Middletown transcript., 1899-08-05
PERSONALITIES
Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.

ALSbAe Lines About Men ana WOmoi
and What They Are Doing.
DR.. Horace Vaughan and DR.. Chas. A
Ritchie have returned home. The latter il
yet quite weak from the effects of typhoid
fever, and the former found the benefits from
Bedford Springs water and the bracing ali
much neutralized by the uncomfortabll
crowded condition of the hotels.
Mrs. Neosha Alrichs, of Los Angeles,
CAL, is now visiting her sister, Mrs. Geiger,
at Camden, N T., and expects soon to pay
visit to her old friends in Middletown
and Delaware City.
Miss Bessie Anderson left on Monday for
Butte, Montana. She was joined in Chicago
by Mr.. George II. Kelly, her brother-in-
law, he haYing stopped for several days
with his brother and two sisters in that
city. Miss Anderson expects to return in
the early fall with her sisters infant son.
Clerk of the Peace Foard, Mrs. Foard and
Miss Foard left on the Sd for Eagles Mere,
Pa, where Mr.. Foard annually spends
August. Mr.. and Mrs. George Janvier have
returned from the White Mountains and
Mr.. William Eliason, another clerk in Mr..
Foards Office, is spending few days at the
Mt. Pleasant House, New Hampshire.
Mrs. W. E. Barnard surprised DIR. Bar
nard on the Sd by inviting few friends
in the evening to assist him in celebrating
one of the anniversary milestones" which /
grow more frequent apparently as the years
increase.
Walter Beaston, of the Recorder Of
Deeds Office, who has been sick at his /
home in MiddletowD, reported for duty /
Thursday. Mr.. Beaston shows marks OF
lis illness and to make matters worse has
ocked his best suit in bureau drawer and
ost the key. His fellow clerks sympathize
nth him in his trouble and advise him to
lick the lock and secure his outit.-The
un.
The engagement of Miss Miriam Shep-
erd, of Camden, and Mr.. ]. Milton David
On, of Dover, has been announced. They
re both well and favorably known in Mid
letown where their musical talents have
lade them hosts of friends.
Mr.. J. B. Messick and his son, Paul, spent
yeral days last week at Snow Hill. Mr.
essick's boyhood home; Berlin, Ocean
ty and Chincoteague Island.
Mrs. F. C. West and daughters are at Re
,both for several weeks. Mr.. West is at
nding to his business from that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse L. Shepherd enter
ined on Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. John Ben
tt, of Lynch's, Md
Mrs. Frank II. z Nickols and children,
Baltimore, are visiting at the residence
Mr.. George w. C. McCrone.
Mrs. George Hoffecker and son, John,
ye been guests Of her sister, Mrs. VIM. A.
;Crone, at McDonough,
Mrs. ]. G, Aston is entertaining Miss
die Burgess, of Still Pond, Nd.
diss May Filbert is visiting Miss Mollie
lson.
Iiss Eugenia Beasten is spending her
;ation with her sisters on Cass street.
Iiss Elizabeth Parker has returned from
yisit of several weeks with friends in
yrna and Dover.
Iiss Name Wallace, of Dover. is the
st of her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Messick, at the ?
ldletown Hotel. Is
Ir. Allen Mcdowell, of Philadelphia, &
pending his vacation with his parents,
and Mrs. L. P. Mcdowell. IS
rof W. B. Tharp, of Henderson, KY, :
, in town few hours on Tuesday. He
isiting relatives in Kent county.
II. W. e. Hubbard, OF Baltimore, was
own on Wednesday. IL
[. B. Burris, Esqr., has developed 2
, of malariel fever since his return from &
North. West. IL
rs. j. Leiken and daughter, Mrs. Rubin, ,
children, of Philadelphia, are visiting 8
s. B1rstan and family. x
=. and Mrs. Fred Droll went to Philadel-
on Monday where Mr.. Droll expected
ndergo an operation for tamor of the
zach in Jefferson Hospital but OWING
he slow formation of the tumor an
alton was considered useless at the
ent time I%
r. and Mrs. o. NJ. Matthews spent the
( with her brother, William Caldwell,
NJ. Is
iss Lizzie Hopkins is spending week
her father in Philadelphia. -
iss Anna Freeman left on Saturday last }
short stay with the family of DIR. R.
TcKee at Rehoboth. -
isses Lizzie and Bessie Carter are visit
friends in New Castle. <
:. NJ. L. Fitzpatrick, of Philadelphia,
t Sunday with the family of Mr.P. ].
,h, near Mt Pleasant.
ss Myrtle Houston returned Thursday {
Baltimore. She was accompanied by
sister, Mrs. ]. NJ Naudain and Master
ston and Miss Helen Naudain.
:. William Francis sailed yesterday for
and HE nafiva heath -