Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
Personal.

j. b. Clark, editor of the sussex jour
nal was in Smyrna Saturdi w, and made
the TIMES Office pleasant call.
BENZ. Benson and wife are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Theo. w. Cavender,
near town, and his father ut Bombay
Hook.
]. Harry Jefferson reached home last
week from Memphis, Tenn, for d visit
of several weeks.
B. Frank Truax, of Philadelphia, has
been on visit to his mother and friends
DIR. e. Dawson, of Washington, spent
Sunday here, en- route to Frederica, on
his summer vacation.
Miss Ida Gerry, of Port Deposit, Md,
is the guest of Mrs. L. NJ. Price.
Mrs. Emma Myers of Philadelphia,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson.
Mrs. Sarah E. Anthony, who has
been spending some weeks in Media,
Pa, has left there for a short visit to
Baltimore.
Edward r. Shain, & brother of Mrs.
BENZ. DonOho, who was a boy inSmyrna
over 40 years ago, died last week in
San Francisco, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Captain Steen of Brooklyn, N.
Y. is visiting VIM. NJ. Broadway, near
town.
Mrs. John A. HOfiecker, and son
Clifford, are spending a week or two at
Woodland Beach. The serious illness
of the latter, which set in last Decem-
ber, and whose life hung in the balance
for weeks and months during the win
ter and spring, with the chances near
ly all against him, has been making
marked progress the past few weeks,
with every probability of his ultimate
recovery. The case was one of general
sOlicitude, and sympathy has brOadened
into heartfelt congratulations that
good nursing and little Clifford's pluck
has triumphed over what was thought
almost an impOssibility.
Misses Alice and RhOda Conner, of
Wilmington. are visiting Miss Mabel
Thompson.
Miss Stella Boyd, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Miss Maggie Faries.
Miss Lizzie Hall is on a visit to
in Sussex county.
VIM. F. Dunn is off to the Blue
Mountains.
T. l.. Mason has gone to RehObth for
an indefinite stay, on health cOnsidera-
tions. Mrs. Mason joined him yester.
day, having secured "A cottage.
Vim. NJ. Paul, of the NationOl Bank
MOOrstown, n. J. and n. Penrose Allen.
of the Tygert & Allen Phosphate works
of Philadelphia, were in Smyrna on
Monday on busineess in connection
with the phosphate factory at Roth
wells Landing.
Frank GoOtee and wife of Philadel-
phia, are visiting relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Burnett and son, of New
ark, n. J are guests of A. H. Wilson.
Mrs. Chas. B. Allen of Philadelphia
is visiting her father, VIM. B. Collins.
Miss Annie DOughten is spending
her vacation in West Philadelphia.
Mrs. DR.. o. D. Robinson, of George.
town, is a guest at the Delaware
House.
Harwood Ayres, son of Rev. 7. O.
Ayres, of Delaware City, has been Wis
iting relatives in this vicinity.
LeVie NJ. HirOns and bride left on
Monday for their home in Wayne, Pa.
Miss Clara Beckett is home from
parents.
Isaac II. FAIRIES, who went to the
mountains two or three weeks ago to
recuperate his health, states in letter
to his brother yesterday that he is
gaining in health and strength every
day
Rev. G. w. Dame, John C. Stockly,
and family, John G. Bailey and wife
are spending the week at Woodland
Beach, John A. Hotfecker is also spend
ing the "Of days" there with his
family.
Mrs. Clarence Prettyman and chill
dren are visiting her parents, near
Frederick.
Miss Bertha Price has gone on a Wis
it to friends in Sassafras, Md.
Col. J. II. Upham, of the United
States Army visited Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
II. Raymond the past week.
John II. Armstrong, who represents
Sawyer and Co., commission mer-
chants, las per advertisement in
another cOlumn) is looking after the
interests of the firm in this section,
DIR. ]. Ward Wilson, of Baltimore.
will visit J. E. Hofecker, this week.
Mrs. Anna Armstrong and family
and John Young and family, are tent.
ing at the Camden camp meeting.
Miss Lille Stats, daughter of Ed
ward Staats of this town, and John
Wise of New Castle, will be married
at the brides parents tomorrow
afternoon.
The following persons from dis
tance were in attendance yesterday on
the funeral of Wm. T. Chance Mrs. l..
i. Chance, Mrs. 8. f. Williams and
MessTs Pepper, Clark and Wilson of
Georgetown John NJ. Enos and daugh-
ter, OF Wilmington; Mrs. Mary j.
Gales and daughters, of Rock Hall
Md; Mr.. and Mrs. W. Thorington,
Salisbury, Md; Mrs. Chambers, Cen.
treville, Md; Rev. G S. Conoway and
wife, Marydel Mr.. Lloyd and daugh-
ters, Odessa, and Rev. r. r. Creamer,
Milton, the afficiating clergyman.