Smyrna times., 1902-06-11
CLAYTON OEPAR TMENT,

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Mr.. L. L. Mason is our authorized agent
{ Clayton, Del, and will receive new sub
riptions and receives monies ON old. Al
Jews items left with him will receive proper
ttention. Subscribe now; only $1.OO
ear in advance.
CLAYTON.
tens Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
10 and About Town:
While unloading railroad ties last |
week, John Amos mashed his foot |
badly.
With the first day of June, Clayton
Post Office became an international
money order office.
The Board of Stewards of EwelPs
NJ. P. Church will meet at the home of
Mr.. @. A. Brown, next Monday even
ing.
Children's Day services will be held
next Sunday evening at Ewell's M. P.
Church. Special music has been pre-
pared for the occasion.
During an electrical storm on Satur-
day afternoon, the residence of W. L.
Hoffecker was struck by lightning.
The bolt shattered a screen door lead
ing into the dining room.
The regular services at Ewel's NJ.
P. Church will be dispensed with for
this week, so as to give the Sunday
School all the time possible to rehearse
the music for Children's Day.
John Barclay, assistant to Supt. r.
L. Holiday of the Delaware Railroad,
of this town, has been appointed by
Governor Hum, a member of the
Board of Trustees of Delaware Col
lege, to succeed the late former Con-
gresham, John Barr Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Harris, and
daughters, Misses Meie and Ada, at
tended the Commencement exercises
of Goldey College at Wilmington last
Thursday. evening. Their daughter,
Miss Ella, was one of the graduates,
having completed the shorthand and
iypewriting course in four months and
thirteen days, a record seldom made
The following changes in salaries o
Presidential postmasters in Delaware
to take effect July l, were announced
at the Department: ase-ClaytoR
$1,000 to S14OO; Laurel, S14OO to $500
Milford, $1,000 to $500; New Castle
$1,000 to $1,000. Decreases-Delawar
City. S14OO to $1,000; ;Middletown, S17O
to $1,000.
Richard Hawkins, formerly of thi
town, met with an accident Saturday
that might have cost his life had b
not taken the precaution to jump. L
a wreck near Holly Oak, he was fire
man on one of the engines. Just bt
fore the crash he jumped. He sus
tanned some slight injuries from hi
fall.
President of the Dover Town Coul
ell has received a communication fro
Postmaster Casson notifying CounC
that the carrier system would be i
augurated on July 1. 1t was decide
by said Council that property owne
be notified to have their houses nuI
bered by June %.
The first German religious servi
ever held in Dover was we'll attend
at Armory Church last Sunday wet
Rev. B. F. Campbell took for his t.
"Jesus of Nazareth Passeth By" a
it greatly pleased his hearers to list
to a sermon in their mother tong
They were also delighted with
solos and singing which was also
German.
chlIdren's Day at St. Paul's. Apr
pirate Children's Day exercises W
held at St. PauI's NJ. E. Church
Sunday evening. The church
prettily decorated, and the prog
rendered, reflected much credit u
the Superintendent and assistal
Music was one of the features, and
der the direction of chorister S.
Rodgers was decided success.
lowing was the program:
Anthem, Choir; Responsive r.
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