Smyrna times., 1899-12-13

The Clayton Whist Club was enter
tanned last evening at the home of DR..
and Mrs. W. j. Ickes.
Preaching at Downs Chapel next |
Sunday at 3 p. m, followed by the |
communion service. Sunday School 2 |
p. m.
The Quarterly Conference of Clay |
ton Circuit Nj. P. Church will meet |
next Saturday at Bethesda Church at
1890 a. m.
John NJ. Clayton Counsel No. "a, of
this town, will be visited by the State
Councillor on Monday evening and the
meeting promises to be very interest
ing one.
The choir of Trinity Church are re-
hearsing their special music which
they will render on Christmas. Music
will be feature of the services of that
day.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's NJ. p. Church, will preach
u6Al Ou buC lOllOWln buOlcCbSs
1890 a. M, '"Fhe Sunday School Les
SON." 7.3O p. M, ''The Lords Sup
per-" 7.15 p. M, Song Service led by
the choir. Sunday School p. m.
Rev. DIR. Caswell of Middletown,
preached the quarterly sermon at st.
Paul NJ. E. Church last Sunday even
ing in place of Presiding Elder w. F.
Hnrlron Tho oarpOn woa 1iotanaH 70
by large congregation and has been
highly spoken of by all who heard him.
Next Sunday morning at st. Paul M.
E. Church, the Rev. o. W. DeVenish
will deliver discourse on Adoption. F"
In the evening he will take up the
third of the series on the "Prodigal
Son" and preach to his congregation
sermon entitled: "Home Sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sterling were
made happy on Wednesday evening last
by the presentation of bouncing baby
boy. The same good fortune came to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graham the follow
ing evening when they likewise were
presented with baby boy. The parents
of both boys have received the warm
congratulations of their friends.
Rev. Dexter Weeden will be or
dained to the priesthood by Bishop
Coleman of this Diocese on Thursday
morning, December the 23rd next.
There will be number of clcrgymen
present besides the Bishop. and the
ceremony promises to be an interest
ing one at Trinity Church, the chu rh
that has made such marked improve
ment under the ministry of Rev. Dex
ter Weeden.
1t is thought by some that the idea
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in securing the Baltimore aud Della
ware Bay railroad is to secure an all
rail line to COLCHESTER Beach on the
Chesapeake bay. The beach is only
about five miles from Chestertown,
which is the end of the line, and years
ago the right of way was secured and
the grading done for and extension,
but it was never built With this ad-
ditional track laid the company would
be able to run excursions by rail to
COLCHESTER.
Another mad dog scare has come to
notice. A pet dog belonging to Mr..
r.. S. Marin, which was bitten re-
Gently by ''Ginger" the pet dog of w.
H Davis when it created confusion in
this town, went mad yesterday morn
ing and had to be killed by Mr.. Marim
The dog was chained to his kennel at
the time, and when attacked by the
rabies tried to get at some chickens.
In the effort to do so, the chain
broke, and before unpleasant scenes
could happen, Mr. Marin was after it
with his double barrelled gun. The
dog was shot.
Letter TO Santa claus.-Robert S. Wool.
fred, the eight year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Woolfred, has written the
following letter to Santa Claus. We
give his letter in full:
CLAYTON, DELAWARE,
November 81, 1899
DEAR SANTA CLAUS:
i thought that / would write you few
lines as / want few things Santa Claus yoU
can give some of my money to some poor
little children to buy shoes or clothes
would like drum and picture book aud a
drawing book Santa Claus do lots of draw
ing for my teacher at school Santa Claus
am going to draw you on the blackboard
and Christmas tree Santa Claus. l am il
the third reader and the second speller anC
the SecOnu dIltutneJlc IKE my ScnOOl
teachers Miss Emily as well as like Mrs
Reynolds my school teachers l want bool
bag / am in Il geopraby too l want a rubbe
coat and pair of rolier-skates guess vii
have to close good. by from your friend
ROBERT s. WooLFRED.
Personal---The Misses Emma an,
Sadie Pjnder spent Sunday at Town
send. Coverdale of Whining
ton, nas been home on visit-Mrs
A. z. Davis of Milford, has been visit
ing her son, Mr.. w. H. Davis. Rev
e. R. Sidell of Marydel, Md, was th
guest Monday of Rev. D. w. DeVen
ish. Mrs. Tillie Shaw of Camden, n
j., is being entertained by Mrs. II. {
Mearns. 7. E. White an
daughter left yesterday for a visit |
Alexandria, Virginia.
A Frightfu1 Blunder
Will often cause a horrible Burr