The Clayton call. (Clayton, Del.) 188?-189?, 1897-07-06

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Smyrna every Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Dennis, OF Crisfeld, is
the guest of Mrs Il. F. Smith.
Misses May and Leila Reynolds are
guests of relatives in Washington.
Miss Margaret Casperson is being
entertained by Philadelphia relatives,
The old coal bins along the railroad
between w. G. Hills office and the gran
airy, have been torn down.
Misses Charlie Smith and Maggie
Fouracre. of Wilmington. were guests
of relatives in town last week.
Ticket number 652 won the one dol
lars worth of soda or other merchandise
at W r. Keys & Cos. pharmacy for
the month of June.
Thomas G. Attix and Miss Ida Carey
both of this town, were married at the
NJ. P. parsonage last Wednesday even
ing, by the Rev. ]. E. Nicholson.
Engine No. 1, which for years pi-
loted the Smyrna Branch trains between
here and Smyrna. has been replaced by
So ton engine. 1t runs on freight trains
between Philadelphia and Washington.
II was chosen out Of five applicants
for position in Philadelphia, because 1
was graduate of Goldey evil. Del. }
Commercial and Shorthand College. -
See adv. in this paper and send for free
catalogue,
Train Dispatcher Frank d. Strick
land. of Clayton; ex-Mayor Austin Har-
ringion, Monteith jackson. Col. Samuel
McAllister and T. Leslie Carpenter, OF
Wilmington. spent several days the past
week at Chincoteague
Don't thin your blood with sassa-
fras or poison it with blue mass; but and
Nature by using DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for con-
stipation, biliousness and stomach and
liver troubles They are purely vege
table. I. L. Mason. Clayton. Del
Something new in the shape Of a
curb and gutter can be seen in front OF
the property on SMYRNA Avenue, owned
by VIM. P Wright and tenanted by e.
Shaw. H. Fleming and Albert sterens.
It is made of bricks. oval shaped and
the curb and gutter together, there be
ing a slight rise from the latter until the
pavement is reached This style is used
quite extensively in Reading. Pa. and
gives satisfaction
AT meeting of the Town Council.
held Monday evening of last week, the
CounciImen decided to employ night
watchman at salary of $500 per year.
This employee is also TO attend to the
street lamps and spend two hours al
work on the streets each week day. The
Councilmen are 70 be congratulated on
their bold stand in this matter in tine III
terests of the property holders and bus
mess men, whose property for some time
past has been at the mercy of the band
of tramps and suspicious characters who
have been travelling up and down thu
railroad on the freight trains
"A very pleasant social was given by
Miss Bessie Skinner at her home last
Wednesday evening. Although the
weather was very warm the euesta had a
delightful time. The evening was spent
playing games and music was rendered
by some of those present. At late hour
the guests were invited to the dining
room werea sunptous repast was served.
consisting of the delicacies of the season,
after which the games we're again re-
sumed. At very late hour the guests
departed expressing themselves as hav-
ing spent very enjoyable evening
Among those present were: Misses Ella
Sylvester, of Philadelphia; Mary Jones,
Bertha Vincent, Sallie Malcolm Bertha
Ennis, Ethel Tweedle. Bessie Skinner,
Messrs. Otis Jester. Harvey Love- John
Jones. John Anderson, Paul Phillips,
Frank McAfee. Howell seyil, Samuel
Skinner. g. Davis Maloney.