Smyrna times., 1898-12-07
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
DOings.

DOings.
Miss May Thompson and Miss Lucy
Martindale, of Wilmington, were
pleasant visitors to the Institute last
week, guests of Mrs. Ella Griffith.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Postles, of
Camden, and daughter, Miss Laura,
who came on visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Postles on Wednesday, returned
home Monday.
Congressman Handy was in Smyrna
Friday.
Miss Bessie Lee, of Baltimore, who
came on a visit to Mrs. Jas. p. Hof-
fecker on Friday, returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. VIM. S. Haman, of Dover. spent
last week in Smyrna, guest of Miss
Beulah Jefferson.
Miss Ethel Keith, of Dover, was the
guest of Mrs. John NJ. Voshell last
week, during Institute, remaining
until Monday morning. Prof. Geo. E.
Little, of Washington, d. c., who so
interested the audience at the Insti-
tute Friday by his chalk sketches, was
also a guest of Mrs. Voshell until
Monday afternoon.
U. S. Marshall was in Smyrna on
Saturday, serving summons on wit
nesses in the Kenney case.
David Reese, of Kenton Hundred.
is the only juror from this part of the
State, drawn in the panel for the Ken
ney trial at Wilmington.
Robt. A. Hance, of PHILADELPHIA.
who came down on Friday to visit his
daughter, Mrs. W. o. Hoffecker, re-
turned home Monday. Mrs. Hance.
who had been here two or three weeks.
returned with him.
Robt. l.. Cummins has been in at
tendance on the U. S. Court this week
as one of the Government witnesses in
the Kenney case.
Clifton Hynson, assistant cutter in
the Smyrna Shirt Factory, has accep-
ted position in Centreville, Md. He
is succeeded by Carl Wick.
The Good Templars, about twenty
five in number, gave Mrs. Jacob Stein
surprise birthday party Monday
evening, at her residence on Com
merce street. The evening was spent
in games, music ETC., followed by re-
freshments.
Miss Miriam Sheppard, of Camden,
VINO sang so sweetly on Thursday
night OF the Institute, remained over
until Saturday, guest of Miss Edith
Beck.
Miss Beulah Wilds, of Dover. is
6elnlg entertained by Mrs. Hervey p.
Hall.
Mrs. Caroline E. Peterson-Speak
man has returned home from a short
visit to her son, Cummins Speakman,
student at Delaware College. While
there she was the guest of Mrs. L.
Irving Handy. On Saturday evening,
Mrs. Handy had an evening company
in honor of the Smyrna boys,
now students at Delaware College.
DIR. j. q. Streets, of BridgetOn, n.
j., former resident of this vicinity,
was a guest of DR.. G. o. Swinney last
Wednesday. He was particularly
pleased with the improvement Smyrna
had made since he left here.
Miss Mary Anthony is making an ex-
tended visit to Chester, Pa.
Mr.. John LeFevre has taken a posi-
tlon in Philadelphia. He went thither
on Wednesday.
The Misses Bertha and Eta Bailey,
OF henton, were guests of relatives in
town during the Institute of last
week.
Miss Eva Bitter is visiting in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Herman P. Hazell and daugh-
ter, Mary, are visiting in Philadel-
phia
W. NJ. Lewis, Geo. Reed Lofiand
and George L. Thompson, are en-
loy1ng a cunning trip down on In
dian River, Sussex county.
Mrs. Henry Ridgely, Jr., and Mrs.
Vandal, of Dover, were guests of Mrs.
L. Nj. Price on Friday to attend the
Twentieth Century Club Mrs. Ridge
ley made them q short address.
A telegram was received by Mrs.
Ella Griffith from her sister, Miss
Mary W. Thompson, that she arrived
at Vancouver on Sunday and sailed for
China on Monday afternoon, due there
by the holidays. Before leaving home
package was given her containing a
number of letters from her former
Sunday School pupils. Her instruc-
tlons were, when opening it on ship
board, to read only one of these letters
each day, thus keeping her in touch
with home while on the Pacific. The
weather got very cold in crossing the
hockles-14 degrees below zero.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond attended the
Pennewill-Ellison wedding nuptials
yesterday at Camden.
Miss Sallie Baggs, who has been
guest of Mrs. F. E. Postles,
and who returned to Camden for the
lay, yesterday, to attend the wedding
0f Miss Katherine p. Ellison and Mr..
William Pennewill, of Dover, on en-
.ering her home, found it on fire and
net by dense smoke Oh opening the |
toor. 1t was speedily extinguished,
Dut few moments longer it would |
nave been beyond control. A fire had |
oeen built in the stove at her orders
he night before and had not been seen
lfter, and but for the smothered con-
iition in being tightly closed, would |
nave been in ashes several hours be- |
ore her arrival. Some two feet of the |
ioor near the heater had burned when
Miss Matte Jones, of Severson's
Neck, spent last week in town, guest
VI Miss Blance Layfield.