Evening journal., 1923-02-05
PLAN new PLANT
FOR PEA CANNING.
Middletown Company Gets
Option on Site at
Townsend
SOCIETY GIVES LAST
OF CHAIN PARTIES
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
MTDDLETOWN. Del. Feb. Ed
ward NJ. Records and Company,
Gamers, with plants a. Vandyke and
Blackblrd, have arranged TO pack
peas for the coming season and are
now making contracts with the
farmers in the neigbborhood for
their acreage. Mr.. Records has re-
Gently been elected president OF the
Tri-State Gamers Association. His
company has obtained an option on
a very desirable site az Townsend
for the erection or an up-to-date
plant for pea canning and also corn
and tomatoes.
The eleventh and last OF the chain
parties 20 be givn by IN Forign Mis-
sionary Socity OF Bethesda NJ. r.
Church was given at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace c. Eliason
Thursday evening. The parties have
netted S31 for the society The
guests included the Rev. and Mrs.
r. W. Mcdowell. the Rev and Mrs.
r. W. Caswell. Mrs. Hattie Downs,
Mrs. Henry Segelken. Mrs. Adam
Reed. Mrs. W. r. Lee. Mrs. W. n.
Jump. Mrs. +. NJ. Records. Mrs. l.
G. Scott. Miss olivia Coffin and Miss
Fannie Shepherd.
A town meeting was held at the
New Century Club Friday evening
for the purpose OF discussing the
proposed new charter for the town
Of Middletown. now pending before
the Legislature. DR.. W. s. Combs
proposed that the Light and Water
Commission be retired and their
power placed in the hands Of tho
town council. Tho motion was held
over until Wednesdays meeting. Dis
cussion on the new charter was also
held over 20 give the town people an
opportunity TO consider the matter.
James r. Shallcross has sold for
Robert Morgan. his house and store
property. located in Townsend. TO
Isaac G.. Webb and his wife. OF
Odessa. Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Will oc-
cupy their new home after March 1.
Air. and Mrs. John b. spicer have
purchased the c. J. Freeman prop |
erty on South Broad street.
Thomas jefferson. a highly re-
spected Negro. died at his home /
near here last week at the age OF /
rs.
The Summit p. T. A. at their
meeting added SO new members
to their list. The teacher OF
the school. Miss Hutton. gave the
following program: Song. Jingle
Bells greeting. Tyson Sartin; !
recitation. Just my Dog" Rodney !
Clark: exercise. RESOLUTIONS; when |
the World Busts Through" Floyd
"Doctor--and Patient"
Helen Fedorak and Rodney Clark;
Sarah Butler; SNOW
Storm" Paul Colt: What we learn
Edgar Carrow; Hoop Song" Kath-
crime Kane. Ethel Johnson. Helen
Fedorak: a Story" Floyd Thomp-
son; The ouarrelsome Kittens"
Katherine Kane; Song by the school.
Mrs. Margaret smith has return
ed 10 her home in Wilmington after
a visit 10 her sisters. Mrs. Massey
and Mrs. Lee.
Mrs. Duval Gibbs and her daugh-
ter Elizabeth. OF Philadelphia, have |
been guests of friends IN this neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Harry c. Hill. OF Philadel-
1hia. visited her brother ". J. VIII
son and his wife this week.
Mrs Richard s. Rodney. OF New
-astle. visited her mother. Mrs. +.
y. Green. this week.
Mrs. Harry Schagrin Is entertain
ng Miss Isabel Gotlieb, OF Annapo-
Is, Nd.
Mrs. T. s. Fouracre Is in Phila-
Ielphia for a visit to her sister. Mrs
ohm d. Gill and family.
Abram Fogel has returned from a
veek's visit in Atlantic City. n. J.
Mrs. Charles Schuman had Miss
Dorothy Doughten, OF Smyrna, for
guest part OF this week.
Miss Letitia Pool. OF the women's
'ollege, Newark. Is spending the
Teek-end with her parents. Mr.. and
frs. Howard A. Pool.
Miss Elizabeth Fooks, Of Whining
on, was here this week for a visit
D friends.
Mrs. Elwood Garrett. OF Whining I
on. visited her mother Mrs. r. AL
in Cochran on Friday.