Smyrna times., 1895-09-04
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turned to Yonkers on Monday, after a
visit Of several days to Smyrna friends.
guests of Mrs. NJ. J. Bewley. Friday
they spent with Mr. aud Mrs. Jas. l..
WOlcOtt, at Dover, having been guests
with the Chancellor and his wife for
some time in August at the Majestic
| Hotel, Ocean Grove.
J. Wesley Denney, who has been III
foI nearly three weeks is, we are
pleased to say. somewhat improved.
A week ago his condition was critical.
but his doctors, Dwight and McCaus-
land, feel he has passed the crisal pc
riod and is slowly on the mend.
John II. Farrell, who discontinued
| storekeeping two or three weeks ago.
has, we hear, secured a good position
with John Wanamaker, Philadeiphia.
1t stands very much to Mr.. Farrells
credit that, when situations are so
hard to obtain, he has been so early
successful, and entering at once on a
responsible position.
DR.. Joseph VanGasken, of Luling,
Texas, has been home at his fathers
John Van Gasken, for the past three
weeks. He is suffering from nervous
prostratiOn and has been little if any.
out in the town among his old friends.
1t is to be hoped that he will soon
reach the Improvement desired.
DIR. Frances VanGasken, of Philadel-
phIa, who has been spending the past
two months among the lakes of Maine.
returned therefrOm Saturday and spent
Sunday with her brother in this town.
). Edgar Wright and sister, Miss
Susie r. Wright, of Philadelphia, who
have recently returned from a visit to
Boston, Newport, &C., are spending
week with their father, Joseph Wright.
in this town.
Mrs. Clara knight, of Port Deposit.
is the guest this week of Mrs. Stengle,
at the NJ. E. Parsonage. Mrs. Knight
ls the sister of Miss Lou Gerry. well
known to many of our people.
Mrs. l.. A. Cotton is off on an ex.
tended visit to friends in Wilmington.
Philadelphia and New York.
Clement Spruance, successfully mer.
chandsing in Wellington, Kansas.
made his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pres
ley Spruance, few days visit the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin l. Hough, of
Philadelphia, who have been on an
onting of several weeks, are spending
few days this week with his mother
here, before returning to the city.
Will Robinson, son of Rev. DR.. w.
). Robinson, Of Hackettstown, N. j..
came yesterday to visit his SMYRNA
friends, guest of Gilbert Jones. He
rode 80 miles of the distance on his
wheel.
Prof. James Y. Roberts, of Whining
ton, is visiting his sister, Mrs, J. w.
Jones.
Miss Bertha Wallace, of Dover, is
the guest of Miss Neltie Tschudy.
Invitations have been received by
friends for the marriage of Miss Vir-
ginia CahOon, daughter of Benson B.
CahOOn, Esq, of Frederi6kstOwn, Mo,
to Mr.. G. Earl Alt, on the 18th inst.
John P. Armstrong and THEODORE
Wolf of Newark, rode down to
Smyrna yesterday on their wheels
and were the guests a short time with |
Il. D. Hoffecker, Jr.
Miss May TOlsOu, of Baltimore. who |
was the guest of Miss Helen Ringgold |
a week or more ago, was one of the |
bridesmaids at fashionable church |
wedding of Baltimore friend of hers.
The contracting parties were Miss
Mabel Lee Price and William Writ
Slower.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Joseph b. Handy, of
Newark, brother of Levin Irving
Handy, formerly of this town, to Miss
Helen Thompson Calvert, of Philadel.
phia
A large lawn party Yss given by Mr..
and Mrs, George r HoGeCiIer 1T their
near Kenton, on Wednesday
evening last.
Miss Carrie Wright, Of Newark. is
the guest of Miss Elizabeth Smitbers.
Irving II. Cooper has returned home
from visit to Millville, N. J.
Mrs. Hannah Caldwell and daughter.
Blanche. Miss Barber Fisher, and ]. P.
LattOmus aud wife. Of PHILADELPHIA.
ire guests of Mrs Mark Scout.
Mrs. Lank and daughters, Misses
Ray and Elsie, Mrs, Geo. Walker and
ION, Frank, OF Philadelphia, who have
been spending the summer with Miss
sadie Mitchell, haye returned home.
Miss Annie Cunningham is sojourn-
ng at Atlantic City.
Crawford Stevens is taking course
n the Wilmington Commercial College.
Miss Laura Draper, Of Wilmington,
las been the guest of Miss Lida r. {
Iord.
Alexander Carsin is on u business
rip to Easton Fair.
Miss katherine Kropper, Woodbury., /
J. J., Mr.. and Mrs, w. A. Fleming
fisses ALICE sprnanco, Bertha Hof.
ecker, Ethel Cooper, Rena Williams,
lessrs. Hirons DeRney, J. Ed. Beck
'eck and Walton M. Buateed formed d
jolly party to Woodland Beach, Mon. d
ay afternoon and evening. c
Victor P. Pyle. of Pyle Cycle Co., 4
ocompanied by Mr.. Henley, the pro- n
,as{cpal cyclist Of the Wilmington I
Wheel Club, rode from Wilmington to