Middletown transcript., 1922-08-26
TOWNSEND

MIS-. brOmDach, OF n ane, "a, Is WIS.,
iting Mrs. Austin Hart.
Mrs. w. Harman Reynolds spent last
Monday in Philadelphia.
Clyde Shockley and wife were Phila-
delphia visitors Tuesday.
Edward Garrett and wife visited
Smyrna friends on Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Mannering has returned
from visit to relatives in Philadelphia
Mrs. Bayard Schwatka spent one day
last week with friends in Philadelphia.
Ernest Weldon. Jr, has returned
from visit to relatives in Philadelphia
Mrs. John Mannering, of Blackbird
Is visiting Joseph Mannerng and wife.
Norris Wright ana wife, of Newark.
visited l.. l.. Maloney and wife this
week.
Francis Reed is making a two weeks
VISIT with her father, James Reed, at
Dover.
Daniel B. Jones and wife have re-
turned from a weeks sojourn at Re-
hoboth.
Mrs. d. B. Jones and Mrs Eva Lat
tomus are spending several days at Re-
hoboth.
Misses Pauline and Thelma Jones, of
Newark, N. j., are visiting relatives in
and near town.
A. Julian and Elmer Stiegler. both of
wilmington, were guests of Townsend
friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles M. Watts has returned
from visit to her mother, Mrs. Anna
Clarke, at Denton, Md.
Miss Helen Pritchard and Josapb
Schaffer, of Wilmington, are visiting
}. T. Pritchard and wife.
Harry Taylor and wife and Eupene
Hart and wife were recent visitors of
K. K. Reynolds and wife.
Mrs. Albert Watts has returned to
Cecilton, Nd, from a visit to her
mother, Mrs. L. B. Shockley.
}. o. Foraker and wife are recover
ing from an attack of agrippe, their
illness having lasted several days.
Mrs. Joseph PeIlington, of Eddy.
stone, Pa., spent Saturday and SUNDAY
with Jose h Mannering and wife.
Messrs 'urnell S. Daniels and l. |,
Maioney attended the Republican State
convention at lover on Tuesday.
Elmer Hates, of Tuckahoe, N j..
Was III town On Tuesday in the interest
OF some road building hereabouts.
ihomas Lattomus and wife, D. h
Maioney and Miss Ethelwyn J. Ma.
ioney are soJournlng at Rehoboth.
Miss Ethelwyn j. Malonev has re-
turned from a few days visit to William
Snort and wife, at Bethany Beach.
Carlton MacSorey and wife, of Cam
pIiuRe' MO, nave been visiting her
parents Richard Hodgson and wife.
George Jackson. well-known busi-
ness man OF Wilmington, spent We'd
nesday making business and social calls
in this section.
Misses Leilah Money and GLADYS Pol
nit, and Messrs. Leslie Schofeld and
Lester Cleaver are spending the week
at Betterton, Md
Rev. Oden Edwards and wife of naar
Philadelphia. have been VISITING VII
liam Deakyne, Joseph Deakyne and
Miss India Deakyne.
M. c. Lurty and wife. Mrs Iob,,
Whitlock and Mrs. William DeValinyar
spent Wednesday with Edward mrt,
and wife, near Clayton.
Mrs. John WhitIock. of Camden n
J;, and Mrs. William DeVaIinger. of
wilmington, are spending the week
with M. c. Lurty and wife.
Mrs. Edna Sparks and two chjldrar
ana Mrs. Donohue, of Pennsgrove n
j., were recent visitors in town ard
spent one day at the home of N "
VanHorn and wife.
Mrs. K. r. Reynolds spent Wedrao-
day at the home of Mrs. Eugene H,gt
In wilmington, where Miss Irma Pey-
nolds has been spending few davs A.
the guest of Miss Alma Maiy Hart
Burton Mannering, Of Chester Pa
visited his wife, also his parents Ins,
eph Mannering and wife. on S1nJsv
his wife is spending two weeks win
Mr.. Mannering and wife, Of this town
Lester Daniels, of this place, gradu
ated from the Robert Bringhirst EN-
balmlng College, Phiadelphia, as under
thker and embalmer, and will serve the
pubic as successor to the late s A
Collins as qualified director.
The condition of Earl Yokum. who
was seriously injured in an auto sccj.
uent aDout nve weeks ago, ana who re-
manned at Philadelphia hospital for
!nree weeks owing to the serious in
Juries sustained, is still improving, and
while he is yet far from recovery his
physician reports that he is sIowIy in' m
proving, and his condition remains en-.
tirely favorable to complete recovery
from the injuries within a reasonable
time.
Among the local residents who mo.
tored TO colchester Beach on Thursday
were: Key u: +. Jones and wife. John
Guessford and wife. Mrs. Russell Town
send, Miss Mabel Conner, Mrs. Charles
W. Jones and Thomas Enos The party
was conducted under the auspices of |
the Ushers Union, the occasion he;na
the annual picnic of this popular or.
ganization. Each member of the or.
ganization carried along a basket lunch
and most enjoyable time was snent
by all who were present.
A few scattered reed birds have been
seen ana heard around the nearby
creeks during the past week, although
Iney are not as yet in any numbers.
Inc marsn reeds are beginning to ripen
and next week should see the tootb-
some little migratory birds here in
arge numbers. 1t is claimed bv LOCAL
zunners that the birds come here from
the Great Lakes district and that wban
hey arrive in this vicinity, if the reeds
are not ripe, they pass right on south
without tarrying. The first rail birds
# the season also arrived few davs
lgo. These birds always travel bv
right.
The tomato crop in this section is
luite prolific and the price of 25 cents
yer basket Is being readily obtained for
,eing supplied according to contract
many farmers who did not contract are
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