Smyrna times., 1897-12-15
smyrna Branch Trains.
CLAYTON.
Miss Lizzie DisCh Struck by a Train OF
Cars-LOcaI and Personal Mention.
,ecial correspondence to the Times.

Special correspondence to the Times
CLAYTON, Dec. 10. Miss Lizzie
DIsch one of the Kent County Teachers
in attendance at the Institute last week.
came to Clayton to visit Mrs. r. l..
Warren, and when leaving for SMYRNA
came in contact with the train on the
Baltimore & Delaware Bay r. R., and
was very badly hurt, physician was
hastily summoned and she was picked
up and assisted to Mrs. Warren home
again where she lies at this writing in
rather a critical condition. No bones
seemed to be broken, her injury being
mostly internally. The spine received
the greatest injury. The accident oc-
Cured by mistake in attributing the
noise of the train that injured her for
that of one on the ID & G. road, she
was watching the d & G. train which
was coming at the same time when the
other came up behind her Just as she
ATTEMPTED to cross the track.
MasOn's windOw-Have you seen it?
A number of business changes will
be given III a future issue.
The ladies of the Guild of Trinity
p. E. Church met Thursday at the
home of Mrs W. S. COlpitts.
J. L. Keagy is erecting a handsome
residence on the lot above the school
house recently purchased from John
p. Hudson.
Frank Green disposed of his resi-
dence last week, to VIM. Blair, of near
town. Price confidential Mr.. Blair
takes possession March 1st.
Little Charlie Stewart, seven years
old, met with quite painful accident
last week, while playing with his play
mates. In frOlic he slipped and fell,
dislocating his arm at the elbow.
Preaching by the pastor of Ewell's
VI. p. Church, Rev. J. E. Nicholson
next Sunday at 10. 30 A. NJ, 1.-The Dy-
ing Thief's Prayer; 40 P NJ, 1.-The
Answer" Christian EndeavOr, Z P. NJ
Coming Thursday. Where? At Ma
sons What? The choicest and new
est novelties in Fancy China, Toys,
Dolls, Tree Ornaments and Christmas
goods in general. Our prices sell our
goods.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Official Board of st. Paul NJ. Z.
Church last week, the pastor, Rev II.
NJ. ThurlOw, was granted a two weeks
vacation. He expects to leave next
Wednesday to visit Baltimore and
Washington.
At S.15 o'clock tomorrow night, a
meeting of the congregation of st.
Paui NJ. E. Church will be held to
elect nine trustees to fill the expired
terms of Messrs. Aubrey Vandever,
T. l.. Mason, John w. Houston, Geo.
H. MalOney and John w. Ennis, and
to fill four vacancies which have ex-
listed for some time.
Our citizens were called in the streets
Saturday afternoon to witness horse
attached to a big covered wagon with
out driver going through town at the
top of his speed. He was given the
right of way by every body, reaching
the school house he made a sudden
turn when one of the wheels gave away
causing the wagon and the horse to
part company. He run but a shor
distance when he was stopped by a col
Ored man and brought back to the de-
molshed wagon. The owner who had
secured another team met the cOlOreC
man at the scene of the smash up, nc
damage was done either to horse Ol
man. A singular feature of the cas-,
was, that in coming out from Smyrni
the horse had taken to the Bombay
Hook railroad track keeping on it unit
he reached Briggs gate then taking th'
main road. The team proved to b'
that of Francis Greenwell of Kenton
the horse become unhitched in JOIN
P. HudsOn's lumber yard and naturall!
turned for home.
Personal:-GeO. P. Thomas of tn,
Conference Academy, at Dover, wa
the guest of L. L. Mason last week
He will be with Mr.. Mason during tn
Christmas Holidays and assist him il
his store, where he will be glad to Sc
all his old friends. Mr.. Geo E. Car
hart is home for few days. j. L
Graham has rented the building form
erly occupied by the Clayton CAL ant
will move his store there March 1st.-
Mrs. SalHe Clinton, of Still Pond, Md
is the guest of Mrs. T. L. Mason. -
Mrs Geo. W. Phillips, and daughte
Anna, who have been visiting the for
mer's parents at the NJ. p. parsonage
returned to their home in Phila. Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Payne, OF Philadelphia
are visiting their parents at the NJ. 2
Parsonage.