Smyrna times., 1890-08-13
Personal.

Mr.. ]. G. Tawes, Postmaster of Girls
field, with his wife and child are visi-
ting Mr.. Wilson at the parsonage.
Mrs. J. H. Bewley, Mrs. VIM. E.
Hall and daughter Florence, Mrs. VIM.
A FAIRIES daughter Maggie and son,
Harvey, left Monday for Ocean Grove.
DIR. D. T. Smithers will leave to-mor-
row for the same place to be gone
till the 25th. Miss Ella Smithers
and Miss Lizzie Reynolds will 90 Sat
urday.
VIM. NJ. Bell was home from Reho-
both last week to attend the funeral of
his brother. He reports Rehoboth as
exhibiting more life than any previous
summer he has been spending there.
A Naudain Bell of Salem N. ]. also
came to Smyrna on Friday to attend
the funeral of his brother the following
day.
David c. HOfecker, of Philadelphia
was on a visit to friends last week.
Miss Alice Mitchell of PHILADELPHIA.
is visiting her uncle VIM. c. Mitchell.
on lower Main Street.
Mrs. Edward Farrell and daughter.
who went to ShamOkin, the first week
in July returned home last week. Mrs.
Farrell is recovering from the attack
of paralysis sustained while away.
John Van Gasken and son, DR.. Jos.
eph Van Gasken left for Saratoga this
morning for little recreation and to
test the virtue of the saline waters.
The Misses Lynch, of Middletown,
daughters of Purnel T. Lynch. are
guests ofthe family of A. L. Hudson.
Miss Winnie Lynch entertained the
audience at the NJ. E Church at the
evening service with fine solo.
Miss Bertha Nesbitt of Port Deposit,
is visiting Miss Nettie Tschudy.
Mrs. T. B. Megear and Miss Hettie
Megear will join Mrs. Allen, of New
Castle tomorrow, for a visit to Atlantic
City.
Marion Wood, who has been work
ing for several weeks in Wilmington.
moved permanently yesterday to that
city.
A Duncan YOcum, of Chester, Pa.
the newly elected Principal of our
Public Schools, made our town
a visit last week and expressed him
self much pleased with the school
building and other objects of interest
that came under his notice.
John Chatham left on Monday for
Chester Pa, where he has gone to
learn the drug business.
Walton Busteed and R. D. HofTeeker
Jr., are spending few days at Allan
sic City.
Mrs. VIM. H. Thompson and daugh.
ter, Miss Mabel, who have been away
the most of the time for several months
past, returned home yesterday perma-
nently.
Presiding Elder France and wife
returned yesterday from week or two
at Ocean Grove.
Geo. T. Baggs Esq, recently apnoin.
ted Commercial Agent at New Castle
New South Wales, has completed his
journey of over 900 miles and reach
ed his destination. A letter received
this week by his father was written
shortly after arriving. New Castle. he
SAID was an easy-gOing, slow English
town with 10000 population. He was
kindly received, and expected to soon
feel at home.
A. H. Reynolds, late of Piedmont,
Ala, spent day or two in Smvrna
last week.
Miss sallie Cosgriff is visiting in
in Middletown and Miss Lida Lord
Summit Bridge.
Miss Sue GarmOn is spending several
days at Atlantic City.
Miss Maggie Newman is the guest
OF Miss Emma Weldon Miss lydia A
Ashcraft of Mrs. DR.. Ashcraft; Mrs
Oldham and daughter of PHILADELPHIA
of Mrs. VIM. A. Cummins.
Ex-Secretary of state, Thomas +.
Bayard, on his return from the con-
vention in Dover yesterday stopped
over in Smyrna to spend the night
with Hon. James Williams. A verv
strong friendship has existed between
these two gentlemen since they served
in Congress together.
Miss Ethel Cooper returned home
yesterday from Ocean Beach, N. J..
accompanied by her late shoolmate, |
Miss Grace Stone of Warren, Pa,
daughter Of Sec. Stone, of the Com
monwealth-of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Laura Hall of Wilmington is
visiting friends in Smyrna.
Mrs. s. E. Anthony has returned |
from two months visit to Mrs. Lap
ham, Media Pa.
Miss Lizzie Hall has gone on a visit
to Bridgevills, and Mrs. s. E. Pratt
and daughter, Miss Lille Pratt. to
Chesapeake City Nd
Miss Katherine Whittock, Of Odessa.
p the guest of Master Clifford Hof-
fecker.
+ Corn advanced nine cents bushel
during July wheat thirteen cents and
oats eight cents.