Smyrna times., 1891-02-25
Parsnnal.

Personal.
Hon. James Williams, who has been
confined to his home in this town for
over a month by sickness was able
yesterday to go to Dover and resume |
his place in the Senate.
Olin /. Hongh, with Jacob Reeds
Sons, Philadelphia, is down on a Visa
OF a week or more to his mother and |
sisters.
Miss Annie w. Sutton, as State'Press
Superintendent, visited the w. G. T. U. |
Convention in New Castle, Kent and
Sussex counties last week.
Chas. H. Griffith and wife. Of Mont
chanin, near Wilmington, have been
spending the past week with their
friends down the Meek"
Madison Willen, teller of the Sea-
ford bank, spent Sunday in Smyrna,
visiting friends.
Samuel Sutton, of San Francisco,
brother of Miss Annie w. Sutton, of
this town was married on the 9th of
January in the Episcopal Church of
the Advent to Miss Martha E. Smith,
of that city.
Mrs. Matlack, Mrs, Smithers aud
Mrs. Jennie Price visited the New Cas-
tie County w. G.. T. u, Convention
last week on the adjournment of their
own County Convention at Wyoming.
We have received from N. Davis
(whO was a clerk in the drug store of
J. w. Denney in 1868 and 1867 a copy
of the Fargo Sunday Argus, North
Dakota.
Rev. R.K. Stephenson who has not for
several weeks. owing to bad weather
and sickness filed the pulpit at Bethel
preached for them again last Sunday.
Emory Marvel, Jr. of Delaware Col
lege, has been spending several days
with friends in this vicinity, and assis-
ted his brother, VIM. H. Marvel at his
public sale near Leipsic, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Anthony gave a
party to a number of their friends on
Thursday night, last.
Miss Annie Stewart, of ChestertOwn,
is visiting Mrs. David Stewart.
Miss Beulah Wilds, of Dover is the
guest of Mrs. Jos. Smithers.
Joseph Kennedy, who has been
farming near BlackistOn's Cross Roads
for the past several years, and who
sold off his farm stock at public sale
last week will, with his wife, make
their home in Chester hereafter, where
his children reside. Mr.. Kennedy has
been one of our most upright aud in-
dustriOus men, faithful to his Obliga.
tiOns, and devoted to his church, the
Episcopal, as opportunity afforded, and
the places of such men are not always
readily filled. He was besides one of
the early patrons of the TIMES, having
been one of its subscribers, continuous
ly for over 80 years.
A large company of persons old and
young gathered at the home of Mr..
Isaac Truax on Monday evening to
surprise him. The evening was spent
is various methods of enjoyment. At
10 o'clock, supper was served. Mr.
I. is popular, and as he removes to
near Townsend in a few days the peO-
pie in his neighbOrhOOd by this means
wished to show their esteem and do
him honor before his leaving. 1t wa:
called an egg SOciable."
Rev. Mr.. Dame and Hammond, O
Wilmington, exchanged pulpits Sun
day.
Miss Florence Beck had a quilting
party Monday evening, which was en-
ljoyed by a number of young people.
: Capt. John COsden, who moved t,
his farm near Chesterville, Md, sew
eral years ago, returns to Smyrna thi
!, week, with his family taking his house
on Maine street, opposite the Smyrna
House.
r Herbert Brown has returned HON,
from Wilmington, also Lex Mustard
= of Philadelphia.
; Miss Mamie Collins, BrOok6eld. Mo
: is visiting Miss Elva Il. Jester.
t Willard G. Pierce will leave Satur
, day morning Tor CINCINNATI, Ohio, hi
g objective point being Kentucky, .
9 purchase a stock of mules.
J. The sOciable of the Christian Endea
: vOr society, held on Friday evening a
Miss Susie HudsOn's was largely al
tended and an enjoyable occasion, tn
readings of Miss Higbee and music O
q Miss LilagOre of Philadelphia, giving
q very pleasant variety to the evening
a entertainment.
4 Chas. A. Beck has moved his famil
r to Camden, N. j.. this week.
s Mrs. Hirnheimer and daughters haV
e gone to Philadelphia to live.
/. Geo. W. ReybOld and Geo. /
!. Money, of Delaware City, were
h Smyrna Monday.
r Miss Mary Anthony had a col
web party, Thursday evening.
l. Mrs Geo. w. Taylor, Mrs. Harr
q Foster, Frank Chatham, VIM. E.Sprl
ance, Geo. r. Barnes and John YOun,
e Jr,, all of Philadelphia, have been vi,
q iting relatives here the past week.
3. John H. George, OfCaroline cOnnt,
d came mp to-day to attend the funeri
4 of his mother
/. N. Mills, Supt. Delawar1 Railroa
it is stated, will soon retire from h
management Of the road. Bradfor
Murphy is talked of at home but Il
st statement is made at Wilmington thi
I. his successor will be a transfer from al
: other branch.