Smyrna times., 1896-04-01
PERSONAL

Rev. Thos. H.Axf6ynes. and Mrs.
Haynes have both sAeen indisposed for
a month past, and unable, had the way
been clear, to move to their new home,
on Union street. They hope to be
able to make the change in a week or
two.
VIM. II. Thompson, who has been
confined to his home for two or three
weeks with a complication of diseases,
has been very critically i'll for the past
several days.
Walter o. Hoffecker, one of the
busiest of our business men, has been
confined to his home the past week by
sickness from exposure, but hopes to
be ont in a day or two.
Mrs Rowland Cox, of Plainfeld, n.
j., stopped over yesterday for short
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hill, en- route home from Old
Point Comfort, where she had been
with her husband and daughter.
The young men of Smyrna have is
sued invitations to their Easter dance,
to he given Friday night, April 10th.
The patrOnesses are: Mrs. George II.
Raymond, Mrs. John C. Stockly, Mrs.
A. Lee Cummins, Mrs H. P. Hall,
Mrs. w. B. Megear, Mrs. F. E. Postles,
Mrs. j. Ed. HOffecker, Mrs. w. A.
Fleming, Mrs. J. Harvey Speakman,
and Mrs. j. r. MeCausland. The
committee composes: Messrs. Howard
r. Jones, Harry Tschudy, Hervey p.
Hall, w. b. Megear, DIR. f. L. Grier,
r. d. HOffecker, Jr., Clarence B. Ray
mOnd, Walton M. Busteed, J. Harry
HURT, Jr., G.. Davis Brown, Robert
Denney, L. 0. Waller, Charles H. Lee
Fevre and HirOns Denney. Music
will be furnished by Oglesby's Or
chestra, and the occasion made the
most brilliant Smyrna has known in
years.
Miss Miriam p Sheppard, of Mary
del, who has been making an extended
visit to FrankfOrd, stopped over with
Miss Edith Beck last evening. She
left for home this morning.
Miss F. Estelle Waters, who has
been making an extended visit to
Philadelphia, has returned home.
Miss Ella Smithers has gone on a
visit to ROxbOrOugh, Pa,
Mrs. Jennie Collier, of Salisbury,
Md, has returned from a visit to Mrs,
John Rawley. Foster Williams, of
Chester, is now visiting his mother,
MIS-. RaWley.
The B. NJ. S. X. meet with Mrs. W.
b, Megear Monday evening.
The graduating class of '96 will give
a sOciable at the home of Miss Maia
FAIRIES next Friday evening.
Miss Anne Stevenson entertained the
Shakespeare Club Monday night.
John l.. Truax has gone to Philadel-
phia in search of position.
Frank Startling of ElktOn was in
town this week.
Miss Margaret Fell has returned
from a visit to Georgetown.
Miss Florence HAZEL has left for
Montgomery, Pa.
Reynolds Stevens left on Monday to
accept position with Strawbridge &
ClOthier.
A. W. Cummins, of the Morning
AeOS, visited his father Saturday.
Miss Grace E. Swinney, teacher at
Houston will spend Easter at home.
Miss Grace Greenwood, of Kent Co.
Md, is visiting friends in town.
Miss Annie W. Walls, of Church
Hill, is visiting, Mrs E. G. Walls.
DR.. j. S. Cobb, of Clayton, who was
seriously i'll a week ago with pneu-
mOnia, is improving.
Dr.. L. G. Moore, who has been shut
in for the past two weeks or more with
malarial troubles, hopes to be out in a
day or two.
George F. Brown left on Monday for
a trip South via Norfolk, salesman for
fire proof safes.
Mrs. Clara Miller, of Seaford, and
Misses Harriette Layton and May
Stuart, of Bridgeville. are being enter
tanned by Miss Elizabeth Hall.
Mrs. Daniel Spruance and daughter,
of Philadelphia, have returned from
visit to Mrs. Amanda Spruance.
Miss Octavia Scout, recent gradu-
ate of Blockley Hospital, Philadelphia,
and who has been travelling through
the lower part of Virginia as a trained
nurse, is visiting home. She is now
visiting her brother, J. d. Scout,
while his wife is at Maple Grove, Pa.
Charles Osborn, of Aberdeen, Md,
is in town to-day in the interest of the
depot cannery.