Smyrna times., 1903-06-24
CLAYTON.

CLAYTON.
Items of Interest Cleaned From the Doing
la and About Town:
Harry Morris, of Wilmington, who
has been employed here for some time
past, has resigned and returned to his
home.
Painters have begun repainting all
the buildings at st. Joseph's Indus
trial School grounds. AS there are
several large buildings it will take
several weeks to finish the Job.
Cards of invitation have been issued
for the marriage of Miss Mabel Evelyn
Meredith, of Clayton, and Mr.. Charles
Lewis Hutchins, of Dover, the oere-
mony to take place at st. Pauls Church
Clayton, on Tuesday evening, June 30.
j. Howard Morris, who recently pur-
chased the residence of John A. Gra-
ham, on upper Main street, moved in
to his new home during the past week.
Mr.. Graham is building himself a new
residence at Main street and Smyrna
avenue.
Andrew Zinkand, who for some time
past has had charge of the carpenter
shop at st. Joseph Industrial School,
has resigned and gone to Philadelphia.
Mr.. Zinkand has many friends here
who were sorry to learn of his change.
The catalogue of Delaware College
for the coming year has just been
issued. A description Of the courses
OF study, list of the students, officers
and faculty help to make up an in
terest1ng catalogue of this institution.
Rev. Thomas b. Donovan, formerly
rector of st. Joseph's School here,
spent few days in this town during
the past week. Father Donovan has
been granted a six months vacation
from his arduous labors at Montgomery
Alabama, and will leave shortly for
Europe where he will spend some
time.
Preparations have been made for the
commencement exercises of the public
schools here, which will take place
next Friday. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by Watkins Orches-
ira, of Smyrna. Ex-Congressman L.
7@1s-.sGS Ha-HddJ+>sgilI deliver the address
and Principal Es&bach1 will deliver
the diplomas The graduates are Miss
Virginia Baynard and Flora B. Allen.
Tuesday morning while P. Norman
Kellum, who has been acting as time
keeper for the railroad contractors,
was at the Puncheon Run bridge he
got in the way of a mud scoop and
became entanlged in guy rope which
carried him in the air quite distance.
In falling he fell on his right arm and
fractured both bones just above the
wrist.
The Pennsylvania railroad has just
placed an immense order for steel rails.
202, 900 tons at $2S ton, making a to-
tai of $5,656, 900. The order was
divided between the United States
Steel Corporation, the Cambria Steel
Company and the Pennsylvania Steel
Company, which means that the rails
will be furnished by companies con-
trolled by the Pennsylvania Company
The school term at st. Joseph's In.
dustrial School closed on Friday after
noon. This year there were four grad
mates, three of whom left few weeks
ago, and one-Walter Tolson-left
= Saturday. The prizes at this term
was awarded as follows: Frs
prize, Frank Stubbs; second prize
Joseph Porter; Second class-First
prize, Joseph A. Scott; second prize,
James Baylis.
There is likely to be quite an excit
ing school election here on Saturday
The terms of Harvey F. Smith anC
Justice of the Peace 7. T. Horn ex
pire. 1t is understood that the oppo
sition will bring out William d. Hud
son and Franklin Brockson, Esq, a
their successors. The contest will NJ
doubt be cl ose. Messrs. Smith ant
Horn have made good commissioners
while on the other hand no better mel