Evening journal., 1898-12-22
GRIP EPIDEMIC IN SMYRNA


NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE RESI-
DENTS OF THAT LIVELY LITTLE
TOWN.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Smyrna, Dec. 21.-The grip has be.
come epidemic here. Whole families
are down with il. Dr.. I. G. Moore
wife and two children are housed, and
Benjamin Middleton and two children
are also stricken with it. Mrs. Laura
Temple is confined to her room, and
more than a score of Others. The
schools are thinEy attended, several
children each day having to remain at
home.
Misses Man and Gertrude Start
spent Sunday in Dover.
Reynolds Stevenson was entertain
ed by Dover friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Starting and daughter
will spend the holidays with her mo-
ther, on Mt Vernon etreet.
Miss Annie Shoclley left for Mag
nolia to-day, where she will spend
Christmas with her mother.
The steam barge Anna and Mary
owned by the Transportation Com
pany., has gone into Winter quarters.
Engineer Sithens overhauled the boiler
and pipes yesterday and reports her
laid by for the Winter.
David S. Clark, of Kenton, was In
town yesterday.
Mrs. George Gregg and Miss Maggie
Hutchinson, of KentOn, spent yester-
day in Smyrna.
The remains of the late Mrs. George
Tilghman were inferred yesterday in
GGenwood Cemetery. Rev. Charles He'll
had charge Of the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. MEnner, of near Chee'
tertown, Md, were the guests OF his
sister, Mrs. B. F. Middleton yeeter
day.
Garret Taswell and daughter, Anne
from Black station, spent yesterda!
with friends here.
Reynolds, son Of George NJ. Steven
son, celebrated his 21st birthday las
evening by entertaining a number o
his masculine friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. E. Anthony foun'
extremely cold weather in Chelsea
Mass, from which place they hav'
Just returned. On Wednesday last tn
? Thermometer registered II degrees be
low zero.
Miss Nellie FAIRIES. one Of Smyrna
enfcient school marms, is home sick
, Miss Florence Taylor has taken he
place.
Mrs. N. f. wilds and daughte
Fanny have returned from Baltimore
Mi.
S Miss Florence G. Hazeil is home fror
= Wilmington for the holidays.
10 Miss Anna Beckett, of Howard HOE
pital, Philadelphia. lis spending a fer
o days with her parents here.
y OnThursday, December 27, the wome
of the Twentieth Century Club wi
\ give a reception at their club room
The entertainment will be under I'll
direction of the social committee, an
it Will doubtless be a very nice affai
o Henry FORESTER, son of Rev. d.
! Forester, of Mexico. will spend Il
! holidays with Mrs. James G. Turne
near town.
There is to be dance given {
II Tuesday evening in the Opera Hou
+ by the young men of the town. Ogle
! lby's Orchestra, of Chester, Will funi.
d the music. Light refreshments will
'e served.
e On january a campfire and insta
e lhtiOn of officers will be held at d
lrl headquarters Of General w. S. Ha
g cock Post. G. A. r. The services w
lie be puhilc and the friends OF the meu
bers of the post are invited to be pre-
ent. There will be ecme speaking al
other sOcial features.
10 Mrs. G. +. Brown is the guest Of
= lsister in Philadelphia.
- Mr.. and Mrs M. L. Price will e
tertain their friends at their pret
~ home on South Main street on Tue
A. day in honor of their guests, Mr.. a
re Mrs Gerhart r. Grim, of New Yol
te Miss Adah FARRELL, of the Maryla
is College Of LutherTille, is home for {
IT. holidays.
Teachers and scholars are anxious
looking forward to Friday a1ternot
when the schools close until Janua
2, 1899.
We The work done by William Mords
N which is now on exhibition in Gift
e. & Raymond's drug store, is w
ce unique and beautiful. 1t consists OF
bouquet OF flowers cut from vegetabl
re He carved from two turnips one whi
e and one yellow rose. very perfect
ch appearance. From beets he made 4
pretty rose buds. The carving v
- done with his penknife.
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