Middletown transcript., 1922-03-04
TOWNSEND


visitor on Wednesday.
Charles Walls, of Newport, was
visitor here on Tuesday.
G. M. Outten made business trip to
Wilmington on Thursday.
James Scarlett, of Georgetown, Md,
visited relatives here on Thursday.
Harry Butler, of Smyrna, called upon
several friends here on Wednesday.
Mrs Andrew C. P. Reynolds visited |
friends in Wilmington and Philadelphia
on Friday.
Mrs. Clyde Shockley and Mrs. Sudler
ning were visitors in Wilmington on
Wednesday.
9 w. P. Wilson and wife had as their
guest on Friday Mrs. David |. Allen, of
Middletown.
Elwood Williams and wife, of Will
mington, were recent visitors of Mrs.
James Merritt.
Miss Reba Rittenhouse entertained IL
of her friends at cards at her home on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Sherbourne A. Collins has been
at the home of Mrs. Price Lattomus
for the past two weeks, while her hus-
band is . patient at the Jefferson Hos
pital, Philadelphia.
Clifton Clark, who bought out the
restaurant on Main street from Mrs.
Sadie Rauch during the past month,
opened the store under new manage
ment last Saturday.
Having farmed near New Castle for
the past three years, Eugene Savin, d
well-known farmer, has decided to re-
turn to this locality and has rented the
w. A. Scott farm for the coming year.
Mr.. Savin will move to his new home in
few days.
While out shopping on Tuesday Mrs.
Virginia Lee, wife tf Representative
z Walter Lee, had the misfortune to lose
her purse which contained over -four
dollars in money and a season Chautau.
qua ticket, aid so far has not recovered
them, nor has she been able to ascer.
tain any ything about the pocketbook oil
contents.
Farm sales are being we'll attended
this winter and good prices are being
realized for horses, cows and Other
stock. the prices reaching little high
Ser than that secured last year, but
there are fewer sales listed which seems
to Indicate that most farmers will re-
main on the job for another year anC
perhaps several more.
Catching a stray pig that had escaped
from a pen in backyard on South
4 street furnished enough excitement
and amusement for good sized crowo
0f men and boys, who were detailed t.
capture 1t and return it to captivity OF
SatQf42Y afternoon. After a two houl
chase 31e 1fowd caught the object O
the et1nt "a returned it uninjured t.
the ttye.
$hefh6urne A. Collins, of this town
TWent to1he Jefferson Hospital, Phia
%0elphia, on Monday, where he under
went an operation fSr~bladder trouble
and SO far he is reported as gettin.
q along es well as-can be expected. H,
is still quite weak but cheerful, ant
since being at the hospital he has beer
visited by number of friends. from
Townsend.
What the farmers of this localit,
who usually raise tomatoes intend to d
this year with the crop, is developing
into an interesting situation in view o
the production cost that was estimate,
last year and the highest price that ha
been offered thus far this year. Th
Gamers, it is said, will offer $40 per tol
delivered at the factory. but the farm
4 ers are inclined to reject this price
claiming that they must have q highe
price. Some canning house owner
however are going to offer $l2 a ton il
order to start busy season, and th'
growers look favorable upon the offer
Like quite few others, it falls tt
the lot of one of our progressive citi
zens to have an odd birthday and ye
he evidently enjoys the Natal day as i
/ rolls around just as much as though h,
had a regular date on the calendar OF
which to celebrate the occasion. Th
genial citizen is Br. Jerome D. Niles
who bears the distinction of navin,
been born on February 29th-a rea
Leap Fear birthday FOR d good GROVE
of Americans, as well as others In
stead of waiting every four years TO
an anniversary and thus being lone
some, while others celebrate yearly. tn,
doctor just takes day-February 28lh
to mark the anniversary and be sure o
one, which naturally gives him muct
pleasure. On Tuesday he was congrat
ulated by many friends here and else
where on this anniversary.