Middletown transcript., 1922-03-25
TOWNSEND

<Ahun VII ounudy.
MISS Mary Schwatka spent Sunday
with friends at Summit Bridge.
Carl Kite, of Westport, Conn, WIS.,
tied Wilson Lattomus on Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Finley is paying visit to
relatives and friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. w. A. Scott and Mrs. l.. L. Ma
loney visited Philadelphia on Friday.
Rev. T. l.. Donaghay, of niddletown,
visited Mrs. Edna Wiggins on Monday.
Mrs. L. l.. Maloney entertained three
tables at bridge on Thursday evening.
Miss Alyce Hennessey, of Laurel,
spent the weekend with Miss Elizabe tn
Maloney
NJ. Hayes Wilson and wife, of Dover,
visited l. L. Maloney and wife over the
week end.
Alonzo Cleaver and Lester Ceaver.
OF Odessa, visited Miss Gladys Politt
on Sunday.
Mrs. William c. Money and Mrs.
Henry Austin were Middetown visitors
on Monday.
I. b. Schwatka visited Newark Sun
day, paying visit to James jackson
and family.
Miss Helen Pritchard, of Wilmington.
spent the weekend with her parents,
Joseph Pritchard and wife.
Miss Corinne Outten and Earl Lay
man, both of Wilmington, spent Sun
DAY with her parents, George M. Out
ten and wife.
Mrs. Garrett Othoson, of Middletown,
and Daniel Collins and wife, of Will
mington, spent Sunday with John Town
send and wife.
Miss Naomi Barton, of Centrevile,
Md, and Miss Margaret Brown, of
philadelphia, are visiting Raymond
Jones and wife.
The Rev. George p. Jones, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Jones, left town on We'd
nesday morning to attend the Whining
ton M. E. Conference at Cambridge,
Md.
j. Clarence Hutchison, the newly ap-
pointed postmaster for Townsend, will
take charge of the office on April 1st,
and is now posting on the routine OF
the work.
w. II. Reynolds, Jr, and Edward
Hart, Jr., were in Wilmington on Fri
day and during the day attended the
sale of high-grade cattle at the Winter
thur Farms.
Elmer Goldsborough, of this town,
mas joined the automobile ranks, having
purchased brand new Buick, of the
six-cylinder type during the past week.
from w. Harman Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs, Edward Graves, now of
Lewes, but formerly of this town, have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Frances Elizabeth, to Mr.
Charles W Futhers, of Lewes.
w. Harman Reynolds has been affict-
ed with rheumatism for the past few
days, having been scarcely able to look
after his business interests, but is
somewhat better at this writing.
Rentable houses in Townsend are so
scarce that several families have been
compelled to occupy rooms in one house
and many have received notices to va
cate, because the homes have been sold.
The stretch of gravel road between
here and Blackbird has been practically
impossible for several days, a hall
dozen trucks whose drivers felt that
they could get through, have Leen
marred hub deep.
John Townsend, Jr., who has been in
disposed for the past TWO weeks, is now
improving daily, and his friends are
much gratified over his conLition which
1t Is hoped may result in a speedy, per-
manent recovery.
Howard Clark, of near VanDyke's
Station, reports that his garage on the
road leading from VanDyke's Station
to Colt was broken into on Monday
night and a number of new automobile
tires and small sum of money stolen.
William E. Wright, of Atlantic Citv
N. j., spent the week end with his par,
ents, William Fl Wright and wife. Mr.
wright has just returned from busi-
ness trip to the West, where he is in
terested in oil lands and a silver mine
A four-act play by local talent is to
be given In the auditorium of the Pu : |
lie School building within short time.
the date for the entertainment to Re |
fixed later on and full announcement |
made. The play is entitled "Prairie
Rose
Fishermen living along the |. elaware |
River, but who frequently come to this |
place for food supplies, are reporting |
big catches of perch and herring in |
their nets. Edward Johnson caught Is ]
barrels last Monday and other large |
catches have been made
Edward Phillips, who has been in
charge of the Lakeside flour mills for
the past year, has resigned to accept
similar position as miller at the Black
bird mills, he having bought out the in.
terests of Theodore Ferguson, who
owned and operated the plant for sew
eral years.
The first shad of the season appeared
M the local market on Monday, and the
price was from rs cents to 81 90 each.
the variety having just arrived from the
nets used by fishermen who live on the
shores of the Delaware Bay The shad
found ready market, one dealer hav-
ing disposed of nearly 100 fine speci.
mems in one hours time.
Having been confined to his bed by
Illness of serious nature, being for a
time threatened with appendicitis, Clar-
ence A. Greenwood, Well-known busi-
ness man, is now steadily improving.
having recovered sufficiently to be able
to look after business matters again
and his many friends here and else
where are glad to know of his progress
toward complete recovery.
The forerunner of Spring was in evil
dence in Townsend on Wednesday by
the appearance of scores of bluebirds.
which seemed to thoroughly enjoy the
sunshine all the day as they sung and
chirped and fiocked here and there in
search Of food. Another herbinger is
the growth of maple tree buds, which
have developed during the last few DAYS
to large size on some trees.
Believing that the coming season will