Smyrna times., 1898-02-16

visited Washington, and in a call at the
White House, were fortunate in strik-
ing it at the time of one of President
Mckinley receptions.
Mrs. W. L. Collins, of Thoroughfare
Neck, who was so seriously i'll two
days last week, is very much better.
S. L. Kahn, is down from Philadel-
rhia on a short visit.
Miss Mabel Thompson has return ed
from Dover.
Miss Edith Swinney is spending a
few days in Baltimore, Md, visiting
her sisters, Grace and Eva, who are at
tending the Homeopathic Medical
| College.
The marriage of Mr.. Mathew Slaugh-
ter, son of Ezekiel Slaughter, and Miss
Jennie Cooper, both of Severson's
Neck. is announced for Sunday Feb
ruary goth.
Roland w. Bell has returned from a
two days trip to New York city.
DR.. j. Allen johnson is visiting his
parents in Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Dora Wilds is being entertained
by Miss Bertha Smithers.
The young men of Smyrna will give
an informal dance in the Opera House
tomorrow night, at which number of
out-of-town people will probably be
present.
Geo. M. Stevenson and VIM. FAIRIES
represented the Morning Star Lodge,
No. g., l. o. 0. f. at the funeral OF
DR.. John w. Flick, in Philadelphia,
Monday. He had lived for some years
in Honeyeo Falls, N. Y, but was
spending the winter in Florida, and
died suddenly at Deland on Thursday
Before studying medicine, DR.. Flicl
was in the baker business here, and was
popular. He leaves a widow, whom
he married here, Dora Godfrey Kill.
kept, but no children. He had been {
member of Morning Star Lodge for 3
years.
Marion Hearn, who has been a clerl
at the drug store of VIM. +. Dunn fo
the past three years, left Monday fo
Philadelphia, and is succeeded b,
Roland Carr. He has accepted pc
sition with DR.. Sunderland's Phar
macy, 18th and Wharton streets, AM
made the change to take a cOlleg
course in Pharmacy.
{ Mrs. Charles Clifton and Mrs. Jeh1
: Clifton, of FELTON,, are visiting friend
, in Smyrna.
Miss Matte Gale, of near Chester
town is visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. +
e Chance.
Geo. NJ. Stevenson was electe
Grand Overseer at the session of til
/ Grand Lodge of the O. A. U. W, hel
: in Wilmington last week.
Mr.. Edwin Prettyman, who has bee
sick for sometime i'll Philadelphia, rt
e turned with his wife and daughter o
n Thursday.
+. Clarence Raymond, with his uncl,
Mr.. Upham, whom he is visiting
5 Milwaukee, have gone down to Ne
s Orleans to attend the Mardi Gras nel
l. week
Miss Rebecca Bailey has gone on a
extended visit to Philadelphia friend
q Mrs. Annie Carey, of Milton,
? visiting Mrs. w. f. Hall.
a Rev. E. H. Hynson, who moved fro
II SMYRNA to Kent Island, on the Ches
% peake Bay, two years ago. spent a co
. pie of days here last week. He HI
been admonished by his physician
ID stop preaching, or rather the evang
If listic part of it, and in doing so is col
er PEELED to fall back on his individual {
/, forts to maintain his family In
eating he necessarily had his trade
OF view-the watch and jewelry busine
which he learned when boy in til
town and followed for five years.
10 coming to Smyrna, he comes back
p his starting place. He has retained
tools all these years, and says his haI
D. is as steady as it ever was. He rent
e, last week the store and dwelling NJ
s. in tenure of John w. Tucker, ON Ms
! ket street, and will move his fami
= back to Smyrna, about cOnferen
ne time.
ut VIM. W. Busteed, editor of the CO
e. treville Record, uncle of w. M. Bl
oo teed, of this town, died at his home
w Centreville yesterday morning, afte
long illness.
A dispatch to the Baltimore s
as says Rev. John A. Roche, of New Yol
IS died yesterday, in his S5th year.
re was we'll known and esteemed in t
n town, and has been in failing hea
'n since his visit to Smyrna last Fall,
er, officiate at the funeral of Joseph RI
ed nolds.