Smyrna times., 1902-04-23

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CLAYTON.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
Ia and About Town:
Mr.. W. H. Tunis Jr., liberated on
Monday two coops of homing pigeons
which he received from Bridgetown.
N. J.
Friday 25th, services at Trinity
Church as follows: Communion at
7.SO a. m. Evening Prayer and sermon
at 7.3O pm.
Farmers in the vicinity of Black
bird are using a new labor-saving de-
vlce-a manure spreader for the first
time this season.
Owing to a lack of interest the Dem
ocratic club project has about been
abandoned. A meeting was called for
last Wednesday evening to effect
permanent organization and elect Off
GERS, but such small crowd of adher
ents to that party's principles appeared
that the projectors have let the matter
drop for the present.
Charles Boyer, an operator on the
Delaware Railroad at Clayton, has ac-
cepted position with the Delaware
Insurance Co., and will assume his
new duties on Monday next. The in
crease Of business of the Delaware In
surance Co. has made it necessary to
increase the Office force.
Mr.. John H. Short, of Clayton, aged
81 years, died Thursday morning after
a lingering illness. Mr.. Short was
visiting his son near Lelpsic, at the
time of his death, which was the re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon
at his late residence in Clayton; inter
ment being made in Glenwood Gene
terry, Smyrna.
Robert V. Massey, son of George V.
Massey and formerly of Dover, has
been transferred to the MARYLAND
Division of Pennsylvania Railroad as
supervisor and will be stationed in
Wilmington. Mr.. Massey takes the
position of Gamble Latrobe, who comes
to the Delaware Division as assistant
engineer in the place of Franklin
Duane. Mr.. Massey will be associated
with Mr.. Duane in Wilmington.
The congregation of Ewell's NJ. E.
Church have met and elected the fol-
lowing committee for repairing the
Church: Mr.. Charles Brown, Henry
Seiders. Andrew Seemans, Thomas
Fluharty, j. Keagey, Roscoe Rawley
and Rev. H. L. Schlinke. Prayer Ser
vice at NJ. E. Church, Wednesday at
1902. m. Y. P. s. G. E. meets Thurs
day 7.3O p. M, leader Miss Emily
Williamson. Willing Workers to meet
at the parsonage Friday evening.
Choir rehearsal on Thursday and Sat
urday evenings at the home of Mrs.
s. Wright.
The Rector Of Clayton has rented a
building in Cheswold to be used for a
Chapel, and has planned to have SER
vices held every Sunday at 1920 a. m.
The Rev. w. H. Croft in charge of this
work, has hope that the building will
be ready to hold services by Sunday
next, if not, the following Sunday.
We have to thank the Rector and peo-
pie OF st. Peters Church, Smyrna, for
the gift of Bible and an Altar-rail,
also the Rev. Cannon Knole of st.
Chrysostons, New York, for the gift of
an Altar and Lecter. The chairs are
q gift of the Right Rev., the Bishop
of Delaware. This Chapel is named
IN honor of our "Holy Faith" The
people OF Cheswold and vicinity are
cordially invited to attend the SER
vices. Curate in charge, Rev. W. H.
Croft.
Personal. Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. McCon-
aughy spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McConaughy. Miss
es Sue and Virginia Baynard have
been visiting relatives in Wilmington
and Philadelphia for the past week.
Mr. Albert Brown, wife and little