Smyrna times., 1898-10-12
CLAYTON.

CLAYION.
Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.
On Sept. %, 1898, Ezra Robinson
and Iona Lyman were married at the |
Nj. 2. Parsonage by Rev. j. E. Nichol-
son.
Hen Lee, the Chinaman at Smyrna,
has opened q branch laundry here in |
the store-rOOm next to the Bingham
House.
The singing rendered by the excel |
lent choir in Ewell's M. p. Church last |
Sunday, would have done credit to
any church in the city.
Mrs. Thomas Holiday is having a |
greenhouse built in her yard where |
she will cultivate flowers during the |
coming winter. NlOlets will be prln-
cipally cultivated.
There will be preaching at Bethsada
NJ. p. Church next Sunday at 230
p. M, and a protracted meeting will
begin at night, continuing each night.
OuuuhJ AoOhOSi HO Low
At the 92nd annual Communication
of the Grand Lodge of Delaware A.
f. and A. NJ, Cecil G. Mahoney of
this town, was elected Junior Grand
Warden for the State of Delaware.
Supt. r. l.. Holiday, Asst. Engineer
L. j. Allen, Supervisors John Mahoney
and f. L. Pitcher left Clayton Monday,
to attend the annual inspection of the
Pennsylvania Railroad lines.
The oyster supper and festival held
on Saturday night at Mrs. n. G. Sew
erson, was a gratifying success. The
next one III the series is to be held by
Mrs. Chas. S. Stuart at her home.
Rev. o. w. DeVenish has Just re-
turned from Lakeville, Md, where he
has been assisting the pastor there in
revival work. A number of CONVEX
ATOMS have been reported from that
point.
Subjects of sermons in Ewell's NJ.
p. Church by the pastor, Rev. j. E.
Nicholson, next Sunday: 10. 30 a. m,
"The Temple of God"; 7.3O p. M,
"Peter's Wife's Mother; Sunday
School 2 p. m.
For few weeks past the attendance
upon the services of st. Paul M. E.
church have been increasing and much
spiritual interest manifested at the
class and prayer meetings. In view of
this fact Rev. O. w. DeVenish will be-
gin revival services with next Sunday.
The members of Pilgrim Castle and
ladies' and friends of Clayton, who are
interested in having a temple of K, q.
E. instituted in this town are cordially
invited to attend a meeting to he held
in Wrights Hall, Thursday evening,
October the 18th inst, at 7.3O o'clock.
The Street Committee of the Clayton
Town Council are making considerable
Improvement by placing well-built
plank crossings at the intersection of
Highland and West streets, near St.
Paul NJ. f. Church and another to re-
place the old one on Main street near
the railroad.
Rev. w. w. White, the pastor, will
begin series of meetings at Salem
NJ. z. Church on next Sabbath even
ing, October 10Th. Services will COM
mence at Z. 30 o'clock. There will be
preaching every night through the
week. All are cordially invited.
Hymn selections, 100, 500. PentecOs-
tai hymn, 81.
To Organize Sunday School UniOn:-
On Tuesday next, 18th inst, delegates
from the various Sunday Schools in
Kenton hundred will meet in Cheswold
and hold an all day Convention begin
ming at ten o'clock. An excellent pro
gram has been arranged and all the
Sunday Schools of the hundred Invited
to participate in the exercises. 'Song'
of Love and Praise mo. 8, will b'
used. Ample provision has been made
for the accommodation of all delegates
who will attend and the Convention
will be welcomed on the part of Ches
void M. E. Sunday School and tn
community in general Rev. Edwin
Gardner, and the reply will be made
bv Rev. J. Z. Nicholson. If any Sun
day Schools in Kenton hundred shoul'
fail to receive O written invitation Ou
correspondent asks that this be ac
cepted as an invitation to come
Everybody is welcome. The delegate
elected at st. Paul NJ. h. Church were
r. Z. Cantwell and Mrs. E. Meredith
PersonaE-W. H. Davis of Milford
visiting his son Walter H. Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. William Leinberge
have returned from Atlantic City wher
he has been engaged in business fo
the summer. Mrs. Hedge ThomPso
of near Chapel, Md, visited the fan
lily of l. n. Mills yesterday an
Mrs. Robert Tunis of Norfolk, Va
were guests over Sunday with his pal
ents here.-Miss Maggie Bishop {
near Cheswold, has been entertained ii
past week by Miss Eugenia Deakyne,
Roland Stephenson has been elected
delegate to represent our local leagu
of st. Paul NJ. E. Church at the Ell
worth League Convention which col
venes at Middletown, October l9'
and GOTH