Smyrna times., 1900-02-21
CLAYTON DEPAR TMENT,

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CLAYTON.
Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.
Mrs. W. H. Hemping will have a
public sale of her household goods on
Saturday, Feb. Gath.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. w. T.
Dyatt this evening.
The Clayton Whist Club were en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. T. /.
Horn last evening,
Presiding Elder w. F. Corkran will
preach at st. Paul's M. E. Church
Sunday morning.
The Ladies' Aid of st. Paul's M. E.
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
A. H. Skinner this evening.
Preaching at Downs Chapel next
Sunday at 2.30 p. m. The stewards
will collect the vote for delegate to the
Annual Conference.
The Quarterly Conference of Clay.
ton Circuit M. P. Church will be held
in Ewell's Church next Saturday week,
March 3rd, at p. m.
Rev. W. W. White will preach at
Salem NJ. P. Church on next Sabbath.
Feb. 25th, at 2.30 p. m. Hymn selec-
tions, 2S1, 597, $50. Pentecostal hymn
e5.
A delightful surprise party was ten
dered Miss Lille Hearn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hearn last Fri
day evening by a number of her
friends.
The Last Quarterly Conference of
Warwick Circuit NJ. P. Church will
meet in Warwick on next Saturday,
Feb. oath, at 10 a. m. All official mem
bers are requested to be present.
Saturday will be the Feast of Saint
Matthias the Apostle and there will be
the following services at Trinity
Church. Morning Prayer at "a. m.
Holy Communion at 10 a. m; Evening
Prayer at p. m.
The members of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Ewell's NJ. P. Church are
requested to meet at Mrs. H. Seiders
tomorrow Thursday afternoon, and
take their quilt square. A good, Soc
ial time is assured.
The Rev. W. o. Hurst of Odessa.
will deliver lecture in st. Paul's M.
E. Chuch Monday evening next under
the auspices of the Epworth League.
His subject is entitled: ''Brains."
There should be a large audience to
hear this popular speaker.
Mr.. A. G. Brown, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Brown of this town, who has
been residing in Wilmington, has de-
cided to start up a grocery business
in Clayton and has rented the W. t.
Young store for his purpose. He is
now stocking it with goods.
John Wells, conductor on the Balti-
more & Delaware Bay Railroad has
been unfortunate enough to meet with
q serious accident in having the toes
of his right foot cut off while trying
to dismount an engine at Chestertown,
Md, Saturday, while it was in motion.
Trinity Church has this week re-
ceived the following gifts: A handsome
violet silk chalice Veil from st. Agnes
Guild. This will be blessed and used
for the first time at the early service
next Sunday. Also a red stole in
memory of the the Rev. Edward Brad
ley. This will be blessed on st.
Matthias Day.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's NJ. p. Church, will preach
next Sunday morning on the Sunday
School Lesson; and at night on ''L es-
sons from the meeting between Jesus
and the woman at the Well" Sunday
School at 2 p. m. Prayermeeting
Wednesday at 73O p. m. Teachers
meeting Saturday at 8 p. m.
Mrs. W T. Weldon, is lying criti-
cally i'll with pneumonia at the house