Smyrna times., 1898-06-29
CLAYTON.
Las Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
i'" in and About Town.

.u. Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
''"- in and About Town.
Kiln of 100 bricks is being
IL bv ". 2. Wright of this town.
There will he a festival at Downs
-tsrel next Saturday night, i'll the in
'.-sst of the VI. p. Church.
Preaching at Downs NJ. p. Church
~ Sunday at p. NJ, also cOmmun-
~ sunday School at ; p. NJ.
The Ladies Aid Society of Ewell's
n p Church will hold Tea" in the
i men air on Saturday, July9.
bows brigade has been organized
.,,,u-, the small boys of the town with
NJ / Vaudever as drill master. No
/ larbt We Will hear from them on the
.'oriou- Fourth.
one Of the colored boys in St. JOS
..t.. Industrial School sUccumbed to
Ut much dreaded disease cOnsump-
.-.o last week. His remains were
gt 10 Washington for interment.
The following were appointed a COM
,.-s,. 10 arrange for the annual eX
-rsiou of the sunday School of Ewells
p Church to Woodland Beach,
/ T..,r>. Shaw, Taylor, BOggs, Flem-
Il. Mrs. Seiders, Mrs. Norris, Mrs.
/ FIr.ood and Mrs. Donovan.
Charles VauWinkle has contracted
! ~tyo new houses. The first for Mrs.
I r-mlra Deakvne on West street adj
min, that OF W. II. Tunis, the sec
4 IN og the farm tenanted by G.. Frank
/ 6oatre. 20 he built between the old
~ which stands well back i'll the field
,aJ th- road. We hope this is but the
1 ,artiu- point for others who are con
rmp,ating building.
H G. Johnson. who went as Il
delegate from our local lodge to the
1 National Convention, Jr. O. L. A. VI.
/, Louisville. Kentucky, returned
home last evening highly elated with
with his tlip. Delaware was highly
sarored hv having Past State Council,
r IL pierson of Wilmington. elected
1 mthe Presidents chair. The next Ma
rsgal convention will be held at Min
aeapohs.
The school election which came of
!. this town last Saturday afternoon,
Empoiut of attendance was the most in
.rre,ting one for years. Two commits
l ,0uerS places were to be filled result
4 the reelection of II. Seiders and
Nv F. Clement to succeed T. Lap
sa. IL. +. smith. who was nomina-
IL ln opposition to W. Z. Clement
n lacked two voters to give him the neces
III Z. ~ I,r, Il. i
n ill., board now stands, 4. Sevil, W.
- Hudsou. A. II. Skinner, II. Seiders
4 and ". F. Clement.
4 Chillren's Day was observed al
NSllem Methodist Protestant Church OF
II last Sunday night, at $ o'clock the
llrch was filled to OvertiOwing
II Superintendent Numbers announced
II 'ar program which was excellent il
Il every particular. The children per
4 ormel their parts we'll in recitatiOns
/ lalogueS and music The singing wa
/ very fine and enjoyed exceedingly 10y
1 Tue audience. The church was beauti
4 Knl,y decorated with flowers, bunting
Nsnd L. 5. flags. 4 collection wa
1 t,el amounting to $500.
4 Ewells NJ. p. Church Will observ
l lex, sunday as Patriotic Day." a
Nm31 a. ~. the pastor, Rev J. +. Mich
son. will preach a patriotic sermon
1 a which time John NJ. Clayton COun
IL. No u. Jr. O. L. A. NJ, will at
aud as a body. accompanied by visit
4 ng Mechanics from neighboring COun
els At p. ", specially prepare
4 rosramme will be rendered, princi
1 IaIIy by the choir and children traine
4 .0r the purpose, in which will appear
1 Hay-irill Everybody will be We
l come The Sunday School will NEE
n2P.
Il Our Public Schools ciOsed Our publ
| schools closed last Friday afternOO
i0r the summer vacation, at least tE
lower departments did. The principal
department. has been closed about
month Whatever good can be sal
ahout the Clayton Public SchOolsls a
we'll enough, but il would appear frOl
the size Of the town, there ought to
q more formal closing than the me-
u1.tinS of the shutters and the lockln
N the doors Our schools are L
longer like little district cOuntl
schools The town has grown rapid
90 the past few years and with II h
Increased scholarship of all the d
& llrtmeuts Instead of one dlstln'
Room. there are now four department
Eltl principal at the head OF 1t
elevate the standard in the schOC
room. and TO make its effect felt amor
the parents. Why Clayton shOu
not have commencement eXercls
vhen other towns, of smaller popul
Ton make an important occasion OF
something that many of our citlze
cannot understand. There should ct
ialnly be a stronger bond of intere
between the school and the parent
and popular way to meet this stu
ton would be to hold some form
plhiIc exercises at the close of I
school year If the pupils deserve al
honorable mention, let there be an
'asl0n when they can come before
public. and share the gOOc viii a
esteem, in a way that will ever be
aeiilbly impressed upon their memol
the higher departments cannot tn
ont graduates, then it is a fault eltf
q the parents or the manageme
Inc principal should encourage
scholars and help them finish
course. The public schools should
Nearer to the hearts of the people, a
The people should interest themsel'
enough to see that the schools are 7
nnder good management. And here
where the School Board has an imp
ant duty. Be it what it may,
Clayton Public Schools should hi
public commencement exercises,
when this close bond of sympathy
established, the effect upon edueat
viii be raised to a better standard,
the schools made a greater pride to
town.