Smyrna times., 1900-08-15

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CLAYTON.
items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
In and About Town.
There will be preaching at Bethesda
NJ. P. Church next Sunday at p. m.
There will be festival at Colts NJ.
E. Church Friday and Saturday even
ings next.
Ground has been broken on the lot
of DR.. J. S. Coob on Smyrna Avenue,
for the erection of handsome dwell
ing.
Before taking out policy on your
life consult the New York Life In
surance Company. T. L. Mason
agent.
John Fl. Sehl, foreman of the Print
ing Department at st. Joseph Indus
trial, has returned to his duties, much
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Mills have pre-
sented Trinity Church, Rev. Dexter
Weeden rector, with handsome silver
chalice and paten in memory of their
daughter, Miss Susie Mills.
In the absence of Pastor o. W. De-
Venish of st. Paul NJ. E. Church Sun
day, the pulpit was occupied by the
Rev. William FAIRIES of Smyrna. Rev.
DeVenish is sick at his cottage at Re-
hoboth.
Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's NJ. P. Church, will preach
next Sunday at 1920 a. m, and 6. 10 p.
M, morning subject, 'The Blind
Man.; Sunday School 2 p. m.
In the absence of Rex. Dexter
Weeden of Trinity Church Sunday,
Mr.. Harry Casperson of Wilmington,
was appointed a Lay Reader by the
Bishop to conduct services here. Rec
tor Weeden preached at st. Johns
Church, Wilmington.
Trinity Church will hold lawn fete
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey F. Smith on Saturday evening
the 25th inst. The proceeds will be
for the benefit cf the church, and as the
cause is good one, it is hoped that the
people will cooperate in making it
most successful affair, both socially
as we'll as financially.
Louis G. Burris was elected at a
meeting of the Clayton Town Council
Monday, to fill the position recently
held by Herbert Haynes as Deputy
Town Baliff and Night Watchman.
The Council only elected him for
month OF trial, and should he give sat
isfaction, the place will be given to
him permanently.
r. Y. Wallen, who was recently
elected a member of the Clayton Town
Council to fill the place of Mr.. J. B.
Book, resigned, notified the Council
at their meeting Monday evening that
he would not accept the position. The
Council has decided to let the matter
rest for while before they will make
another effort at an election.
The engagement of Miss Margaret
r. Casperson of Philadelphia. daugh-
ter of Magistrate and Mrs. John S.
Casperson of this town, to Mr.. J. P.
Downs of Wilmington. The wedding
will take place in the fall. Mr.. Downs,
the groom-elect, is son of Clerk of the
Peace Downs of Kent county, and is in
the employ of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
There was more or les criticism on
the officious manner of Coroner W.
B. Knots who came to Clayton Satur-
day and insisted on holding an inquest
over the body of Herbert Haynes. Not
withstanding the feeling that it was
unnecessary, the inquest was held
Saturday afternoon, and the verdict
rendered was in accordance with the
acts as related in another item in this
department.
Train Dispatchers Feel Responsibility
The busiest men in Delaware to-day
says the Wilmington Journal, are the
train dispatchers of the Delaware divis-
ion, F. W. & B. railroad, owing to the
fact that so many peach trains are on
the road. interfering with the raoulo,.