Middletown transcript., 1898-06-25
PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What Thev Are Doing.

Won. " T1 nav he pleasing to some one else. We
are always pleased to publish any Iteins "a ;9a oo
personal or local mention ana coIolaily i'A'i'e
our patrons to furnish US the Iacts.]
Miss Bessie Crouch is visiting Whining
ton friends.
Miss Susie Parker is visiting MISS
Weyler at Pottstown, Pa.
-Mrs. Embrey, of West Chester, is the
guest of Mrs. Fred Brady,
Mrs. A.P. Jones, of Cheswold, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. H. Vaughan is entertaining Miss
Amelia Sparks, of Philadelphia
Miss Jesse Culbertson, of Wilmington,
is visiting Miss Lizzie Shepherd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Strickland, of
CLAYTON, were in town on Thursday.
Mrs. James johnson, and daughter, of
Wilmington, were Sunday visitors here
Miss Bertha Hoffecker, of Smyrna, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. C. B. Hofecker.
Miss Helen Naudain returned on
Thursday from ylsit down in Virginia.
Miss Estella Jones. of Philadelphia, is
on visit to her sister, Mrs. ]. T.. Parsons.
Mr.. William Hall is spending fort
night with his mother and sister at the
Manse.
Miss Bessie S. Anderson is visiting Miss
Laura Bucke and other friends in the
Quaker City.
Mr.. Walter Ennis, of Philadelphia, has
been guest this week at his fathers, Mr..
A. Ennis, on Cass street.
Mr.. Herbert who has been the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs James L. Warren, has re-
turned to New Castle.
Miss Mary Maxwell left on Tuesday for
Atlantic City where she will spend the
summer with relatives.
Prof. Grimm and family left town on
Thursday to spend the summer with
friends in Pennsylvania.
Miss AIDA Foard has been in Whining
ton this week attending the wedding OF her
friend, Miss Grace johnson.
Miss Bessie Merritt, of Warwick, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Elwood Williams,
who resides near Washington, D. G.
Miss Jennie Hubert, of Wilmington,
was the guest of Miss Helen Price the first
of the week at her grandfather's.
Miss Holten and her guest, Miss Dale,
are in Philadelphia, for few days, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Be Holten.
Mrs. f. S. Brown and children. of Phila-
delphia, were guests for a short time on
Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Brown.
Mrs. Boyd Mccoy. of "Crystal Rum"
entertained Miss Holten. of Middletown,
and Miss Dale, of Pocomoke City. Nd, on
Thursday.
DIR. F. E. Nowland is quite i'll Of dropsy
at his residence on South Broad street. He
has been confined to the house for over
two weeks.
Mrs Alex. Maxwell, Of Wilmington,
visits Middletown regularly. She called to
say she enjoyed best reading a paper paid
for in advance. Newspaper people ap-
preciate such pleasantly.
Mrs. E. s. Muir, of Indianapolis, In
diana, was the guest of her brother for a
brief time yesterday en- route to Kent
county to visit her sister, Mrs. Charles T.
Downs, of Downs Chapel.
Mr.. ]. H. Mendinhall spent Sunday
| with Mrs. Mendinhall and little Miss and
Master Mendinhall at the National Hotel
where Mrs. Mendinhall and children have
taken board for the summer
DIR. C. P. Gilpin visited Middletown last
week and visited the soldiers camp at that
place. The doctor states that all of the men
| 1926 in number, are now uniformed and
| equipped. He witnessed drill.--Chester-
town Transcipt
Miss Ethel F. Bach, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. F. E. Bach, graduated from
Wellesley College this year, standing high
in her studies. she was stroke of the grad
uating class crew which participated in
the float" one Of the chief social events OF
the Wellesley life In its account of the
float the Boston Herald says that much OF
the success of the carnival was due to hel
efforts. The friends at st. Georges where
Mr.. Bach taught first in Delaware join
the later city friends in the general con-
gratulations to Miss Bach.
MIR. and Mrs. J . B. Messick were called
to Kenton on Wednesday by the death o.
Mrs. Ms nephew of which the ''Smyrns
Times said: Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Taylor
near Kenton. have the sympathy of theil
friends in the loss of their second son
Willie, who died at an early hour Monday
morning, in bis fifteenth year. He hai
nearly recovered from an attack of measles
and his relapse was the result of going ou
too soon. He was promising boy, and thu
people of the neighborhood feel that they
have sustained loss with his parents.
Miss Holten gave reception Friday
evening in honor of Mr., and Mrs. G. B,
Holten, of Philadelphia, and Miss Mar!
Dale, of Pocomoke City, Md. She wa
assisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. Hol
ten, Miss Dale, Mr.. Clarence Clayton ant
Mr.. William johnson. The house wa
, beautifully decorated with daisies ant
: ferns. Refreshments were served ant
the tables were presided over by Mrs. Boy,
} Mccoy and Miss Anna Ellison. The guest
: included the Misses Ellison. of Philadel
phiaI DIR. and Mrs. Charles Richie, Mr., an
Mrs. Boyd Mccoy, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Janvier, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Poo
I Mrs. Harris Mcdowell, Mrs. Howard Fol
} rest, the Misses Ellison, Miss Frances Canr
Miss Annie Ellison, Miss Edna Cazie
} Miss Mollie Wilson, Miss Allie McKe,
f the Misses Beasten, Miss Helen Clayton
Miss Sadie Pharo, Miss Lena Pleaston, Mi!
Viola Ennis Miss Lucy Cochran, the Miss
Parker, Miss Josephine Biggs, Miss Marth
: Heaton, Miss Addie Foard, Miss Dais
!. Naudain, Adiutant Dunn, sergeants Ell
n son, Smyth and Gregg, George F. Wilson
4 E. NJ. Vaughan, w. G. Lock wood, DR.. ].
q Sites, w. A. Hukill, and W. Reese Parke
Annual Social.
: The Epworth League of the NJ. E. Churc
had very enjoyable time last evenin
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