Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social Doings.

canning industry has been an import |
ant one for several years in Caroline |
county, that of canning peas coming
in for large share of attention. The
pea louise however threatens to de-
stroy it as profitable industry. This
pest appeared last year, but is much
worse this year. 1t has been placed
in the hands of the Agricultural Ex-
perimental Station of Delaware Col
lege, but an effective remedy has not
yet been discovered. An account of
this new pest as described by DIR.
Neale is given on our second page"
Rev. Alex. G. Cummins, Jr., of New
York, and Mr.. Morris L. Clothier and
bride of Philadelphia, will arrive this
evening the guests of Mr.. Alex G.
Cummins and Miss Mollie Cummins.
Howard r. Jones of Clifton &
Raymond's drug store, passed on We'd
nesday last a successful examination
before the State Board of Pharmacy.
Mr.. N. F. Wilds of Washington, D.
c., has joined his wife and daughter
here for visit of few days.
Miss Sara Mcbride Marvel, sister of
DIR. Emery Marvel of Atlantic City,
N. j., well-known in this community
is one of the graduating class of the
Dickinson College Law School. The
commencement will be on June the
5th.
Irving T. Cooper, who several
months ago passed highly creditable
examination, has been called to Wash
ington, D. c., and on Monday ente red
the clerical force of the Census Bu-
reau. The position was secured
through Congressman Hoffecker. The
latter has been successful in assisting
a number of Delawareans.
Mrs. NJ. E. FAIRIES is visiting in Sails
bury, Md.
Mr.. Roland W. Bell, who left here
over a year ago in the service of the
U. S. Navy and resigned while in the
Philippines to enter the contracting
business for naval stores, returned to
Smyrna last Friday, guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Bell. He
has since entertained his friends with
interesting descriptions of his soiourn
in the Philippines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Russell and
daughter, of Philadelphia, are guests
of DIR. 7. J. Lambdin and family.
Mrs. Georgianna Reese, of Ches-
apeake City, is visiting Miss Lille
Pratt. Miss Sallie Pratt, of Philadel-
phia, is home for a week previous to
going to Atlantic City for the sum-
mer.
Messrs. Walter W. Hynson and Gill
bert S. FAIRIES are spending Decoration
Day at Chester Heights, Pa.
Miss LeCompte, of Dorchester
county, Md, is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. w. F. Corkran.
Joseph Smithers returned last even
ing from visit to his son in Denver
He stopped en- route to look in on the
General Conference. AS has been ex
pressed by others, it impressed him
with its bigness and business aspect
as a great convention would. The
ratio of representation will in the
near future have to be reduced-sinct
laymen have been admitted.
Thos. H. Haynes and sons of Phila
delphia, were guests of his parent
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Blackwood, o
: Camden, N. j., are guests of Josiah d
Evans.
Mrs. Henrietta W. Tschudy ant
Miss Nettie Tschudy have returne
= from a visit to Philadelphia, and Mis-
: Cora G. Tschudy and Mr.. Harry c
: Tschudy have returned from Wash
ington, d. G. Mr.. and Mrs. W. "
Rich returned with them for a shol
visit.
DIR. Harry r. Spruance, accomps
MED by his mother, Mrs. H. r. Sprr
= ance, started yesterday for a trip t
;, Gettysburg, Luray Cave and Wash
ington.
Mrs. Geo. B. Wells and daughter
Miss Florence, of Philadelphia, ar
!, visiting the family of Robert Denne
at ''The Linden's."
= Miss Florence G. HAZEL of Philade
, phia, was home Sunday.
Miss katherine w. Beckett has r.
- turned from an extended visit to Phili
. delphia, Pa, Washington, d. c., No
ristown, Pa, and Germantown, Pa.
,r DIR. and Mrs. j. N. Hurry, of Il
dianapolis, Ind, are guests of the
q. neice, Mrs. J. Allen Johnson. The
a will only remain over night with d
a and Mrs. johnson, and will go t.
- morrow morning to Atlantic City
20 attend the Convention of the Americs
i, Medical Association, of which he
ts the secretary.
70 The young men of Smyrna will gil
q an informal dance in the Opera Hou
tbia avanino Watkins Orchestra fur