Smyrna times., 1939-12-28
PERSONALS

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Alex. G. Cummins and niece Mis-:
Mollie Cummins, are spepnding the
holidays with his son, A. C. Cum.
minis, Jr. The latter is SO engaged
in his theological studies and duties
that he could not well spare the
time to come to his Smyrna home
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Farrell re-
turned from their wedding trip to
Washington yesterday. They will
be at 'home" after the 25th.
Rev. Herman Roe occupied the
pulpit Of the M. E. Church at Eas-
ton, Md, Sunday, made vacant by
the transfer of their pastor to this
town. He had a pleasant greeting
by the people.
B. B. Allen, Jr., is acting as dep
uty sheriff of New Castle during
the sickness Of his cousin, Horace
Allen.
The following scholars from diff
ferent schools are home for the
holidays: Miss Ethel Cooper, Will
son College; Miss Lizzie Denney,
Ivy Hall, Bridgeton, N. j.; Miss
Estelle Waters, Swarthmore Col
lege; Frank Bailey, Lafayette Col
lege; Clarence B. Raymond, Mil
itary Institute, Chester, Pa; Ro-
land w. Bell, Military Institute,
Bordentown, N. j.; Ralph Hoffeck-
er, Marston's University School,
Baltimore, Md; James Lattomus,
Delaware College; Robert D. Hof-
fecker, Jr., Commercial College,
Wilmington.
Miss Elva Wilson is home from
Salem for the holidays.
Mrs. Stephen Walker, of Kenton,
is visiting her father, Mr.. Alfred
Ougheltree, Mont Clare, N. j.
]. Alex Fulton, Esq, of Dover,
was in Smyrna yesterday and made
the Times Office friendly call.
w. K. Conaway of the Jefferson
Medical College, Pa, and a special
correspondent of the Times, is at
home for a dew days.
Lynn Johnson, of Lewes, former
ly of this town paid us call on
Friday.
Richard Ten Eyck and Miss LYDIA
Cahoon, of New York, were mar
ried yesterday morning in that city
and shortly after took the train for
this place. They were given a re-
ception by Miss Elizabeth Cahoon,
sister of the bride, at the residence
of Mrs. L. A. Cotton, attended by
some twenty-five of our young lad
les and gentlemen. A pleasant So
cial evening followed.
! William Fell was one of the
guest at the Carlisle-Vaules we'd
ding in Milford last week.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ed Hoffecker will
spend the holidays in Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary ]. Davis is lying crit
ically i'll, and the gravest fears are
entertained for her.
| COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Odessa has increased but 200 in
population since 1840.
Richardson & Robbins pack from
twenty to thirty tons Of poultry
every week, besides the plum pud-
ding.
Six iron steamships are in course
of construction at the Harlan's &
Hollingsworth Company's shipyard
in Wilmington.
E. L. Jones e. Company, the ma
chinists of Dover have their new
foundry near the railroad depot in
operation now and are busy.
James Quinn, aged 16 years, was
arrested in Wilmington for at
tempting to negotiate a forged
check for SIS on William Davidson.
Mrs. Mary Chapman died at her
residence in Dover on Thursday af-
ternoon, in the Goth year of her
age. She lived in Smyrna from
1847 to 1857.
William Poole is under $3.50 bail
In New Castle on a charge of bru-
tally assaulting George ]. Rermann
the station agent at Farnhurst, on
the Delaware railroad.
Miss Lorena Raymond Choate, of
Newark, and James Morris Cock
ran, Of Philadelphia, were married
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