Smyrna times., 1898-07-06
CLAYTON.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From the Doings
in aud About Town.


in and About Town.
Several farmers in this vicinity
threshed their wheat last week.
A handsome triple paint sign graces
the front of MasOn's Pharmacy.
Preaching at Bethesda NJ. P. Church
at3P. NJ; Sunday School at Pm.
The dust on our streets has given
way and taken the form of terra frma
once more.
The ladies of Ewell's NJ. P. Church
will hold July Tea" on the church
ward. next Saturday night Supper 10
cents and refreshments for sale
The Rev. o. W. DeVenish next
Sunday morning will take for his sub
iect TRANSPORTATION" In the even
ing class will be graduated from the
Junior League.
Providence permitting, Rev. w. W.
White will preach at Salem NJ. p.
Church on next Sunday, July 10th at
BIN. Subject Esther and her Mis-
sion" Hymn selections, 712, 5S7, 1856.
Peutecostal hymn 126.
Another new threshing rig arrived
in the freight yard last week, having
been purchased by Fletcher Jones of
the Bingham House. This makes the
fifth new rig that has been sold aud
delivered by our tOwnsmen this sea
son.
Rev. o. W. DeVenish and Franklin
Brockson, Esq, of this town, delivered
speeches at Fourth of July celebra-
ton Monday, held in a grove near st.
Georges. under the auspices of the NJ.
E. Church in that town. Mr.. Collins
the pastor, had his hand severly burned.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, Pastor of
Ewell's N. P; Church, will preach
next Sunday, 1O.30 A. NJ, The Sunday
tic Chain; Sunday School P. NJ.
Wednesday 8 p. NJ, 20 minutes study
of the Sunday School lesson and
short prayer meeting.
St. Joseph Catholic Home for col
Ored boys celebrated the Fourth very
enjoyable by having the school band
Of l3 pieces out in the evening and
patriotic address by Rev. Father
Mason of Baltimore. After the address
fine display of fireworks was sent up.
The scene attracted large crowd.
Rev. 1. L. Wood of Middletown.
preached the First Quarterly meeting
sermon in the NJ Z. Church last Sun
day morning, in the absence of Pre-
siding Elder COrkran. Mr.. Wood de-
livered beautiful sermon, impressing
his audience that a thorough cOnse-
Grafton was necessary on the part of
the church, that we are not our own,
We are bought with price and belong
to God. His doctrine is that we can
not without great injury absent ouI-
selves from Gods house on the Sab
bath
Shooting Affray:-As the result of a bad
feeling which has existed between
Isaac Prattis, the cook, and William
Green, the hOstler, both employees at
the StOekle House, the former shot the
latter on Monday morning while on
the front porch of the hotel. The bull
let from Prattis' revolver struck Green
in the back part of the head and entered
his skull. Not being satisfied with
this he fired another shot when Green
had fallen, the bullet just grazing his
temple. DIR. J. S. Cobb dressed the
wound. Prattis was arrested by Con-
stable smith, taken before Magistrate
CaspersOn and remanded to Dover Jail
without bail to await the result of
Green's injuries.
Personal: Mrs. Geo. W. Phillips, of
Philadelphia. and Charles I. Nichol-
son, Of New York City, are visiting
their parents at the NJ. P. Parsonage.
Mrs. Hiram WoolfOrd and son, are
visiting Frederica, Magnolia and other
places. Mrs. Sallie Rasin of Still Pond,
Md, is in tOwn.-Earnest Lord, Mrs.
Weiska ond daughter, and Mrs. Muh-
lenburg. of Philadelphia, have been
guests of Alex Lord. Alfred Briggs of
Philadelphia, spent the Fourth with
his parents. Miss Star of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Hayes of Dover, have
been guests of Miss Lizzie Wright. -
Mrs. Geo. Mccoy of Philadelphia, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Ellis Edward Pinder and family,
Of Chester, are visiting his brother,
Samuel Pinder.-ThOmas MOffitt and
wife, of TaylOrs Bridge, have been
visiting relatives in tOwn.-Mr. and
Mrs. f. r. Burns of Dover, have been
entertained by Mrs. Isaac Clayton.