Evening journal., 1896-12-28
IN A SOCIAL WAY.
Many Returning From Their
Christmas Vacations.
SOME OTHER HOLIDAY DIVERSIONS
HOW WILMINGTON FOLK AND
THEIR FRIENDS ARE SPENDING
THE PLAY TINE BEFORE THE
NEW YEAR BEGINS.

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ton in this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care Of the Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
one side of the paper only.
A HALE OLD COUPLE CELEBRATE.
CHADD's FORD. Dec. 28.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Barnett celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home in Dilworthtown. There was a
gathering Of their friends and relatives
to help celebrate the event. The old
couple are still hale and hearty.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
w. e. Groves. Of Pleasantille, N. J.,
is visiting his uncle, James II. Groves,
in this city.
C. M. Guthrie and wife, Of West Ches-
ter, Pa, are registered at the Hotel
Jennings.
George w. Maull returned to-day
from Georgetown, where he has been
spending the holidays
Miss Reba Lloyd has returned from
visit to Philadelphia.
Miss Lizzie Savin and j. Leonard
Dickinson. Of Townsend, have returned
guests of Miss Reba S. and Charles X.
Lloyd.
J. b. Leon Lloyd has returned from a
visit at Whiteleysburg, Md.
Miss Annie Purnen, of Georgetown,
is visiting Miss Geneva Ward.
M. Allard and Eugene Basset, of
Paris. France, are registered at the
Clayton House.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Taylor, Of Phila
delphia, are visiting their father
Frank A. Taylor at No. SO5 West
Eighth street.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Nj. Patterson,
/ of Cholsa, Pa, are being entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Jackson Pierce.
Josiah Marvel has returned from a
visit to Georgetown and other Sussex
towns.
Herbert Shields is the guest Of West
! Chester friends.
A marriage license has been issued in
Chester to William S. Tyrrell and Miss
Annie r. Foley, both Of Wilmington.
Mrs. J. w. Aydon is quite sick, as is
also her son-in-law, George b. Moore.
Miss May Vandever spent yesterday
with friends at Mt. Cuba.
Harold Leach, Of Hockessin, was the
guest of his parents in this city yester-
day.
William S. Hilles, Harlan c. Scott
and Charles w. Cullen are at Indian
river cunning.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Wilkins have
returned home from a visit to George
town.
Miss Edna Coverdale, of Milton. is
visiting in the city.
James L. Ziegler, of Hillburn, n. Y,
is visiting his relatives in this city.
Louis Adams, of Georgetown, is being
entertained by friends.
Miss Annie RaudnitslSy is visiting in
Sing Sing, n. Y.
Terrell Adams, Of Georgetown, is
visiting in this city.
Hon Lemuel Ely Quigg. of New
York, has accepted an invitation to at
tend the High School Alumni dinner.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer NJ. Mount, Miss
Helene Frishmuth and Elmer M.
Mount. Jr., of Jersey City, n. j., are
visiting Mrs. Mounts father, {. A.
Frishmuth, No. 1918 West Eighth
street.
George Simmons, of Brooklyn, has
returned from a visit to Wilmington
friends.
Rev. Ernest A. Keigwin is the guest
of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. n. Keig-
win.
p. H. T. Wyatt, Of Pennsgrove. N
j., is visiting Wilmington relatives
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Heinzer and
Miss Helen Heinzer are visiting in
Georgetown
THE MEN ARE RECOVERING.
stephen Neister. James Stuart and
James Nedry, the three firemen of the
Water Witch Company who were in