Smyrna times., 1898-06-08
CLAYTON.

CLAYTON.
Sailed for His Old Home in HOlIand-LOcaI
GIeanings aud Personal Mention.
Mr.. Robert Blair is building a sta
BILE in the rear of his lot.
Preachin at Bethesda NJ. P. church,
next Sunday at 3 P. M.-communiOn.
Sunday School at 2 P. NJ.
Mrs. Sallie Price, OF Camden, N. j.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, of Harring-
ton, visited the NJ. P. Parsonage.
Magistrate John S. Casperson has
been appointed alderman for the town
of Clayton by a recent vote of the
Council, to succeed Thomas A. Rees,
The P. w. & B. r. R. Co., which
lately purchased the old Delmarvia
Phosphate Works, has taken them
down, and now the lot is vacant.
The Quarterly Conference of Clay
ton Circuit, Methodist Protestant
Church, will meet in Ewell's church,
Clayton, on Saturday next, June II,
ut P. NJ.
During the busy fruit season the
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad
is running two trips each way between
Clayton and ChestertOwn, carrying
passengers on all trains.
On Friday evening next Rev. L. w.
Layfeld, of Smyrna Circuit, will de-
liver his lecture, ''Our National Char
acter," in st. Paul NJ. E. Church.
Those who go to hear him will be
highly entertained.
W. L. Bundick, of Onancock, Va
spoken of as the ablest and most elo-
quent temperance lecturer now on the
American platform, lectured in the
NJ L. Church in this town last night
to fair sized audience, to the delight
OF his hearers.
The dust on our main streets is
something terrible. The oyster shells
that were put on some years ago have
become pulverized to that degree
when the stores and dwellings, are
filled with the fine dust caused by the
teams passing through the streets.
The pastor of Ewell's NJ. P. church,
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, will preach
next Sunday on the following subjects
1890 A. NJ, "The Sunday School Les
son." 8 p. NJ, ''The Friend and Foe
of Man" Sunday School, $50 A. NJ.
Christian Endeavor, 7.30 P. NJ.
The local W. C. T. U. will observe
Flower Mission Day tomorrow. The
custom is a beautiful one. All the
members will meet at the home Oi
their President, Mrs. H. G. Mearns
and all donations of flowers sent there
will be taken in charge by the society
Invitations have been issued for tn,
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Kenyon
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
Kenyon, of Wilmington, to MIR. Mau.
rice A. Manning, of Clayton. The Ger
emony Will take place at Old Swedei
Church, Wilmington, Wednesday even
ing, June 18th.
Two accidents have happened t,
railroad employees the past week. H
J. Mifflin, a baggage master, had hi
finger mashed while unloading bag
gage here, and w. X. Foster, an en-
gineer, badly bruised and cut his le
while jumping off his engine, nea
Newark.
Rev. L. J. Wilbers, the president G
St. JOseph's Industrial School, sale
yesterday for Holland, his early home
A very pretty scene was enacted as b
was leaving the school. The pupil
we're all in line on either side of th
entrance gate, and with the band play
ing saluted him as he passed thrOug
the gates. He is going away hopin
to benefit his health, and expects t
remain abroad until the middle {
September.
The NJ. E. Sunday school has bee
making preparations for several weel
past to observe Children's Day. Th
will come off at the church next Sun
day evening, and it promises to be a
enjoyable occasion. The influence
child life upon the church is becomiI
a strong factor and this one day 81
apart for them in the year is alwa,
looked forward to with more or lie
pleasure.
PersOnal.-J r. Clements has been ma
ing business trip to PocomOke Cit
Mrs. E. r. Sipple is in GeOrgetow
Mrs. Kate Leatherbury and Mrs. Ma
garet Jones, of Middletown, have be-
guests of the family of John Short.
Miss Maggie Fouraker, of Wilmin
ton, has returned from a visit to b
parents here-Otis Jester, the dip
liberia patient, who is i'll at Mrs. s.
very satisfactory manner.-Dr. Jose
R. Smith removed his family frC
Wilmington here last Thursday. L
Wolfe. his landlord, is improving
property by adding an Office and s
ble.-Rev. F. L. Wells is visit
his friends at Bridgeport, Con
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Tunis,
Norfolk, Va, spent Sunday with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Tun
The many friends of Mr.. John
Clements were delighted last week
welcome him home from COlOraC
where he has been spending the p
year'-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Satterti
of Wilmington, spent Sunday in to
with her parents. Mrs. J. E. Mich
son is visiting her daughter in Sn
Hill.-Rev. J. E. Nicholson has
turned from attending the dedicati
of the NJ. P. Church at Seaford.