Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOod

Cleaned About the Neighborhood
| Townsend, July 12.-No clue has
been found of the chicken thieves who
visited the hennery of Walter Lee re-
Gently and carried away 73 fowls, get
ting the choice of his flock. 1t is sup
posed the thieves used a truck and
hauled them to the city markets. The
culprits forced open the door with a
heavy bar and managed to perform
the job without being noticed. The
stealing has become systematic and
farmers and other losers are prepar-
ing to organize a vigilance committee
to halt the plundering of henneries.
Farmers are saying that the pea
crop has turned out better than they
expected and the crop was harvested
| in good time, the Gamers taking the
output as fast as the pickers could
gather the peas. The peas averaged
about one ton to the acre and were
of the finest quality. The acreage
was about the same but the high quail
ity was superior to that of last year.
The growers are finding that this crop
becomes more profitable and this may
induce the non-growers. to contract
with the canneries for the next sea-
son.
Ruby Elizabeth and Vivian jeanette
little daughters of Mrs. Ella G. Green
were baptised at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott's on Tuesday,. June %, by
Rev. William T. Mcguire of Odessa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. George
werev isitors at Chester Hospital on
Sunday to see their son Leroy who
was operated on for appendicitis. Also
Mrs. Charles F. George, son Albert,
were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Maloney and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Houck at Hillcrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward George, Miss
Florence Waters and Colen Waters
were visitors at Chester Hospital to
see Leroy George, and Mrs. William
Callahan of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Maloney Of Hillcrest, Mr..
William George and wife of Clayton,
and Mr.. Earl George of Townsend and
Mr.. Albert George.
Personals.-Mr. and Mrs. James a..
Hart, Sr., have returned from Kane,
Pa, where they spent a week with re-
| latives and friends.-Mr. and Mrs.
Irving Wells have returned to St.
Michaels, Nd, after spending several
days with his mother, Mrs. Mary Wells
also his brothers.-Mr. Gould Naylor,
of Philadelphia, and Mr.Charles Simp-
son, of Baltimore, Nd, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William @. Money.-Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel E. Jones and little
daughter, also Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Scarborough, Of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
B. Jones.-Mrs. Clara Knots has re-
turned from a weeks visit to Mrs
Laura Heavelow at Porters.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Crossan, of Wilmington
spent a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Daniels.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. L. Maloney
and son Scott, were recent guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Springer, at Rehoboth.-
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alfree and chill.
dren spent a visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Alfree.-Mr. anC
Mrs. Edwin Garrett and Miss Dorothy
Mattiford were recent motor visitors
to Rehoboth.-Austin Pennell, of Nal
vern, Pa, spent visit with Mr.. anC
Mrs. r. r. Reynolds and other friends
here.-Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Lockermar
were recent visitors at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Arts, at vii
mington.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles H
Jacobs, of Aberdeen, Nd, spent Wis
it with his sister, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Greenwood.