Smyrna times., 1898-05-11
CLAYTON.
A Serious Accident Narrowly Averted ia
DR.. HarmOnsOn-LOOking for
Recruits.


Recruits.
The Junior Order of American Me.
chanics have stretched large FLAG
across the street in front of their lodge
room.
The ''Y'' will hold a social at the
home of Mrs. Eugene Meredith on
Friday evening. A pleasant program
will be arranged.
The Mogullians gave one of their
brethren who had lately taken unto
himself a wife, a callithumpian last
Thursday evening.
Rev. o. w. DeVenish will preach at
the NJ. E. Church on Sunday morning,
subject: "Care and What to do with
it," evening-"Sowing and Reaping." ="
Our town election came off last
Saturday afternoon, and was a very
peaceful affair. J. B. Book was re-
elected for term of five years. He
received 40 votes, J: r. Donovan 1.
The Quarterly Conference of War
wick Circuit, NJ. P. Church, has post
pOned their meeting until Saturday
evening, owing to the inclement wealth
er of last week. The meeting place
in Salem ". p. Church.
The epidemic of measels which was
reported last week seems to have gone
the round in Clayton. The public
school, especially the primary depart
ment has been effected very materially.
Nearly every pupil in Miss Emily
Spruance's room has been kept away
from school with it.
While the cold storm of last week
surely retracted the spring blossoms
from coming out, but it had no such
effect on the American flag that bios
sOmed out in all its glory last Monday
morning from nearly every building
in Clayton. The great victory of Com
mOdOre Dewey at the Manila, seems to
have inspired every man, woman or
child, with patriotic enthusiasm.
The Ladies' Aid gave novel enter
tainment in ST. Paul's NJ. p. Church
last evening. For some time past each
member has been assisting in making
Il silk quilt and at the same time col
Letting money on same, it being under
stood that the quilt was to be given to
the member collecting the most. Last
night the contest was opened and the
quilt was awarded to Mrs. Thomas
Downing for collecting $33. 90 the
highest amount. The total sum col
lected was $4,000.
DR.. Harmonson met with what
might have been a very serious acci-
dent last Friday. While near the
crossing, by the Superintendent office,
his horse became frightened at a
freight train that was passing at that
time became unmanagable, and when
the train had passed, dashed across the
track and struck the fence that encloses
the garden, there he tore himself loose
from the carriage and ran up the street
He was caught before he had gone a
great distance. The only damage done
was to the harness and that was badly
torn up.
The illustrated lecture of Rev. J. d.
Hanna which is to come off in st.
Paul's NJ. E. Church next Monday
evening, promises to be treat to all
those who attend. His subject, "Cuba
and the Maine Explosion is one of
timely interest and he will doubtless
make it very effective by throwing his
different views on a canvass in front
of his hearers. He has a very fine
StereOpticon instrument and his 70
views of Cuba are of the latest order.
No one should miss this instructive
talk 1t will be worth twice the nomi-
nal admission charged.
Capt. E. P. Rogers of "Camp Tun-
mel" has been in town this week look
ing for recruits to volunteer their SER
vices to the United States Army. He
halls from New Castle and is a fine
specimen of a Delaware soldier He
spent considerable time working in
this town on Monday, but from what
we can hear, there are none of our boys
who are ready to offer their services to
Uncle Sam. Whether this cause is due
to lack of patriotism we can not say.
One would Judge from the eagerness of
many to see the morning papers there
was an enthusiastic interest. When
the news reached here of the wonder
full victory of Dewey, patriotism ran
high. The recruiting officer promises
a visit here tomorrow and the stu
alton may change materially. 1t is
hardly thought at this writing that
Clayton will furnish any recruits.
PERSONAL Ella V. Nicholson
has returned from several weeks visit
in Snow Hill, Md.-Miss Sallie Dun
lap of Oxford, Pa, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. l.. Graham. anC
Mrs. Leinberger spent last week il
Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Mahoney were guests of friends in
Philadelphia on Saturday. Misses
Grace and Mary Collins were in Viii.
mIngtOn Sunday. J. A. ElligOOC
of Glendale, and Mrs. Emma Walla
hon of Camden, n. J., have returned
from a short visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. B. Elligood.