Middletown transcript., 1922-03-18
TOWNSEND


visitor in town on Wednesday.
Boyce Salmon, of Wilmington, spen,
Sunday with l. l.. Maloney and wife.
Harry j. Lee. of near Towasend, who
has been very i'll, is now convalescng
George E. King, of New Castle,
made business call in town Tuesday
George F Hanson. of Philadelphia,
was a visitor in town on Monday and
Tuesday.
Irving Hart and wife. of Whining,
ton, spent the weekend with j. A.
Hart and wife.
Rodney Price and wife, of Whining.
ton. spent Sunday at the home of w.
Fl. Reynolds and wife.
Miss Elsie Powell and Earl Roth, of
! Wilmington. spent the weekend with
w. p. Wilson and wife.
Mrs. James Boyd has returned home
from a two months stay with relatives
and friends in Wilmington.
John w. Carey and wife, of Atlantic
City, N. j., are spending the weekend
with Mrs. Walter S Money.
Mrs. George X. Grassland, of Will
mington, spe"t Sunday with her par
enls. William M. Naylor aud wife.
Mrs. Elizabeth ID. Gill, of Philadel-
phia, was brief visitor in town on
Friday, the guest of Benjamin Wells
an family.
Misses Edna Reynolds and Elizabeth
Maloney are spending the weekend
with the Rev. j. H. Beauchamp and
family, in Wilmington.
Mrs Clara Knots returned home on
Saturday from five months visit to
her son, G. Lloyd Knots and family,
at Washburn, Wisconsin.
| Some of the streets in town are soon
to be repaired, in fact, one thorough
fare, Taylor street, has been con-
siderably improved by men with teams
since Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Barlow, of near Black
bird, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Emma j. Barlow, to Edward
| Sharp, of near Leipsic. The wedding
took place on Monday.
Clarence A. Greenwood who became
i'll on Thursday and was threatened
with appendicitis, is now much i'm
proved, and his friends are hoping for a
speedy, permanent recovery.
] Messrs Everett F. Barham and John
Timmons went to Philadelphia on Sun
day, having secured positions with the
Keystone Construction Co. and entered
upon their new duties the following
day.
Telephone lines in this section were
out of order for brief time. a result
of the heavy winds having wrecked sew
eral poles and it was difficult for the
linemen to make repairs on account of
the muddy condi ion on the sides of the
roadways.
The many friends of the venerable
James Savin are glad to see him out
again, after being confined to his home
on Creamery street by illness for sew
era months. Though still quite weak,
Mr.. Savin is able to take short walk
on days that are suitable.
Edward Graves, a former resident of
Townsend but now of Lewes, visited
friends here on Monday and during the
day was warmly greeted by old friends
and acquaintance. Mr.. Graves, as he
did in Townsend, conducts manufac-
turing business at Lewes.
The work On the new section of the
boulevard is TO begin as soon as the
contract is let, and this will be an
nounced in few days it is said. The
unfinished section starts from a point
two miles south of Blackbird and will
make connecting link between there
and the new boulevard at Back Creek.
William A. Watson, Jr., of BIackbird
has opened Il grocery store on the wesl
side. having rented the r. Fl. Morgan
property at the corner of Main anC
Taylor streets for this purpose two
weeks ago. Mr.. Watson is the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Watson, fol
many years residents of Blackbird
The Rev. George P. Jones will leave
to attend the M. f. Conference at Cam
bridge, Md, on Wednesday morning
During his pastorate here he has filec
the pulpit in highly acceptable man
ner, and won many friends by his genia
companionship in both public and pri
vate life and the call for his return fo
another conference year to the loca
charge, is unanimous one from tn,
members of his flock.
John T. Manneiing and wife, VIII,
We're recently married at Middletown
were rendered variety shower at tn,
home OF the brides parents, nea
Blackbird, last Thursday evening.
large number of friends having callet
to spend the evening in honor of the oc
casion. Mr.. Mannerirg and bride wer,
the recipients of many useful ant
pretty gifts. Refreshments consistin,
of ice cream and cake were served.
w. Harman Reynolds. Jr, is tn
, representative from Townsend M. E
Sunday School to attend the Whining
ton M. F.. Conference, which convene
, at Cambridge, Md, on Wednesda
, morning, and he will leave Townsend o.
, Friday, having decided to make the tri
in new Studebaker Special six Sedan
, He will be accompanied by Wilson CHM
who is to be the representative of 81
, Paul's M. E. Sunday School of Odessa