Smyrna times., 1894-06-13
Personal.

VIM. F. Brown was elected delegate |
of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. E. Church, to represent it at the
National Convention in Cleveland, in
July.
Miss Beulah Jefferson is visiting Mrs.
W. s. Haman at Dover.
Mrs. Pierson and daughter, of Balti-
more, are guests of Mrs. N. F. Wilds.
Miss Bertha Smithers is visiting Miss
Dora Wilds in Dover.
Mrs. Lizzie Mcclure and Mrs. Sallie
Perkinpine, of Philadelphia, spent sew
eral days with Smyrna friends last
week, Thursday taking ride over to
MillingtOn, where they grew into
yOung-wOmanhoOd, and which they
have not seen in the intervening years
since.
Miss Eta Benson returned Saturday
from Brooklyn, for the summer, after
an absence of some five months.
Mrs. Alice Bailey, of FELTON,, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. ]. w. Clifton.
Jas. B. Roberts, Organist of st. Johns
church, Wilmington, spent several
days last week in Smyrna.
VIM. E. Waters, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Smyrna friends.
John H. HOffecker, A. L. Hudson
and B. A. HAZEL attended the funeral
services of. Rev. L. w. Gibson at Dover
Monday.
Walter F. C. Colt and wife, of
Indianapolis, Ind, are expected to
reach Smyrna tomorrow on visit to
his mother and sister.
Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker went to Phila-
delphia Monday for a week or two's
visit to her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clifford and
Miss LOttie Tingue, of Cambridge, N
Y, have been visiting the past week,
Mrs. J. w. ANTHONY.
Ralph Gihon. of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting Edward FAIRIES.
Walter w. HynsOn leaves this after
for Atlantic City, where he has ac'
cepted a position in the Hoffman
House, one of the leading hotels on the
time in the fall.
Misses May and George Marshall, o
Brooklyn, n. Y, are guests OF Mis-
Hilda Wells.
Mrs. Joseph Smithers, Mrs. L. NJ
Price and Rev. Adam Stengle attended
the funeral of Capt. L. A. c. Gerry, a
| Port Deposit, MONDAY.
The delegates to represent Due
Creek Hundred at the Prohibition con
vention at Dover tomorrow, are, L. NJ
Price, c. H. Register, VIM. FAIRIES, 10:
Wright, Rev. A. Smith, George N
> Stevenson, DIR. g. o. Swinney ant
Matthew Ford.
Geo. Reed, who has been visitin
5 Clarence Prettyman the past week ha
a returned to Frederick.
d Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2. Hudson have r,
turned from a visit to Milford friend
Prof. w. J. Shearer, wife and chi
@ dren are expected to reach here tO-da
v for a part of the vacation season, ,gues
r of Mrs. Lassell. The last issue of IL
= EUening Sentinel, of Carlisle, Pa, hi
d the following reference to him : Or
It of the most rising young educators
k this county is Prof. w. ]. Shearer, no
lr superintendent of the Public Schools
le New Castle, Pa. Though quite your
81 his work has already been very succes
" full. His theory of examinations has bet
widely discussed and several boards
education are considering its adOptiO
He is working out a plan of sub-gra
VI ing, also, which if he brings to succes
lul lSSuCs Will ONCICOulO SlOuNN
es objection which can be made to Il
n. common school system of our countr
rs His idea is to sub-divide the prese
W grades, without creating more schOO
Ds or more teachers, so that the individu
" capacity of the schools may be TAX
p into consideration and the bright pup
" advanced as fast as practicable VIII
el the slower pupils will be given NC
-; time without being held back. T
Oil plan seems feasible and Mr.. Shear
is sanguin that he can make it a sucei
D. G. Strough, who has been residi
sr- near Smyrna, has accepted a positi
f a with New York Commission hOu
4 to solicit the Southern water melC
90 trade.
Nv Miss Della Smith, of Ridgely, NJ
1g is visiting her brother, Rev. A. Smit
he Intelligence from Cheswold t
ng A. NJ. announced the very serio
Eat illness of Mrs. A. T. HoH'ecker.