The sun., 1898-12-26
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

| III CluSCiIy, Nu'
Miss Reba Chandler is the guest Of
Philadelphia friends.
Harry Willin, of Bridgeville, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Charles M. Hammond, of Milford, is
the guest of friengs here.
William Payn, OF Bridgeville, is the
guest of Wilmington friends.
Charles H. Kittenger, of San Francisco,
is i'll this city for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sellers will
spend the winter in Philadelphia.
w. w. Hickman has returned from a
visit among friends in Mt. Holly, N. J.
J.C. Woodward of Woodward & Bro,
is Spending Christmas at Westminster,
Mrs. George Justis is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Warren Bullen, ll03 Market
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Davis, of George
town, are spending some time with
friends here.
Handsome Christmas trees decorate
the parlors of number of Wilmington
households.
Mrs. Frank Bonsall, who has been the
guest of friends in Philadelphia, has re
turned home.
Mrs. Sheffield Phelps, OF New York, is
the guest Of her father, Preston Lea, for
the holidays.
John Jacobs, of Baltimore, formerly a
resident of this city, is the guest OF
friends here.
Miss May Booker, of Baltimore, Md,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. John
Booker, OF No. $40 King street.
C.J. Harrington, Of Pennington, who
has been the guest of friends here, has
returned home.
Mrs. Walter B. Daniels, who has been
the guest of friends in Philadelphia, has
returned home.
George Harrington, son of ex-Mayor
Austin Harrington, is home from Prince
ton for the holidays.
Mrs. Henry P. Scott will entertain a
house party at her home Lexington"
near Delaware City.
W. A. Merrick, night operator at the
Delaware railroad Office, is spending
Christmas with relatives at Cambridge,
Nd.
Miss Rebecca r. Smith is anticipating
visit to Washington. as the guest of
Miss Foraker, daughter of Senator For
aker.
Howard z. and Leon T. Lyons are
spending week with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Lentz of
Newport.
The literary club of the Presbyterian
Church at Delaware City will give play
in the hall of that town on next Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Warren Bullen, of
1l03 Market street, will give a party to
their daughter, Beatrice, on the evening
of December 2S.
An exhibition which should be OF the
greatest interest to every one in the city
is that of the work Of the pupils of the
Institute Drawing School which will be
shown on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Atwell, living
near Still Pond, have issued cards for
the wedding of their daughter, Miss
Anna Elizabeth Atwell, to Alfred A.
Crew. The ceremony will take place on
Tuesday evening, January 3.
A union watch night service will be
held in Central Presby terian Church on
next Saturday night, commencing at 10
O'Clock. The congregations OF St. PauPs
and Grace M. E. Churchs and West and
Central Presbyterian Churches will unite
in the service.
The hall of the Benevolent Pioneer
Literary Association at Eighth and
Market streets has been renovated and
handsomely papered and refurnished.
1t will probably be reopened on January
5, when a smoker and entertainment
will be given.
On Wednesday night Mrs. La Motto
du Pont will give fancy dress dance at
her home, "Saint Amour" Besides this
fancy dress dance she will give series
of six germans during the winter, and
on New Years Eve entertains a party Of
young debutantes and bellies in honor of
her daughter, Mary du Pont.
In the near future there will be a num-
ber Of marriages in the towns in the
lower part OF the State. Announcement
is made of the engagement of William
W. Richardson, youngest son OF Harry
A. Richardson, of Dover, and Miss
Alena Atkins, daughter of ex-State
Treasurer G. H. Atkins, of Milton, Sus-
sex county.
Clinton M. Newton, who for several
seasons was press agent and assistant
manager Of W. L. Dockstader's Wonder
land Theatre, and who for the past sea-
son has been business manager, press
agent and director of amusements of
Welsh Bros "Newest Great Railroad
Shows" has been re.engaged for that
position for the season of 1899. Mr.. New
ton remembered number of friends
here by sending them cards with the
greetings OF the season.
A GREAT CONVENIENCE.