Middletown transcript., 1922-02-18
TOWNSEND

H. G. Watkins, of New Castle, was q
visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. James Needham has returned
from a trip to Wilmington.
James A. Hart and wife were Phila-
delphia visitors on Tuesday.
Frank Bramb,e spent several days
last week in Baltimore. Md
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Shockley have re-
turned from trip to Philadelphia.
Miss Mabel Harmon, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with her parents.
Mrs. d. b. Jones spent Friday with
Clarence Scarborough and wife, in Will
mington.
Mrs. Oscar Jacobs, of Aberdeen,
Md. is the guest of Clarence A. Green
wood and wife.
Irwin Hart and wife, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents, j.
Austin Hart and wife.
Miss Helen Pritchard. of Wilmington,
spent the week with her parents. JOS
eph Pritchard and wife.
The Swarthmore Chautauquas will be
in Townsend from Feb. 25th to 2Sth,
and will present six entertainments.
Miss Elizabeth Maloney and Miss
Georgia Wiggin attended the college
dance at Chestertown, Md last Friday
evening.
Miss Mabel Krall, National Field Sec
retary, was here to organize "a branch
OF \. W. e. A. at meeting last Fri
day evening.
Clifford Clark is making arrange
ments to soon open the restaurant on
East Main street, recently occupied by
Miss Rausch
Mrs. r. r. Reynolds was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. o. f. Boehmler, of
Malvern, Pa, and was the guest of
Mrs. James Wilson, of Smyrna, on
Monday
Miss Edna Hart and Clinton Norman,
students of Westminster State Normal
School, Md, visited the formers par
ents, Edward Hart and wife, over the
weekend.
Miss Florence Hill, of Richardson
Park, was caller here on Friday al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hart,
Jr. She was enroute to her home al
Chestertown, Md.
A heavy thunderstorm interrupted
with considerable lightning, which took
place early Monday morning, is inter
preted as forecasting an early Sprinl
Mrs. w. Hartman Reynolds, chair
man OF rural New Castle County fo
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, state
that the quota for ST. Georges Hundred
has been raised. 1t is hoped that it will
not be long before receiving similar re
ports from the other hundreds in tn
county canvass.
Having suffered from intestine
for A
the widely-known undertaken and pro
. gressive citizen of this town, had a
X-ray examination made on Monda
while in Wilmington, acting on the ad
vice of his physician, to locate tn
trouble and to be treated by specialist
James Savin, an aged resident G
this town, continues to improve at tn
home of his daughter, Mrs. Robel
Hewes, after an illness which was n
garded as so serious for several dey
that but little hope was entertained fo
his recovery. Mr.. Savin, who is
years of age, has many friends in tn
town who are glad of the daily improve
ment in his condition.
Many farmers of this section are a
ready making arrangements for the
usual spring work. Some of them hay
begun to pow their fields for sprin
planting. Large acreages of white p,
tatoes and other marketable produc
beside the usual farm grain raised ft
feeding their stock through the wintt
months, will be planted Farm labor
plentiful and wages are reasonable.
The Townsend community of IL
New Castle County Farm Bureau held
meeting in the Townsend School Aud
torium at l.. 80 P. M, on Friday, Fee
ruary 17th. The f flowing program
the meeting was enjoyed by those
attendance. "The spirit of club work
play by the Townsend Girls Gu
1.-The Farmers Outlook, by II
Pence, county agent leader; ''How Il
Farm Bureau can help you," by r.
Bausman; discussion of plan Of woi
for 1922. including purchase of fert
lizer and seeds,'' led by the Chairman