Smyrna times., 1942-04-23
PERSONALS

rev. y. y. AudHlS lell yesleiudy
to attend the sessions of the New
Castle Presbytery at Princess
Anne. Md.
The Misses Mary and Kate Budd
were home from Cecilton for the
Easter holiday.
Harry L. Douglass, son of the
late Henry Clay Douglass. return
ed to Smyrna Saturday on a week
of SOS visit to his mother, sister,
and associates of his younger days.
He has been absent for six years.
When he left home here it was to
join the u. S. Army, which he did.
and served out his enlistment,
mostly in guarding the Indian Res
ervations in the Territories. Last
summer he made up his mind to
come East again, applied, passed a
successful examination and in a
few weeks was assigned desk in
the Pension office at Washington.
He is receiving the congratulations
of his friends for the advance from
former years and the excellent po-
sition he has attained
Mr.. 1 l.. Register President of
the Sons of Delaware, of Philadel-
phia, paid us visit last week. He
informed us that they will hold
their house warming on the 18th of
next month, at their rooms, 1926
Walnut Street in that city. He was
a guest day or two of his cousin
j. Wesley Denney.
Miss Lidie Lord and Ada Truax
went last week to Mt. Pleasant, to
spend few days on an Easter Wis
it at the home of Miss Addie L.
Davis.
w. G. Turner and Miss Mary C.
Garner, of Clayton, were married
Thursday at the M. E. parsonage
by Rev. w. w. w. Wilson.
Emerson Seward, son of William
H. Seward, residing on the Cowgirl
farm, near this town, has secured
a position as mail route agent be-
tween Philadelphia and Crisfield.
The Y. w. c. A. held very
pleasant sociable at the residence
of Mrs. M. E. Lord on Wednesday
evening.
Norman S. Reese, son of Rev. ].
D. Reese, of Blackbird, has taken
a position in E. G. Walls clothing
store.
Miss Laura Lee Conner, of Eel
ton, is on visit to Mrs. L. L. Tenn
pie.
Edgar and Hepburn Benson, of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
their parents at the Light House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Rawley
of Chesapeake City, Md, returned
yesterday after visit of several
days to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Leinberger.
Mrs. H. M. Buchanan, of loves
Cross Roads, Sussex county, who
came up to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Jerman, has been visiting
friends her since.
Mrs. Jos. Jones, of DuPonts
Banks, is visiting friends in Smyr-
ma.
Miss Clara Beckett, of Philadel-
phia, is on visit to her parents.
Elmer Webb, who married Miss
Lizzie FAIRIES some months ago,
takes the place on the train wire
at Clayton, made vacant by the
death of A. c. Sheldrake, and w. 2.
Only is advanced to his place.
Martin Luesher, of the Hosiery
Mill, and family, visited relatives in
Germantown the past week.
Miss Gale, who has been with
her aunt, Mrs. L. R. Chance, since
her removal here, has returned to
her home in Chestertown.
Alex. G. Cummins, Jr., of New
York, is on a visit to his father.
John E. Phillips, Jr., spent Sun
day with friends in Philadelphia.
Preston Graham moved his fam
lily from Washington yesterday.
His son George same with him.
Mrs. Samuel Wilson and Miss
Mary Jefferson of Wilmington, are
visiting their parents here.
Mrs. M. E. Smithers is visiting
her daughter in Camden, N. j.;
Misses Sallie Ransom and Tillie
Pratt, in Wilmington; Miss Katie
Clements, Ridley Park; Mrs. G. w.
Dame and daughter, Baltimore.
James H. Hughes, Esq, of Do
yer, Assistant Secretary of State,
was in Smyrna on Saturday.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
The Democratic State Conven-
ton will be held in Dover at 1
o'clock May II. The Republican
earlier, May 9Th at IL o'clock.
The ladies of Middletown have
collected $55.37 for the Russian
fund and sent it to Drexel & Co.,
Philadelphia.
A young daughter of Mr.. Walter
Maginnis residing in Dover jumped
500 times with rope in a contest
with some school mates the other
day and has since been lying near
deaths door.
Saturday, April 30th has been
fixed upon as the day for the Re-
publican primary meetings in New
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