Middletown transcript., 1922-04-22
TOWNSEND


Miss Mabel Harman visited her
mother, Mrs. William Deakyne Easter.
Miss Edna Reynolds entertained Miss
Katherine Anderson over the weekend
Bartlett Corley, of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with w. H. Reynolds, Jr.
Mrs. William C. Money and daughter,
Miss Leilah, spent Easter in Baltimore,
Md.
Miss Alice Chadwick, of Chesapeake
City, Md. was visitor here on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Price Lattomus, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Mrs. Daisy johnson
Sunday.
Thomas Jacobs, from st. Johns Mill
tary Academy, is visiting Mrs Walter
Morgan.
Mrs. Harry Hoch, of Wilmington,
spent part of the week with her
parents.
Mrs. l.. l.. Maloney and daughter.
Miss Elizabeth, spent Tuesday in Phila-
delphia.
Little Jeanette Wilson spent Easter
with Mr.. and Mrs. David l. Allen, of
Middletown.
Walter Morgan, wife and little daugh-
ter Elizabeth, motored to Wilmington
on Thursday.
Misses Grace Money and Ethel
Daniels spent Monday with Mrs. Clay
ton johnson.
Mrs. Edward Hart spent the past
week with her daughter Mrs. Ira
Moore, of Elkton.
Mrs. James Cochran, of Baltimore.
Md, spent the weekend with G. A.
Greenwood and wife.
Oscar Humes, of Camden, N. j.,
spent Sunday with James H. Carton
and sister Miss Bell Carton.
Miss Mary Records. of Linden Hall,
Letitz, Pa, spent a few days last week
with Miss Elizabeth Maloney.
Mrs. Walter Money, Jr. and son spent
Easter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Othoson, near Sassafras.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Scarborough,
of Wilmington, spent Easter Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
Jones.
David P Hutchinson has accepted a
position IN the Recorder of Deeds office,
Wilmington, and entered upon his new
duties on Monday.
Price Lattomus and John Winter
DoCtOW, VI IHlidueipliid, "a, were
entertained at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Collins Sunday.
Auto thieves who are continually
prowling about the country roads
stripping cars of everything possible,
made good haul on Sunday night when
they stripped the auto of Bernard
Miller, an insurance agent, near Ginn's
Corner.
The parcel post sale held in the school
auditorium, friday evening, for the
benefit of the Girls sewing Club was
a success, the attendance being large,
and there was much interest manifested
in the sale during the entire evening.
The affair netted $3.50
James l.. Dickinson, a well-known
business man of Townsend, after suffer
ing from kidney trouble for sometime
past, was advised to go to a private
hospital at Wilmington for treatment
by a specialist and he is now under the
care of a skilled. physician. His condi-
tion was slightly improved on Thursday
and his many friends here trust that he
may soon fully recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brambe having
been married recently, were rendered ID
variety shower at the home of the
groom's father, William Bramble on
Commerce street, Friday evening. and
quite a number of relatives and friends
participated in the merry-making which
included games and music that con-
tinued until late hour. Refreshments
consisting of cake and ice cream were
served. Mr. and Mrs. Bramble received
many handsome and useful gifts.
Mr.. John P. Collins and family OF
near Townsend, entertained over Easter
Sunday: Mrs. Sarah F. Staats, and
daughter Miss Florence, Mr.. Harry
Stats, wife and son William, Mr..
Harry Stern, wife and daughter Edith.
Mr.. George P. Collins and Mr.. Harry
Berry and Charles Stats, all of Will
mington; Mr.. Morris Collins, wife and
sons Junior and Corbit, Miss Naomi
= and Mr.. John j. Collins and children,
Dorothy and John.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Townsend enter
tanned several of their relatives Easter,
the gathering being one of much inter
the party also enjoying a big dinner
which Mrs. Townsend had especially
planned for her guests. In the party
of guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Price
Lattomus and friend Mr.. Winterbottom
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Townsend, of Richardson Park; Mr..
and Mrs. Garrett Othoson, of Middle
town; Howard Collins, of Philadelphia
and jackson Reynolds, of Camden, N.
j.; Mr.. and Mrs. John Townsend. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Fennimore and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beardsley.
The first asparagus of the season Is
being gathered by growers of this local.
ity and is finding a ready sale in nearby
markets at so cents a bunch retail.
Some of the fancy grass" is bringing
even higher prices but the warm
weather during the past week brought
the sprouts out of the ground so fast
that the larger supply will soon force
down the prices. Several Thousand
dollars are cleared by growers every
spring through their asparagus. The
soil in this section seems to be particu'
larly we'll adapted for the growing OF
the grass and where there are well
established beds the production is large.
The profits from some of the large
asparagus crops last spring are said to
have exceeded $4,000 in some cases
while other growers made correspond
inpIy excellent showings with the
"erass" crop.
While at work on his fathers farm,
near town, on Friday morning, Stanley
Townsend. son of Howard Townsend,
had a narrow escape from serious injury
onlv his presence of mind saving him
%.,,v, u,hat WAS certain to infiict a per-