Smyrna times., 1904-12-28

especially now, to feed the birds, as
there is grave danger of them suffering
from want of food during this extreme
ly cold weather. The Association
states that it is unlawful to kill or trap
game while snow is on the ground.
All persons are liable to arrest and i'm
prisonment upon proper information
to the Association.
Mr.. 7. Purnell Lewis who with Mr..
A. G. Price recently purchased the
meat business Of Mr.. I. Luther Lap
ham, have Dissolved partnership. Mr..
Lewis has purchased the business en-
tire including boOF accounts f. ON Mr..
Price and is now conducting it on his
own account. Mr.. Price will continue
in the employ of Mr.. Lewis. The
new owner intends making the stand
measure up to the needs of the com
munity and he has the best wishes of
his friends for success.
Through its agent, William W. Myer
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has completed the purchase of several
tracts of land in Delaware and Mary
land along the peninsula roads for the
purpose of growing trees for railroad
ties. The land of which the company
now owns 6OO,O 900 acres in these two
states, in addition to tracts in Pennsyl-
vania, is bought at from SO to $40 per
acre, none being purchased except it
adjoins the company's lines.
Christmas passed off quietly in Clay
/. ton and outside of the church services
there was little of interest to note. The
Z weather conditions which were disa-
greeable prevented many from going
to the services and the Christmas
cheer was confined to indoors where
family gatherings and reunions took
place. Monday evening two Sunday
School entertainments took place, Que
at st. Paul NJ E. Church and the other
at Ewell NJ. P. Church. Both churches
we're decorated for the occasion and
special programs of music and recita.
tions were given. After the programs
each member of the Sunday Schools
rec eived a treat of candy and other
things. Mr.. G Gorge Truax imperson.
ated cola Kriss" at st. Pau!'s NJ. E..
Church and Mr. James Coverdale i'm
personsted "Old Kriss" at Ewelrs.
The telegraph department of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, it is
said, is now ready to remove every
wire and pole on the railroad property
belonging to the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, in Delaware, Mary
land and New jersey, unless the tele.
graph company saves it the trouble.
The work of destruction only awaits
orders from the railroad officers. This
Is the result of the decision rendered
by the United States Supreme Court in
favor of the Pennsylvania Railroad
J Company against the Western Union
Telegraph Company. The latter owns
more than 500 ''pole miles" of line in
y the three states named. In Delaware
and on the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND
IS veritable cobweb of wires owned
by the Western Union extending for
miles along the lines owned or con.
trolled by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
PersOnals:-Mr. and Mrs. J. P Downs.
Mr.. Lyle Casperson of Wilmington
spent Christmas with their parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Casperson; Miss Ella
Harris. and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Harris of Philadelphia have been en-
Joylng family reunion with their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Harris
Mr.. Samuel Warfeld of PHILADELPHIA
is visiting Mr.. j. H. Warheld; Mr..
Alexander Walmsley of New York
spent Christmas with his sister Mrs.
d. @. johnson; Miss Ethel Ennis of
Millsboro is visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. John W. Ennis; Miss Eliza
beth Short is visiting in Wilmington:
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Tunis and Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Huff of Wilmington
have returned from family reunion at
the home of their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Tunis; Miss Flo Gootee, and
Misses Phyllis and Mary Mason are
visiting relatives in Wilmington; Mrs.
Fred Williams and Mrs Ada Harris
have returned frsm a visit to PhiIa-
delphia.