Smyrna times., 1898-04-27
SmVr'n0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, April 81, '9s.
CLAYTON.
An Attempted Suicide by crazed Woman
An Epedmic of Measles Among
the School Children.

car load OF marines passed through
Clayton Saturday on their way south
TO report for action.
Chas. T. Nicholson, who has been
visiting his parents at the M. P. Par
sOnage, has gone to Plainfield, N. J.
Bishop Coleman of this Diocese, is
making his annual round and will be
in Clayton Sunday afternoon, at Trim
ity P. E. Church.
The farmers in this section are
anxiously awaiting the lifting of the
clouds to proceed with placing their
crops in the ground.
The five year term of Councilman J.
B. Book will expire on May 7th next,
when a municipal election will be held
to choose his successor.
Rev. o. W. DeVenish of st. Paul
NJ. P Church, will have for his subject
next Sunday morning 'Our Sacrifice, 4"
in the evening "The Blood Washed
ThrOng."
Mr.. A. H. Skinner has been elected
member of the Board of School Com
missiOners in place of Mr.. John Bark
ley who rendered his resignation a
week ago.
A couple of our old colored women
known as Lucy Sykes and Annie
Thompson have had built for their
future occupancy a one room cottage
in Jimtown.
Rev. w. W. White will preach in
Salem NJ. p. Church on next Sunday,
May 1st, at P. NJ. Subject: 'Chris-
tian Progress. Sunday School Pm.
All cordially invited.
Owing to the absence of Miss Emily
Spruance, caused by the death of her
father. Henry Spruance, the primary
department of the Clayton Public
School has been in charge of Miss
Clara Sevil.
NJ. Clifton, a cOlored man of Duck
Creek, was arrested and brought be-
fore Magistrate Casperson on Wednes-
dav last, charged with stealing a set of
harness from William Briggs of the
'HudsOn farm" Hew was found guilty,
fined and in default was landed in
Dover Jail.
Mr.. Richard Tunis and family, Mr..
VIM. Tunis and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Horn attended the funeral
of Mrs. Margaret Thompson at Will
mington, last Saturday, Mrs. Thomp-
son was the mother of Mrs. Richard
Tunis, and in her Sc year.
Mrs. H. G. Mearns and Miss Eva
Meredith as delegates, and Rev. w. o.
DeVenish and Mr.. Aubrey Vandever
will represent st. PauPs NJ. E. Sunday
School at the State Convention in
Dover this week. The latter holds the
office of Statistical Secretary.
Subjects of sermons in Ewell's NJ b.
P. Church next Sunday: 10.30 A. NJ. ,
"Christ Triumphal Entry into Jerusa-
LEM" P. NJ, The Christian EndeavOr
Topic, "Mary's MemOrial;" Sunday
School g P. NJ; Christian Endeavor
7.3O P. n. The members will select a
lady to represent the church in the
''BOard of Visitors" of The Aged
Women's Homes, at Westminster, at
the morning service.
What seemed so sure last week
proved otherwise this. Our town was
verv iubilant over the report that the
State troops were going to encamp
here on the Hudson field below the
crossing, but owning to the fact that 6
suitable location was found at Middle
town which could be purchased at q
less figure they abandoned the present
site. Left on this we were not alto
gether overlooked as our baker W. d.
Venn secured the contract for furnish
ing them with bread. The number o
loaves to start with being six hundred
day.
Attempted Suicide: - There is still
another chapter to add to the Friend
ship shooting affair which occurred (
few week since. A woman by thu
name Lucinda Richardson had
nephew who was present on that .Oc
casion and the fear that he was in SOM
wav connected with the disturbance
took such complete possession of her
that it unbalanced her mind, and Will
in that condition early Monday morn
ing, attempted suicide by cutting he
throat. 1t was not fatal, only an ugl
flesh wound. Yesterday she was takel
to Farnhurst, to the State hospital TO
the insane.
The attendance in the primary an
intermediate department of the schOO
is perceptibly lessened by the epidemi
of measles which claims Clayton as it
own. Among the patients are Ev
Holiday, Carrie, Aubrey and Eth'
Vandever, Phyllis Mason, Margar'
White, Robbie WoOlford, Frank Rey
nolds, Marion Stewart, Emma Davi
Addie, Ethel and Alice WoOlfor(
Frank Stevens, Ethel and Verno
Graham, Ada Harris, Edwin and FL
Gootee, Helen Allen and Wake
Smith, and no doubt many othel
we have not heard of.
Death of Isaac clayton.-Mr. Issi
CLAYTON, of Clayton, Del, died c
Sunday night, aged II years. H
death was the result of q cancer, whiC
had proved on him for several year
Mr.. Clayton was one of the old al
honored citizens of this eommnnint
having located in Clayton 1S years ag
removing from the Salem neighbo
hood. He joined Salem NJ. P. Chur'
when a young man, and about Is yea
ago removed his membership to Ewel
NJ. p. church. He has always tax
an active part in the spiritual and
pancial enterest of the church.
died happy in the triumphs of fait
The community as we'll as the chur
will sadly feel his loss, for all wi
knew him learned to love him. h
funeral services took place this NOR
ing in Ewell's NJ. p. Church, Rev.
E. Nicholson his pastor, officiatin
interment in the cemetery adjOini
the church. He leaves a widow, thr
children, three step-children to mo
his loss.
PERSONAL Mrs. II. A. Tharp return
home Saturday from lengthy visit
Pennington W. E. Rench
turned TO Philadelphia yesterday, aft
spending a pleasant winter with
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Sipple. Mr.. a
Mrs. Robert Tunis, of Norfolk, VI
have returned to their new home af
a pleasant bridal trip-Miss Bert
Wright has returned from a visit
Wilmington Lizzie Evans,
Wilmington, has returned from VI
to the Misses Carey. Misses IL
Severson and Sue Baynard and M
srs. John and William Boggs were
Greenwood last Sunday. Miss Blanc
Grow of Wilmington, is being ent
tanned by Mrs. w. +. Clements. m
Thomas Frazier and daughter, OF v
mington, have been the guests OF M
Mary Boggs.
Keut County Women's Christian Tempera
Union.