Smyrna times., 1909-08-11
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
= and their Social Doing

to Smyrna Saturday, where they were
joined by Mr.. Spencer HURT with
brand new Caddalac 80 h. o. touring
car which they had just purchas ed.
They left here Saturday afternoon
in company with Mr.. Hervey Hall for
RehOboth and reached Rehoboth about
nine that evening. The scarlet fever
scare caused the Hurts. to make an
early departure from Rehoboth, and
they left there yesterday for Ridley
Park, Pa, their new home.
Mrs. Hannah R. Spruance and
Misses Mary ard Emily Spruance left
to-day for Atlantic City where they
will sojOlrn for two weeks. DIR.
Henry R. Spruance, of Wilmington,
accompanied by his wife. will sail
from New York on Saturday on the
steamship Furnessia" for trip
abroad. They will be gone until Oc-
tober, and will visit England, Scot
land, ireland, France and Italy.
Mr.. John V. Postles, who has been
spending the summer at Rehoboth
with his mother, at Minqua Cottage,
has returned home. Mrs. F. E. Pos
ties was among those most seriously
affected by the scarlet fever scare,
and the unfortunate occurrence has
caused more than the usual amount of
sympathy for her. Her cottage, with
eight others, are under a srict quar-
antine, and a dozen or more cases of
fever are reported. None of them,
however, are malignant and the health
authorities have them pretty well
Mrs. Henrietta w. Tschudy and
daughter, Miss Cora Tschudy, will
leave this week for Kilbourne, Wis,
where they will visit Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence B. Rymond at their summer
home. Mrs. Harry C. Tschudy, who
has been sOjournipg in the Pocono
mountains is expected home this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert C. Gearhart
and son Benson, of HyattSville, Md,
are spending a three weeks vacation
in Smyrna. Mr.. Gearhart is a govern
ment employee in the Department of
Justice at Washington, D. c., and
the fact that he has had several pro-
motions indicates that he is meeting
with a well-earned success.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smithers, now in
her 92nd year, who has been critically
i'll at her home on Main street is
slightly better at this writing and
there is hope for her recovery. Her
children and grandchildren were called
to her bedside last week and for
time her condition was very critical.
Mr.. Gardner w. Beckett, of Nash
vile, Tenn. is spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
L. Beckett. The latter are also en-
tertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S.
Busser and family, of Germantown,
Pa, and Mrs. J. Herbert Sitter and
daughter of Claymont.
Miss Mildred Fowler, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Miss Margaret
Walls. Master Foster Fowler is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. Edward
Beck.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carson and
daughter Mildred, of Baltimore, Mrs.
Irviny Chandler and son, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, have been visiting Mrs. AL
bert Chandler.
MIR. James B. Conner. of FELTON,,
father of Mrs. J. w. Clifton, of this
town, celebrated on Thursday his 85th
birthday. Many friends called during
the day to extend greetings.
Mr.. and Mrs William Taylor have
returned from a wedding trip to
Atlantic City N. j., and have been
spending few day with the brides's
father, Mr.. David Reese, before go
ing to Dover to take up residence.
Mrs. Charles H. Register has gone
to Wilmington where she will make
an extended vIist to her brother, Mr..
Samuel H. Baynard.
Mrs. Charles w. Long, of Philadel-
phia is visiting Mrs R. D. Hoffecker.
Mr.. Long Joined her over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Turner, of
Philadelphia, are visiting his father,
Mr.. Enoch Turner.
Mrs. Harvey w. FAIRIES entertained
the Old Maids Club Monday evening
at Five Hundred.
Miss Julia Hum is visiting Miss
Edna Gegenheimer and Miss Edith
Kirkbride in Philadelphia.
Mr.. William Norris is spending a
weeks vacation in Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Harry Rawley of Absecon,
N. j., was a visitor last week to to
her sister, Miss Clara Leinberger
Mrs. Irving Wicks of Wilmington,
is visiting the family of Captain w.
! II. Hazel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Williams,
of Wilmington, are visiting his
! ,,,o4Lo. Mrz Cor,I;ro WiIIioDoe