Middletown transcript., 1922-09-09
TOWNSEND


Miss Leliah Money is entertaining
Miss Mary Reynolds, of Middletown,
for several days.
George M. Outten and wife were Wis
tied on Sunday by Charles eBoehlmer,
of Malvern, Pa.
Albert Massey, wife and son, of Will
mington. have been visiting L. l..
Maloney and wife.
William jenkins spent Labor Day
with his parents, William jenkins and
wife, IN Chester, Pa.
Clarence Scarborough and wife, OF
Wilmington. spent the week end with
d. B. Jones and wife.
Joseph Jones and wife, of Newark, |
N. j., are spending several days with
relatives in this section.
Samuel Bell and James Simpler, of
Pottstown, Pa, spent Labor Day with
j. o. Foraker and wife.
Mrs ]. Corbit Reynolds spent Satur-
day at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Sallie Pratt, of Clayton.
Harry Isaacs, wife and son Reyburn,
spent Saturday in Chester, Pa, the
guests of Mrs. C. E. McVey.
Lemuel B. Shockley and wife were
visited by his brother. CHARLES Shock
ley. of Philadelphia. on Sunday.
Mrs. M. B. Donovan and daughter,
Pauline, returned home on Sunday from
few days visit in Philadelphia.
Charles and George Boehmler hav,
returned to Malvern, Pa, after spend
ing several days with relatives here.>.
j. A. Finley, wife and two sons, OF
Philadelphia, visited his mother. Mrs.
Emma Finley on Sunday and Monday.
Miss Abbie Francis and sister Ade-
laide of Taylors Bridge, were guests
of Miss s-Jeannette Reynolds on Thurs
day
Miss Reba Finch and friend, John
Rawlins, of Wilmington, spent Sunday
aud Monday with w. p. Wilson and
wife.
Mrs. William Naylor returned home
Saturday, after spending several days
IN Wilmington with George Crosson and
wife.
Mrs. ]. o. Foraker. who for several
days was quite ill, is now recovered
sufficiently as to be able to move around
again.
William H. Wright and wife are Wis
iting their daughters, Mrs. William
jenkins and Mrs. j. F. McVey, in Ches
ter, Pa.
Miss Margaret Foraker, of Middle
Neck, has been spending several day
with her grandparents, j. o. Forake
and wife.
Joseph Mannering, wife and three
sons, Mrs. John Mannering and Mrs
Elmer FAIRIES spent Sunday at Angus
tine Beach.
DR.. Clarence Pritchard, wife and sol
Billie, of Philadelphia, spent the week
end at the home of his brother, Josep
Pritchard and wife.
Mrs. Henry Schroeder, Mrs Etne
Browne, and Mrs. Harry Brady, o
Middletown, were recent visitors o
James A. Hart and wife.
Miss Cassandria Isaacs, of the Levels
is attending Sleepers Business College
Chester, Pa. Miss lsaacs entered upo
her studies September 9th.
Tomatoes while being loaded here
great quantities are holding up at
cents per basket. About three carload
are being shipped from this place daily
The bulk of the white potato Gro
has been moved from the lower end {
the county and the hustle and bust
around the shipping points has sui
sided.
After having spent several days wit
her father. James H. Carton and Mis-
Bella Carton, Mrs. Nellie P. Byrne RI
turned to her home in Baltimore c
Friday.
Robert Carter and wife, of Delanct
N. j., and Miss Corinne Outten an
Earl Layman, of Wilmington, spel
Sunday and Monday with Clyde Shocl
ley and wife.
Miss Edna Jones, who is entertainin
Miss Marian CHM, of near Chesapeal
City, gave watermelon party on MOI
day evening, with twelve of her gi
friends present.
Sereck S. Wilson and wife have r
turned to Westminster. Nd, after ha
ing spent several days with W. P. W
son and wife, also with David l. All'
and wife, of Middletown.
John L. Wansor and family and Rail-
Snively and family, of Philadelphi
were here on Saturday having come
attend the funeral of James L. Dicki
son who was their relative.
Watermelons and cantaloupes ha
not turned out well in this part of Il
country this year because of bligf
although there was more spraying tn
usual when this disease was noticed.
Farmers will begin in earnest in
few days to move the sweet potato cr
which Is not as large as that of form
years. The tubers however are of fl
Ii quality and should net the grower har
some returns.
A local resident who was touri
through Rhode Island recently boug
four Delaware peaches for rs cen
If the average peach grower here cot
get half that much for single seaso
crop he could retire for life.
School opened here on Tuesday w
Prof. John Riley, of Seaford, as pr
cipal. Mrs. Joseph Pritchard, M
Katherine Ratledge, Miss Mirii
Hutchinson and Miss Reba Rittenhor
composing the teaching staff.
Never were there SO many crs
along the streams near this place, a
the opinion prevails that there shol
be no reason why people should I
Il have al they want They have be
available Ia any quantity at 10 Gel
Dor Dozen
Hanry Pearson visited his nephe
Y G1arnnce Pearson, ct the Anderson H
90, PhjIndelphia, on Sunday 4
SuHd him - Improving, slthor
~ IIospikal for four we,
knerated upon for apper
4 fpIEen to the institution.