Smyrna times., 1888-12-12
Personal.


At the Quarterly Conference of the
M. 4. Church on Thursday night last
a resolution was passed unanimously
asking for the return of Rev. W. S.
Robinson as pastor for the next Con-
ference year.
Rev EnOch Stubbs and wife, who
have been visiting his parents and
friends of other days here the past
week, returned to their home in Phila-
delphia this morning. Mr.. Stubbs
went to Camden on Saturday to assist
Rev. p. ii. Rawlins to dedicate a church
at Lebanon on Sunday, which he did
after raising the entire amount of in
debtedness, $1,000.
McKendree DOwnham, of George
town, Representative-elect to the next
Legislature, was in Smyrna a short
time on Thursday, and paid the TIMES
office friendly call.
Another church wedding, probably
the last for this year, will take place
at the Methodist Church on Tuesdry
morning next the 18th inst, when Miss
Laura NJ. FAIRIES, daughter of w. A.
FAIRIES, and Frank L. Reynolds, of Clay
ton, will be married at 7.45 o'clock.
Miss Blanche Layton, of Bridgeville,
is visiting Miss Lizzie Hall.
w. H. Dashiell, Esq, of Princess
Anne, Md, returned with Superintend-
ent Handy from the Camden Teachers
Institute for a day. Mr. Dashiell, who
is cousin of Mr.. Handy, was Princi-
pal of the Smyrna Academy, 1.-THE
Friends Meeting House, since burned)
twelve to fifteen years ago. He is now
Attorney-at-law and Superintendent of
public schools in Somerset County.
ID. w. CTumpeller, who came to his
farm near this town, in the early sum-
mer from Jacksonville, Florida, expect
ing to return in September but kept
away by the yellow fever, will start for
that place on Friday, the scourge hav-
ing been pronounced over and the
gates to be thrown open to the refugees
on Saturday. Mr.. T. like thousands Of
others, will be a loser from the business
depression caused by the fever. Mrs.
Irumpeller will not 90 to Florida this
winter.
Mrs. Susan Fisler, one of our oldest
and much esteemed citizens who was
quits sick last week from a severe cold
caught two or three weeks since i'm
Philadelphia, IS convalescing. Her life
has been one blessed with singularlv
good health. She has not had the
need ola physician before since the
death of her husband, DR.. Isaac M
tisler. about twenty years ago. and
probably for a long time before
Mrs; Mary II. Buchanan, of loves
cross Roads, Sussex county, Delaware.
is visiting friends in town.
Mss Lulu Mahon, of PHILADELPHIA. is
down to Belmont on a two or three
weeks visit.
The following persons from dis
tance were in attendance on the Hud.
son-Hill wedding Yesterday: Harry
Hill and wife, of Philadelphia: Walter
>. Hill, New York S. J. Hill and
wife and Miss Maggie Hill. of Kent
county, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Green
of Centreville, Md; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Jeflersoe, of Chestertown
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Van Burkalow Of
Magnolia; Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Truax.
OF Middletown; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Rothwell of Middletown.
Harry Riley, son of Mrs. Eliza Riley
OF this town, farming between Milling
ton and Sudlersville, was severely par
alyzed last week. He was to have
taken a prominent part in the wedding
here yesterday, being a relative of The
groom, and had made his preparations
therefor.
Mrs. John S. Hofecker, of Will
mington, is visiting relatives in CLAW
ton and Smyrna.
Mrs. Susan Baynard, who went to
y, W limington few weekssinc to spend
lhe winter with her SOP, is reported
i'll. W.