Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL,
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social Doings.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Dawson. of
Newark, Del, came on visit Thurs
day to his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Smithers, and other friends of this
vicinity, afterwards riding down to
the lower part of the county to visit
friends there.
Rev. G. l.. Hardesty of this town,
was to have been the principal preacher
at the reopening exercises of the NJ. E. |
Church at Sassafras Sunday, Rev.
Daniel Wilson pastor, but because of |
the bad weather the opening was post
pOned until next Sunday. The Church
has passed through a thorough rem
ovation.
Miss Lena Hearn was called down
to Georgetown last week to visit in
the family of Lawyer Hearn.
Mrs. VIM. H. Baggs, has been spend
a few days visiting Philadelphia
| friends.
Mrs. r. H. Matlack on her return to
Wilmington, stopped over at Smyrna
to visit the families of John w. Roberts
aud Joseph Smithers. She had charge
of the class of Mrs. Kate E. Smithers,
last night.
Joseph H. Primrose left yesterday
for North Carolina, and Mrs. Primrose
will follow him on Saturday, for the
winter. They will return and expect
to resume housekeeping here in Feb
ruary.
Geo. W. Roberts, editor of the Will
mington Su1a, spent Monday in Smyrna
guest of Harry B. Grieves. He was
one of the speakers at the Republican
meeting at Little Greek Saturday night
passing Sunday in Dover.
Mrs. John II. Hoffecker, who has
been spending several weeks with rel
atives in New York State, returned to
her former home IN this town Monday,
warmly welcomed by her many friends.
Mrs. Alexine Thompson, and Miss
Mabel Thompson, left yesterday for
Dover, to take up their residence with
her mother, widow of the late Samuel
} Wharton. Mr.. D. H, Naramore, our
photographer, now residing in Middle
) town has rented the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Hazell have re-
r ceived a number of letters of condol-
D ence over the untimely death of theil
daughter, Miss Emma HAZEL.
Mrs. Hannah James is being visited
by her sister, Mrs. Craighead, of Gov
. ington, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol H. Sudler, o
!, Chicago, reached Smyrna Saturday
. evening, guests of Mrs. William E
Waters. Mr.. Sudler returned to Chi
ago to-day, but Mrs. Sudler, and he
children, will remain two or thre
u weeks.
: Henry D. Boyer, who went to Eu
rope a month ago, returned home o.
. Saturday, much pleased with tn
scenes and incidents of his trave
Besides many points In England, b
. visited the Paris Exposition.
- Joseph B. Handy, who was wei
- known to Smyrna folks while a stu
= % dent of Delaware College, and who
- now a successful lawyer of the SchC
IV y, harie County Bar, New York State, hf
- been nominated for Congress on th
Democratic ticket, in the twentyfir
District of that State. 1t is a hie
-, compliment to one so young i'll year
~ and his friends wish him well. F.
W seventeen months he saw service
On the Philippines, in the commissal
y, department, rank of captain. He W
5i honorably discharged and went ba,
- to Schoharie, was admitted to the b
w and has been a successful and risil
10 young lawyer. He is brother of c
Congressman L. Irving Handy.
Miss Maie Conaway, of Dover, W
oi the guest of Miss Maie Forde, on s.
,:I ,cn urday and Sunday.
II Miss Eva Swinney, who has be
20 pursuing a course of study at Hahn
lor man Medical College in Baltimol
- has decided to complete her sen
''e' year at the Hahneman Medical Collie
in Chicago, ILL.,, and after a pleasa
,,o' summer vacation left for that place L
INC week. AS Miss Swinney contempla
u settling in Ohio after graduating,
Chicago school was considered to g
her especial advantages. Her sist
IN Miss Grace Swinney, who was 6
ana dent with her at Baltimore, will
ons main home for a year and then m
ure probably continue her studies at c
ana cago. In the meantime she has tal
red a school at Pennington, Del.
mer Miss May Janvier, of Wilmingi
ast, is being entertained by Mrs. Jonn
hve Watkins.
the Mrs. J. G.. Mariner, of PhilaC
20. phia, and the Misses Lizzie and n
ME Miller, of Mt. Airy, Pa, retur
- OF vae4ardov from a visit to tha