Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go
- and their Social DoingS.


guests of John G. Stockly one day
last week, in the interest of the cur
riculum of Delaware College. They
all attended q meeting of the Board of |
Trustees at the college on Monday. |
MIR. Stockly is much pleased in the |
development of Delaware College in |
every department during the past six
years, and thinks they have in DIR. |
Harter president in every way adap- |
ted to his position.
Congressman John H. Hoffecker was
home on Friday, going to the seat of
the Wilmington Conference on Satur-
day, of which body he has been one of |
the lay stewards for a number of years.
His business and public duties keep
/ him busy man. AS member of the
committee on pensions he is the re-
ceiver of an immense mail, enough for
an ordinary post Office. These letters
come to this committee from all parts
of the country from persons wanting
pensions, or increase of pensions, &c.
Miss Margaret Fell is visiting her
brother in-law, DR.. O. d. Robinson,
Georgetown, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Budd had all
their children with them on Sunday
except Rev. H. G. Budd, who was at
Edward Budd and wife,
of Philadelphia, Mrs. J. H. McNeal,
of Easton, Miss Kate Budd, Elkton,
and Miss Mary Budd.
Chas. H. LeFevre, who recently
resigned the principalship of the
Smyrna High School to accept the
supervisorship of the schools at Flem.
ington, n. j., was "home" from Fri
day evening till Sunday night. He
had unusually cordial and warm greet
ings from his former friends and pupils.
He was accompanied by one of his
Pennington friends-A. G.. Huelsizer.
F. r. Place, principal of our public
school, who was called to Caledonia,
n. Y, week before last by the illness
of his mother, returned to Smyrna on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smithers and daugh-
) ter, Miss Bett Smithers, have gone to
Newark, Del, to spend a month or
) more.
Mrs. Elmer Hoffecker has returned
1 to Camden, n. j., from a visit to her
1 father, Captain Truax, and her two
l brothers.
Mrs. Alexine Thompson and daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel Thompson. spent
Sunday with relatives in Dover.
, Miss Bertha Stengle, who had been
! spending nearly week with her young
: Smyrna friends, joined her parents
4 yesterday on their return to George
e town, from Conference.
: Miss Mary Grow, who has beer
away from the High School for several
weeks from typhoid fever, is rapidly
! recovering.
t Mrs. Leonard Revis, of Duck Creek
s who was severely burned Sunday
l. week, is now rapidly improving.
d Miss Elizabeth Lattomus has re
e turned from a months visit to Phila
+ delphia.
= Miss Laura Bell gave a reception
q Monday evening in honor of her niece
Z Miss Margaret Handy.
h Herman Anderson, of Wilmington
Y son of John W. Anderson, is seriously
1t i'll of typhoid fever at the home of hi,
father, in this town. He is we'll spokel
n of by those who know him. N. B.
- - later report gives it that he died at 10. 3
=. o'clock this morning
% Miss Cora Tschudy is visiting he
ID sister, Mrs. w. w. Rich, in Washing
le ton.
D. r. Hirons Brown, who has beel
assisting Joseph Reynolds with tn
- - Adams Express business for the pas
= two years, has been offered a bette
or position with the signal department {
the p. w. & B. railroad, headquarter
It, in Wilmington, and will enter on HI
~ duties next Monday. He will be su,
eu ceeded by Charles Turner.
v Miss Katie Klibsattel, of Littl
" Greek, is spending few days with ht
sister, Mrs. Gideon E. Johnson, nea
Smyrna.
es Mrs. j. H. Primrose is visiting he
ne brother, W. H. Collins, of Wilmington
be Miss Lydia Porter is spending fe
,r- days with the family of Conductc
be James Legates, of Clayton.
,ly Joseph Wright, who was thrown
lie. the ground by turning board, whi
lin riding on lumber wagon, last Thur
ne ne day, and considerably hurt, is impro'
,,o ing.
ioI Mrs. Jane S. Emerson, whose made
tIv name was Carter, died at her home
int Philadelphia, Friday, aged 78 year
ol She was the widow of Jonathan Eme
nd son, who was for number of years
ac- resident of Smyrna and postmaster,
OF the close of the Civh War, his succe