Smyrna times., 1898-01-26
PERSONAL.

). IL. Kahn, of Philadelphia, spent
several days the past week with
Smyrna friends.
John II. Hoffecker attended the fu.
neral of ex-Representative Z. B.
Smith, Monday, a leading citizen Of
Wilmington, who was stricken will
apOplexy on Thursday, and died on
Friday.
Geo. Webb, son of John Webb, Of
Smyrna, died on the 21st inst, in Bal
timOre, aged 35 years. He learned
the mercantile business in Smyrna,
but went to Baltimore when young
man, where he leaves a widow and
two children. He was buried at Cen.
treville, Md, Monday.
William Coming, of Fleming's
Landing, visited his daughter, Mrs.
Lank, i'll Wilmington, last week.
The funeral of Samuel G. Pratt took
place on Saturday morning, appropri.
ate addresses being made by Revs.
Stengle and Haynes. The following
persons from a distance were in at.
tendance. Frank Pratt and wife, John
Morton and Edgar Wright, of Phila.
delphia; Miss Annie Griffin, Mrs.
Susan Hazel, of Wilmington; Mr..
James H. Pratt. Mr.. Henry Pratt and
daughter, and Miss Mollie NJ. Smith,
of Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Rees,
Mr.. Ralph Rees, and wife, of Chesa-
peake City; Messrs. John and Will
WOoleyhand, Cecilton, Md; Mrs
Wilbur Rolph, of Hillsboro; Geo. n.
Hazel, of Middletown.
Edgar Wright, of Philadelphia, who
came down to attend the funeral of his
friend S. G.. Pratt, Saturday, remained
over Sunday on visit to his father,
Joseph Wright.
Mrs. Roland Cox, of Plainfeld, n.
j., who came last week to visit her
father, Robert Hill, who has been
shut in sometime from indosposition,
returned home Monday.
Mrs Aneita Marvel has returned
from visit to Mrs. w. H. Lurty,
near BrenfOrd.
G. Reynolds Stevenson, Of Philadel-
phia, is visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo NJ. Stevenson.
James H. Wilson, engineer and chief
of the Electric Light Plant has moved
his family from Townsend and taken
the residence lately occupied by A. E.
Fowler on west Commerce street.
Mrs. John w. Watkins entertained
the Tuesday Club last evening. She
was assisted by Mrs. w. A. Fleming.
Miss Jennie Windsor and Miss Nora
Ennis of Milford, are heing entertained
by Miss Florence G. Hazel.
Miss Ella Moore, of Greensboro,
Md, is being entertained by her aunt
Mrs. J. Allen Moore.
w. H. Brady of this town, was pres
ent and took part in a musical at Del
aware City last Tuesday evening.
John Davis, of Kenton, has entered
the Smyrna High School He makes
the fifteenth scholar who has matric-
ulated from outside the district
Prof G. H. LeFevre, who rented
the 'Mifflin house." on west South
street, has made all arrangements. and
last week, with his father and family
moved there from Delaware street.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the residence Of the Misses Melvin. on
Main street, last Wednesday evening,
when Miss Annie E. Melvin and Mr..
VIM. H. Kinnamon, a well known
young farmer of Hartley, were married
by the Rev. L. w. Layfeld. The GER
emony was plain and simple, and de-
void of any Ostentatious display.
Roland Bell, who left two weeks ago
with Congressman L. Irving Hand v
for tour through the Southern States
has returned home. He covered a
wide territory. While in Memphis.
Tenn, he visited Messrs. Paul and
Townsend Jefferson.
Geo. n. Hazel, of Middletown, re-
turned after few days visit with
Smyrna friends.
Mr.. Frank Pratt and sister Miss
Lille Pratt left this morning for Pitts
burg to look after the business interests
of their deceased brother, Samuel G.
Pratt, which was in fOurishing con-
ditiOn. They have taken out letters of
administration.
Little Henrietta Prettyman, of
Smyrna, but recently of Middletown,
is quite i'll with scarlet fever in Phila
delphia, but at last reports was better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer, Mr.. George
Taylor and Miss Lucy Taylor, of
Smyrna, were in Milford on Wednes
day to attend the Grier- -Humes we'd
ding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall and
son John, returned yesterday from a
visit to his sister, Mrs. J. H. HURT,
TiOga, Philadelphia.
Clarence B. Raymond left this
morning for two or three weeks visit
to Milwaukee, Wis.
Robert Curry, who was clerk in Pret
tyman's shoe store until he closed out
business, has now position in New
ark, n. j.
Miss Hilda Wells has accepted DO
sition with Ma0aor 6, Co.,