Smyrna times., 1920-12-08


in poor health and his laying aside of
his busy activities and coming to
Smyrna is with the best wishes of his
friends that he will regain his health. !
He is being welcomed in Smyrna.
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. rector of St
Peters Church, Smyrna, left Monday
for Trenton, N, j., for conference ir
church work with the Bishop of New
Jersey and the Archdeacon. He
went from there to New york for big
go form there to New York for big
gre conference of Representatives of
Uloceasan Boards of religious eduea-
ON for the whole church.
Miss Clara Ewell, of Odessa, who
since the death of her sister kept up
the big brick home of her brother-in-
law, Thomas j. Middleton, has gone
to Williamsport, Pa, where she will
make her home with her niece, Mrs.
Edna Ewell Gibson, wife of Rev. Chas.
K. Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bryan, of
Philadelphia, motored down to spend
the week end with Mrs. Bryan's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Wright
and incidentally to attend the wedding
anniversary reception of Mr.. and Mrs
F. ]. Dodson.
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Rooms and Miss
Grace Wilson, of kissing Sun. Md,
formerly of Smyrna, have gone to
etersburg, Fla, for the winter. Dur
ing their absence their home at Rising
Sun vii be occupied by Mrs. A. j.
Mearns, of Zion.
Matser Linden Doughten, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Doughten, who
was accidentally shot while out gun
ming last week, is slowly improving
at the Howard Hospital in Philadel-
phia, though his condition is still very
} critical.
Mr.. Paul E. Layfield, of FELTON,, and
miss Mary S. Jester, of Delaware City
were united in marriage at Delaware
City on November "a by Rev. L. w
Layheld, of Delaware City. Tht
groom is well known in Smyrna.
S Mrs. George ]. Enders, Mrs. Will
y liam H. Lutz, Mrs. NINA Kennedy
), Russell and Delplline Lutz motore,
- from Philadelphia last Saturday, an,
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs
W. E. C.. Bell and family.
: Distric. Superintendent Rober
. Watt, of Wilmington, formerly paste
4 4 of Asbury NJ. E. Church, has present
~ ed Charlestown, Md. NJ. E. Churc
b" with a pipeless heater.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jones gave
D dinner Sunday in honor of Mr.. an
II Mrs. B. Franklin Ennis (nee Mis-
1. Mary Pratt) and pleasant time wa
had by all.
Mr.. Ezekiel Cooper and family, {
10 Devondale Hall, near Wilmingto
X spent Sunday with ueo. w. Mattifol
- and family at Liver Run farm, nes
be town.
or Capt. Josh Davis, Smyrna's remarl
ta able "young" man, now in his 90t
al year, left Monday to spend the wint
n with his children in Wilmington, Phi
i adelphia and Burlington, N. ].
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Stats,
T. Merchantville, N. j., have return
lr. from a visit to Mrs. Charles B. Sws
its and Mrs. >Wilhelmina Huggirs.
leI % Mrs. w. H. Stayton entertain
J n three tables of bridgeNSaturday aftC
1-a l- noon at her home corner of Mt. VI
non and Union streets.
IVY Mr.. and Mrs. L. Irving Handy ha
closed their home on Mt. Verno
street and gone to Wilmington for t
ar winter.
III Miss Blanche Short entertained
emu Sunday Misses Ethel and Helen N
ay- son of near town, and Miss Blar
ileS Morgan, Clayton.
rio Mr.. Frank H. Hynson, of Chin
of league, Va, has joined his mot
to here on a Wis, to her brother, Mr..
on w. Hynson.
Mr.. Ernest Hughes, of Wilmingt
has returned from few days visit
her. his mother, Mrs. 7. H. Hughes.
WEI ' Mrs. Davis H. Bell is spendin
eJ week with Mrs. Ruth Ford at the
'.i.u sn' Holly Inn, Baltimore, Md.