Evening journal., 1913-01-02
news NEWS FROM
COLLEGE TOWN
MIR. Kerr Receives Friends on
Seventy-eighth Birthday
Anniversary
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Jan. 2-Ross Pierson,
aged II years. a farmer. died at his
home near Strickersville Tuesday
night He had been i'll but a short
time The funeral will take place on
Saturday morning with interment at
Hockessin.
George G. Kerr, formerly president
of the Board Of Trustees Of the New
Castle County Workhouse, enter
tanned a number of friends at his
home last night in honor of his sew
enty-eighth birthday anniversary.
The body of William Irwin Welch,
aged years. son Of DR.. and Mrs.
Franklin s. Welch, of Washington,
ID. c. and grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Steele, who died suddenly in
Washington early this week. was
brought to Newark yesterday. The
funeral will be held at ] o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Steele and interment
made in Head of Christiana cemetery.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Wilson, the
Oldest married couple in Newark. and
their daughter Miss Addie Wilson.
had as New Years guests yesterday
number of members OF the family.
Among them we're Mr.. and Mrs. Jor-
dan A. Wilson. Harlan Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. Waldo c. Wilson and daugh-
ter Elizabeth and the Misses Ethel
and Elizabeth Wilson, of Wilmington,
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Clifford Wilson.
OF Newark.
j. Wallace Scott, Of Elkton, has
purchased the farm of Mrs Louisa
Morrison about one mile north of
Newark. consisting of 202 acres. This
is considered one of the finest farms
in the vicinity OF Newark The pur-
chase price is said 10 be S17 600
Dr. and Mrs. A. Lee Porter and
daughter Miss Dorothy Porter, will
leave Philadelphia, where they have
been spending the fall and winter for
Panama After stay there they
will return by way of Jamaica and
Cuba and expect TO return to their
home here in April.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert j Colbert
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter Miss E3na Roberta
Colbert TO George Summers Wood. OF
+ Pcrryman. Md.
AIr and Mrs Herman r. Tyson en-
tertaired al a dinner party early this
week az the Deer Park Hotel Among
the guests were. Mr. and Mrs. A. II
/ TYSON. Mr.. and Mrs Harlan Hudson
of Wilmington. Judee and Mre. H7r
bert J.. Rice. Of Claymont, Mr. and
Mrs David Johnson Of Chester; Mrs
Anna REYNOLDS and Mr.. and Mrs
~ -r d.,
Miss Agnes Lindsey Miller, daueh
/ ter Of Mr. and Mrs. James / Miller
/ formerly OF this town, where she ha'
a host Of friends and Benjamin WI
liam Ward. of Delmar, were married
or Friday az the homo of the Dride'
parents No. 5347 Usage avenue, Phil
! adelphia The ceremony, was per
( formed by the Rev Mr. Myers, o
Prince Of Peace Church Mr.. Ward
/ graduated at Delaware College las
June The couple viii live In Knox
Vile Ten. where Mr. Ward, is nov
teaching school.
Willard A. Douenerty OF Newark
and Miss Carrie Hemphill. OF vii
mngton. we're married in Wilmingfo
on Monday by the Rey G. 4 Aldor
son They viii live in Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A curtis. WI
leave early this month for a trip 81
/ California; Byron Griffin, OF Nor
folk. Va. IS visiting his parents MI
and Mrs. C. W. Griffin Mrs. H. Il
Morgan. wife OF Professor Morgan, @
Delaware College, left several day
ago on q visit to her parents II
/ Mexico. Mrs. Lee Willis and chill
dren are visiting relatives in Phia
delphia.-J. Stanley Frazer. OF New
York. one Of the doners of the ney
! athletic field at Delaware College.
spending tho holidays With his iathe
Ehen T. Frazer-Rev @. T. Anderson
Is entertaining Mr. end Mrs. w. y
Anderson. Of Cecilton Md Miss Jon
ME Gregson Is visiting Miss Char
lotte Devonshire of Calvert. Nd
Mrs. II S. Coldey, Of Wilmington, j
visiting her sister Mrs. c. A. Short