Smyrna times., 1898-01-26
CLAYTON.
A Bold Chicken House RObbery-Wreck
Train Called Out.

Train Called Out.
There will be preaching at Down,
NJ. P. Church next Sunday at .. POP. NJ
The revival services will continue il
Ewell NJ. P. Church tonight, to-mor
row night and Sunday.
Frank Green has broken ground anC
is erecting for himself a new hous,
near the NJ. E. Church.
WhOOping Cough has made its ap
pearance in town. There being quite
a number of cases at this writing.
J. L. Graham had an auction sal,
last Saturday night, at which he dis.
posed of lot of second handed furni-
ture, etc.
Mr.. Chas. L Allen, of PennsgrOve
New Jersey, brother to Mrs. J. E
Nicholson, visited the NJ. P. Parson-
age this week.
John Sehl, formerly of the Dover
hder, has assumed the general man
agement of the printing department OF
St JOseph's Industrial School at Clay
ton.
The wreck train was called out San
day morning to Middletown. 4 jour
nal on a truck had burned out letting
car loaded with 3O-foot gun down
on the track
As a testimonial for efficient and
prompt attendance at every session of
St. Pauls's NJ. Z. Sunday School for
the past eight years, Miss Eva Mere
dith has been presented with ahand-
some oxford bible.
Next Tuesday evening being the reg
ular meeting night of the official board
of St. Pauls NJ f. church, the mem
bers are invited to meet and transact
their business at the home of the Pres
ident, Mr.. Aubrey Vandever. Mrs.
Nandever would be pleased to have
each member bring his wife and spend
the evening socially.
DR.. J. S. Cobb had an experience
Sunday afternoon that to repeat might
cost him his life. While driving through
Spruance City or his way home. the
klng-bolt on his carriage broke, letting
him and his man down, while the
horse and front wheels went on, for
tunately his horse was a gentle one
and stopped after going a short dis
tance
JnO. w. Austin, who moved on Front
St lately, from near Brenford, died
at his home on Monday evening about
q O'Clock, aged So yrs. In his earlier
days he was a well-to-dO farmer but
later was in humble circumstances.
He leaves a wife and six children, two
grown sons by former wife and four
small children by the present wife.
His remains will be inferred in the
cemetery at Union Church, near the
scenes of his early life, Wednesday af-
ternOon.
A very bold act was committed here
Saturday evening, The chicken house
of Ephraim Stevens was entered.
the chickens bagged and brought
around to his store and sold to him.
the party, cOlOred man, leaving I'M
mediately after receiving the money.
Mr.. Stevens knew nothing of what had
been done until he went to put them
in his hen house, when he discovered
1t was empty and those in the bag were
his. The party was a stranger, but
1t being so early in the evening, he
had not the least idea that they were
stolen goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Ennis gave a
party last Saturday evening, at their
residence on Smyrna Avenue, in honor
of the 18th birthday anniversary of
their daughter, Miss Bertha Ennis.
Miss Ennis received quite a number of
handsome presents. Among those
present were: Miss Minnie McCOn-
aughy, Miss Edna Sevil, Miss Elsie
Allen, Miss Nola Sullivan, Miss Mar
ion Smith, Miss Lille Maie Harris.
Miss Stella Dockety, Miss Lulu Sever
son, Miss Aavia SeversOn, Alfred
Briggs, William Tunis, Walter Rey-
nolds and Otis Allen.
Personal: VIM. NJ Harris, of Phila-
delphia, is spending a few days with
his parents. Walter Shaw is home
from Philadelphia for a few days.
Miss Eva Holiday is spending a couple
of weeks with relatives in Whining
tOn.-Mr. L. E. White is home from
Alexander, Va.-Mr. G. Z. Carhart
has removed his family from here to
Philadelphia. Geo. Hyatt who is
now baggage-master on the Smyrna
branch, moved his family from Will
mingtOn yesterday, in the house va
cant by Mr.. Carhart Mr.. James
Johnson, of Downs Chapel, died very
suddenly last Sunday night, of paraly-
sis. One of his sons is Mr.. Jas. John
son of this town, VINO is employed in
Mr.. Thos. Holiday S blacksmith shops.
Miss Fannie Hearn is visiting in
Delmar. Mrs. Jeremiah Mccoy and
children are in Camden, n. J.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Smith have been
guests of Mrs Reese Taylor in Mid
dletOwn.-M w. T. Hofiecker and
children have returned from Colds
bOrO, Md Miss Jennie Moore, of
Leipsic, and Miss Addie Cummins, of
near Leipsic, are guests of Mrs. Kate
Stevens. Robert Clifton has returned
from a ten days vacation.
AN ARMY OF CANDIDATES. .-Candi-
dates for the Legislature are already
beginning to crop out. In KentOn
Hundred w. b. HAZEL is spoken of
for Representative. For State Senator
from the Observation-Disclosures
district Howard Hart, of Townsend, is
mentioned, while for Representative
of Blackbird, r. G. Brockson, J. L..
Seemans, b. G. Collins, and several
others are mentioned, and James H.
Taylor is spoken of from the Appoquin-