Smyrna times., 1894-08-29
Personal.

Personal.
DIR. Joseph VanGasken, of Luling,
Texas, arrived Saturday on a week or
two's visit to Smyrna relatives and
friends, looking in excellent health.
He came with a Texas delegation of
knights of Pythias, some 1000 strong,
of which Association he is a Past Chan
cellor, to attend the national encamp-
ment now in session at Washington.
Rev. A. Stengle went down to visit
his son at Fruitland, WicomicO county,
Saturday and preach for him at the
campmeeting on Sunday. Rev. T. H.
Haynes supplied his pulpit in the
morning in the delivery of scholarly
sermon on "Preaching-and Paul the
Preacher"
Miss Mary L. Warren, who has been
teaching school in South Egremont,
Mass, for two years, spent her vaca
ton, at the home of her father, Thos.
r. Warren, i'll RaymOnd's Neck.
While home there was a general ex-
preston of the people of that vicinity
for her to take the RaymOnd's school,
but in the meantime an invitation was
received from the School Commission
ers of Sheffield, Mass, where SIZE grad
uated three years ago, to take the sec
Ond place in the high school there at
$50 per month, which was accepted i,
and she left last week to assume it's
duties.
Miss Learned, from the vicinity of
Dover, has been engaged to teach the
public school of RaymOnd's Neck.
Miss Ollie Wilson, of Dover, was a
guest of Mrs. J. w. Jones. of this town,
last week.
DIR. G. W. Sipple went up to Will
mingtOn on Saturday evening to join
his wife, who was visiting in that city.
Mrs. Willard A. Fleming left on
Monday for sojOurn at Atlantic City.
Miss May Prettyman, of Seaford, is
visiting her parents in town.
Misses Cora and Nettie Tschudy are
visiting relatives at Ridley Park.
Miss Bertha Smthers is visiting
friends at Port Deposit.
Mrs. DR.. John Baylis, of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. John Baylis and child,
of San BernardiDO, California, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Stevens.
Miss Eunity Pratt, of Dover, is visit
ing relatives in town.
RObt. d. HOffecker, Jr., is spending
a week or so with friends in Brooklyn.
Clement Spruance and wife, of Well
ington, Kansas, ,arrivedMonday on visit
of week or so to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p Spruance. "Clem" looks in
rosy health and as if enjoying COM
Portable life, though from the region
which passed through such a severe
drought. They had previously, how
ever, had a good crop of wheat, and
though rain has come to help the past
ure, there will be but little corn except
along the river bottoms. He came on
to Chicago to lay in his fall stock o
goods, and while so near, took little
run down to Delaware.
Mrs. w. w. w. Wilson, son Walter
and daughter Edna, who have been
visiting down the Peninsula returned
to Smyrna on Saturday, and will leave
for their home, Port Chester, N. Y, to.
morrow.
Mrs. Eta Baldwin, who with heI
| daughter, Gertrude, has been on Wis
it of two or three weeks to her sister
Mrs. John H. Hof1ecker, will return to
! Brooklyn tomorrow.
DR.. VIM. A. Davis and wife and Jas
Davis and wife, OF Camden, n. j., left
home in carriage last Thursday
reaching here the next afternoon
guests of their sister, Mrs. Samue
Taylor. They purpose starting on the
return trip tomorrow.
| NTillar IL
Peninsula Methodist, has been on
visit to Smyrna in the interest of the
Conference number of his paper
Harry l.. Douglass and wife,of Madi
son, Wisconsin, arrived on Monday
evening, on a visit to his mother anC
sister. Harry looks in vigorous health
having nutstripped some of his youth
full associates in avoridupoise. He wa,
in the Pension Office at Washington
until the present administration, wher
he was appointed Pension Commits
siOner. He will return after q week O
so, his wife remaining for longer Wis
1T, this being her first trip to Delaware
They were married last spring, Mrs
Douglass being a Tennessee lady.
Miss Maggie Johnson, of Philadel-
| pului 10 buC BueSb Vi MISS Tiara leln
berger.
Rev. G. w. Dame is expected hom,
from Virginia to occupy his pulpit a
st. Peters on Sunday.
Bishop Coleman will of1iciate on Sun
day next at both morning and evenint
services, in Trinity Church, CLAYTON.
Prof. A. Duncan Yocum and family
in company with Mrs. Turner, o
Chester, are camping out for the weel
at Collins Beach.
Mrs. ]. W. Jones, is visiting relatives
in Wilmington.
Ernest Haynes, of Wilmington. il
visiting his parents.
Miss Estelle Waters, has returned t,
Smyrna.
Miss Lou Dawson, of Philadelphia
is visiting Mrs. W. D. Hudson, nea
town.
Mrs. Daniel G. Smith and daughte
Helen, of Wilmington, are visitin,
friends in town.
John Chatham and Frank Pratt ar
home on vacation.
Vim. +. Baker and wife, of Philadel
phia, are visiting relatives in Thor
Oughfare Neck.
Jos. II. Cahoon and wife. of New
York, have returned home after a yisi
to friends in this county.
Miss Mary W. Thompson is visitin,
her sister, Mrs. S. Il. Gracey, Webster