Smyrna times., 1904-12-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doings

mouslV invited to return another year. !
DIR. Poulson, although satisfied with |
his present charge does not care to be
transferred from the East New York |
Conference with which he is affiliated. |
1t he can retain this membership and |
t1ll the Asbury pulpit it is stated he
will agree to remain next year. Other
wise he will relinquish the charge
when Conference meets in Grace
Church, Wilmington, next March.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Boyd, who left
Smyrna several years ago to follow the
clothing business, which he learned
with Edward G. Walls, is one of the
successful Smyrna men in Philadel-
phia. He is now one of the head
statesmen of Mcdonald & Campbell's
clothing store and his business thrift
and energy has won for him high COM
mendations from the firm, who have
given him several bonuses for meritori-
Gus work. Mr.. Boyd lives at Rutledge,a
delightful suburb of Philadelphia, and
is now building for himself fine home
on lot which he recently purchased.
Miss Mary Shallcross entertained a
large house party at the home of her
father, near Middletown over Sunday.
At dinner the engagement of Miss
ShallcrOss aud Bassett Ferguson, one
OF the party was announced. Mr.. Fer
| 10 nf HAInn EarnnonO Of
Blackbird, and graduate of Delaware
College in the civil engineer course,
where he ranked high in his class and
was popular with his fellow students.
Miss Shallcross is the daughter of
James L. Shallcross, prominent far
mer and Democratic politician, and
former Representative in the General
Assembly.
Miss Bertha j. Price has received
nice Christmas present from her grand
father, Mr.. Moses Price. 1t is hand
some upright Stieff piano finished in
cherry. Miss Price is one of Smyrna's
most accomplished musicians and the
handsome concert piano she has re-
ceived will add much to her work as
we'll as pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Cooper, of
this town, have received the sad intel
ligence of the death of their grandson,
Henry Irving Cooper, the 8 year-old
son of Fletcher E. and Genevieve
Cooper, of Brooklyn. N. Y, which Oc-
Cured suddenly yesterday morning.
Interment will take place in Brooklyn.
Miss Lydia Porter is visiting Mrs. j.
r. Price at Warwick, Md.
Mr.. Cyrus Taylor, who with his
brother, Mr.. George D. Taylor, have
been employed for several months in
the st. Louis Car Company is ex.
pected home today. When the brothers
!. separated Cyrus extended his trip to
California and George came on home.
After the Christmas holidays they
I propose going to New York.
q Miss Agnes Carrow has returned
} from visit to New York City.
Miss Mollie Cummins has closed
uGI uOubO lOI bnO MAhbCA hA0 6OhO "
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. to visit Rev,
Alexander Cummins, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smithers has CLOSED
her house and gone to Collingswood
n. j., where she will spend the winte
with her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Grimm
, Her sister, Miss Emma Wilds, in tn
: meantime will sojourn with Mrs. Eliza
beth Collins.
Mrs. Roland W. Bell of Pourtsmonth
Va. is visiting her parents Capt ant
y Mrs. Alfred H. Smith where she vii
u spend the Christmas holidays. Sh
will be Joined over Christmas by he
husband.
3. Misses Hettie and Helen Jefferson
Or of near Chestertown are visitin
1, Smyrna relatives, the former with he
ut aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Collins and th
latter with her aunt Mrs. A. L. Hue
son, Jr.
he Rev. Walter Ford has moved froI
le the Porter Property on Mt. Verno
in Street to the FAIRIES property on Unio
ne Street and will be succeeded by MI
Thomas J. Sapp, of Spruance City.
The Kent Club will give leap YET
g dance in the Hotel Richardson Decen
n Der Goth. Setaro's Orchestra will fu
) nish the music. Mrs. Lucy Richart
son. Mrs. H. A. Richardson, Mrs. Rol
ert L. Holiday. Mrs. William Denne
-, and Mrs. James Pennewill will be IL
VI W patronesses, and A. A. Bateman, ia
q L. Wolcott, William Pennewill, '
w. Richardson and s. M. Harringto
compose the committe of arrang
of ments.
Oh MIR, William H. Mayberry, OF Je
ne sey City and Miss Bertha M. Horse
on of near Pearson's Corner, were ms
'0O ried on Wednesday evening last, at Il
nR | Dau SmI