Middletown transcript., 1897-01-09
PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.

Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
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Miss Jennie Green returned home from
Philadelphia on Monday.
Miss Blanche Msssick has been quite
sick this week, having tonsillitis.
Mrs. James Burnham and little daugh-
ter Pauline weie guests Of MisseslBeasten.
Miss Essie Brown of Baltimore, is q
guest at Mr.. s. B. Ginn's on cass street this
week @sF&S
Mrs. FARRELL, of Taylor's Bridge, spent
Saturday with her sister, Miss Fannie
Stats.
Miss Helen Clayton spent's New Year
day in Chesapeake, tie guest Of Miss Alma
Bouchelle.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurn and son Frank. OF
Elkton. were guests of Miss Eliza Hurn
this week.
Mrs. George Janvier has closed her
house here and is spending the winter in
Wilmington.
Rev. W. J. Wilkie attended the meeting
of the Clerical Brotherhood Wednesday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. Thomas Craven, of Salem, N. j.,
was the g4Gst this week of DIR. I. 8. Val
landigham.
Mrs. James Collins, who has been i'll
for several weeks. threatened with blood
poison. is much better.
Master Julian Taylor has been quite i'll
with liberated soar throat, and was con-
fined to his room all the week.
Mrs. Frances Barnes spent several days
this week with her sister, Mrs. Jane
Sehreitz, near Chestertown, Md.
DIR. and Mrs. Ritchie will begin house
keeping in the spring in the house now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Edwin Prettyman.
Miss Grace Benson, the miiliner at Mrs.
Barnett's during the past season, returned
to her home in Baltimore on Monday.
Mrs V. L. Culbertson has returned
home from a several weeks visit at her
brothers, Mr.. James Lake in Baltimore.
Mrs. Ella Cochran is spending a few
weeks with her father-in-law, Ex-Governor
Cochran, at" Cochran Grange" near town.
Miss Elsie Cleaver left on Monday for
a visit among friends in Philadelphia and
Sharon Hill. Pa. Her brother, Mr.. Elwood
Cleaver accompanied her.
Mr.. John Ash spent Sunday at his
home in Chester, accompanied by Master
Victor Jones, who was also an interested
visitor at the Zoo in Philadelphia on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Metten and family
left yesterday for their new home in Lewes.
leaving many warm friends who regret to
have them go. Especially will Mrs. Metten
and Bernice be missed in their church work.
Mrs. Joseph Biggs, accompanied by her
daughter. Miss Joseph inc, left on Wednes-
day for AsheEille, N. c., where they will re
main until spring. Mrs. Anna Pennington
and Miss Tillie Murphey, of Philadelphia
are also wintering at Asheville.
Mr.. Leslie Schreitz and his sister, Mrs.
W. B. Rhoades. of Odessa. were at their
sisters Mrs. John CIendaniel. near Chester
town. on Sunday. having been summoned
to the bedside of their mother. Mrs. Jane
Schrietz, who is very ill with Bright's dis
ease.
Mrs. Thomas Cochran, Jr. and little
son Fletcher, have returned to their home
in East Orange, N. ]. They we're accom-
panied by Mrs. Thomas Cochran. and
daughter Miss Stella and Mrs. James War
rem, Mrs. Cochran and Miss Stella expect
lug to remain all winter.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Goff
have issued invitations to social party and
dance at their new home in Warwick, on
Wednesday evening. Janusry 18th. 1t will
be kind of +" house warming as it were.
"A letter this week from Mr.. Ridgway
Rothwell who learned "the art preserva-
tive" in the TRANscRIPT office contains some
pleasant words besides the renewal of SUBJ
scription. He welcomes the paper as "a
letter every week" to his Chicago home and
he has fancy that he would enjoy the
company of old Democratic friends in Mid
dletown as they read the editorial columns
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