Middletown transcript., 1897-02-20
PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.


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Miss Alice Mills is the guest of Miss
Edith Reynolds.
DIR. w. E. Barnard was in Philadel-
phia on Thursday.
Mr.. Reece Parker attended the ball at
Harrington Wednesday night.
Mrs. ]. G. Aston has returned home
from visit with Baltimore friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams who was visit
ing relatives in Milford has returned home.
Mr.. Reynolds salevan, of Wilmington,
paid brief visit to friends in town on Mon
day.
DIR. and Mrs. GiIpin are entertaining
Miss Gilpin and Mr.. Fred Gilpin, of Elk
ton.
Miss Flora Bean and Mr.. Briggs, of
Tappian, N. Y, are guests Of Miss Bessie
Foard.
MIR. Samuel Kelly was an overSunday
guest at his fathers, Mr.. G. D. Kelley, in
town.
Mr.. Dennis ]. Nowland, of Blacks, Md.
visited his brother, MIR. II. A. Nowland
this week.
Mrs. J. G. vansant. of Millington spent
the day Thursday with her aunt, Mrs. N.
Burris.
Mr.. James Richards, of Wilmington,
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Sallie
Crosland on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustine Hendrickson,
of Millington, visited their uncle, Mr.. Man.
love Davis on Thursday.
Miss Mabelle Taylor and Miss Esther
Barnard have gone to Atlantic City for
months sojourn at that popular resort
Miss Sallie Crosland who has been
visiting in philadelphia for the past week
is now at her home on East Main street.
Mr.. Van Dusan was guest at Mr.. J. G.
Parker's yesterday, and expects to start on
a business trip to South America to-day.
William E. Wright, Esq. who has been
detained for several weeks because of the
illness of his mother, returned to Philadel-
phia yesterday.
-Messrs. Charles B. Prettyman, Of Dover,
and Clarence Prettyman, of Smyrna, have
paid their brother, Mr.. Edwin Prettyman,
a call this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Jno. W. Dyatt, ofCooch's
were given pleasant surprise party on
Monday evening the 21st anniversary of
their marriage.
Mrs. Thos. Cochran and daughter,
Miss Stella, who have been spending the
winter with their New York friends, re-
turned home this week.
Rev. /. L. Wood was not able to preach
on Sunday night, having severe attack of
neuralgia from which he was very much
indisposed for several days.
Mr.. Peter J. Hart, proprietor of the
Brick Hotel, Georgetown, was in town on
Wednesday in atte ndance upon the Hearne-
Wilson wedding. He paid his respects to
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Mrs. Hugh C. Browne spent few days
this week at her mothers, Mrs. H. v.
Parvis, and was present at the Hearne-
Wilson wedding OH Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Devalinger have
moved from Cass Street and are pleasantly
domiciled at their new home on Green
Street recently vacated by Mr.. c. P. Gears.
Miss Florence Lucretia Caulk, of Cam
den. will be married March I'd, to DIR.
Frank Layton Grier, of Smyrna. Miss
Caulk has been frequent visitor to Mid
dletown where she is well known.
Miss Sadie Finn. of Philadelphia
spent several days this week at her uncle's
Mr.. John Drummond in town, and was
guest at the Hearne-Wilson wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Willis gave very
pleasant dinner party on Wednesday eve
ming at their pretty country home "Maple
Lawn" near town. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Foard, Mrs. II. A. Now
land, Miss BIackiston, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Cochran, Mrs. Carrie Appleton. Mrs. Eliza
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Clayton, and
DR.. Councill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Carrow, Jr. of
near St. Georges celebrated the fifteenth
anniversary of their marriage at their
home Monday evening. Mrs. Carrow, nee
Miss Annie Van Hekle, of nesr Delaware
City, was formerly of this neighborhood,
where her childhood days were spent, she
being the youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fredus VanHekle. There were 200
at the reception and the evening was much