Smyrna times., 1908-11-25
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doing

Mr.. w. G. Lees, Assistant Super
intendent of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, who for many
years has been a resident of Smyrna,
has been transferred to the Easton,
Md, district, in the same official ca
pacity, and left to enter upon his
duties Monday. He will be followed
by his family as soon as they can get
residence. Owing to the fact that
Dover, twelve miles south is the
State headquarters of the Company
and Middletown, twelve miles north
is district headquarter, the office
at Smyrna will be abandoned and Mr..
Lees will be put in charge of the
district headquarters at Easton, Md.
The Leeses leave Smyrna with the
regret but best wishes of large
circle of friends.
Nj. and Mrs. Joseph H. Primrose
left Monday for Charleston, South
Carolina, where they will spend the
winter. Mr.. Primrose will be en-
ployed IN Heptasobph work in that
city. After they return to Smyrna,
which will be in May, Mr.. Primrose
purposes remodeling the corner prop
erty at Commerce and Delaware
streets, formerly the "Pittman Pro-
perty" which he recently purchased,
and will make for himself an up-to-
date dwelling. Mr.. and Mr.. Alex
ander FAIRIES and Mrs. S. E. Richards
will give up tenure of the properties
the first of March next.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Tschudy
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins E.
Speakman returnd Monday from a
delightful trip on the Indian river in
Sussex county. Mr.. Tschudy and
Mr.. Speakman had been on a gun
ming trip around Millsboro and had
their wives to join them on the In
dian river trip Saturday and Sunday.
They returned with a bunch of So
quail.
DR.. R. H. Clifton and Howard r.
Jones spent several days last week
cunning in the vicinity of Lincoln
City in Sussex county. They had
good sport and brought home bunch
ofsome forty quail.
Mr.. George Carter of the New
York Press was in town over Sunday
guest of his sister, Mrs. Joseph E.
Carter.
Mr.. E. V. Cooper is gradually
growing worse and there seems TO be
only a question of time before the
end. Early this morning he had g
sinking spell and his family were
summoned to his bedside but he raj.
lied and is resting easier at this
writing. He is in constant atten.
: dance of trained nurse.
Mr.. John B. Webb who recently
sold out his fourmill to his son J
Frank Webb, is suffering from /;
+ weak heart and much concern il
manifested over his condition. H,
has the interest and best wishes o
a large circle of friends.
Miss Julia Hum left yesterday fo
: Baltimore where she will make
visit to Miss Elizabeth Wilson nice
of Mrs. j. E. Hoffecker of this town
: Miss HUM and Miss Wilson went to
= day to attend the Thanksgiving Dane
given by the United States Nava
Academy.
Miss May Manville, of Carbondale
! Pa, is being entertained by Mis-
! Laura Bell.
y Miss Bertha Smithers has returne
If from a visit to friends in Philadel
g phia.
h Miss Alice Spruance entertained
|, company of friends at Bridge
'r Saturday evening and another con
'e pany at Give Hundred" yesterds
afternoon in honor of her sister Mrs
Daniel Spruance of New York City.
, Mr.. George M.Stevenson who is i
!. at his home on Main Street is sligh
,s ly improved and symptoms are favo
. able for his recovery. His phys
n clans feel more hopeful regardir
a. his condition than at any time sine
=, he has been ill.
9 Mrs. Hirons Denney who for 81
&c weeks has been at the Union Pr
60 testant Infrmary in Baltimore
o~ suffering from an attack of typho
- fever, has recovered sufficiently
- return home. Mr.. Denney We
- after her to-day.
:, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Busser al
~ children of Philadelphia are visitii
: the family of Joseph L. Beckett.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Hance
- Philadelphia are expected to-morrC
on visit TO their daughter Mrs. w;