Evening journal., 1893-09-25
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
A Party of Wilmingtoniaus
Visit Chester Friends.
SEPTEMBER TIDE OF TRAVEL

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Many Spend These Pleasant Fall Days
In the Peninsula Towns-Others Re
ceive Return Visits From the "Coun-
try CousIns"-A Pretty Girls Charm
ing Gown.
A party Of ladies' and gentlemen from
Wilmington called upon Engineer vii
liam p. Sheppard at his home, No. 1885
Walnut street. last evening, saws the
Chester Times, of Saturday. After pass.
ing an enjoyable evening, singing and
fine musical, selections being the fea.
lures, refreshments were served and the
company departed for their home on the
10 o'clock train. Among those present
were.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Sheppard, Mr.. and
Mrs. DR.. Harris, w. Scott Vernon, editor
of the Wilmington Daily Republican,
Mr.. and Mrs. w P. Sheppard, Mrs S.
Sheppard, Mr.. and Mrs X. Perry, Miss
Grace Quigg, Miss Williams. Miss Louisa
Drenseodoe, Miss Edna Sheppard. Miss
Daisy Sheppard, Ethel Sheppard, Charlie
Sheppard and Master Howard Sheppard.
Fred Dodd, of Wilmington, is visit.
ing his parents in Lewes.
Miss May Bacon has returned from a
pleasant visit to relatives at Landen-
berg Pa.
Mrs. Jeanette Spring is visiting her
parents, at Glen Mills, Pa
Miss Ellie McKagney, Of East Fifth
street, who has been i'll for six weeks
with typhoid, fever is able to be
out again to the delight Of her friends
William Webster, of Wilmington, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Benjamin, Of
Newark.
Benjamin Ennis, of Wilmington, is
the guest of relatives near Milford.
William Short, of Wilmington, is
visiting friends in Lewes.
. Mrs. Maggie King Dennison, Of Wash
ington, is visiting her mother and rela-
tives here.
A pretty girl wore a charming gown
on Market street Saturday afternoon.
She was very fair, with bright blue
eyes and corn. colored hair. Her gown
was of golden brown serge. in the
popular Elton style. Around the skirt
were rows of narrow gilt braid and the
jacket was adorned with the same. She
wore brown shoes, brown gloves and
a brown cnd yellow tie Her get-up
was topped off by the favorite sailor
hat Of brown straw.
Clarence R. Clayton, clerk in the
recorders office, is i'll at his home in
MiddletOwn 1t is said that he is
threatened with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson and daughter
Maggie, of Upland, Pa, visited relatives
and friends in this city yesterday.
J.E. Reagen, S. G. Snare and Edwin
Reagen, of West Chester; Paul Lacken
hacker, P. II. E Sloan, Joseph O'Brien
Frederick Lord, E Crawford and Jersey
Vought, OF Philadelphia, rode to thi
city on their wheels yesterday and tool
dinner at the Hotel Willis
Registrar Colquhoun, Of the Health
Department, Is in Chicago.
John Bowen, of the Newark Ledger
and John Armstrong left yesterday 70
the Worlds Fair.
Miss Annie B. Fosrd, OF Elktou, Nd.
is visiting her aunt on West street.
John w. Rsdmile, clerk at the Clayto
House, has returned from a ten-dayi
visit to the Worlds Fair.
G. A. Burns, Of the Union News Con
pany, has returned from ten days visl
to the Worlds Fair.
Midi etowners at the Fair.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
MIDDLhTOwN, Sept % William I
Metten and l. Clarence Scott returne
home this morning from an enjoysb
trip to the Worlds Fair
The following persons left Saturda
morning for weeks stay at Chicogo
great exposition: Mr. and Mrs John v
Jolls aud daughter, Miss Ssllie; Mr.. al
Mrs George NJ. Wilson and Jam
Whitaker
Miss May Mattson, of Camden, n.
is the guest of Miss Sallie Hilyard.
Lake Street
William Taylor and family will so
depart for Chicago where they are
remain a month and get a c omplete vie
of the fair
STORIES OP THE nay