Smyrna times., 1931-11-25
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

! 1OWuSeHQ, NOV. Z4.-Ine much
needed sidewalk to extend along
the public highway, is under con-
struction in several places and it is
hoped to have considerable of the
walk laid before Christmas. Dur
ing the summer a number of grown
ups and children had narrow es-
capes, not having noticed cars COM
ing in the opposite directions and
could not hear the approach of the
cars, when motor vehicles were
passing at the time and scarcely
had time to jump from their chos-
en- path of death and destruction.
James Guessford, who was ser
iously injured in runaway acct
dent and taken Immediately to the
Delaware Hospital in Wilmington,
is better. Mr.. Guessford was driv-
ing two fractions horses when they
become unmanageable, and in run
ming away Guessford was thrown
out. He was found unconscious
and had received several lacera-
tions on the head and breast. AT
first it was thought he had con
cussion Of the brain, but an exam
ination showed that he was badly
cut and bruised and is now slowly
recovering.
A lone deer was seen in a truck
patch near Ginn's Corner, on Tues
day morning Of last week. The
deer was feeding on turnip tops
and grass when espied by some
children, who moved closer to the
fieet-footed visitor, but it jumped
q fence and passed down the high
way when the. children got within
a few feet of it, Several saw it
and later in the day the deer was
seen by Carl Reynolds who observ-
ed it along the highway near Pine
Tree
The marshes along the Delaware
River and Bay provide ideal shoot
ing grounds for migratory water
fowl and reports have been receiv-
ed that vast numbers of ducks
have been seen in these localities.
The law extends from November
10Th to December 18th at sunset
and several of the local gunners
are planning to enjoy the sport,
having had quite a success several
days last year.
Several Of the local residents
have visited the place where the
large freight steamship, Robin
Goodfellow' ran hard aground be-
low New Castle on October 18th.
Efforts to float the ship by dredg-
ing, lacking up the bow and pull
ing in by tugs, have been unsuc-
cessful thus far. 1t is feared that
all efforts of the next few days
may completely fail, causing the
ship to remain on its muddy bed
all winter.
The Official Board of the M. E.
Church has unanimously invited
the Rev. c. N. Jones to return to
the Townsend charge for another
conference year. The Rev. Jones
has been here almost year and
his work for the advancement of
the Gospel has been successful. He
has made many friends during his
stay in this locality. He was form
erly located at Milton, having rend-
cred excellent service there also.
The revival services he has been
conducting at the M. e. Church
has been continued with good at
tendance and much interest has
been shown.
Some young nimrods, even boys
of II years of age were seen with
rifles and rabbits on Tuesday after
a hunt that surprised their elders.
The young hunters were duly proud
of their game as they marched
back to town.
Mrs. Clyde L. Shockley who un-
derwent an operation at the Della
ware Hospital recently, is steadily
improving at that institution. She
was dangerously i'll for the first
few days, but favorble change
since Saturday has been noted by
the physician and nurse. Her many
friends here hope that she may
soon be fully recovered.
Mr. L. t. Lockerman and family
of Delmar, spent a visit last week
with relatives here.
Mr. John Alfree, of Wilmington,
has been visiting his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Eben Alfree.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Calvin, of |
were recent visitors |
with Mrs. Annie M. Allen.
Mrs. Hannah Isaacs, of Chester,
Pa, has been spending several
days with her mother, Mrs. Kath-
crime Wright