Smyrna times., 1898-04-13
The SMYRNA TIMES.
SmV1w0, DeI.,
wednesday Afternoon, April 13, '9s.
CLAYTON.
A Serious Accident Narrowly Averled-
Easter Observances in the Churches
Local and Personal.

Local and Personal.
The NJ. P. Church was not opened
on Sunday except for Sunday School,
the pastor being away at Conference.
The ''Y'' will meet at the home of
Mrs. H. G. Mearns on Friday evening,
and it is earnestly requested that full
attendance be present.
The general opinion of the farmers
in this vicinity as far as we can learn
Is that peaches are not materially hurt
except the late varieties.
Rev. W. W. Wright will preach at
Salem NJ. P. Church on next Sunday,
April 18th at 3 P. NJ Subject: ''The
Model Christian Mother" All cor
daily invited.
W. a. Davis killed a steer on Friday
which, dressed, weighed 14OO pounds.
1t was a prize steer and Mr.. Davis has
a photograph of it, which was taken
before slaughtered.
In the appointments of the Methodist
Protestant Conference, held in Balti-
more; Rev. J. Z. Nicholson has been
returned to Clayton; Rev. Louis Ran
dell goes to Dover and Leipsic in place
of Rev. I. p. Revelle who has been
sent to Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. F. d. Strickland, train dis
patcher in the general office here, and
Miss Alberta Vandegrift of near Della
ware City, were quietly married. last
Thursday evening i'll Trinity p. E.
Chapel, by Rev. f. L. Wells, the rec
tor. None but a few of their friends
were present.
Several residences in town are being
improved by a coat of paint, namely
those of Mrs. Aubrey Vandever, Mr..
McCOnaughy and the office of W. p.
Wright aud dwellings in tenure of
Messrs. John Short and w. ID. Gray.
The Office of W. G.. Hill has also been
recently painted.
The pulpit of Ewell's NJ. P. Church
will be filled next Sunday by the pas
tor, J. f. Nicholson, subject, 10. 30
4. N. "The Resurrection of Christi"
30 p. NJ, "Christ the Gardener.
Sunday School. > p. NJ; Christian En-
deaver P. NJ. Preaching at Bethesda
Church in the afternoon.
A parish meeting was held at Trim
itv 2. Z. Church Monday evening,
which resulted in the election of the
folllwing vestrymen: John S. Casper
son, w. 5. COlpitts, Dr. G. g. Har-
monson, J. r. Clements, G. G. Ma
honey. !. H. Donovan, f. r. Sipple.
H. F. Smith, W. H. Tunis. John S.
CapersOn was elected Senior Warden
and W. S. COlpitts Junior.
Trinity P. f. Sunday School held
their Easter service Sunday afternoon.
They sang their carols very sweetly
and entered in the other exercises in
an earnest manner, particularly the Jug
breaking, the result of that showed
conclusively that their Lent had been
spent earnestly. The offering was
S37 90 which was more than satisfac-
factory as the school has lost some
valuable members during the past
year.
A serious accident was narrowly
averted at the home of Mr. Andrew
Sullivan last Thursday His daughter
NOla, while filling the tank of the gas
oline stove, spilled some upon her
dress, aud when she attempted to light
the stove, her clothing was at once
ignited and had help not been at hand
iously, if not fatally burned, as it was
her right hand and arm was very
painfully burned.
Easter sermons were preached In
two of our churches last Sunday morn.
ing. to we'll filled and appreciative
audiences. In the evening Rev. O.
W. DeVenish preached to a packed
house and for forty minutes held then
closest and undivided attention. His
discourse on ''MOses as he stood on Mt
Sinai beseeching the Lord to show
him his glory" was delivered in a mas.
terly and scholarly manner and has
been the subject of much comment
since, all speaking of it in the highest
terms.
The first meeting of the Clayton
Whist Club after Lent was held at tn,
home of Mrs. Frank Reynolds last eve
ming There was a nice gatherin!
present and every one was cordial,
aud Hospitality entertained. The re
suit of the whist contest was as fol
lows: first ladies' prize, Mrs. J. B
Book; second ladies' prize, Mrs. w
H. Lodge; first gentleman's prize
Mr.. J. G.. Smith; second gentleman
prize, Mr.. James Book. The "bOOby'
prizes were won by DIR. and Mrs
Cobb.
Personal NJ. BOggs and wifi
Of Greenwood. spent Sunday in town
also H.. Satterfield and wife of Will
mingtOn, Hirons Clifton of the Denta
Department of the University of Penn
sylvania, Miss Maggie FOuraker an,
Miss Lilly NJ. Jones of Wilmington
F. L. Wells left yesterday fO
Bridgeville, Conn, where he wi
spend the week with his parents.
Miss Laura Sullivan is visiting he
cousins, Misses NOla and Mary Su
liyan. Miss LeOuOra Smith is the CUES
Of her cousin Miss Clara Sevil. Mis-
Edith Stevens of Odessa, is the que:
of Miss Mary JOucs.-Misses Fanni
and Libbie Short spent Easter Sunda
in nn-ar