Smyrna times., 1953-12-17
Townsend

included narrow escapes from in
jury also the shots that were re-
markable in bringing such unex-
pected luck. Take the case of two
hunters back in 1900. They had
fair luck that day but the climax
came when rabbit that sprang
out of some bushes, rushed to en- I
ter the woods about 100 feet away.
Just as the cottontail gave a
bound to pass the edge of the
woods the hunter shot at it and
thinking he had killed it for sure,
walked there to pick it up. Then
he got his surprise as he found
two rabbits lying in the bushes
there and were side by side. They
had both just been killed as both
of them were warm. And from !
that day to this, he has not been
able to explain how two rabbits
got the load Of shot instead of one.
He says that knocks him cold to
think about it.
He told her she looked like
million-and he meant every word
of it.
Figures don't lie but girdles con-
dense the truth.
With Christmas music and plays
in the air the sermon at the I'M
manuel Church on Sunday MORN
ing also had the tempo of the
beautiful season. The Rev. H. M.
Parks gave an inspiring and able
address on the holiday theme. The
text he chose was Getting Ready
for Christmas" He said in part:
Thank the Lord for Christmas.
Again we are getting ready for
Christmas through worship. Some
of us never saw a Christmas just
like this one, all in all. God was
wonderful, when in his love he Gre
ated Christmas. The blessings of
it, is a foretaste of Life Eternal.
Isaiah spoke of him as our Judge,
Lawgiver, King, and as our Saw
Jour. This covers our life here and
hereafter. The ages looked for
Him twenty centuries; we have
had twenty centuries. We are now
looking again for him to return
We are his bride, the church;
someday he is coming to take us
unto himself, the redeemed of the
Lord forever. The Good Lord helI
us to get ready for Christmas.
Hunters are still afield in great
numbers. Some of them are seer
to converge upon Townsend t
hold powwow or else have dinner
with their relatives or friends iv
ing here In days gone by group
of huntsmen used to gather II
town where they discussed hunt
ing, and then had dinner will
some friend they knew here
Some of them, then had walke
ten miles or more and the
thought little of such a strenuou
tramp. They said that walkin
was a good exercise and som
refused to ride back home declai
ing that long walk was beneficis
to them in the matter of healtl
Some had sons about ten or ]
wears of age and they all Woul
stay lively when the hunt was OF
If one boy gave out the other boy
would carry him for mile or wv
But, even in those days huntin
was no picnic.
The Ladies Auxiliary OF u
Townsend Fire Company gave
Christmas party to 235 memoel
from fifteen auxiliaries of Ne
Castle County Firemen's Associ
ton last Wednesday evening IN u
Fire Hall. Miss Marie Gregg
Newark, first vice president, pr
sided. MRS. Bertha Carlisle, t
president, was unable to after
due to illness in her family. MI
Clara Smith, the president, W.
coined the guests. The hostess
were Mrs. Daisy Johnson, MI
Katherine. Schwatka, and MI
Reba Wilson. The hall was bea
tifully decorated with hold
trimmings, also the tables we
very pretty with miniature sno
men, little pine trees, and I
candles. Christmas carols VIZ
sung and gifts were exchanged.
delicious turkey dinner was serv
Mrs. Edna Carpenter and ASST
ants were in charge of the kitch
The coffee making was in chal
of Mrs. Rosie Skaggs. The M
county meeting will be held
Wilmington Manor on January
1854. Mrs. Smith wishes to the
the members and all others "
helped to make the event sucf
wonderful success.
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