Middletown transcript., 1922-09-23

on Monday.
Miss Bella Carton has returned from
a visit to friends in Wilmington and
Richardson Park.
James Carter, of Philadelphia. has
been passing several days with his
Townsend friends.
Miss Corinne Outten and Earl Lay
man, of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
W. p Wilson and wife. (
Joseph Wooeyhan and wife, of Sas-
safras, Md, have been paying visit to
j. o. Foraker and wife.
Mrs. Richard Donohue, of Middle-t ,
town, visited her sister, Mrs. Joseph |
Mannering, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Hutchison and Mrs. I
Perry Othoson, of Sassafras, visited |
Philadelphia on Saturday.
Mrs. w. Harman Reynolds has re-
turned from Fairmont where she spent
the week lend with relatives.
Mrs. Ernest W eldon and Mrs. j. 0.
Foraker spent Tuesday with John Van
Dyke and wife, at Cecilton, Md.
Lemuel B. Shockley and wife have
returned from ten days visit IN LIN
coin City, Glendale and Oak Orchard.
Baird Taylor and wife, of Baltimore,
have returned home after paying few
days visit to J. A. Hart, Jr., and wife.
Mrs. Harry Stdham and daughter,
Florence, of Odessa, were guests OF
r. R. Reynolds and wife on Wednesday.
Joseph Pendleton and family, and
Mrs. Susan Hilyard, of Eddystone. Pa,
spent Sunday with Elmer FAIRIES and
wife.
Joseph Mannering, wife and two
sons, Leroy and Pau, spent Sunday
with his sister, Mr. Kate Croft, at
Milhheton, Md ~
The shipments of tomatoes from
Townsend continues to average two
carloads day. The price paid on Sat
urday was rs cents per basket.
R. R. Reynolds and son Roland, Jr,
also Clyde Shockley, wife and son
Clyde, Jr., visited the Geological Gar
dens, in Philadelphia, on Saturday.
Georgia Wiggin. James Lamb, Mrs.
Enna Wiggin and daughter, Mrs. Daisy
johnson, also Mrs. William Deakyne
motored to Bowers Beach on Thursday.
Farmers are rushing their tomatoes
to market as they fear an early frost
may come and are trying to get the
whole crop sold before the first frost
comes.
Mrs. A. C. P. Reynolds visited .hel
sister Mrs. Williams, of Wilmington,
on Thursday. Mrs. Williams is recover
ing from an operation at the Delaware
Hospital.
Rev. Earl Shockley and wife. of New
foundland, N. j., who are on return
auto trip to Sherwood. Md, are spend
ing this week with relatives and friends
in this locality.
Winfield Lattomus returned home
from Rehoboth on Monday after sum
mering at that resort. They returned
by auto, their son Wilson Lattomu
having motored there on Monday.
Harry Nabb who resides on Com
merce street is adding spacious porct
to the front of his cozy dwelling and il
making other improvements that add tt
the comfort and convenience OF th'
home.
With no coal in the bins and tn,
temperature low in buildings. janitor
of some of the public schools in thu
lower end of the county are resortinl
to the use of wood until supply o
coal arrives.
Grapes are more plentiful IN this sec
ton and in the neighborhood of Black
bird this season than they have beef
for several years. Owing to the biz
shipments from the California vinyard
the local product is bringing but 500
ton.
The new concrete work which is to b.
done by the Beaton Construction Com
pany. was begun on Monday, their con
I, tract calling for a concrete roadwa.
the entire length of Main street, AM
several weeks will be required to com
pIete the work. About 30 men are t
be employed.
Mrs. Jacob Crowdng, of Still Pond
Md, and Mrs. John Schofield, of Viii
mington, were Sunday visitors at tn
home of George VanDyke and daugh
ters, Misses Estells and Anna Van
DYKE. who have as boarders. Alexan
dria and Carlene Packs, who are attend
ing school here from New York City.
Citizens Of the place are advocating
the formation of an Improvement asso
citation but have not as yet taken def
mite steps toward putting the plan int
effect. Should the association be form
ed. it would aim to act for the further
snce and protection OF the interests
citizens, property and land owners
the town in any matters which nigh
arise.
John L. Townsend and wife enter
~ tanned from Thursday TO saturday WI
liam Riggs and wife, Lester Riggs
wife and daughter. Margaret. of Clay
& mont: and Miss Laura Staats, of Wi
mineton. all OF whom attended tn
fuuerai Of David Stats, a brother {
Nh. Riggs xnd Miss Staats, at Blacl
bjrd, on Saturday afternoon at 1.s
o'clock.
George H. Wiggin, James F. Come
4. Douglas Conner, James Lamb, Wi
Hasn Naylor and Thomas Enos formed
{ 61king party that sought the finny trit
q; - Bo5Ssrn Ileach on Thursday, and it
q r. to say that the party hs
. pleasure as well as bein
7ccessfuls they having caugl
rh. including fine array
~ Gnd other large specimens.
IL ths older residents are pr
INT HE winter. that is soon
-. viii be severe one, the
I'D the prediction on the fa
kofo are undsually heavy croI
6unpips and hazelnnts IN IL
1E o11Ser abnormal condition
~, also the fruit crops
r orch afds are reasons it is allegt
<I1c prep0n7s Of opinion amor
Ioeai pro- 1catofs t1st ne con