Middletown transcript., 1922-12-23
TOWNSEND


Richard Hodgson and wife spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mrs. l.. L. Maloney and children
spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Mrs. w. Harman Reynolds was
Philadelphia visitor on Tuesday.
Mrs. j. C.. Reynolds and son Carl
were Smyrna visitors on Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. Scott who has been i'll for
several days, is now much improved.
H. R. Outten and R. r. Reynolds
were Philadelphia visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. j. A. Hart and son j. A. Hart,
Jr.. were Wilmington visitors Thurs
day.
John H. Beauchamp and wife spent
the week-endwith W: H. Reynolds and
wife.
Mrs. ]. A. Hart was the guest of
Mrs.. Hettie Naylor at Middletown on
Monday.
Miss Leilah Money spent the week
end with Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, in
Middletown.
Mrs. Elmer FAIRIES spent Sunday with
her brother Burton Mannering, OF
Chester, Pa.
Walter Bolton and Miss Laura Heave-
low, of Porter, visited J.. o. Foraker
and wife on Tuesday.
Charles Insolo and wife, of Glasgow
were guests of Herbert Insolo and wife.
near town on Sunday.
Mrs. W. P. Wilson spent Friday and
Saturday with her sister, Miss Corinne
Outten, in Wilmington.
j. Leonard Dickinson and wife, OF
Wilmington. spent Tuesday with rela.
tives and friends in town.
There was a choir rehearsal of Xmas
music at the home of Miss Ethelwyn ).
Maloney on Monday evening.
Morris Collins, wife and family spent
Wednesday with his brother. Clarence
Collins and wife, near Kirkwood.
George P. Collins and Harry Staats,
wife and son William, spent Sunday
with John P. Collins and family.
j. o. Foraker and family, of Rock.
land, spent the weekend with his
father j. o. Foraker, who is i'll.
Walter Morgan and wife entertained
on Sunday Mrs. Kate hdelhelm, anc
Harry Scott and wife, of Roxborough
Pa.
Mrs. Eva Lattomus, Mrs. Thoma.
Lattomus and Miss Ethelwyn j. Ma
loney were Wilmington visitors Mon
day.
Morris Collins and wife have had as
their guest the past three weeks YRS
now of Trenton, N. j.
Joseph Pelington and wife and his
mother. Mrs. Hilyard, of Chester, Pa.
spent the weekend at the home OF
Joseph Mannering and wife.
John Townsend, Jr, wife and mother
Mrs. Townsend, and Mrs. Robert C
Beardsley and children, Dorothy ant
Robert, motored to Wilmington Mon
day where they spent the day.
William Wright and wife have re
turned from a months visit at tn,
home of their son, William E. Wrigh
and wife, at Atlantic City, N. j., wh'
spent the past week here with his par
ents at their home. "Mizpah Cottage. ,
The condition of j. o. Foraker W,
regret to announce, does not show i'm
provement, our popular fellow-towns
man having been confined to his bed 70
several days with sciatic rheumatism
His many friends hope that he ma,
soon be on the road to complete re
covery.
A fox hunt was held on Saturda,
with more than 25 huntsmen engaging
in the hunt. Sly Reynard after severa
hours chase was driven toearth, wher,
it was captured by James and Randolph
Reynolds. The fox was liberated from
bag near the home of DR.. j. d. Nile
and given the usual ten minutes start
before setting the hounds on the trail
Quite number of Townsend resi-
dents have been i'll with lagrppe, bu
all are showing marked improvement
during the past few days. Amonj
those with illness of this nature ar
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence A. Greenwood
Mrs. John Mannering and others, an,
their friends are much gratified to SCI
their condition permits them to be GU
again.
Farmers and others who have ceda
or pine trees on their properties, hav
employed men as day and night watch
men to guard the trees, until the holi
day season is over. This action ha
been taken in view of the conditions
prevailing last year when severa
wagonloads of the trees were removed
from the various FARMS the marauder,
having come in the night time to secure
the trees for the city holiday market.
The spirit of progress is more mani
fest than ever before in this locality
and on the whole peninsula, one of tn,
notable Improvements of recent dat,
being that made by Wilson Lattomus
a popular young merchant of Town
send,' who has installed an electric il
Illuminating system in his store, makins
a great convenience to his patrons, ant
adding to their comfort as well, Will,
selling to his trade. Much favorabh
comment is heard on this improvement
which is sure to give business create
activity as an appreciation.
While at work in a gravel pit nea,
st. Anne's on Saturday morning, ElijaI
Carey, of this town. was painfully in
iured by a fall of earth. The mass o.
dirt that suddenly came down from .
-crh honk him ~, nd,