Middletown transcript., 1916-11-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

In This AND NEAkbI FOlNIS
Coal going up.
Butter and eggs are scarce.
Wheat and corn advancing
Eggs high-hens still on strike.
The automobile machinists are busy.
Fatten up that turkey-Thanksgiving
is on the way.
Some husbands would do almost any
thing to render their wives unspeakably
happy.
Isn't it a shame that the highest
praise man ever gets. comes at his
funeral?
Everything has advanced in price ex-
cept matches, the most useful article
of the times.
Some people make the mistake of
looking around the world for happiness
before they look around their own lives.
The U. T. C. Sewing 'ircle spent a
pleasant time at the home of Miss Ada
Scott on North Broad street, Monday
evening.
List of Letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post-office for the week ending
Nov, I'd, 1916: Harry E. Carter, Will
Borthley, Clarence Wright.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held on Monday evening at the home of
the president, Mrs. J. F. McWhorter.
Although there have been several
killing frosts some Townsend residents
are still gathering lima beans and ex-
pecU to gather more before the crop is
ended.
Producers of milk in this vicinity will
hold meeting in McWhorter's hall on
Tuesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock. All
farmers and milk producers are invited
to attend.
The Can and Will Class will hold a
supper in the Sunday School room of
the Forest Presbyterian Church, Thurs
day, November 10th, 1916. Tickets are
now being sold.
The local branch of the Hebrew
Charity Association held joint meet
ing with the members Of the Jewish
War Relief Society at the home of the
president, Joseph Berkman, Sunday
evening.
Miss Adalaide Foard, sister of Messrs.
S. B., and ]. B. Foard Of this town,
was very unfortunate this week when
she fell and broke both wrists. Miss
Foerd is making her home with her
niece, Mrs. Briggs, in Chesapeake City.
The Girls Basket Ball Team on Fri
day afternoon last, defeated the Chesa-
peake City High School team by a score
of 80 to 0. The local team consisted Of
Lydia Redgrave, Grace Carpenter,
Grace Brady, Florence Kohl and Mar
garet PleasaDton.
The prosperous farmers around Town
send were made richer to the extent Of
several thousand dollars by the high to-
mato prices that prevailed during the
entire season. Just 95 carloads of to-
matoes were shipped from Townsend
and the average price paid was 35 cents
per basket, while the canneries paid
only IL cents per basket.
The class of 1917 is arranging for a
musical and social to be held on We'd
nesday evening, November 10th, in the
Assembly Hall Of the Townsend High
School. An admission of twenty-five
cents is asked and it is hoped that all
friends of the school will come and help
make it a success. Proceeds will be
used for screening the school windows.
Don't blame the home merchant for
not having the article you want to buy,
when you constantly deal with fake
mail order houses, and patronize the
home merchant only once in a while.
Give him all of your trade and encour-
age him to carry more complete stock.
Pay him your cash SO that he can pay
his bills and the salaries of his en-
ployes, who are your own townspeople.
Read our Store News in thi.