Smyrna times., 1896-04-08
PERSONAL.

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Rev. Henry S. Thompson and wife
and daughter, Miss May, son George
and Benton SpruRdce, stopped IN
Smyrna Friday, Ell route from FELTON, to
their new hONe-Delawar City. Mrs.
with relatives here until Monday.
Benton and George, who have been
attending the Conference Academy,
will hereafter go to Goldey's CONNER
cial College.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Kahn and son,
of Philadelphia, have been on sew
eral days visit to her father, John NJ.
VOshell.
The Graduation Glass of '96 held an
enjoyable sOciable at the home of their
president, Miss Maia FAIRIES, Friday
evening. Glass and High School
cOlOrs predOminated everywhere and
these were supplemented by variety
of flowers. The effect of the rec and
blue and blue and black was enough to
stir school pride in the hearts of all
and the evening was spent in delight
full pastimes. G. Herman Pierce made
a short but animated talk in behalf of
his classmates. The evening closed
with deliehtfu repast served in menu
style. The association will meet every
Friday evening.
Mrs. J. Lenhart Rice, of Bridgeton,
n. j., is visiting at DIR. c. O. Swim
ney's.
James B. Moore, one of the we'll
known elderly citizens of Blackbird
Hundred, who has been living in a
quiet, retired way on his farm for sew
eral years, has discontinued house
keeping to make his home with his
son, Vincent Moore, residing near St.
Georges.
Harry Rawley and wife, of Town
| Point, Md, We're on visit Sunday
and Monday to her father, Jacob Lem
berger
Miss Annie Griffith, of Chester, Pa,
spent the Easter holiday with Smyrna
friends
Charles NJ. Wharton, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, is visiting his
mother.
J. Harry Cotton, of Phnnixville.
| Pa, was home Easter Sunday.
Miss Sallie Pratt, who has been the
amanuensis in W. O. Hotfecker's In
surance office for several wears past.
has discontinued such services with
him and entered on successful exami-
nation, the graduating class of Pierce's
Business College. Her place with Mr.
Hoffecker will be filled by Miss Lavinia
Turner.
Miss Louise Schissler, of Shamokin,
Pa, is the guest of Mrs. L. O. Waller.
Miss Ella f. Swinney, NJ. D., re-
turns home tonight from Shiloh, n.
j., where she was called last week to
deliver an address before a missionary
meeting up the topic of "Twelve Years
Missionary Work in China"
Miss Matte A. Jones, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Dover
and FELTON,, has returned home.
Mr.. j. l.. johnson, of the Whining
ton Conference Academy, of Dover.
was the guest of Miss Matte A. Jones.
Sunday.
Mrs. Evelina NJ. Cummins, now
nearly a decade past her four score,
has been quite sick the past two weeks
at her home at ''Woodlawn," +" but at
last accounts was slightly improved.
Miss Annie Matthews, of Camden,
has returned from a short visit to Mrs.
John H. Hoffecker.
Misses Ira Lowe and Sallie Draper.
of Greensborough, Nd, were visitors
to our town last week.
Mrs. George Walker and son are
guests of her sister, Miss Sadie
Mitchell.
Mrs. Mollie Porter and daughter
Miss Virginia, of Church Hill, Md.
are being entertained by Mrs. Sparks
at the Smyrna House
The following persons were in Smyr-
ma yesterday in attendance on the
funeral of VIM. II. Thompson: Samuel
Wharton and wife, Charles Wharton
and wife, Miss NJ. NJ. Smith, Dover;
b. f. COnwell, wife, son and daughter,
Magnolia; Mrs. Josephine Allen and
Mrs. Joshua Conner, Wilmington; !;
Mrs. James A. Thompson, Hillsbor-
Ough, Md; Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Shug-
ard, and Joseph Treacy and A. II.
eager, of the Treacy, Morris Co.,
Philadelphia
Miss Elizabeth Benn, of Dover, is
the guest of Mrs. w +. Brown. A
party was arranged in her honor for
Saturday evening, at which time she
was expected to arrive. Several young
guests had assembled but Miss Benn
was unfortunately prevented from COM
ing up before Monday morning. The
party however went on and all seemed
to enjoy themselves heartily. Among
those present were Miss Virginia POr-
ter, Church Hill; Misses Helen L.
Waters, Edith Swinney, Phida Jan
ney, Marie Estlin, Eba Wilds, Ger
trude Smith, Alice Beck, Anna Beckett,
Emily Brown, Nellie Brown. Messrs.
G. Herman Pierce, Reuben E. Denney
and J. Allison Start.
Mrs. Edmund Staats, is critically i'll
at her home on Union Street.
J. Frank Alec, of Dover, was in
town yesterday.
Messrs. J. Edgar Layton and Ollie
Cannon, of Bridgeville, made Smyrna