Smyrna times., 1902-10-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doings

Mrs, Kate E. Smithers and Mrs.
Jennie @. s. Price left this morning
en- route for Portland, Maine, to at
tend the National Convention of the
W. @. T. U. which meets from the 18th
to the 22nd, inclusive. They will rep,
resent the Delaware State W. @. T.U.,
having been elected delegates at the
Convention which met here last week.
Outside of the Convention they are
anticipating delightful trip.
Superintendent A. D. Yocum of the
Chester public schools, says the EUery
Evening, will try to suppress the
the practice of smoking cigarettes
around the school buildings. He will
make an effort to find out who is sell
ing cigarettes to the pupils. Prof.
Yocum at one time was principal of the
Smyrna High School.
Prof. A. G. Eshbach, who was re-
Gently elected principal of the Clayton
Public School, has moved his family
toSmyrnaand has taken upresidence at
the property on Mt. Vernon street
recently vacated by Prof. A. S. Grif-
fifth. His coming to Smyrna was
necessitated for the reason that he
was unable to secure a house in Clay
ton. His family will live here and his
children will attend the Smyrna Pub
lie Schools, but he will go to and fro
to his duties at Clayton.
Prof. and Mrs. A. s. Griffith left
last week to take up their residence in
Clayton, N. j., where he has been
elected Supervising principal of the
Clayton schools. There is much re-
greet at losing this estimable family
from our community. They were
useful citizens and their place will be
hard to fill, and they left with the best
wishes of their many friends. The
directors have not elected his success
or as vice principal of the Smyrna
Public Schools.
Miss Jane Witter of Tyrone, Pa,
has returned from few days visit to
DR.. and Mrs. j. Allen Johnson.
Miss Anna Mcleod of Wilmington,
has returned from a visit to Miss
Bertha Smithers.
Miss Phida Janney has returned from
visit to relatives in Baltimore, Md.
Miss Grace Sminney and her little
sister Miss Nellie Swinney left to-day
for trip to Niagara Falls. On their
return they will stop over at Alfred,
N. Y, to visit their sister, Mrs. Ern-
way Langford Beyea. Miss Nellie
will spend the winter there but Miss
Grace will return after her visit is out.
Mrs. w. NJ. Bell and daughter Miss
Laura Bell left Thursday for a trip to
Niagara Falls.
Miss Winnie Ross has returned to
Philadelphia after spending a week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. &.
Ross.
Mrs. T.J. Middleton is spending the
week with relatives in Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Hoyle is the guest
of her son, Mr.. Harry 7. Hoyle at
Chestertown, Md.
Mr.. Oswald Denuey of Philadelphia
was home Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. P. Price Jacobs of Bridgeville,
was a Smyrna visitor Sunday.
Mrs. j. L. Estlin and daughter,
Miss Marie Estlin, have returned from
visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Spruance, Miss Annie
Spruance and Mr.. Wakeman Spruanct
were in Oxford, Md, Wednesday
evening last in attendance upon the
wedding of Mr.. Ralph d. Spruance
formerly of this town, to Miss Carrie
Carver.
Mr.. Charles Turner, recently will
the Adams Express Company, has &C
cepted position in the department
store of w. G. Roe.
Mrs. Mary E. Voshell is visiting tn
family of Prof W. J. Shearer a
Elizabeth, N. J.
Mrs. Priscilla Barnes of Salisbury
Nd, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ema
line Waters.