Smyrna times., 1899-05-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
D0ings.

Baron raul Dew elaine, OF IOurS,
France, who is temporarily located in
New York on business trip, came to
Smyrna, on Saturday, the guest of Mrs.
Margaret Lee for a few days. Mrs.
Lee met Baron DeVelaine while she
was spending the winter in France
and they have kept up their friendship
ever since. The Baron expects to re-
turn to his country in the summer.
Mrs. Harriet r. Carrow and Mrs.
Caroline J. Williams are on visit of
several weeks to Messrs. William and
Thomas Carrow, Newark, N. J.
Mrs. Esther Cummins and Miss Re-
beca Bailey went to Atlantic City,
Monday, for a week or two's visit.
Miss Mary Budd, of Berlin, Nd, is
visiting her parents here.
Mrs. Sarah E. Jones is visiting her
children, near KentOn, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Lizzie Jones, is visiting
friends in Camden, n. j.
Ex-Sheriff William Wilds, who has
been shut in home, that is, he has not
been down town for eighteen months,
has sufficiently improved as to be out
on the street again in his own vicinity.
He has not lost in the time, the quick
ness of apprehension and nervous ex-
pressiveness that is usually the case
with men three years past their four
score.
John Wilkinson, of Philadelphia, is
down on n few days visit to his par
ents.
Emmett Lewis, of Merchantville, n.
j., was called home on Saturday by
the serious illness of his mother, but
returned to Merchantville on Monday,
His name was used quite conspicuous
ly last week on a misapprehension as
to his being material witness in
the registration or bribery cases before
the court, which was postponed until
the next term.
Miss Elizabeth Denney, and Mrs
Charles Wharton, of Dover, were
guests at "Belmont Hall" over Sunday.
Miss Denney has also been visiting
her cousin Miss Margaret Blackiston.
Miss Mary II. Comegys, of Scran-
ton, Pa, is being entertained by the
Misses Hough.
j. w. Watkins and family spent
Sunday in Odessa.
Mr.. Frank B. Cameron, of Lake
wood, n. j., are visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron.
Mrs. J. W. Clifton and Mrs. Laura
Temple, left for FELTON, on Saturday, to
spend Sunday.
Mrs. May Walker and children are
guests of her sister, Miss Sadie
Mitchell
George L. Townsend, Jr., was the
guest of r. d. Hoffecker, Jr., on
Sunday.
Fred S. Williams, who has been
night operator at Clayton, has been
transferred to Hurlock, Nd.
Mrs. w. G.. Hill and children, Miss
Josephine Farrow, and Mrs. Louise
Plerson have gone to Baltimore, where
they will spend the summer.
Mrs. Lizzie Spruance has returned
home from an extended visit to
| Dover.
Mrs. J. E. Quinn, of Ocean Grove,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. C..
Moore.
Miss Fannie Collins is visiting
friends at Townsend,
Miss Annie Gale, is on few DAVIS
visit to her father, near Chestertown.
Mrs. Mamie Blades, of Sudlers-
vile, is the guest of Mrs. Joseph
Beckett.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olutiOn were entertained by a Give
O'clock Tea Monday, by Mrs. Speak
man, at Belmont.
Mrs. W. G. Pierce, who has been
sick the most of the Spring. has suf-
ticiently recovered to be out again.
Mrs. Rachel Hoffecker, who went to
the residence of her son, Hon. John
II. HOffecker, yesterday to spend the
day, was taken quite sick about four
O'Clock and this morning is little or no
better. She is now in her 91st year.
Rev. G. A. Hill, who has been sick
with the mumps since Friday, is still
confined to his room, but hopes to be
able to fill his pulpit on Sunday.
Miss Clara Leinberger was given a
pleasant surprise by her friends. on
Monday evening. The pleasure of the
evening was much enhanced by the
presence of Messrs. Robert Rambo and
Il. q. Haskell, of Wilmington, whose
DUETS and impersonations made a
happy hit with the party. Miss
Amanda Fisher also rendered some ex.
cellent piano selections. Miss Ger
trude Start and Mr.. Richabel Jones
took off the hOnOrs in fcake walk. -
Dancing and other games were in
dulged i'll. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Rambo, Wilmington
Misses Elizabeth Forkum, Nan, Pau
line, May and Gertrude Start, Amanda
Fisher, and Mary Cahoon; Messrs. E.
q. Haskell, Reynolds Stevenson,
Frank Armstrong, Richabel Jones,
Jacob Collins and John Anderson.
Mr.. Walter Causey and Miss Dora
Bramble, of Baltimore, are guests of
Mrs. w. Lindsay McFarlane.
Mr.. Fletcher f. Cooper, of the New
York World, accompanied by his wife
and son, are guests of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John b. Cooper.
Are You Patriotic?
A citizens meeting has been called
to meet in the Smyrna Opera House,
on Thursday evening, at $50 o'clock,
to make arrangements for Fourth of
July celebration in Smyrna. If you
are patriotic, come to this meeting.
Bring your friends. You are wanted
and needed. Let the glorious strains
of Liberty be sung to the youth on
Freedoms Dayl Come, let us rejoice