Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social Doings.

two weeks or more with her sister in
Brooklyn during the critical illness of
the latters husband, Rev. DIR. Bald
win, came to Smyrna on Friday. Con-
gresham Hoffecker came on from
Washington Monday evening and they
both returned there this morning.
Misses Clarabelle and Gertrude
Smith, and Miss Helen Oakley, of
Wilmington, have been guests of the
Misses Savin the past two weeks.
Rev. Henry Thomas and wife are Wis
iting in Washington, D. G.
Mr.. Horace Grow, who left here sew
eral months ago to take a course of
study at Goldey's Commercial Col
lege, has finished the theoretical
course and accepted position as as
sistant bOokkeeper with the Edgemoor
Iron Works.
Mrs. w. J. Shearer and son, of Eliz-
abeth, N. j., are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Edward Porter.
Miss Adah E. FARRELL has returned
from very pleasant visit to Easton,
Nd.
Mrs. j. D. Wilds and daughter, Miss
Eba Wilds, are visiting in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Annie McCloud, of Whining
ton, is being entertained by Miss Ber-
tina Smithers.
Miss Lillian Pratt has returned from
an extended visit to Philadelphia.
Harry A. Richardson, Esq. of Dover,
President of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Co., was in town Monday, look
ing after the placing of the telephone
exchange here. The matter has not
yet been definitely settled.
Mrs. Mary H. Beck, who has been
making her home with her daughter,
Mrs. W. S. Haman, at Dover, for
merly of this town, has moved back
again and has taken one of the Parrott
residences on Mt. Vernon street.
Miss Nan Pool, who has been spend
ing the winter with her sister. Mrs.
Henry Thomas, has returned to her
nome, Poolsvllle, Va.
Roland W. Bell, who resigned from
the Navy and entered business ca
reer in the Philippines last year, has
sold out his interests and returned to
the States, reaching California last
week. He expects to reach Smyrna
between the fifteenth and twentieth Of
this month.
Mrs Elizabeth Hill celebrated her
77th birthday at her home on Soutt
street, Saturday, by having her chill
dren and grandchildren around her
Those present from a distance were
Mr.. Harry Hill, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Andrew Spear, Millington; Mr.. anC
Mrs. Charles Jefferson and daughter
Miss Mabel, of Chestertown, Md; Mr.
and Mrs. William Baxter, of Kenne
dyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Parker, of Mid
dletown, were guests of Smyrna friends
last week.
Mrs. Miriam Davidson was the CUES
of Miss Alice Beck last Friday and
Saturday.
The Misses Mary and Helen B lack
> iston, of Wilmington, are guests o
Mrs J. Wesley Jones.
Miss Emma Stevenson attended tn,
graduating exercises of her cousin
: Miss Bertha Stephenson, at Preston
Md, last evening.
Mr.. George Richards, of Newark
N. p., was the guest of his mother
: Mrs. S. E. Richards over Sunday.
Mrs. Harry V. Pyle and son, hav
= returned to Wilmington.
- Mrs. Elzie Perry, of Chester, is max
ing her parents at Woodland Beach
visit.
Miss Estelle Waters has returned t
Philadelphia from a visit to her aunt
~ Mrs. John A. Hoffecker. Miss Netti
Tschudy returned with her.
Mr.. r. A. Davis, of Berlin, Nd, wa
u in town yesterday.
Ie A. Homer Smith, of Wayne, Pa
N was the guest of his parents, Captain
IN and Mrs. Alfred Smith over Sunday.
OF Miss Hilda Wells is visiting in Phi
J adelphia.
The graduating class of the Ne
y York Medical College and Hospital fo
y Women, of which Miss Elizabeth r
le Cahoon, formerly of this town, is
he member, will have their graduatin
SIS exercises this evening at the Brekele
III Lyceum.
IA Capt. John Mustard, our oldest cit
at zen, is critically i'll.