Smyrna times., 1898-07-20
CLAYTON.
items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.
Jas. Legates, Jr., left on Monday
morning to accept position in Phila-
delphia.
Several carloads of marines passed
through this town last Friday on their
way south.
The Trustees of Ewell NJ. P. Church
will meet next Saturday at P. NJ, at
the parsonage.
The first excursion over the P. w. &
B. r. r., to RehObOth, was run last
Thursday from Wilmington.
Mrs Elmira Deakyne has been hav-
inc her residence improved by a coat
of paint from the brush of j. E. Carter
of Smyrna.
There will be preaching at Bethesda
NJ. P. Church, by the pastor, Rev. J. E.
Nicholson, next Sunday at p. NJ;
Sunday School at 2 P. NJ
The heavy rain yesterday was gladly
welcomed by the former of the vicinity
and the citizens of this town who feel
the blessing of being relieved of the
long drought.
Fifty thousands baskets of peaches
is all that Special Agent 1. n. Mills
of this town, estimates on the crop for
the Peninsula. If his figures are true
then it looks very discouraging for the
peach growers.
Our Town Council has passed an or
dance requiring all dogs found run
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be muZZled. If you have a pet dog
see that he is properly muzzled or you
will run the chance of having it shot
A festival will be held on july the
9Sth, 2Jth and 30th, at "Thomas Cor
ner," by the ladies of Salem NJ. P.
Church for the benefit of that church
The refreshments to be on sale will be
very inviting and good attendance is
hoped for.
The usual preaching service will take
place at Salem NJ. z. Church on next
Sunday, the oath. at ) P. NJ. Subject,
"Divine Christening" Hymns Sc
lected, AL, GIL, 1856; Pentecostal
hymn. %; Sunday School at P. NJ. q,
every Sunday.
The subjects of sermons in Ewell M.
P Church next Sunday, by Rev. J. E.
Nicholson, pastor, will be 10. 30 A. NJ.
the Sunday School lesson, ''Elijah's S
Flight; P. NJ, ''The Glory that fol-
lowed Christ's sutferings'; Sunday
School at P. NJ; Prayermeeting We'd
nesday at s P. NJ.
Isaac Prattis, the cOlored man, who
shot VIM. Green (colored) on the
morning of July 4th, and was taken to
Dover Jail, was last Saturday released
on bail and is back at the hotel as
cook again. Green was taken to the
Kent County Almshouse where he re-
mains gradually recovering.
The band boys of st. Joseph School
appeared in town last week with new
uniforms which for their beauty sur
passes anything we have seen in this
section. They wore blue pants and
garnet coats and capes, which seemed
to hit them perfectly, their suits with
all new instruments made a fine ap-
perance.
The Sunday School children of St
Paul's NJ. E. Church have there minds
on their annual picnic to be made al
Woodland Beach tomorrow, and
should the weather be fair, it is likely
full quote of the Sunday School and
their friends will go. They will be
given a full day at the resort, leaving
the church at AS tomorrow morning
in cOnveyances furnished for them.
Assist. Supt. Croft, who manage.
the Office work at Clayton of the Kent
railroad, is quarantined because his
children have the diphtheria and Supt
Stacey is a witness in the Senator Ken
ney Bank Case. 1t thereupOn became
necessary to send for Mr.. VIM. S,
Culp. the efficient agent at this poin
who is now at Clayton. Mr.. WarreI
HurlOck has the charge of the offic'
here.-Kent NeIOs.
The following officers cf Pilgrim
Castle, No. :, X. G.. E., have been in
stalled by Deputy Grand Chief, j
Harry Mattiford; P. c., Hugh File m
ing; y. c., J. W. Ennis; V. c., I. E
White; H. P, Edward Ford; V. H.
James Kelley; NJ. of R., I. W. Down
ing; S. H., John A. HeinOld; G. of b.
Joseph E. Jones; X. of E., A. Sevil
W. B., R. Lee Sevil; W. c., w. r
Keys; Ensign, n. G.. SeversOn; Es
quire, J. H. Donovan; First Guard
W. I. HOffecker; Second Guard, j. S
skinner; Representative, o. S. Leath
ers.
Burglars About TOwn.-The quit pre-
cints of our little town has been dis
turbed the past week by sneak thieve
bent on rausacking the larder. Durin;
the past week the residence of H. W
Grant and John Barkley have been en-
tered. The former was not relieved @
much of his household provisions, an
the thieves after breaking in, departe'
after a short search. The latter, how
ever, Jared much worse and lost hi
Sunday dinner by the action. The
made a clean search of his larder an
took all they could lay their hands on
The matter has been put in the hand
of the proper authorities and clos
watch will be kept for the marauders
Personal: Greta Casperson c
Philadelphia, is making her parents
ylsit.-Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Clement
are soiOurning at Ocean Grove, n. J
i. \. Mills and family are spending
the summer months among the noun
talns Of nOthern Pennsylvania
George H. Hearn and daughter are a
Delmar.- William Ellicott of Philade
phla, has been the guests of Mrs
John Casperson. Mr.. George W. Phi
lips was the guests at the NJ. P. Pal
sonage on Sunday. Mrs. Mary Fen
nimOre of Crumpton, Md, is being Ell
tertained by Mrs. Underwood. Mrs
Minnie Reynolds and children are 1
Orange, Y. J.-Miss Sallie Malcolm G
Wilmington, is visiting Mrs. job
WhltlOek. Miss Clara Bailor of Phi
adelphia. is visiting Mrs. Walter Val
ddyke.-Miss Eva Holiday and broth'
Arthur, are visiting in Wilmington.
Mrs. W. H. Davis is at Milford.
Messrs. Charles Snyder and Upto
HOuser Of Centreville, Nd, are CUES
Of Mr.. anc Mrs. W. H. Clark. The
started to make the run on their whee
but owing to a mishap with the form'
they walked nearly all the way fro
SudlersyilIe.