Middletown transcript., 1922-04-15


William Frederick, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Wilson Lattomus.
Miss Ruth Simmons spent Wednesday
and Thursday with Mrs. L. l.. Maloney
Miss Alyce Hennessey scent the
weekend with Miss Elizabeth Maoney
Miss Mary Moore. of the Levels, was
Sunday guest of Miss Mary Schwatka.
Ellis Moore, of Smyrna. spent the
weekend with relatives and friends
here.
Mrs. j. A. Hart and Mrs. Dallas N.
Hart were Philadelphia visitors on We'd
-nesday.
Mrs. M. Reba Wilson spent Thursday
and Friday with her sister, Mrs. Zeta
Barham.
Samuel Wheeler and wife, of New
ark, spent Sunday with T. b. Schwatka
and wife.
Mrs. David l. Allen, of Middletown,
spent Wednesday with relatives and
friends here.
Miss Ruth Hutchison has returned
home from weeks visit among friends
in Philadelphia.
Reynolds Hodgson, of Wilmington.
spent Sunday with his parents, Richard
Hodgson and wife.
Mrs. Harry Stidham, of Odessa, was
a caller at the home of G. M. Outten
and wife on Tuesday.
Walter Ford and family, of Cheswold.
were Sunday visitors at the home of 7.
B. Schwatka and wife.
Winfield Lattomus has returned home
from Philadelphia, where he was under
treatment by noted specialist.
Mrs. Clarence l.. Butler and little
daughter, Louise, of Colt, Md, visited
Mrs. c. l. Shockley on Tuesday.
Rev. R. P. Nichols and wife, of Smy-
rna, were callers at the home of Mrs.
Eva Lattomus and sister on Sunday.
DR.. j. A. Gotham, of Langhorne, Pa.
has been visiting D. b. Maloney and
daughter. Miss Ethelwyn j. Male ney.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson, of Smy.
rna, and Frank Reynolds, of Whining
ton, visited at the home of W. p. Rey-
nolds on Sunday.
F. B. Meade and wife, of Summit
Bridge, and James jackson and wife, OF
Newark, spent Sunday with T. b. Sch
watka and wife.
Miss Lillian West is recovering from
an operation for appendicitis, which
was performed at the Medico-C CHI Hos
pital, Philadelphia.
w. Gilbert Poore, of the U. S. Vet
Grams Bureau, at Fort McHenry, Balti-
more, Md, visited relatives and friends
on Tuesday and Wednesday,
John S. Unruh, wife and son Harold,
Mrs. Ella Wheatly and Miss Ruth Nc
Crea, all of fredericksburg, Md, spent
Cnnlax, xrysth
Walter E. Hart is having a concrete
sidewalk laid along the front of the
lawn and extending to the front porch
of his home, near town, making his
cozy abode more attractive and beauti-
full than ever.
Robert H. Morgan is greatly mprov-
ing his store and dwelling property by
having concrete sidewalk laid ano
other improvements added, including +
porch that will add much to the appear
ance of the building
Farmers have finished spraying their
orchards for the first time this season
and report the trees in excellent shape
with good prospects for a bumper crop
of fruit About this time last year al
trees were in full bloom.
The 48 acre farm belonging to Mrs
Abram Fritz, and located near Green
spring, was sold at public sale here OF
Saturday morning, the purchaser being
Samuel H. Beck, of near VanDyke
Station and the price paid was $1,000.
R. Kemp Donovan, son of Mr. an0
Mrs. M. b. Donovan and who is mem
ber of the Aviation Corps with head
quarters at Aberdeen, Md, spent Sun
day with his parents in this locality.
Mr.. Donovan having enlisted several
months ago was Immediately assigned
to the Aberdeen Aerial Station.
The parcel post sale held in the school
auditorium on Wednesday evening was
attended by huge throng, all seeming
anxious to make the affair one of the
most successful of its kind ever held
here. The proceeds which Amounted
to snug sum, will be used for the
benefit of the girls sewing club,
Within a short time contractors will
begin pouring cement on the new road
that will connect the Smyrna-Blackbird
highway, about three miles of road to
be finished as soon as possible. When
this stretch of road is completed it will
be one of the prettiest sections of the
state highway, several graceful curves
winding among scenery of more than
ordinary interest and grandeur,
Candidates for the office of State
Senator from the Seventh district are
coming out thick and fast, the complete
roster now standing at five with two
others not yet decided, but may be add
ed to the list before another week
passes. All of the men so far an
nounced are Democrats and are as fol-
lows Charles Jones. M. B. Donovan,
Walter Hart, c. C. Severson and H. B.
Mcdowell.
The four-act comedy drama entitled
"a Prairie Rose" exceeded all expec-
tations in the way of public support
the attendance being larger than has
supported home talent play for long
time. Although former entertainments
of the same character were given lib
eral endorsement by local patrons who
are known to appreciate the home
talent plays and the players. The sum
of $50. 90 was realized from the enter
tainment on Friday evening, to aid the
athletic club in preparing for an inter
esting program of baseball the coming
season.
Having the unique distinction of hav-
ing her birthday fall upon April 9th.
while three others of her relatives
were also born on April 9th, Mrs. Eta
Townsend. wife OF John Townsend gave
a birthday dinner at her home on that
day in honor of $he four birthday cele-
kbrants and the Afair proved delight,
kfnl one to all of the fourteen persons
yho were assembled to enjoy the un-
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