Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
DOings.


DOings.
DIR. VIM. Il. Collins, of Camden, n.
J.. spent from Saturday until yester-
dav morning with his Smyrna friends
and found much cordiality in renew
ing old friendship. He preached at
the Methodist church last Sunday
evening, having had the license of
local preached conferred on him by his
church in Camden year or more ago.
Misses Nettie Tschudy and Bertha
Hoffecker went to Wayne, Pa, on
Monday, to spend a week with friends
there.
J. Ed Hoffecker went down to Caro-
line county on Friday, and in a single
outing on Tuckahoe flats, killed 62
rail birds, five reed birds, and one
squirrel.
Messrs. Lee Clifton and Cummins
Speakman, who recently matriculated
at Delaware College, together with
Charles Stockly of the Sophomore
class, were home for the first time last
Sunday.
Geo. NJ. Stevenson and Miss Mary
E. Wright attended the State Chris
tian Endeavor Commmitte, in Will
mington, Monday night.
A. d. HelvestOn, who bought and
moved to farm near st. Georges, last
spring, is on visit to his old home
and many friends of this vicinity, this
week.
Mr.. Richard Welton, of New York
City, who is here at the direction of
the Board of School Directors to in
troduce music in our Public Schools,
assisted in st. Peters Episcopal choir
on Sunday morning last and sang q
solo at the Methodist church in the
evening. On Monday evening Mr..
Welton held a preliminary meeting at
the W. y. T. U. room in the Cooper
Building" The weather somewhat in
terfered, so he held another meeting
last evening for the purpose of organ
izing a class for course. The class
will meet on Tuesdays and Fridays Of
each week.
Mr.. M. G. Fields, of Philadelphia
representing Graft, Son & Co., boot
and shoe house of that city, has rented
the brick dwelling of Mrs. M. E
Voshell on Delaware street and will
move his family here this week, t.
take up permanent residence.
Roland w. Bell, who since the
breaking out of the war with Spain
has been in the volunteer service
holding a position as Assistant Pay
master on the U. S. S. Mayfower, re
ceived his honorable discharge las
week.
Miss Cora Massey and Mr.. J. A
Thomas, of Chestertown, Md, ar,
being entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Carter.
Mrs. Harry V. Pyle, of Wilmington
who has been making q months visit
her mother, Mrs. w. A. FAIRIES, re
turned home with her husband O.
Monday. Mr.. Pyle spent the last tw
weeks with her here, taking that tim
for his annual vacation.
Gilbert S. Taylor, of Milington, Md
formerly of Smyrna, was a guest i
Smyrna, yesterday.
Miss Sadie Mitchell, who left sewers
weeks ago to spend the winter in Gel
mantown, Pa, was ''home" few day
this week.
J. Gardner Mariner, of Philadelphia
+ made a short visit to his mother, ye'
terday.
) J. Allison Start left yesterday aftel
noon to take O position in Wanamal
er's store, Philadelphia.
2 DIR. William Payne Simpson, of Ne
: York City, has been the guest of d.
$ Henry McCaully at "Wooc lawn, " IL
I past week.
| George Carter, of the Wilmingto
e Evening Journal, wife and child, hay
: been making his mother, Mrs. M. T
2 Carter a visit. Though he pushes ii
g quill constantly it is said he sougl
g some diversion while here in pennir
an imaginative meeting of what ]
termed "the Addick sClub."
g I Congressman L. 1. Handy is
. town to-day.
), Miss Margaret Fell is visiting
= Philadelphia.
II BENJAMIN Counselman, of New Yor
r is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. COu
d selman.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Price, of Queer
IS town, Nd, have been visiting Mr..
d G. Price and wife.
/ Miss Mary Stewart, of Baltimol
|. has been called home by the illness
It her mother, Mrs. David Stewart.
a George Denney, of Philadelph
le was home on Sunday.
d b. F. Middleton has taken positi
IL with Norris Truax.
is Herman Pierce has returned hor
from visit to Philadelphia and Lf
denburg, Pa.
IN Mrs. NJ. H. Beckley, of Chester, a
r Miss Mollie Carrow, of Wilmingtc
le together with the children of Mrs.
e. H. Wilson were among those from
n distance in attendance upon the flu
10 eral of Mrs. Thos. E. Jefferson.
a. Mr.. Frank Van Ostrand and Jose
n Mcconnell, of New York, are visiti
le William l.. Collins, near Coli
C. Beach.
IS. Miss Annie Collins, who has be
it visiting north for the past two mont
ce has returned home.
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