Middletown transcript., 1922-05-27
TOWNSEND

1As1o rSuhd nub VI wilmington, was
q Sunday visitor here.
George Chadwick, of Earleville, Md.
was in town on Thursday.
Edward Moffit, of Christiana, spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Harry G. Kemp, of Wilmington.
spent Monday with friends here.
Mrs. David l. Allen, of Middletown.
spent Wednesday with relatives here.
James Jackson, of Newark, .spent
Sunday with 7. B. Schwatka and wife.
Mrs. W. P. " ilson spent Wednesday
in Philadelphia as a guest of her sister,
Mrs. Zeta Barham.
Oliver Foraker and wife, Of Rock
land, visited his parents, J. o. Foraker
and wife, on Sunday.
Perry Othoson, wife and son Earl, of
Sassafras, Nd, spent Sunday with j.
Clarence Hutchison and wife.
Clarence Scarborough and wife. OF
Wilmington, spent Sunday with her
parents, d. B. Jones and wife.
Aaron Reynolds and wife, of Cam
den, N. j., spent Sunday and Monday
with John Townsend and wife,
Messrs. R. R. Reynolds and Harold
II. Outten were guests of James Will
Edward Daniels and wife are recelv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a
baby girl 1t has been christened Helen
Anna.
Regular service at the M. E. Church
on sunday morning at II o'clock; even
ing service at 7.30; Sabbath School at
10 A. M.
William Timmons and son Elmer, of
N rt0 sa,k knI e.
Thursday, they having come down on
motorcycle.
Mrs. Lewis Atwell, Mrs. Elma
ernest and Frank Gill and wife, all of
Sassafras, Md, spent Sunday with ]
Clarence Hutchinson and wife.
Finding that worm has destroyed
tneir sugar corn as soon as it come out
OF the ground, many farmers are now
engaged in replanting nearly the entire
crop.
Next Sunday will be observed as Chill
dren's Day at the M. E. Church and ac-
cording to the committee very inter
esting program has beer arranged for
the occasion.
Mrs. Lavenia Skeggs has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Cranor,
at Chestertown, Md, and now will
spend several days with her son,
Thomas Skeggs and wife.
The number of new settlers in the low
er end of New Castle County is larger
than for long time. The demands of
the enlarging seashore resorts are so
great that farmers can easily sell their
truck.
The Townsend A. C. which was re-
Gently organized for the season, will
cross bats with the Massey, Md, A. .
C.'s On the home grounds at 3 O'Clock
this (Saturday) afternoon. A good
game is expected.
Two young men motored to Bowers
Beach on Sunday and spent Monday
fishing. They report large catch OF
fish, some very large ones, and their
friends have been having fish feast"
all the week as the result.
Within few days, work will be com.
menced on the next stretch of road that
will connect the boulevard at Smyrna
and a point south of Blackbird. A
steam shovel has been put to scooping
out the gravel whcn has been plowed
up.
N. w. VanHorn, wife and children.
and G. c. Severson, wife and daughter
Carrie. motored to lower Delaware on
Sunday, and returned on the following
day via different route, which in
cluded several towns on the Eastern
shore.
There are number of strawberry
growers in this locality who are asking
themselves, "What will we do with ali
the Strawberries this season" and how
they can get them picked and as to the
disposition of what promises to be the
largest yield in years.
Mamoriol nau ovarcioac tb;, .,ao. ,,,;Il
exceed all preceding days of that kind
for many years according to the pro-
gram. There will be a parade of school
children and others in the morning and
there will be a game of base ball in the
afternoon with other patriotic features
A memorial service will be held at
the M. r. Cemetery at 10 O'Clock on
Memorial Day at which time there will
be singing by the school children and
addresses by prominent speakers,
who are to be announced later. The
committee in charge of the service re-
quest that all who intend to visit the
cemetery on that day, arrange to be
there for the service in order to make
the service most memorable one for
all.
A supposed rabid dog passed through
the south end of the town on Saturday
AFTERNOON anu Is known TO nave come
in contact with one or two other dogs
in that neighborhood. 1t is not def
nitely known that either of the cannes
was bitten by the strange cur. Near
Blackbird, the dog while acting queer
ly, was put to death by man in that
section after having just left Townsend
on its wild course. Fearing that the
canine bit some Of the dogs in town,
local dog owners have muzzled their
pets until all danger of the CANNES
visit is past The dog that caused so
much excitement is supposed to have
reached town from the direction of
Cecilton, Md.
Thirty-five members of the Townsend
Girls Clothing Club and their local
leaders, the Misses Rothwel and Rat
ledge, attended the New Castle County
Club Rally at Newark on Saturday last
Everyone reported a royal good time.
Several of the girls received prizes as
follows: A $3.0 Eversharp lead pencil
for the best clothing booklet of the
Junior and Senior Clubs of New Castle
County, Martha Foraker, Reba
Brothers, third premium for clothing
booklet. An Eversharp lead pencil for
the best sewing bag was awarded to
Martha Weldon; the second premium
for a sewing bag was awarded to
Beulah Rawley, while the third prem
ium for sewing bag was awarded to
Gladys Insolo. A subscription to the
Newark Post for the best individual ex-
hibit from the Townsend Club was
given to Martha Weldon. Forty of the