Smyrna times., 1923-08-08
TOWNSEND

/. j. Weiner, Meat Merchant, In Auto
COlIisiOn.-LOcals and Personals
Townsend, Aug. Isaac ]. Weiner,
a young merchant of Townsend, had
narrow escape from death while |
motoring toward Wilmington on Mon
day morning last week. While pro-
ceeding on the Lincoln Highway, a |
short distance from Newark, his meat |
truck was badly damaged as. the re-
suit of a collision with an automobile
driven by a Pennsylvania man who
was going at a rapid rate. The i'm
pact badly wrecked both cars, but the
occupants were fortunate enough to
escape with only few slight bruises
and cuts. The collision occurred at the
intersection of Pike Greek road and
the Lincoln Highway just four miles
from Newark. The Pennsylvania car
was driven by Joseph Sheer, of Phil
adelphia, and he was accompanied by
a woman companion also from that
city. Weiner alleges that the acci-
dent was entirely due to the reckless
driving of Sheer who was passing
dangerous places at a reckless gait
and he never slowed up for this i'm
portant point along the route, yet this
is considered one of the worst places
along this highway. Weiner's dam
age to his truck will amount to about
5000 and the car of Sheer's was dam
aged so badly that to repair it, the
charges will be equivalent to the price
of a new machine. On charges OF
reckless driving and having improper
automobile license tags. Sheer was
fined S25 and costs at a hearing be-
fore Magistrate Daniel Thompson, OF
Newark. Weiner procured car at
, Newark to return home, after having
, turned his truck over to repair shOI
= to be fixed up as much as possible.
REPORTS received in Townsend from
/ various farmers who have finished
: threshing their wheat, shows thai
0 Herbert Insolo is the champion TO!
this year in this section, the yield OF
his farm being 40 bushels per acr'
e for SO acres.
) The Ushers Union of the NJ. (
n Church held their annual outing
s Betterton, Nd, on Wednesday and ma
IS a delightful time.
n Personals.-Mrs. C. L. ShOckley an
10 little son, Clyde, Jr., are spending sey
Ie eral days with her sister, Mrs. Q. I
lie Boehmler,of Malvern, Pa.-Mrs. Rich
le ard Hodgson and Mrs. R. R. Reynold
" spent Thursday at the home OF MI!
/ Carlton McSorley of Cambridge, No
r. Mrs. Anna Reynolds and daughte
n, Miss Edna Reynolds, are visiting ne
$, parents. Rev. j.. H. Beauchamp an
Sc wife in Wilmington.-Miss Elizabet
h Maloney having returned from Reh'
s. both few days ago, has returned
that resort and will spend the mont
of August there.-Mr.and Mrs. Dani
N Collins and Mrs. Clarence Malcoll
an and daughter, Audrey, of WilmingtO
s. spent the weekend as guests Of Jot
or Townsend and wife.-Misses CorinI
nv Outten and Kathryn L. Girven al
n Earl Layman, of Wilmington, spel
ev Sunday with w. P. Wilson and WI
ve and other relatives here.-Mr. w. G
re bert Poore of the U. S. Veterans b
rs. reau who is taking a four weeks vac
Ir ton here, will spend a few days
cir wildwood, N. j., and other resorts
Ir the Atlantic coast.-Miss Coy Arli
iss Packs returned home Monday aft
mt spending a month in Mortified, A
J. lantic City and Philadelphia.-M
els Richard Hodgson and Mrs. Andre
* REYNOLDS and son, Andrew, accOl
nd panied home Misses Alice and d.
,ob othy Cole, of near Fostoria, Ohio, W
md have been spending a month here