Smyrna times., 1900-09-12

ACtentlOn. OuDScrlOe now; only %lOO a
year in advance.
CLAYTON.
items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.
The stewards of Ewells NJ. P.
Church will meet next Saturday night
at the parsonage.
There will be preaching at Bethesda
M. p Church next Sunday at 3 p. m.
Communion service.
Work on the new tank house is be-
ing pushed along rapidly, and by an
other week the structure will be nearly
completed
Peter Cullanay, freight brakeman on
the Delaware Railroad, has been pro-
NOTED to the Delaware and Chesapeake
branch of the Delaware road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Reynolds,
Mrs. W. A. FAIRIES, Mrs Holiday, Miss
Eva Holiday, Miss Cora Walker, and
Mr.. A. D. White were soiourners at
Rehoboth over Sunday,
Rev. j. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's NJ. P. Church, will preach
next Sunday at 10. 80 a. m. and 7.3O p.
M, ON the following subjects: ''The
Rich Worldling;;" ''Your Opinion of
Christ" Sunday School at 2 p. m.
Thursday evening last Rev. Charles
A. Hill, of Asbury NJ. E. Church,
Smyrna, united in marriage Miss Annie
Brookfeld and Mr.. Frank Boyles,
both of this section. Mr.. Boyles is a
popular young farmer residing near
town. A reception followed the GER
emony at the residence of the brides
aunt.
Rev. G. Dexter Weeden, who spent
last week in New York city, returned
Saturday and conducted services at
Trinity Church Sunday, and left again
Monday morning to spend a week at
Rehoboth, where he joined the ''Cot-
tage Party" chaperoned by Mrs. Jo-
seph Stephenson, of this town.
The Middletown transcript has
been purchased by Thomas Foraker,
who will issue it this week. Under the
management of W. Scott Way the
Transcript was paying weekly, but
since he disposed of it, it has had a
hard road to hoe to pay expenses. Mr..
Foraker is well-known to Clayton.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany has placed long distance tele-
phone in the Office of A. L. Hudson
with an enunciator which connects
with his lumber yard, few yards
away. This week the company will
place a long distance instrument in
st. Joseph's Industrial School. Mr..
Hudson has also had a phone placed
in his residence at Smyrna.
In Blackbird Hundred Saturday A.
j. Wright was nominated Representa-
tive, defeating John A. Latta, pres
ident of the Farmers and Merchants
Steamboat Company, by 20 votes. r.
Y. Wallen secured the nomination foI
Representative in Duck Greek Hun.
dred, and J. R. Clements for State
Senator in Kenton Hundred.
Rev. o. w. DeVenish and family
have returned from Rehoboth and
Sunday Pastor DeVenish resumed his
work at st. Paul M. E. Church. The
torrid weather does not help in th,
church work and enthusiasm, anC
many do not feel disposed to 81
through a sermon. Consequently the
congregations are still small and will
likely be so until cooler weather sets in
Blanco Camp, five miles west O
Kenton, Oh Sunday last was attende,
with considerable interest. Their
were six penitents, three of whom pro
fessed conversion. Tomorrow even
ing at 8 p. m, Rev. q. w. Nichols, O
Dover, will preach; Sunday, the 10th
at II a. m. and 8p. m. Rev. j. L. Har0
mOnd of Salem, N. J., an ex-pastor q
Smyrna will preach, and at 3. 30 p. N
Rev. J. M. Palmer, the orator of th
Philadelphia Conference.