Smyrna times., 1898-05-18
CLAYTON.
4 Phenomenal Growth of Wheat on Meadow
Lawn Farm-LOcal and Personal.

Lawn LoNdA au0 EGISuudl.
Mrs. J. E. Nicholson went to Phila-
delphia last week to visit her daugh-
ter.
Preaching at Downs NJ. P. church
next Sunday at P. NJ. Sunday School
at9PM.
The Stewards of Ewell's NJ. P. church
will meet Thursday night at the Par
sOnaSe.
committee was appointed last Sun
day by the NJ. E. Sunday School to
prepare a suitable program for Chill
lrens Day.
The Clayton Town Council has Or
ganized with J. b. Book as president:
j. Sevll as secretary, and G.. A. Brown
IS treasurer.
Rev. 0. W. DeVenish will have for
bis subject next Sunday morning ''The
Kings Highway" At night the Rev.
". l.. Mayo, of Trenton, n. j., will
preach.
Fruit Fright agencies have been es-
hblished on the Delaware Railroad as
bllOws: BacOn's, S. J. Lowe; Ross,
Brooks L. Ross; Broad Greek, J. w.
Blanchard.
The organ which was donated the
u. E. church for use in the infant de-
partment, by st. NJ. E. church, Will
mington, was used Sunday for the first
time. All are delighted with it.
Rev. R. A. Sawyer, of Newark. Del.
formerly rector of Trinity p E. church
Of this town, has been called and ac-
cepted the rectorship of the Carbon
dale ?. E. church.
The St Josephs Industrial school
have added a carpenter shop and a
thorough course will be given the
Students. This department has been
placed in the charge of VIM. Reade,
ofLynehburg, Va.
R. H. Darrah has bought the
David Jones Farm" belonging to
Robert H. Smith, of Harrington.
through attorney Geo. NJ. Jones, of
Dover The farm is situated about
three miles from Clayton and contains
about 20 acres.
Miss Isabella F. Walmslev, of Phil
.ielphia, sister of Mrs. Harry G
! Johnson, of this town, was married to
Mr. Purnell Lynch McWhorter, of
NIiddletOwn, in their own home in the
latter place, by Rev. 1. G. Wood, last
! Monday evening week.
The subjects of sermons in EweU's
N. 2. Church, by the pastor, Rev. J. !
E. Nicholson, next Sunday, will be:
1870 A: NJ, The Judgement" P. NJ,
"Bellshazzar' Feast" Sunday School |
at 9.l5 A. NJ, Christian Endeavor at
t9l P. NJ, Prayer Meeting Wednesday
4 night.
The StereOptican and GraphOphone |
Entertainment, which was to have been |
given in st. Pauls NJ. E. church last |
Monday evening, did not take place
owing to the stormy evening, but was
postponed until this evening. All
should take advantage of this oppor- |
tune occasion to become more familiar
With the manner in which the Cubans |
II are being dealt with on the part of |
Spain and the United States.
Wheat coming in head in this local
Hty the fourteenth day of May, is phe- |
KlOmenal on Meadow Lawn farm. Near
clayton is a small field that was seeded |
the first week of last October, the
Tound being one year old clover sod, |
with the second growth of clover |
turned under and the ground plowed |
aght inches deep. After plOwing, the
use harrow was used intead of the /
rag harrow, both cross and length |
wise Of the field, then the wheat drilled |
one and three-fOurths bushels with two |
llndred and fifty pounds of phosphate |
the acre, Early in April the ground /
vas thoroughly rolled and as a result,
he wheat stands thick on the ground |
and about three feet in height, uni
lofmly, and coming in head The va
8nety of wheat is known as Deet's large |
slaln and bright amber. It is expec-
Eted the yield will be thirty bushels to
Die acre.
FerSOnaE-Miss Lula Severson is on
TWO weeks visit to her sister, Mrs.
a. Boggs at Greenwood. Ernest
n Lord, OF Philadelphia, is home on a
mort visit.-Mrs. Wheatman and |
4aghter, Of Cheswold, are guests of
HE. W. +. Clements. Miss Jennie
haynes, of Philadelphia, is visiting
sg her parents. Mrs. J. W. Grant, |
home, Ga, is the guest of her son,
loVard W. Grant Miss Fannie Short
visiting in MiddletOwn.-J. W.
-lals and Miss Ethel Ennis, have re-
,IAed from visit to Philadelphia. -
w Ottle Baylor, of Wilmington, is
" guest OF his sister, Mrs. Vandyke.
ashry l.. Hillegas, of Wilmington,
NE guest of W. d. Gray. Rev. j.
NICHOLSON took his daughter Ella,
lhSes Lizzie Wright and Sue Bay
Ld 70 Middletown in his surrey on
'lfday afternoon, to see the fsol-
a ooys'-Rev. w. 7. Valiant, of
oeOmoke City, is visiting the NJ. E.