Smyrna times., 1898-07-27
CLAYTON.
Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.

u.ms Of Interest Cleaned From the Doings
in and About Town.
The Sunday School of Ewell NJ. P.
church will be given their annual ex-
cnrsion to Woodland Beach to-day.
Preaching at Downs NJ. p. Church
bv the pastor, Rev. J. +. Nicholson,
next Sunday at 3 P. NJ; Sunday School
at 2 P. NJ.
The Sunday School of Trinity P. E.
Church of this town, will picnic at
Sbellpot Park, near Wilmington, on
Sunday August the Bird.
From a hard fall from loft of the
stable at Voshell's Mills, Joshua
Clifton, colOred boy, sustained a dis
located elbow. DIR. j. S. Cobb reduced
the fracture.
In the apsence of Rev. o. w. De-
yenish the pulpit of the NJ. E. Church
will be filled next Sunday morning by
Rev. f. H. Hynson and in the even
ing by Rev. L. w. Layfeld.
VII. Croft and family who have been
onorantined for the last two weeks on
account of diptheria in their family,
have been given their liberty, the
little girl having entirely recovered
from the trouble.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of Ewell
NJ. p. Church, will preach next Sun
day on the following subjects: 1890
A. NJ, The Sunday School Lesson,
"Naboths Vineyard; P. NJ. "The
Son of God in the Fiery Furnace, /;
Sunday School ? P. NJ.
Mrs. C. E. Peterson Speakman of
Belmont Hall, has rendered the use of
her beautiful lawn and grounds, and
the St. JOseph's Industrial School will
picnic there to-day. The school band
will enliven the occasion with music
and a general good time is expected.
Two of the boys from st. Joseph's s
School desiring a little outing and not
desiring to seek permission from those
in authority, quietly deserted Monday
morning about six o'clock, having ap-
parently in view of one of the nOthern
cities. their whereabouts have not been
sscertained yet although the police
both of Philadelphia and Wilmington
have been notified to look out for them.
A serious accident was narrowly
averted yesterday afternoon at the Il.
r. crossing. The threshing engine
of L. 2. Davis & Son was waiting to
cross over when Herman Staat came
along in a team, while in the act o.
passing the threshing rig couple of bi
evcle riders came up frighting the
horse causing it ito kick and break loose
from the wagon, but Mr.. Staat held OIL
to the lines and no serious trouble
arose.
Mrs. Mary Ford, wife of JnO. Ford
trackman on the p. W. & b. r. r.
died at her home last Friday night
on Smyrna avenue, after severa
months suffering with that dreaded dis
ease consumption. The deceased wa
in her 42nd year and died happy in thu
faith of a personal and living Saviour
She leaves a husband and four child
ren-One boy and three girls. The re
mains were inferred in GlenwOOd Gem
etery. Funeral services were con
Quoted by Revs. j. E. Nicholson an
o. W. DeVenish.
PERSONAL Misses Lizzie and Berth
Wright are visiting Bridgeport, Pa
Miss Bertha Ennis is in Millington
Md.-Mrs. John CarrOw and Mis-
Florence CarrOw of st. Georges, hav
been entertained the past week b
Mrs. E. D. Voshell near town. Mis-
Mary Taylor of Wilmington, is th
guest of Miss Maggie Reese. Mis-
Mary Keys of Philadelphia, has bee
visiting friends near town.-Mrs. Re
becca Sevil and Miss Lora Smith {
Philadelphia, are the guests of Nj
and Mrs. A. Sevil. Mrs. Jacob Payn
and daughter of Snow Hill, are guest
at the NJ. L. Parsonage.