Middletown transcript., 1898-01-29
PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Womet
and what They Are Doing.

Little Lines About Men and W0meis
and What They Are Doing.
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Miss Ada Lockwood, of Philadelphia,
was in town this week.
Miss Jessie CuIbertson. of Wilmington.
is visiting friends here.
Mr.. J. ]. Hoffeeker, of Philadelphia.
was Sunday visitor here.
Miss May Beasten is visiting friends in
Baltimore and elsewhere.
-B. Howard Craddock. of Philadelphia,
was visitor in town this week.
Miss Lottie Jones and Miss Elizabeth
Parker are visiting in New York.
DIR. c. c. Green. OF Newark, spent Sum
day with bis mother at the East end.
Mrs Day, of Atlantic City.i visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Brady, near town.
Mrs. Fannie Lockwood spent several
days this week with Maryland friends.
Miss Lucie Cochran is visiting her
cousin, Miss Annie Cochran, in New York.
Miss Louise Reynolds is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Daniel Barnard, in Wilmington.
MIR. Harry Rothwell. Of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his parents near town.
Misses May and Burdella Davis. Of
Milford, are guests Of Miss Mollie Wilson.
MIR. O. NJ, Matthews went to Chester
town Thursday to attend the funeral Of his
nephew.
Mrs. Clayton Massey, of Wilmington.
was the guest of Mrs. Virginia Massey sew
eral days this week.
Miss Eliza Cochran, of Elwyn, has been
at her fathers, Mr.. w. r. Cochran's, on
East Main st. this week.
Mrs. Ella Cochran attended the funer-
al of Mrs. Duncan, at Brandywine Springs.
this week. Mrs. Duncan, died very sudden
ly while on visit to her brother in New
York. She had a number of friends in this
community.
Mrs McAleer and daughter, Of New
York City, are guests at the National Hotel.
| They have their team with them and will
spend some weeks.
DIR. and Mrs. Horace Vaughan have
arranged to spend Sunday with the doctors
| mother and sister in Milton, unless pro-
fessional duties prevent.
Mrs. c. G. Browne and Hugh C.
Browne, Esqr.. of Wilmington, attended
the funeral Of Mr.. Nehemiah Burris on
Wednesday. Mrs. Browne remained over
| night.
Mr.. Edgar F. Bishop, who lives on the
fine farm of Mr.. Alday Clements, near Mid
dletown, Del, spent several days Of last
week in Kent Mr.. Bishop is one of the
hustling young farmers of that splendidiy
developed agricultural section and will as
sumo charge next year Of the fine property
recently purchased by Mr.. Clements of Mr..
E. E. Marsh, near Warwick.-Chestertown
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Prof De Keller Stamey, principal last
year OF the Middletown Public Schools, re-
Gently passed the examination for Teachers
License in New York City. Over 80 appli-
cants were examined, about one-fourth of
| whom secured certificates. Mr.. Stamey
has been informed that he stands first on
the list, having secured the highest per-
cent, obtained by any of the candidates.
| Besides this city license. he holds Princi-
cipal's certificates in the cities Of Philadel-
phia and Brooklyn.
"A delightful evening was spent at
Mt. Airy, the hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Cochran, on Saturday evening
January 22d, at which was given pro-
gressive euchre party by Misses Lydia and
| Mary Cochran in honor of their guests,
Miss Bell Reynolds and Miss Dora Newlin,
of Wilmington. Although the elements
were wild without, happiness and cheer
reigned within the merry circle, gathered
to do homege to the fair hostesses and their
guests. Among those present wers-Mrs.
Harrison Mcdowell, Mrs. DR.. Kennedy,
Mrs. Fred Brady, Mrs. NJ. N. Willis, Mrs
A. Nj. Brown, Mrs. Thos. E. Lindley, of
Eastville, Va; Misses Dora NeWlin and Bell
Reynolds, of Wilmington; Misses Laura
Willis, Mabel Cochran, salye Cochran,
Agnes Cochran, Mrs. R. A. Cochran. The
Misses Lydia Cochran, Mary Cochran,
Josephine Cochran, and Adel Cochran, DR..
]. C. Sites, Messrs. VIM. G. Lockwood. II.
Mcdowell, John Rothwell, Fred Brady,
NJ. N. Willis, Mr.. Sherbourn, of Philadel-
phia, Messrs. Alonzo and Alvin Newlin, oi
wilmington: Messrs. Fred Crouch, Alex.
Brown, A. W. Tatman, r. A. Cochran,
Douglas Cochran and Jas. Cochran.