Smyrna times., 1898-06-22
CLAYTON.
Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.

Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.
The w. G. I. U. will meet with Mrs.
J. r. Donovan this evening.
There will be festival at Downs
NJ. p. Church on Saturday night July
2.
Preaching at Bethesda NJ. P. Church
next Sunday at 3 P. NJ; Sunday School
Bpm
The Governor passed through on a
special train on Monday to review for
the last time the soldiers of Camp Tun-
nell.
Owing to the recent dry spell some
of our dairy men had to resort to feed
ing their cattle in addition to what
they secure in the fields.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Ewells
NJ p Church will hold ''July Tea"
on the church yard, Saturday night
July 8. Help those women.
NJ w. Smith has been assigned to
the passenger, freight and baggage
agency at RehobOth for the season.
He will be assisted by n. S. Reese.
and Sunday was greatly appreciated
by our citizens. The town not having
any water works for use except in
cases of fire. the dust and Oyster-shells
was almost sitting on the main street
St. Pauls NJ. E. Sunday Sch ool are
contemplating an excursion to Wood
land Beach, and Rev. W.O. De Venish,
Messrs. J. G. Thompson and Aubrey
VandeveT were appointed committee
of arrangement.
Rev. I. L. Wood, Phi. D., of Middle
town, NJ. E. Church, will be present
to preach in the NJ. Z. Church Sunday
morning, July 3rd. Mr.. Wood needs
no introduction, he having preached
here before to the delight of his hear
els.
Downs Nj. P. Church had their
Childrens Day service last Sunday
night, Notwithstanding the rain storm
the church was filled, and all enjoyed the
very interesting programme, so eff
GENTLY rendered. The singing was
good.
The subject of sermons in Ewells'
NJ. p. Church by the pastor next Sun
day will be, 1920 A. NJ, "The Rich
Man and Lazarus Here;" P. NJ. "The
Rich Man and Lazarus Hereafter;
Sunday School $50 A. NJ; Christian
Endeavor Z. 30 P. NJ.
In consequence of the inclemen
weather on Sunday night last, Child
ren's Day Services at Salem M. p
Church are postponed until next Sun
day night June Goth. A very interest
ing program has been prepared and al
those who come will enjoy a rare treat
The First Quarterly Conference o
st. Paul NJ. f. Church was held Mon
day evening, it proving a pleasant af
fair. Rev Mr.. De Venish's worl
being highly appreciated During hi
short term here he has won a host o
friends and is becoming very popula
with his people.
A very quiet wedding was solemnize
in this town Saturday evening by tn
Rev. o. w. De Venish. The contract
ing parties being Edgan w. Redmar
and Miss Maggie Lyons both of nea
Camp Tunnel and had been granted
furlough of fOrty-eight hours.
Last Thursday morning before man
of our citizens were up, a runaway an
smash up between the milk wagons {
w. d. Hudson and VIM. Briggs OF
Cured The collision resulted in tn
demolishing of Briggs wagon: Fol
tunely neither party was injured. III
horses also got off without any serlOJ
injuries.
The citizens of our quiet little tow
were startled about II o'clock MOnda
morning by the alarm of fire, whiC
proved to be in David Boggs house a.
Joining the Stoeckle House. In fe
moments the hose company was on Il
scene and soon succeeded in extlnguls
ing the fire which proved to be insiC
the house around the chimney of Il
second story, the chimney being IN Il
middle of the house which was douh
one, very little air succeeded in gettll
to it. The loss was light, all OF whl
was fully covered by insurance.
FwePs NJ. P. Church will Obser
s'Patriotic Day" on Sunday July
The pastor. Rev. J. E. Nicholson, W
preach a patriotic sermon in the NOR
ing, and at night a special program
will be rendered, a distinctive featu
of which will be music, vocal and
strumental by the choir, and reclt
tiOns, etc, by the children, Inc
O. U. A. NJ. will attend in a body, a
co-Operate to make the day noted o
in CLAYTON. Let everybody who
attend and enjoy the occasion, and
welcome that will be extended.
While playing soldier and usln
revolver recklessly on Monday of 1t
week, William Price white boy, ,wol
ing for w. H. .Lurty near Brenford
shot in the arm by bullet dIschara
from a pistol in the hands OF ) an
Scott. colOred. The latter was advlS
to be careful, but he insisted there
no danger, and continued to play
II in the presence of the workman
thinning corn on the farm. In throw
the revolver over his shoulder 1t {
CHARGED to his astOnishment and
ball entered Prices elbow. The wou
was not serious. The negro was
frightend that he ran away and has
been heard of since.
Personal: Rev. B. F. Jester and v
formerly pastor of Ewell NJ. Z. Chu
have been visiting friends the past
days.-Rev. W. 0. Hurst OF Ode
was in town yesterday visiting
friends. He was formerly pastor
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church. Miss E'
Ingersoll of Dover, is being en-
tanned by Mrs. J. E. White.IM,rs
S. CaspersOn is III FhiladelPhl
Harry Hilligus of Wilmington, D.,
been the guest of the family OF W.
Grav-J w. Clements has accel
An agency for the Osborne Binder
for this peninsula. and Mrs
Frank Gootee gave a small party
Saturday last for their daughter
A number of her playmates were
ent.