Middletown transcript., 1897-10-16
PERSONALITIES
Lfrtle Lines About Men and Women
and what They Are Doing.

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-Rev. Alfred Scott was visitor in town
this week.
Miss Ada Bradley is visiting friends in
Middletown:
Mr.. Edward Reynolds was in Whining
ton on Tuesday.
Mr.. Edwin Prettyman. Of Smyrna, was
in town yesterday.
Miss. Louise Cox is visiting friends and
relatives in Philadelphia.
MIR. F. s. Donald. Of New York, was q
MiddIetown visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. David Fori. of Chestertown. spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Elizabeth Trites has returned from
a six weeks visit in Maryland.
Mrs. Fred Brady is entertaining the
Misses sherben, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. g. Cox is the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Caminade. of Trenton. NJ.
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Mrs. Jos. c. Parker and Miss Susie are
guests OF Mrs. Il. T. Clarke, of Philadelphia.
Miss Jennie Quillen, of Smyrna, was
the guest of Middletown friends this week.
Miss Purnell, Of Snow Hill, Md, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. J. B. Messick.
Mr.. Andrew Eliason, Of Wilmington,
....nt cn,5ou ,.,;kl, r.lat;xyaz aDd friands IA,
| town.
Misses Mary Shallcross. Sara Snodgrass
and Blanch Wright are visiting Miss AIDA
Foard.
--Messrs. w. Delaware Clark and Russell
Pennington, of Delaware City, were Sum
day visitors here.
Mr.. w. Reece arker was the guest Of
Mr.. H. D. Lank, of Philadelphia over Sum
day last week.
Miss Elizabeth r. Hall spent Saturday
last with her aunts, the Misses Murphey
in Philadelphia.
-Messrs. Norman P. Crouch and James
n. Burrows were the guests of Wilmington
friends on Sunday.
Misses Blanche Armstrong and Maud
Smith have returned from visit with
| Wilmington friends.
Mrs. 8. s. Holten has returned from a
visit to her sister. Mrs. Fowler, at Belle
view," near Kirkwood.
Miss Mable Parvis has returned from a
two weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. Hugh
C. Browne, of Wilmington.
Miss Emma Price. of Washington, D.
c., spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Jo-
seph Biggs, returning on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh G. Browne are ex-
pected this evening to spend Sunday with
her mother Mrs. Henrietta Parvis.
Miss Brazeer, who has been the guest
of Miss Eliza Cochran, returned to her
home in Philadelphia, on Thursday.
Miss Dora r. Price returned
home Monday after few days visit to her
sister. Mrs. Lettie Price. of Philadelphia.
Miss Helen Clayton, who has been
spending some. time with Mrs. Julius Clay
ton who has been quite i'll but is much bet
ter, returned home on Thursday.
Mrs. v. L. Culbertson has rented
dwelling in Wilmington and will leave for
her new home some time this month much
to the regret of many friends here both of
herself and the Misses Culbertson.
DIR. T. Fl. Gilpin returned yesterday
from the Nashville Exposition where he
has been the past week. He accompanied
Coy. Tunnell and his staff being member
thereof
Mr.. John G. G. Kelley has been spend
ing the week at Niagara Falls. WatkinsGlen
and other points of interest through Central
Pennsylvania and New York. visiting the
lumber region at Wilkesbarre.
Mrs. Maggie J. Darlington, Miss Eliza
beth c. Parker and Mr.. Johns. Ash. as
delegates of Bethesda Chapter, attended
the Eigth Annual Convention of the Easton
District Epworth League which convened
at Clayton Thursday and Friday.
Miss Louise Tate Davis, of Milford,
who visited the family of Mrs. Manlove
Wilson about year ago. was married on
Tuesday to DR.. Walter L. Day, of 0gdens-
burg. N. Y. It is said the young lady sur
prised her friends, none of them knowing
of her engagement until the wedding cards
were out.
Miss Anna Dale Gibbs was elected cor
respondent of the Church Periodical Club
at the annual meeting Of the Diocesan
Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board Of Missions held in Smyrna on
Thursday. Middletown was largely repre-
sented at the meeting.
On Friday of last week Miss Eliza Coch-
ran gave an afternoon tea. in honor of her
visitor, Miss Brazier of Philadelphia. Be-
sides guests from the town and vicinity
there were also there, Mrs. John Corbit. Mrs.
Daniel Corbit and Miss Corbit, of Odessa.
Miss Natillie Woodall, Of Washington and
Mrs. Naudain Duer, of Philadelphia.
Miss Pauline Agatha Piser. daughter Of
Mr.. John Piser, near Warwick married to
Mr.. Wilson Merritt early Thursday morning.
October IA. The young couple received
many congratulations from their numer-
Gus friends. They took the early train for
bridal trip and will return on Saturday
in time for reception at the residence of
the brides parents from to II o'clock p.
m. They will reside in Warwick.
Mrs. Fred Brady gave Card Party on
Wednesday evening in honor Of her guests,
the Misses Sherben, of Philadelphia. Those
present were. Mrs. W. r. Kennedy, Mrs.
Clara Green. Mrs. F. B. Watkins, Mrs. p.
Cochran Jr., Mrs. George Janvier. Misses
Laura Willis. Sadie Pharo, Ada Cochran,
Ethel Brady. Adda Foard, Mabel Parvis,
Eliza Cochran, Miss Brazier, Miss Sherben
and Miss Clara Sherben; Messrs. F.. B. Wat
kins, Daniel Corbit. A. P. Corbit, ]. P.
Cochran ,Jr., George Janvier. Herman Coch-
ran, DR.. Councill. DR.. W.F. Kennedy, w.
H. and Harry Brady and E. NJ. Vaughan.
Miss Ayida Foard gave Euchre Party
last evening at the residence Of her father,
Mr.. ]. B. Foard. on West Main street.
Those present were: Misses Mabel Parvis.
May BeasteD. Lucie Cochran. May Holten,
Helen Clayton. Ethel Brady. Mary Shall
cross. Bessie Reynolds; and " iss Sheridan,