899-08-12
TOWNSEND LETTER

Jacob Hill son of the late Jacob Hill, of
Blackbird, died in Philadelphia Thursday
after brief illness. The deceased lived at
Blackbird until twenty years ago when he
went to Philadelphia and entered the COM
mission business. He had been in bad
health for some time partly caused by gun
shot wound in his right limb which he re-
ceived several years ago. The wound had
affected his foot but death was caused by
blood poisoning brought on by cutting
corn on his foot too closely. Mr.. Hill was
forty-five years of age and leaves wife
and two children. He was well-known in
Townsend and enjoyed the confidence and
respect of his many friends here. Inter-
ment at Blaekbird on Sunday.
The blackberry crop of southern New
Castle county has been short this season,
but quite profitable to the growers never.
theless. The price has ranged from to IA
cents per quart and those sent to New York
brought even more. The growers of this
section did especially well with them.
Much interest is being shown in the
movement to form an athletic association
here. So far over $1,000 has been sub
scribed toward the movement and if the
subscriptions continue to come in this way
something definite will be decided upon in
a short time.
One of our most popular young ladies
painted her porch chairs recently and sew
eral nights ago one of them stuck to pair
of light pantaloons. These chairs are
guaranteed to hold anything that sits on
them.
William P. Wilson attended the second
annual session of the Delaware Amateur
Press Association at Dover on Monday.
Messrs Wells, Herring & Co., will open
their cannery on Tuesday next.
Tuesday evening number of young men
of Townsend gave their friends and visit
ors a strawride which was q delightful
affair. A large wagon was secured and the
merry crowd spent delightful evening
riding around the streets of Townsend and
the surrounding country. Their laughter
and singing could be heard quite distance
while the tin horns the boys blew were very
much in evidence. Those who formed the
party were: Miss Ethel Maloney, Miss
Euphemia Collins. Miss Myrtle Townsend,
Miss Margaret Townsend, Miss Virginia
Hutchinson, Miss Luta Outten, Miss Viola
Watts, Miss Helen Weldon, Miss Margaret
Weldon, Miss Sadie Weldon, Miss Ruth
Hutchinson; Messrs. Roy Hutchinson, JOS
eph Jones, Joseph Hutchison, Howard
Hutchison, Count Hutchison, Barr Weldon
and Charlie Blackson.
The following young people have jnst
concluded their stay of ten days at Wood
land Beach. And all of them report hav-
ing had thoroughly enjoyable time down,
by the "Soundery Sea" Misses Julia Stats.
Josie Stats, Nina g. Scott, Mollie Gill,
Mamie Townsend, Lizzie Disch, Elva Disch,
Beulah Naylor, Lola Finley, Messrs. Harry
Hart, Joseph Pritchard, Lee Maloney, Lee
Lattamus, Walter Gill, Jacob Vandyke
Elmer Pritchard, Archie Finley, Roland
Reynolds, and John 7. Dickey.
Wednesday waa great day at Woodland
Beach. Among the pleasure seekers from
Townsend and vicinity were: Mr.. .and Mrs.
William Money. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Hodgson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hart. Miss
Mary Money, BENZ. Lockerman, Jr. and
Wilmer Fennimore, Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. Wilson. who reside at Smyrna, were
also of the party.
Miss Grantland, of Wilmington, returned
home few days since after spending an
enjoyable season as the guest of Miss.
Lonah Fl. Smith.
Mr.. Lilyard Ayers has just gone to Dover
after having passed most enjoyable season
as guest of the family of Mr.. Benjamin
Lockerman.
Mr.. W. G. Carton, of Baltimore, is. visit
ing his father here.
Miss Sadie Pinder. of Clayton, has been
visiting Mrs. George Pinder on Delaware
Avenue.
Miss Lena Foster. of Wilmington, is visit
ing Miss Outten on Taylor street.
Miss Maude Thomas, Of PhiIadelphia, is
the guest of Miss Jodie Guessford.
Miss Jump, of Baltimore, is visiting
Miss Gertrude Hutchinson near town.
Mrs. Harry K. Stout has returned to her
home at Chestertown.
Frank Watts is staying for a season at
Cecilton.
Miss Jennie Wood Of Colts Nd is visiting
here.