Smyrna times., 1902-01-08
PERSONAL Ea;7;;:::::::3i%IAL, !:
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People Who Come SOY
y and their Social Doings.

of sweet memory to many Smyrians,
has returned after short visit to the
family of her aunt, Mrs Hannah
Spruance and Mrs. Mary r. Hoffecker.
Incidentally it is with pleasure that
we acknowledge the receipt of hand
somely bound volume of 333 pages from
Eaton & Mains, publishers, $50 Fifth
avenue, New York, entitled the "Auto-
biography and sermons of John Alex
ander Roche" with expressions elici-
ted by his death, as complied by his
children. DR.. Roche's life of useful
ness began in Smyrna where he served
his apprenticeship in the Benson and |
Cats carriage works. Converted during |
the big REVIVAL of 1929, he was commits
stoned by the church to preach ''the |
everlasting gospel" and entered the
ministry from Smyrna at the age of
twenty years. His life was most
successful one for period of sixty y-five
years. His ability and ripe scholar
ship was everywhere acknowledged
and he had the reverence of the people
of this community, who felt proud of
his success. His autobiography and
sermons is a work we feel assured that
many will want to possess aud read.
Mr.. John H. VanGesel of Denton,
Nd, whose boyhOod was spent here
some forty years ago, has been visiting
in Smyrna renewing the few old ac
quaintances left. He is now one of
the prosperous citizens of Caroline
County, Md.
Mrs. John VanGasken, who has
been quite i'll for several weeks with
typhoid fever, is now giving evidence
of rapid improvement, to the gratifca-
ton of her many friends.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Scout cele-
brated their forty-sixth wedding an
niversary last Thursday, and their
friends to the number of twenty or
more made the occ aston a happy one
for them by giving them remembrances
and filling their larder with good
things.
DIR. j. Allen Johnson has returned
from two weeks visit to indianapolis,
Ind, and Altoona, Pa. His wife and
son, who accompanied him remained
i'll indianapolis for longer visit to her
parents.
Miss Edna E. Ewell left Tuesday fol
Western Maryland College, Westmin.
ster, Md, where she will take spec
ial course in elocution and vocal music
Miss Bessie Counselman is making
an extended visit to her relatives il
: Baltimore.
+ Miss Cora Tschudy returned t,
!; Washington, d. g., with her sister
, Mrs. W. w. Rich for short visit
. Miss Bertha Smithers attended re
5 ception in Wilmington on Saturda,
, afternoon, given by the Misses Nc
J. Leod.
: Miss Lucille Ross of Seaford, VIII
d has been spending several days wit
e Miss Eba Cloak Wilds, left Monda
! for Wilmington and Philadelphia
MI. l.. ". w Oll, OI., VI l. uln0I, N
j., who was down spending the hol
days with his parents at Newark, too
n advantage of his vacation for a shol
visit to his friends down the State an
,f was a guest Thursday and Friday {
q Mr.. A. Lee Clifton.
!. Miss Bertha l.. Hoffecker entertaine
. a number of friends Thursday afte
II noon at an Afternoon Tea, IN homo
70 of her guests Miss Helen Virginia M
n Caulley and Miss May Harris Cam
Wilmington.
10 Miss Florence Townsend of Ken
"A blesville, Pa, has been making a Wis
~ to her aunts, Mrs. w. Denney Haze
- and Mrs. J. Henry Jefferson.
Miss Eunice Anthony of ''Bannist,
4 Hail." near town, will leave next wee
- for an extended visit to relatives
. Buffalo, N. Y.
III Mr.. w. J. Carrow of Newark, N. J
H. has returned from q visit to his moth
= Mrs. Harriet Carrow, and his daug
rn ter Miss Agnes.
"A Mr.. JohI p. Collins has been co
40 fined to his home on North Main sire
for over a month with rheumatisl
from which he has been great ST
ferer. We are glad to announce he
convalescIng.
NO. Mr.. Marriott S. Richardson of W
mington, is in Smyrna on visit to t
,co families of E. Marriott Fowler and
of fred E. Fowler.
o" Miss Emily Daley of Philadelph
zen has been making visit to her faith
ich Mr.. G. B. Daley
est Mr.. Daniel Phillips of Willow Gro
Pa, has been making his Smyr
nd friends a visit.
ALI Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Phillips, j
red who recently purchased "Start's Ne
me Stand" from Thomas H. Coverds
ing have moved from Philadelphia
ON. Smyrna and taken possession of
to Spencer property on Delaware sire
the Mrs. C.P. Gears left this morning