Smyrna times., 1898-02-23
CLAYTON.
A Quiet Wedding Preparing for a Musicale
at st. Paul's NJ. E. Church-LOcal and
Personal Mention.

al 81. raul NJ. L. Church-LOcal and
Personal Mention.
Our public schools were closed YES
terday in honor of Washington's birth
day.
There will be preaching at Downs
NJ. P. Church next Sunday, at 9.3O
p. m.
J. L. Graham has been busy the
past week erecting stable on his
property, previous to moving there
March 1st.
Mrs. Kate Smithers, of Smyrna,
will address the w. c. T. U. in st.
Paul church Thursday evening, on the
two great conventions held in Toronto
and Buffalo.
festival is announced to be held in
Clayton on Friday and Saturday
nights, March II and 10, for the ben
eft of the Stewards fund of Ewells
NJ p Church
w. 2. Pratt has rented of John P.
Hudson the storehouse next door to
MasOn's pharmacy, now tenanted by
E. Stevens, and will use it for display
ing carriages and harness after
March 1st.
Mrs. Ewell, widow of the late Rev.
Daniel Ewell, of the NJ. P. Church,
died on Saturday morning at the resi-
dence of her sOn-inlaw, Rev. Atkins,
of Berlin, Nd interment at Cam
bridge, Md.
The pastor of Ewell's NJ. P. Church
will preach next Sunday on the follow
ing subjects: 1890 a. m, Christ's
Warning, Invitation and Promises"
80 p. m, Religion Pays" Chris
tian EndeavOr p. m, Sunday School,
, p. m.
St. Joseph's Industrial School has
been awarded the contract of printing
the Yearly Missionary Report of their
church. 1t means a vast amount of
labor, as a copy of it is mailed to every
priest in the United States. A large
per cent of the work is performed by
the pupils of the school.
J. D. Cornell, who purchased the
Charles Rawley farm, near Blackis-
tons, and moved his family there last
spring, has become dissatisfied and
disposed of it and will move his family
to Philadelphia, March 1st, where he
is going to engage in butchering. He
had a cash sale, Monday, disposing of
his stock and farming implements at
good prices.
Miss Emma Short and Mr.. Eugene
Meredith were quietly married last
Wednesday evening, at the brides
home on Smyrna avenue, which had
been nicely arranged for them. They
were married by the Rev. H. NJ.
ThurlOw, and were attended by Miss
Fannie Short, sister of the bride and
Mr. Herman Sevil There were pres
ent only the immediate family.
Jas. G. Longfellow, private clerk to
G. j. Allen and assistant paymaster on
the Wilmington Division of the P. w.
* B. R. R., has been promoted to the
SuperinteGdent's office as stenogra-
pher, vice Aubrey Vandever who has
been appointed clerk. Mr.. LOngfellow
has been succeeded by Elwood
F. Cosden, from the operators de-
partment The change went into effect
Monday morning.
The musical to be given in st. Paul
church next Monday evening bids fair
to be the grandest event of the season.
Those having an ear for music should
not miss it. The vocal part consists
of solos, duets, trios, quartettes and
quintettes, while the instrumental will
be made up of the piano, clarionet,
banjo, and Stevenson's orchestra, of
Smyrna. Franklin Brockson, Esq,
aud Miss Annie Vandever, of Will
miugton, will be present and take
part in the literary.
Personal Luther Keagy, of New
York, is spending a few days home
with his parents. DR.. W. B. Reyn-
Olds' family starts for their home at
Elmira, n. Y, to-day. 1t will indeed
be hard to replace this charming fam
ily.-Rev. H. NJ. Thurlow, of this
town, and Rev. W. o. Hurst, of
Odessa, will exchange pulpits next
Sunday. - Miss Ella V. Nicholson,
who has been visiting her sister in
Philadelphia, has returned home.