Middletown transcript., 1906-02-24
TOWNSEND

TOWNSEND
]. c. HutcI,ison WINS Wilmington visi-
tor, Tuesday.
Mrs. d. P. Ilutclrison Was in Whining
ton, Saturday.
Miss Lena Baker, Of Dover, is visiting
Mrs. Harnan Reynolds.
Miss May McFaul attended the teachers
institute held in Wilmington, Saturday.
Miss Bessie Fisher spent Saturday and
Sunday with her sister in Wilmington.
Miss Laura Fisher, of Greenwood, is
the guest Of her sister. Miss Bessie
Fisher.
Miss Jeanette Townsend has returned
home after spending sometime in Phila-
delpfia.
Archie Finley, Of PhiIa,lelpllia, Was the
guest Of his mother. Mrs. Emma Finley,
over Sunday.
J. A. Lockerman, Of Wilmington, was
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. G.
Lockerman over Sunday.
Mrs. ]. w. Jones and little daughter
Elizabeth, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mclaughlin, in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Lyman and son
Albert, visited Mrs. Lynam's brother,
Charles Hutellison at Delmar.
A. j. Lyman, Richard Hodgson and
ID. B. Jones attended the state convention
of the Jr. o. U. A. M. in Laurel Tuesday.
The Townsend Auxiliary Of the
Woman's Home Missionary Slciety met
at the home OF Mrs. j. 2. Stats, Tuesday
evening.
Alfred, the oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Graves, died early Monday morn
ing, February 10Th, after an Illness Of
several weeks. Services were held at the
home Of his parents; Thursday morn
ing; interment in Townsend Cemetery.
The pulpit OF Townsend N. E Church
will be filled both morning aud evening
by Rev. A. P. Prettyman, Of Galena,
Rev. W. Gunby. of Odessa, will preach
at Union in the afternoon. The pastor.
Rev. j. w. Jones il visiting in Whining
ton and Philadelphia.
Abram Bratton died Wednesday at his
home near Union M. E Church. The
funeral services were held at Union
Church Saturday, the pastor, Rev. J. w.
Jones, officiating interment in Union
Cemetery. The deceased was "a years
old. All of his life had been spent in
this locality. Mr.. Bratton leaves four
sons and one daughter.
The Knights of the Golden Eagles of
Appoquinimink Castle celebrated their
18th anniversary, Wednesday evening,
February 2lst. The members and friends
OF the castle assembled at their usual
place of meeting at 7P. NJ. Among the
visitors were John G. Mckinney, P. G.
c., of Pennsylvania; Mr.. White, of Clay
ton, and Frank Webb, OF Smyrna. After
spending an hour and half listening to
speeches from P. G. C. Mckinney and
various others they adjourned 10 the
Church Hall where banquet was served,
of blue points, boiled ham,
tongue, olives, pickles, Boston baked
beans, potato salad, cabbage salad, celery,
Maryland biscuits, bread, butter, jellies,
cheese, waters, apples, grapes, bananas, |
oranges, blocked ice cream, coffee and
cocoa.
A beautiful home Wedding took place |
at the residence of Mr.. George Hurd near
at high noon on Wednesday.
February 2lst, when his daughter, Carrie |
Lee, was united in marriage to William
Morris Collins. The house was tastefuIIy
decorated, the colors being white, pink |
and Green. Miss Catherine Hutchinson
played the wedding march and the mar.
'iage ceremony was performed by Rev. ].
W. Jones. Miss Ethel Hurd, sister Of
he bride, was bridesmaid, and the bride.
yroom was attended by Mr.. Paxton. The
bride was dressed in a dark blue lans-
lowne, willie the bridesmaid wore a blue
nohair. After sumptuons banquet the
lewly married couple took the Norfolk
xpress enroute for Wilmington, PhiIa.
lelphia and other points. The bride was
he recipient Of many beautiful presents.