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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
MIDGET AUTO RACE
AT HARRINGTON

Midget Auto Race will be pre-
sented at the Harrington Fair
Grounds, Saturday night, October
18th, at so 0p. M, sharp. Follow
ing is a partial list of drivers who
will participate in the various
events:
Larry Blooner from Norristown,
Pa.
John Favoninger, Yerkes, Pa, Is
years driver of big cars and mid
gets.
Vic Sloane, Allentown, Pa.
Mike San Felice, Norristown, Pa.
George Marshman, Reading, Pa.
Carl Miller, Quakertown, Pa.
Lefty Fair, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hall Rambo, Chester, Pa.
Otis Slime, York, Pa.
Norm Powell. Baltimore, Md.
Charley Breslin, Philadelphia, Pa
John Jars, Philadelphia, Pa.
Horace. Thomas, West Chester
Pa.
Shorty Bowers, Haggerstown, Md
Johney Gottier, West Chester, Pa
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
+. f. A. NEWS

The first meeting of the Mispil-
lion Chapter of the Future FARM
ers of America was opened with
the president, Bill Bowman, pre-
siding. The members decided to
hold each F. A. A. meeting on the
first Wednesday of the month. The
annual initiation of Greenhands
(freshmen) is to be held on the
night of October Is. The initiation
committee consists of Martin Cow
erdale, Glenn Dill, Gilbert Emory
and Lester Warner. In recent
years an inter-chapter basketball
league has been formed. In this
league, Milford F. F. A members
play against neighboring chapters
such as Milton, Harrington and
Caesar Rodney. James Bradford
succeeded Charles Thomas as man
ager of the team. James Cannon
was elected assistant manager.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS


The Sunshine Class of the Cal
vary Methodist Church will meet
in the Social Hall of the church
on Friday evening, October 10 at
1880 o'clock. Every member is urg-
ed to attend
The local v. F. w. Auxiliary il
selling Christmas cards to raise
funds for its various philanthropic
activities, and interested persons
may see the samples by contracting
any Auxiliary member.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital will meet
at the Nurses Home on Lake View
avenue on Tuesday. October IA, at
3 p. m. for the first meeting of the
fan. All members are urged to
attend.
The Volunteer Circle will con-
duct rummage sale at the Willie
Store on Saturday, October is.
Rummage may be brought to the
store on Friday, October II, or
Mrs. w. Dean Kimmel will call for
rummage If notified.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
STYLE REVUE AT SUSSEX
COUNTY All SHOW

A Style Dress Revue will be the
feature attraction of the annual
All Achievement Show to be held
in the Georgetown High School
auditorium on Friday evening, Oc-
tober 10, at 1880 p. m. The All
Club Agent of Sussex County,
Bruce G. Frazier, announces that
girls from most of the twenty Az
Clubs in the county will partici-
pate in the Style Revue and the
show. Everyone is invited to at
tend with no admission charge.
In the Style Dress Revue all the
dresses, suits, and aprons that the
girls will model will have been
made by them as part of their All
Clothing projects for 1947. The
small girls will show off their
aprons and dresses with the older
girls parading in the party dresses
wool suits and evening gowns.
Another part of the show viii
be food preparation demonstra-
tions by the county winners of the
dairy foods demonstration contest
held at the Kent-Sussex Fair
These girls will demonstrate the
making of appetizing foods will
dairy products in preparation t
competing in the state show to bt
held at the Caesar Rodney Higl
School on October Is. The demon
strators from Sussex will be limo
gene Kitchens and Mary Louis
Hedges of Laurel and Izetta Rog
ers of Georgetown.
Awards and ribbons will be pre-
sented to winners of all the events
/ The blue ribbon winners of tn
Style Revue will also participat
in the State Achievement Show a
the Caesar-Rodney High School o.
the 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
Milford Grange Notes

Mrs. Virginia Kirby will be in
charge of the program for October
IL. She is planning a Columbus
Day program and hopes that all
will attend.
The Saturday evenings are both
cold and long so why not get in
step to make the Grange meetings
worth while. How about class
for the sixth degree? How about
cake for the contest? How about
a dress for that contest? Don't
know anything about it? Then come
to the Grange meeting to get all of
the dope.
Are you an active member, or
do you just belong2"
Mrs. Robert Jester will have the
program October Is. Ladies' Night
will be on October 25.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

The Coolspring Presbyterian
Church will observe their 221st an
niversary on Sunday, October H.
Susannah Wesley Circle of Ave-
nue. Methodist Church will meet
at the home of Miss Lydia Abbott
next Tuesday evening, October IA,
at 1880 o'clock.
SHORT ITEM .....$...
The Missionary Circle of Avenue
Church will meet there on Wednes-
cay afternoon, October Is, at $50
for the first fall meeting.
Group No. of the Woman's AS
sociation of the Presbyterian
Church, Mrs. Tooker, leader, will
meet at the church on Tuesday af.
ternoon, October IA, at 2::3O o'clock
The Milford Neck w. s. c. S
is invited to meet at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Davis Watson il
Cedar Neck on Friday evening, Oc.
tober 10 at 7:30 o'clock. All mem.
bers and friends of the society are
urged to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
Milford Memorial
Hospital News

What will our hospital look like
in 1867? To get the picture in your
minds eye go to North West Front
street and look at the Berry Fune-
raj Home which was the Milford
Emergency Hospital 20 years ago.
In less than 20 years then we grew
from that beginning to this pres
ent beautiful, we'll built modern
hospital. The writer does not hope
to live to see it, but in my mind l
picture additions to this building
increasing the total structure used
for hospital purposes to at least
4 $50 beds in the next 20 years.
| Add to that a modern student
and graduate nurses home of at
least rs beds with Gloss rooms.
recreation rooms and laboratory
facilities additional. Another addi-
ton necessary to the plant will be
modern laundry as well as boiler
house for steam generation, a
prime necessity in such a plant as
! this hospital will be.
l can see all this possible if all
the folks served by this hospital
become conscious of and keep firm
ly before them the wonderful as
set a modern growing hospital is
to lower Delaware
The births for the week are as
follows:
Girl-Mr. and Mrs. William j
Gordy, Laurel, September %.
| Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Vannie A.
Wilson, Milton, September "a.
I Boy Mr.. and Mrs. James P
Hammond, Jr., Milford, September
24.
Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mul-
holland, Milford, September %.
Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Sparklin, Milford, September 26.
Girl--Mr. and Mrs Otis Mead
! ows, FELTON,, September 26.
Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Granville
Morris, Laurel, September 27
) Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Amos Lofiand
{ Milford, September 81.
, Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Charles H
J Wilkerson, Milford, September 29
Girl-Mr. and Mrs Telphia L
{ Monk, Selbyville, September 20.
Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H
Joseph, Laurel, September 20.
Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Alton H. Bow
S ers, Seaford, September 30
t Boy-Mr. and Mrs. James c
n Clendaniel. Milton, September &c
h Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ly
!. ons, Seaford, October l.
: Girl-Mr and Mrs. Arlie Poort
Harrington, October l.
Boy-Mr. and Mrs. William +
+ Hudson, Georgetown, October 2.
+ Girl-Mr. and Mrs. William F
n Wechtenhiser, Harrington, Octobe
d 3.
: Gir1Mr. and Mrs. James HaI
i per, Seaford, October 8.
: Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Lawrenc
Evans, Milford October 8.
Girl-Mr. and Mrs. John Knice
e ly, Milford, October 8.
g Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Riley Jeffel
: son, Lincoln, October 4.
l. Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Donald
:, Boyce, Laurel, October 5.
l. Boy-Mr. and Mrs. Francis SimI
l. son, Houston, October 5.
IS Girl-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Glar
den, Little Creek, October 5.
u Girl-Mr. and Mrs. James ST.
vents, Greenwood, October z.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

Miss Catherine Futcher of Phila-
delphia, was the weekend guest Of
DR.. and Mrs. Walter L. Grier.
Mrs. A. C. Houston and daugh-
ter Phoebe, left on Thursday NOR
ming to spend the weekend in Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. William C. Smith moved on
Monday and is now occupying the
Heisler residence on Lake View
Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper
Were weekend guests of DIR. and
Mrs. Albert Strikel at their home
near Newark.
Mrs. ]. Wallace Steen of Wash
ington, d. c., spent the weekend
with her daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hackenberg
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas OF
Philadelphia, were guests of Mrs
i A. E. Archer on Saturday.
Mrs. Harry L. Grier returned
home last Friday after spending
two weeks in Perryman, Md, with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Humes Grier.
Mr.. and Mrs Davis Sills returned
home on Sunday after trip to Can.
ada. While away, they visited then
son, Nelson Sills, in Buffalo,N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Isaacs, Jr.
and Miss Anne Townsend were
among the guests on Saturday a
the wedding and reception of Mis-
Florence Quillen and Mr.. Donalt
Kent in Rehoboth.
Miss Norma Hart, student nurs
of the Delaware Hospital School o
Nursing, Wilmington, and Bol
Dennison of Glen Ridge, N. j., wer,
weekend guests of Miss Hart's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Hart o
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie /. March, VIII
have been in California and variou
other places enRoute for the pas
three weeks, are expected home o
: Wednesday. Miss Marilyn Marc
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mr.!
! HI. Conner Mitten during their All
sence.
Mrs. Duane Lynn returned to he
home near town yesterday afte
spending the past several weeks i
] England, Holland. Belgium, an
!. France. While away, Mrs. Lynn al
tended the convention of the Cour
! try Women of the World She al
. rived in New York City on Monday
a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dill hav
Il returned to Milford after spendin
: sometime at their cottage at RI
+ hoboth. They will leave this SUI
/ day for a visit in Syracuse. N. Y
r with DIR. and Mrs. John A. Fatcl
: eric. Mrs. Fatcheric will be remen
: bered by Milford friends as Mi:
Mary McCabe.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
c. p. KEMPER ATTENDS
ORDNANCE MEETING

Charles f. Kemper of Glendale,
r. D., attended the 10Th meeting of
the Army Ordnance Association on
Thursday, October 2, at Aberdeen
Proving Grounds.
An all day demonstration of new
and old equipment, new develop
ments in tracking missiles, con-
trolled augmentation, ETC., was
made before a representative gath
ing of Army, Navy and Air Force
personnel Military representa-
tives of a number. of foreign coun-
tries were guests. Representatives
of leading manufacturers from all
over the county, who are repre-
sented on the Industry Ordnance
Team, were present.
Displays of field equipment in
operation were open for examina-
ton.
Foreign equipment captured dur.
ing the war and sept to the prov
ing grounds for study was also OF
display.
The final event, demonstrating
the new fire power of our moderI
regiments, was very effectively
demonstrated under simulated bat
tie conditions. This included ev
cry weapon from the rifle in th'
hands of the G. /. to the tanl
mounted guns. Several bombs wer'
dropped from high flying aircraft
The use of the helicopter and Low
flying plane in modern warfare wa
unique.
Mr. Kemper, who was an in
spector during both World Wars
ended his service as chief inspecto
of the Philadelphia Ordnance Dis
trict He is named on the perma
nent roster of Ammunition-Know
| How of the U. S. Army.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
Veterans To Attend
Meetings AT Camden
continued from nrst paEsl

val grounds and participate in the
ceremonies leading up to the selec-
tion of Milford's Most Popular
Girl the climax TO novel contest
currently being sponsored locally
BY the Auxiliary to the Blue Hen
Post.
DR.. West has appointed a thres-
man charity ball committee, con-
sisting of Bruce Alden, Steve Bra-
per and Henry Frankel and this
group will report at the next post
meeting on progress that has been
made towards the staging of a char
ity dance here in the near future
under " F. w. auspices. Also on
the meeting agenda will be further
discussion of plans for the future
post home and of the local veterans
groups projected participation in
the Halloween Parade at Harring-
ton.
Fifteen members of the Blue Hen
Post have volunteered to tryout for
places on the firing squad now be-
ing assembled by Clement ]. New
ins; this squad will participate ir
ceremonies accompanying the rein.
terment of bodies brought back t.
the United States from foreign
graves and will also serve as honor
guards on special occasions. With
in the next two weeks, the following
will report to Nevins for instruc
ton and issuance of rifles: Euri'
NJ. Savage, G. Watson Hall, William
Tatman, Donald Kern, Richard Far
ley. William Exley, William F. Dep
uty, George F. Collins, Ellis w
Geise, Norton Leverage, William A
Stevens, Delbert Webb, Rober
Whaley, Joseph Wright, and Rober
Zook.
Many members of the Blue He
Post are planning to assist tn
members of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany in the staging of the annus
carnival which gets underway thi
Friday evening at the carnivs
grounds on N. Walnut Street.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
STATE LIQUOR RECEIPTS
DROPPED IN SEPTEMBER

Receipts of the Delaware Liquor
Commission in September were
more than $1,000 under the re-
ceipts of September, last year, Col
onel Edgar S. Slayer, liquor COM
missioner, disclosed this week.
The receipts last month were:
Spirits, $69,32433; beer stamp
sales, $21,255.72; wine, $3,590.10, a
total of $94,173.24. For October OF
1916 the total of $1O5,576.70 in rev.
enue consisted of spirits collec-
tions of $77.72S.33; beer, $1S,732.51
and wine, $9,115.S0.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
Personal Happenings


Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Haswell Pierce
will leave on Sunday for few
days in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lofland re-
turned home on Wednesday after
visiting in Canada for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Campbell of
Pitman, N. j., were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Preuss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hugg will
spend this weekend in Pnlladel-
pnia as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est Johnson.
Mrs. Frank L. Grier, who has
been at her cottage at Rehoboth for
the summer, is expected to return
home this weekend.
Mrs. Oscar Moore returned to her
home in Cordele, Georgia, on Fri
day, after spending two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. y.
Vinyard.
Floyd Layton and Jack Short are
1 in New York this weekend as the
guest of Jack Tease, who is a stu
dent of the Robinson-Duff School
of that city.
Mrs. Clara Haack has returned
to her home in Roosevelt, Long Is
land, after spending ten days with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Preuss.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. SalevaT
left on Saturday for motor trip tC
Canada. While enroute, they spent
last weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
James H. Salevan at Athol, Mass.
Captain and Mrs. ]. Lockwood
Pratt, of Washington, ID. c., ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Pratt of Balti
more, will spend this weekend
with their mother, Mrs. j. Lynn
Pratt.
Robert B. DeChant, lately hon
orably discharged from the Army
is now spending some time with hi
parents, Rev. and Mrs. John NJ. De
Chant. Bob served overseas in tn
. Pacific for the past eleven month
and had the rank of lieutenant.
Mrs. Frank Boan returned to he
: home in Philadelphia on Sunday al
!, ter spending serveral days with he
I, parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Salevan. Y 1ic Boan joined her fo
the weekend. Ned Salevan will b
their guest in Philadelphia, thi
! weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Belts, lately {
Montgomery, Alabama, visited rels
tives in town prior to leaving fo
West Palm Beach, Florida, their fl
ture home. Mr.. Belts is an enginee
J. with the Agricultural Chemical d.
# rartment of the Pa. Salt Manufat
n turing Company.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
Weddings
KENTON McCREADY

KENTON McCREADY
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kenton of
Pennington have announced the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Clara r. Kenton to Raymond L.
McCready. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nest McCready of Harrington.
The wedding was performed by
the Rev. Harry J. Wright of Har-
rington in the Asbury Methodist
parsonage on Friday evening, Oc-
tober 3, at s o'clock.
The bridesmaid was Miss Evelyn
Ryan of Farmington and Harvey
Simpson. also. of Harrington, was
best man.
The bride wore a gray suit with
black accessories and corsage
of gardenias.
The bridesmaid wore a green
suit with brown accessories and a
corsage of rosebuds.
After trip south the couple
have returned to their home in
Harrington
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Wednesday, October 1, Miss
Joyce Kay Rogers celebrated her
eighth birthday at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rog-
ers. Among the children present
were Joan Harrington, Betty, jan
ct, Jim Miller, Gary Harrington,
Patsy and Bobby Rogers, Joan and
Sam Ingram, Marvin, Buddy and
Allen Jester, Carolyn Masten, Pris-
ella Mcgee, Barbara KINNEY, Bar
bara Tebbens, Lois Mason, Joyce
Rust, Betty McFadden,. Beverly
Owens, Joyce Savage, Jean Rogers,
Carla Mae Jester, Ronnie, Wayne
and Joyce Rogers.
After many games were played
and pictures taken ice cream and
cake were served.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Hanley
of near Lewes are the proud par
ents of a son. Arthur S. Hanley
Jr.. who was born in the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, on October l. Mrs
Hanley is the former Miss Louise
Vaughn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Malloy c. Vaughn of DiXie-Del
Farmes, Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
HOSTESSEs AT HOSPITAL

Sunday, October 12-Mrs. John
NAPLES.
Manlove.
Tuesday, October 14-Mrs. Geo
Wells.
Wednesday, October Is = Mrs
Paul Monroe.
Thursday, October 16-Mrs. Au-
gustus Dickerson.
Friday, October 17-Mrs. Johr
Baker.
Saturday, October 1S-Mrs. A. C
Colell.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
BAKE SALE

The Sand Hill Ladies' Aid will
hold bake in Burton's show room
Georgetown, on Saturday, October
IL, beginning at 10 a. m. Pies
cakes, dressed chickens, chicken
salad and potato salad will be for
sale.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lofiand
have issued invitations to their
friends for their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary celebra-
tion at their home on Satur-
day. October 25. The Loflands
returned on Wednesday from a
trip to Canada.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
New Honemakers
Club Is Organized
tcontInued from nrst pass1

The October meeting will be open
to all those interested. The follow
ing charter members were present
on Tuesday evening: Mrs. Mildred
Sharp, Mrs. Mildred Roosa, Miss
Mamie Leverage, Mrs. Stella Willis,
Mrs. Dorothy French, Mrs. Mary
Dairs, Mrs. Ruth Hellens, Mrs. En-
ma Warner, Mrs. Jean Kenton. Mrs.
Octoavia French, Mrs. Helen Houtz
Mrs. Catherine Stringer. Mrs
jeanette Warner, Mrs. Therese
Webb, and Mrs. Edna Willis.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
THE HOLLYMOUNT HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB

At a reciprocity meeting, the Hol-
lymount Home Demonstration Club
will entertain the Nassau Home
Demonstration Club the evening of
October Is, at z o'clock at the An
COLA Grange Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r.
Derrickson have issued invita-
tions to the marriage of their
daughter, Dorothy Jane. to Mr..
william Franklin Denney, Jr.,
which win take place on Sat
urday, October is, at four in
the afternoon at their home,
500 Sc Second street. A re-
ception will follow the cere-
mony. Miss Mildred Derrick
son will be maid-of-honor for
her Sister and Mr.. Clyde Will
kins will be best man for the
groom-elect. DIR. Frank Her.
son will be the officiating min
lister. Both of these young peo-
pie are graduates of Milford
High school. Miss Derrickson
is a secretary in the office Of
Victor Lynn Company. Mr..
Denney was in the Merchant
Marine as a radio operator
during the years of the war.
and is now employed by the
Post Office Department.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

Mrs. E. Roscoe Galloway has
been entertaining her friends
at dessert and cards. Last week
on Thursday she had a group
at her home on South Walnut
Street and the week before a
similar group on Wednesday.
Last evening she and Mr.. Cal
loway were hosts to Mr.. and
Mrs. David Sills. Mr.. and Mrs.
August F. Faix and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Rudolph.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
UNION METHODIST CHURCH

A Rally Day service at Union
Methodist Church will be held on
Sunday, October IL at p. m.
There will be special music at this
time so plan to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

Mrs. Duane Lynn landed in
New York City on Monday after
spending the pa st several
weeks in England and on the
continent, and attended the
convention of the Country Wo-
men of the World. Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Jacobs met her in
Philadelphia yesterday and she
is now at her home near town.
Mrs. Lynn will be much in de-
mand as a speaker and will
have much to tell about her
trip and about those women
whom she met while away.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
Obituary
WILSON

WILSON
Delbert R. Wilson, age 29 years,
son of Rodney and Carrie L. (King)
Wilson of Glendale, died last Tues
day, September 80, following lin
gering illness. In addition to his
parents, the young man is survived
by four brothers and six sisters.
They are: Howard, Everett and
Rodney Wilson, Jr., of Glendale,
Clifford Wilson, Georgetown; Mrs.
Martin Downs, Mrs. Raymond
Moore, Mrs. Alton Webb, George
town; Mrs. Peter Wolfe, Nancy Will
son, Glendale, and Mrs. Roscoe
Carey of Milton.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in the Carey Funeral Home in
Georgetown, on Friday afternoon
last at o'clock with the Rev
Omar E. Jones, officiating. Inter
ment in Union cemetery, George.
town.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10

Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt is honor
ing her weekend guests, Cap
tain and Mrs. J. Lockwood
Pratt of Washington and Mr..
and Mrs. Gene Pratt of Balti-
more, by inviting large
number of friends to an Eat
home on Sunday evening. This
will be another delightful af-
fair, many of which Mrs. Pratt
has arranged and presided over
with much graciousness.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-10
TOWNSEND

Funeral services for Albert Pier
son Townsend, age "A years, of
Georgetown, were conducted last
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
in Wesley Methodist Church, with
the Rev. DR.. Omar E. Jones con-
Quoting the services. Interment in
Union cemetery, Georgetown.
Mr.: Townsend, a retired railroad
man, died at his home in George
town, early last Saturday morning
October A, after an illness of only
a few hours. Active in the affairs
of Wesley Methodist Church, he
had been a member of the official
board of that church for many
years and was lay delegate to the
Peninsula Methodist Conference
He was a former member of the
! Georgetown Board of Education
serving in that capacity when the
present school was erected.
Born in Snow Hill, Maryland
February 81, 1873, the son of Isaac
/ w. and Margaret Clayville Town
send, he began his railroad career
at the age of 16 years with the late
John Taylor in Snow Hill. In 1896
he was sent to Pittsville, Md, as
station agent. From November
1890, to February, 1891, he was
with the Western Union Telegraph
] Company in Salisbury, Md. From
/ February, 1891, to 1901 he was will
the B. and o. Railroad Company a
Singerly, Maryland, as block op
orator. In 1902 he went with tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad Company a.
relief agent and remained in tina
capacity until 1905. From 1905 t,
October, 1912, he. was agent at Sci
byville. Going to Georgetown a
station and freight agent in Octo
Der, 1912, he remained in that of
flee until his retirement on Apri
II, 1889. For the past several year
he had been a bailiff in the Sus
sex County Courts in Georgetown
J maintaining a keen interest i
court proceedings.
Mr.. Townsend is survived
three children: Walter P. TowT
send and Miss Mary Townsend {
! Georgetown and Mrs. Raymon
: Phillips of Wilmington; thre
/ grandchildren and one great-granC
| child and a brother and sister. Tt
E brother is William T. A. TowI
r send of Easton, Md, and the si
r ter, Mrs. Fannie Dryden of Wi
J, mington.