Smyrna times., 1904-07-13
CLAYTON DEPART MEA7.
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CLAYTON.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From the DOlngs
Ia and About Town:
Miss Irms Hyatt left this week for a
sojourn at Ocean Grove, N. J.
Miss Sue Raymond of Philadelphia.
and Miss Dockmiller of Wilmington
are being entertained by Miss Sue
Baynard.
Mrs. L. L. Mason and daughters
Misses Phillis and Mary are visiting
her sister Mrs. Marion Wood in Will
mington.
Children's Service will be held at
Salem NJ. P. Church Sunday evening
July II, at 8 o'clock. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The Pennsylvania railroad is pre-
pairing freight cars for the Delaware
peach crop. The work will be done at
the west yard, where the lumber for
the shelving is placed during the win
ter. The first lot of cars to be equip
ped will be 500 and will be sent down
theroad as fast as they are finished.
Parties in this town wishing to pur-
chase copies of the Semi Centennial
Number of The SMYRNA TIMES will
find them on sale at 7. L. Mason's
Drug Store. This number is full of
information concerning Smyrna and
vicinity and are we'll worth preserv-
ing. Get one for yourself and send
one to youFfriend who is interested in
this locality. Only 10 cents per copy.
The employees of the Maryland divi-
sion of the P, B. & W. Railroad have
received their checks for their work
during the month of June. The pay
Of some of the men was very small, on
account of some of the departments in
which the men were employed having
been in operation but two days per
week. Another unusual feature was
the use of two pay cars. These were
needed on account of the great rush of
men for their checks, as several hun
dred men were out of work and they
were in search for their money.
The finance committee OF the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, A. o. U. W., de-
cided not to call an assessment for
July, in view of the fact that because
of the good financial condition of the
order an assessment would be unnec-
essary. There have been two deaths
in June, but there is ample balance in
the treasury to pay both claims. with
-RgOodly sum left over. No assessment
being levied, however, the new plan
will practically not become effective
until there is an assessment, which
will not be before the first of August.
At a recent meeting of the official
board of st. Paul NJ. E. Church, a
three weeks vacation was granted to
their pastor Rev. V. P. Northrup.
The latter with his family went away
early this week and will spend the
time at Rehoboth and other places.
Pastor Northrup will, however, come
home to fill his pulpit next Sunday,
but for the next two Sundays he will
have a supply which at this writing
has not been definitely decided upon
While things are generally quiet
here, there is more or less activity
around the headquarters of the re-
trlgerator car companies, who are
making large preparations to handle
the peach crop on the peninsula. So
far there has been only few ship
ments of the luscious fruit of the very
early varieties, but there is every
prospect for good yield later on and
it is to get this crop safely to the mar
kets that the refrigerator cars are be.
ing gotten in readiness. Most of the
cars will be sent to the great fruit
shipping centers in Sussex County.
Rev. Edwin Gardner, brother of DIR.
Frank Garner, of this town, who at
the recent session of the Wilmington
Conference, was sent to Millington,
Md, is meeting with success and is
popular with the Millington folks. He
introduces quite novel methods in
conducting services. Sunday even
ing before the Fourth he held flag
service, which was opened by a class
OF boys and girls singing "My
Country 'Tis of Thee" Miss Annie