Smyrna times., 1904-11-30
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doines

Principal John P. Burdette and ia
Guilty of the Smyrna Public Schools
left this morning for Dover to attend
the 30th annual Kent County Teachers
Institute which will be IN session three
days. Superintendent Carroll has ar
ranged fine pr gram for the course.
Among the popular day instructors are
DR.. NJ. G. Brumbaugh, of Philadel-
phia, and Prof F. H. Green, of West
Chester, who have delighted Smyrna
on previous occasions. The Institute
promises to be very interesting and
entertaining session. A matter of much
interest to teachers will be movement
to increase the salaries of all school
teachers in Delaware, giving S35 a
month to the lowest minimum grade
and a porportionate increase in the
higher grades. The State Board of
Education is preparing to make an ac-
tive campaign before the Legislature
! to this end.
Miss Beulah Hazell, of Banks Busi-
ness College; Mr.. A. Lee Clifton, of
the University of Pennsylvania; Mes
srs. Maynard Griffith, Lester Voss,
Ayres Stockley, of Delaware College;
and Mr.. Henry Janney, of Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute were home for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mrs. Sarah Lloyd, of this town re-
ceived the sad intelligence Monday of
the death of her brother, DIR. William
L. Newell, of Millville, N. j., which
occurred Sunday afternoon after lin
gering illness, in his 72nd year of age.
DIR. Newell was one of the ablest and
best known physicians of South Jer-
sey. He had been a practitioner of
Millville for half century and during
the Civil War was a surgeon in Union
hospitals. For many years he had
been a surgeon for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. He is survived by
a widow and daughter. Mrs. Lleyd
and Miss Grace Lloyd went on to the
funeral, which took place at Millville
this morning.
Mrs. William Ashcraft left Monday
for Dover where she will spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
NJ. Wharton.
Miss Margaret Lank, of Wilmington,
has returned from visit to Miss Eli z
abeth Smithers.
Mrs. Alexine Thompson, of Dover,
has been spending few days with Mrs
John VanGasken.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Price Jacobs and
son have been spending their Thanks
giving among their Smyrna relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Thompson, o.
Wilmington and Miss Edith HAZEL, o
: Philadelphia. were guests of Capt
and Mrs. Henry Hazell over Thanks
b. giving holidays.
:. Mrs. Daniel G. Bailey will entertain
: the Wednesday Euchre Club this ev
ening.
: Miss Annie Postles, of Milford, i
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Pos
! ties. Last evening they delightfull
entertained the Tuesday Club.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Hirons Denney an
daughter spent Thanksgiving wit
Mrs. Denney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
20 L. W. Counselman, at Houston, whef
o a family reunion took place.
" Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Stevenson
,e of Philadelphia, spent their Thanks
"a giving with Mr.. and Mrs. George N
st Stevenson.
sa Mr.. Cummins E. Speakman has re
"a turned from visit to Mr.. FL. Rodne
or Sharp at Wilmington,
st Mr.. and Mrs. Henry TAYLOR,
no Chester, Pa, have been entertained tn
to past week week by her sister, Mr.
ve Caroline j. Raymond.
n Miss Burdella Davis, of Milford,
in visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Rol
erts.