Smyrna times., 1897-04-28
PERSONAL.


has our congratulations. The Phila-
delphia Times of Monday had the fol-
lowing item in its tete-a-tete: The Rev.
j. L. Estlin, the popular and eloquent
preacher of the Smyrna Presbyterian
Church, has received the degree of d.
D. from the University of Chicago.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond, is spending
the week visiting friends at Chester
and Philadelphia.
Miss Helen V. McCaulley, of Will
mingtOn, was the guest of Miss Bertha
Hotfecker, from Friday till Monday.
DR.. 7. r. Wolf, of Delaware College,
was in Smyrna Saturday in the inter
est of Phosphate analysis.
Mrs. Susan S. Sutliff and daughter
Susie, of Chester, Pa, and Mrs. VIM.
I. Wrightson and Mr.. VIM. D. Holding,
of Tunis Mill, Md, were in attendance
on the funeral of Mrs. E. V. Cooper.
Friday. Mr.. Holding has remained
for several days, being his first visit in
seven years to his former home.
The following persons from n dis
tance attended the funeral of Motion
Hudson on Friday: John r. Senior
and wife, Philadelphia; John B. Mel
son and wife, ST. Georges; Charles
Roberts and wife, Middletown; Samuel
Haman and wife, Delaware city; Mrs.
Edgar Price, Millington, Nd.
Rev. DIR. Samuel L. Gracey, of Linn,
Mass, joined his wife here on Thurs
day, and together they went Saturday
to Delaware city to visit Rev. Henry S.
Thompson, brother of Mrs. Gracey.
They leave May 7th, by the Northern
Pacific Railroad for Tacoma, and
thence May 10th, for Foo Chow,
China, where he will enter at once on
his duties as U. S. Consul. Mr.. Gracey
has already married daughter in Foo
Chow, and son in business in Hong
Kong.
1t was a matter of great qualification
to the friends of Mrs. A. L. Hudson
Jr. to see her on the streetagain after an
Obsence of more than six months and
looking in good health, though in the
winter her life for so many weeks
chung in the balance.
John b. Cooper, left last week to
visit his son, Fletcher E. Cooper. in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Cooper is on health
trip, and may be gone two or more
weeks.
Capt. VIM. H. Hazel, who has been
sailing out of our river for a number of
years is now in charge of the Steamer
Elizabeth Van Solver.
Mrs. Wilton Snowden, of Baltimore,
Md, is the guest of Mrs. Eugene
Davis, on South Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Allen and
child, of Wilmington have been the
guests of Miss Hettie Megear.
Miss Elizabeth Stockley is being
entertained by Mrs. May Walker.
Mrs. Walter Warren Rich and sister.
Miss Nettie Tschudy are visiting in
Philadelphia.
Miss F. Estelle Waters, has left for
a visit to Philadelphia.
The marriage is announced of Mr..
Ralph E. Stats and Miss Anna Adelia
FAIRIES, both of this town, which took
place on Monday. After short trip to
New Castle and PHILADELPHIA. the
young couple will return and make
their future home in Smyrna.
Mrs. Rebecca FAIRIES, is visiting her
son DIR. FAIRIES, in Narbeth, Pa.
Mrs. Jonathan A. Brown, is on two
weeks visit to her son w. F. Brown in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. VIM. H. Money and Mrs. Arm
well Quillen, of Townsend, visited
Smyrna friends yesterday.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, the new pastor
OF Ewell M. p. Church at Clayton fill
led his appointment acceptably ON
Sunday
Samuel M. Hoffecker, connected
with Wanamaker & Brown, who has
been up in Pennsylvania for several
weeks in connection with his business,
has returned to Delaware for the same
purpose.