Smyrna times., 1899-04-12
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
DOings.

Rev. Henry Thomas, rector of St.
Peters, and Rev. Dexter Weeden, of
Trinity church, Clayton, will exchange
pulpits on Sunday.
Rev. G. A. Hill will commence a
series of sermons to women at the M.
E. Church on Sunday evening.
Miss Mary Cruikshanks, of Cecilton,
Md, is a guest at the NJ. E. Parson-
age.
Miss Ida Slaughter, of near town, is
visiting friends in MiddletOwn.
Miss Emily Daley left last week for
a short visit to friends in Philadel-
phia.
John Spruance, of Sheffield, Ala
bama, came on Saturday to see his
father, David l.. Spruance, but when
he got to Philadelphia, learned that
his father was dead. He attended the
funeral on Sunday and returned home
on Monday. Another son, Frank, to-
gether with his wife, of Philadelphia,
and also John V. and William, sons of
W. Il. Spruance, and Benton, son of
JAS. W. Spruance were also down from
Philadelphia to attend the funeral.
Fl. G. Budd joined his wife in Eas-
ton last week on a visit to their
daughter.
Mrs. Martha Heaton, of Middletown.
has been on a visit to her brother, Sam
uel Roberts.
Mrs. j. l.. Estlin left yesterday to
represent the Presbyterian Church at
the annual session of the Ladies' Pres
byterial, now being held at Milford.
Miss Bernice Metten, of Fieldsboro,
has been the guest of Mrs. w. F..
Dunn the past week.
w. +. Dunn, who left last Friday
week for an ocean trip to Savannah,
Ga, has returned home feeling much
improved by his trip.
Miss Ada Dresher, of near town. has
entered the Grammar Department of
the Smyrna Public Schools.
j. Edward Beck, of Elkton, spent a
few days with his friends in Smyrna
the past week.
Miss Helen Ringgold will leave on
Saturday to enter upon a course of
study for trained nurse at Hahneman
Hospital, Philadelphia.
Miss Annie d. Hough is spending
the week with her sister, Mrs. Fish er,
at Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove S. Taylor, of
New York, are guests of his parents,
Mr.: and Mrs. Geo. w. Taylor.
The Misses Virginia and Nellie
Roberts, of Wilmington, have been
guests of the family of H. B. Grieves,
the past week.
George Turner, of ST. Luke's School.
Bustleton, Pa, aud H. 1. Forrest, of
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. have
been guests the past week, of Mrs.
Mary E. Turner.
Mrs. John H. Huntingdon, of Will
mlngton, is visiting Miss Ella
Smithers.
Mrs. r. M. Jones, and son, J. Pom.
eroy Jones, of Dover, are guests of
Mrs. Elizabeth Spruance.
Mrs. Charles Allen and son, Layton,
OF Wilmington, have returned from
visit to her mother, Mrs. Mary Col
Inns.
Miss Emma Leonard, of Wilmington
is guest of the family of Rev. l.. w.
Layfield.
Messrs. John and William Spruance
were guests of their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John M. Voshell, the past
week.
Mrs. Lillian Cloak is visiting in Phil
adelphia and Chester.
Miss Sallie Wheatley, of Philadel-
phia, has been the guest of Miss Sadie
Severson at Brenford.
L. Bayard Jones has accepted po-
sition in Middletown.
VIM, s, Diehl, we'll known as the
head clerk at Megear q Sons store on
Main street, saw an advertisement in
Sunday paper, left that night for Phil
adelphia aud now has a good position
at the head of an Atlantic City grocery
store. He has held the position with
Megear & Son, nine years.
James Ransom, of Chester, paid his
parents short visit the past week.
John Wesley Savin, who was born
near this town, educated at Delaware
College and did business here in early
manhood, died at Old Point Comfort
Sunday night, where he had gone for
his health, aged 6S years. The greater
part Of his life was spent in Chicago
and Denver, but his residence has been
IN ID New York for the past ten years.
he never married. His funeral will
DC from the Hoffecker homestead, near
wilmington, tomorrow, interment in
sne wilmington and Brandywine csm-
Prof. John r. Sweeny, we'll remem
9erea as leading the singing at the
sunday School Convention, held here
SIX years ago, died at his home in
Cnester, Monday, in his God wear