Smyrna times., 1899-12-20

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items of Interest Cleaned From the Doings
In and About Town.
Preaching next Sunday at Bethesda
NJ. p. Church at p. m.
Sunday School an class meeting at
Downs Chapel next Sunday at 10 a. m.
Ewell's NJ. P Sunday School will
hold their entertainment and treat on
Christmas night.
Rev. o. W. DeVenish will start ex-
ira meetings at st. Paul NJ. E. Church
beginning New Years Eve next.
Mrs. j. S. Cobb will entertain the
Clayton Whist Club on Tuesday even
ing next. 1t will doubtless be pleas
ant feature of Christmas week.
The congregation and friends of
Trinity Church have presented Rev.
Dexter Weeden with purse of $4,000
for Christmas present.
Mr.. Albert G. Brown, son of Mr.. A.
G. Brown of this town. will be married
tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 21st, inst,
to Miss Delma S. Dockerty of Will
mington.
Clayton shoppers can get lots of sug
gestions for Christmas presents by
consulting the advertisements in the
TIMES. Read carefully what the mer
chants have to say.
The sermons preached by Rev. j. E.
Nicholson next Sunday morning and
night in Ewell's M. P. Church, and
the singing of the choir, will be ap-
propriate for Christmas times. Song
service led by the choir at z. Is p. m.
Sunday School at 2 p. m.
''The Star in the East" will be the
subject of a Christmas sermon deliv-
cred by o. W. DeVenish at st. Paul
M. E. Church next Sunday morning.
In the evening he will give the fourth
of the series of sermons on the Prodi-
gal son, entitled 'The Fathers Re-
eeptiOn."
There is difficulty in running the
trains prompt schedule time on the
p. W. & B. Railroad this week, owing
to the Adams Express business which
is one of the heaviest in years. In ad-
dition to this, north bound trains have
been considerably delayed on account
of the accident to the bridge
near Pocomoke City.
While returning from Smyrna to
his farm near Clayton, David Robin
son met with an unfortunate exper-
ence by driving over an enbankment
at Birds Chapel. The night was dark
and timely assistance soon got the team
mp without any apparent damage.
Mr.. Robinson, though thrown out, es-
capped from any injuries.
There was a runaway in Clayton
Monday, with caused mashup with
A. Sevils delivery wagon. While
being geared up to the wagon the horse
became very frisky, and suddenly
started with a bound. The wagon
topled over and coming in contact with
the hitching posts in front of st. Pau
NJ. E. Church, there was nothing tC
hinder the demolishing of the wagon
There was no one hurt.
MemoriaI-The Quarterly Conference
of Clayton Circuit NJ. P. Church, il
session this 10th day of Dec, 1899
desirious of expressing our sorrow a
the loss of Brother Jas. H. Donovan
one of our members:
ResolUed, That we greatly miss his genis
spirit and wise cOunsels, but we rejoiced +
know that he died in the triumphs of tn
Christian faith.
Res0lred, That we extend to Clayto
Church, and the family of our decease
brofhar our sincere svmnathv in the seve