Smyrna times., 1898-07-13
CLAYTON.
hams Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.

ace on Thursday hiSnt.
There will be preaching at Downs |
NJ p Church next Sunday at P. NJ; |
Sunday School at 2 P. NJ.
State Auditor Lewis met a number
Of the clerks of the public school yes
ferdav, at the Hotel StOeckle.
". D. Gray is erecting a new side |
norch to his cOZy property tenanted |
bv DR.. Ickes, on Smyrna Avenue.
Jobn W. Houston leads in the wheat
growing contest so far as we have
learned. His yield was twenty bush
els per acre.
Next Sunday morning the Rev. o.
W DeVenish will preach on the
"Christian Race" in the evening "The
Wells of Salvation.
Rev. F. L. Wells, rector of Trinity
p E. Church, has been granted a six
weeks vacation by the Board of Vestry-
men, there being no service held dur
inc his absence.
Last Sunday was a healthy day in
point of church attendance. Good
audiences gathering at all our churches
TO the encouragement of the several
pastors in charge.
John howell of Blackiston's Cross
Roads, sustained some severe injuries
last week by falling from a load of hay.
William Murphy of Blackbird Hun
dred, has also received injuries from a
fall
The assessment list of this School
District is hanging in the post Office.
The Board of Commissioners will sit
Monday July 18th, at P. NJ. at A.
Sevils store to make necessary adjust
mentS.
Mr. A. Sevil has purchased of JnO.
P. Hudson the property on Nam street
now occupied by w. P. Pratt as car
riage establishment, with the inten-
ton we understand, of reftting it up
for store room.
The ''Tea" held on the church yard
by the ladies' of Ewell NJ. Z. Church,
last Saturday night, was patriOnized,
insuring its success. The weather was
favorable and a general desire was ex-
pressed that it be repeated.
William Green, who on July 4th, was
nearly assasinated by Isaac Prattis, was
taken to the Kent County Aims House
last Thursday, and under careful treat
ment there, is improving with every
possible hope of his recovery.
The NJ E. Sunday School of this
town, will picnic at Woodland Beach
next Thursday week, July 21st. The
farmers in the vicinity will assist in
the transportation to and from the
beach by sending in their teams. The
little ones are counting the days.
1t is with regret that we state that
our Board of Health have been notified
of another case of that dreaded disease
--diptheria. This time laying hold
upon little Hilda Croft, six years old
At this writing we are pleased to state
she is doing nicely and her physician
has strong hopes of her recovery.
The sermons in Ewell's NJ. P. Churcl
next Sunday will be by the pastor as
follows: 1O3OA. NJ, the Sunday School
Lesson, ''Elijah on Mt. Carmel; 8 P NJ
''The Mystic Chain;" Sunday Schoo
2P NJ; Wednesday s P. NJ, a twenty
minute study of the Sunday SchOO
lesson aud a short prayer meeting.
John Ford, one of the section mel
in the employ of the p w. & B. r. r
Co., met with with a painful acciden
Monday, while riding on hand ca
his feet caught in a tie that stOO'
higher than the ordinary ones, pullin:
him off and allowing the car to partl
pass over him, at first it was though
his leg was broken but on the arrivs
of physician it was found not.
The following officers of John N
Clayton Council No. "a, Jr. o. U. A
NJ. have been elected for the ensuin
term: c., S. H. FOuraker; V. c., s. c
Jester; R. s., o. S. Leathers; A. Il
S., J. S. Skinner; F. S., G. b. Eli
good; Treas, w. d. Gray; Con-, i
E. Lowe; w, J. H. Scott; Chaplain
Rev. J. E. Nicholson; 1. S., J. NJ. Nj
Coy; o. S., Jas. Boggs; Trus.,
months, H. G. Johnson.
Many of our citizens are please
with the prospect of having the Dl
mOnd State Telephone Company ru
their line here. 1t only remains no
for them to ne granted the privilee
by our Town Council. Several ha'
assented their willingness to becOn
subscribers should the connection
made. Subscribers can then have
full range of the entire State wherev
the line runs. The principal ObjeC
however. is in having a closer col
municatiOn between Smyrna and th
town, which will be a great advantai
in business relations.
improvements are being made at t
> tank house by the removing OF the t
horsepower boiler which has been
use for years, and the placing IN oi
fifty horsepower. Many times duri
the winter months this boiler has be
over taxed in getting the extra passe
ger cars heated for service, and IN su
plying the engine room. Often K
gineer Clark has had difficulty to Ike
the pump going after furnishing Il
supply. This will now be avOide
and with the new boiler there will
capacity for the service to which 1t
put.
PersOnaI:-Mr. W. p. Allen, of Fa
town, n. j., has been visiting frieI
in town the past week. Mr.. Jose
Van Wrinkle and family of Phlladelph
are spending the summer in town
Mr.. I. z. White spent Sunday at
hObOth. Mrs. J. Z. Nicholson has
turned from visit to Snow Hill, N
w. r. Davis and wife attended
funeral of Byron Reynolds IN Ba
more last week. Misses Ethel Raw
and Aneita Marvel of Leipsic, are
guests of the Misses Pinder. Sam
Rogers and family are entertain
Mrs. Olive Kyle, Mr.. and Mrs, jar
Meharge, Sanford Sawin and E'
Bullock of Wilmington. Mrs: r..
Sipple and Mrs. w. s. Colpitts
visiting in MilIsboro. Mrs. Frank
Smith is the guest of DIR. J. X, SIN
Robert Ellegood, Of Ellendale, IS
gnest of his brother, Geo. B: Ellegc
Mrs. N. q. Severson has been VI
ing her daughter in Greenwood. N
Maie Duling Of Millington, is
guest of the Misses Ennis. Mrs.
F. Clements is visiting IN PhilaS
phia.-Misses Addie and Elya i
kyne are attending Supt; lind