Middletown transcript., 1922-08-12
TOWNSEND

home from q weeks visit to her mother
at Denton, Md.
A. Julian and J. Elmer Stiegler, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with W. p.
Wilson and wife.
Edna Collins, of Philadelphia, spent
last week at the home of George
Daniels and wife.
Jeanette Wilson has returned from
Middetown where she spent four days
with David l. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jones are
spending ten days with camping party |
near Centreville, Md.
Mrs. Joseph Mannering and two sons,
Roland and Ray, are spending week |
with friends at Chester, Pa.
William Wahl and family, of VIII
mington. are spending the week with |
William Wells and family.
Miss Belle Gorton and brother had as
guests on Sunday William Gorton, wife
and family Of near Chester.
Edward Daniels and family and Ben
iamin Daniels spent Sunday with Fred
CHM and wife, near Chesapeake City.
Mrs. Russell Townsend moved la t
Thursday to the home of her parents
James +. Conner and wife, at Fields
boro.
Miss Laura Heavlow and nephew
Walter Bolton were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. For
aker.
William Lindsay and family. of Had
don Heights, y. j., were callers at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Foraker on
Sunday.
Frank Hutchison and wife. of Viii
mington, visited his father, David P.
Hutchison, and Leon Buckson and wife
on Sunday.
Fred Hagley and wife and John Beck
and wife, all of Philadelphia, were Sun
day visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H. j. Naylor.
Mrs. Andrew Reynolds and son An
drew, Jr.. and Miss Helen Reynolds
have returned from two weeks visit
in Fostorio, Ohio.
Bayard Schwatka and wife had as
guests on Sunday George Martin and
sister Miss Constance, of Henry Clay,
and John Donby, of Wilmington.
Walter S. Money, Jr, has sufficiently
recovered as TO be able to be out again
and his many friends are much gratified
over his steady improvement, following
a serious illness.
John Townsend and wife had as
guests on Saturday, Garrett Othoson
and wife, of Mdd!etown, and for the
weekend their son Samuel Townsend,
Of Richardson Park.
Public schools of this part of the
state will reopen in four weeks time.
Several new school buildings are now
in the course of construction ana more
are planned, but until they are complet-
cd dat wi he
taxed.
Mrs. Eugene Hart, of Wilmington,
visited on Friday her aunt, Mrs g. NJ.
Outten, who has been i'll the past sew.
eral days suffering with heart trouble.
Mrs. Hart was accompanied by her
husband and daughter, Alma Mary,
Corinne Outten and Earl Layman.
Reports from Delaware hospital re-
ceived as late as yesterday were to the
effect that Earl Yokum who was seri
ously injured in an automobile accident
four weeks ago, is steadily improving
but cannot leave the hospital for some,
time yet owing to his extremely weak
condition.
The Ladies' AID Society held it's regu
lar monthly meeting at the home o1
Mrs. Otho Marvel on Tuesday evening
and despite the incement weather
there was a large attendance. Tn,
affair proved one Of the most pleasan
that has been held in the history Of thi
noble organization. Refreshments cgn
sisting of cake and ice cream wer'
served.
An unusual sight here on Saturda.
was the unexpected arrival of ninet.
guardsmen who were enroute to Bet
terton where the men are attending tn
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special train and having two hours /
wait for the Chestertown Branch trai
to go south, the ninety guardsmen at
tended the ball game at the loca
grounds.
A local business man owns a cat tina
has an especial fondness for killin
snakes and is often seen prowlin
through the garens in the neighborhoo
of its masters home in the quest of tn
reptile. Tabby's first victim was slai
before crowd on Railroad avenue, an
since that time the cat has been see
killing two more snakes in some ta
weeds in nearby garden.
Local schoolgirls were royalty enter
tanned by the Y. w. c. A. at Reybold
Wharf for the past week and on return
ing home, they were succeeded Il
guests of the association by other girl
of the same locality. Last week tn
party was composed of Virginia Well
and Emily Watts. The present wee
the guests there from Townsend includ
Doris Wells, Edna Jones and Cathern
Wiggin.
Despite the storms reported to hav
damaged the tomato crop growers ar
sanguine that their crops of this vege
table will be larger than ever, owin
to the fact that SO many green one
are on the vines and also many vine
coming into blossom. So far there ha
been no damage to the tomato crop i
thia section, consequently all grower
are still looking for a bumper crop fror
their acreage.
For the first time in several year
tomato cannery is TO be operated q
Taylors Bridge, the plant being locate
along the creek just north of tn
ynlage. The cannery at Colt station
al to Be operated again after bein
closed down for two years. The came
tomato market has steadily improve
during the present summer and bid
fair TO become q better one than fc
serveral years, with the exception Q
the '.war prosperity" times.
Stricken suddenly with appendicit
on Monday Clarence Pearson, was r,
moved to the Anderson hospital, whel
an operation was performed soon aft,
his arrival there. But little improv,
q ment Wes shown until Tuesday. Phys
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