Smyrna times., 1904-01-13
CLAYTON DEPARTMENT,
CLAYTON.

CLAYTON.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
Ia and About Town:
Herman Sevil and James Kelly have
gone to Florida for the winter. They
sailed from New York yesterday.
Ezekiel Bostic and Miss Rachel
Durilla of Lebanon, were married on
Wednesday night last in the NJ. E.
Parsonage, Wyoming. Rev. G. P.
Smith officiated.
Rev. V. P. Northrup, the popular
pastor of st. Paul's NJ. E. Church is
down with the measles. He has the
best wishes of his congregation for
his speedy recovery.
Miss Nina Bennett of Little Creek,
and Samuel Taylor of Dover, W were
married at the parsonage of Wesley
NJ. E. Church Thursday morning by
the Rev. L. E. Barrett.
Henry NJ. Tarburton of Wilmington,
and Miss Alice Friedel were married
at FELTON, Monday of last week by the
Rev. E. H. Wilson. Mr.. Tarburton
was former resident of Dover.
The revival services will begin at
Ewell NJ. P. Church next Sunday
evening will continue each night in
definitely. The meetings will be in
charge of the pastor, Rev. George B.
McCready.
John P. Goldsborough who for
many years was proprietor of the
Stoeckle House this town, has rented
a large hotel in Wilmington, North
Carolina and will move there and take
possession about April the first.
Mrs. Eliza Guynne aged II years,
died at the residence of her brother
Edward Ford near Colts, Nd. Friday
last, of general debility. She is sur
vived by one son, Mr.. Samuel Guynne
OF Philadelphia. Funeral services were
held at Union Church this afternoon.
Mr.. II. T. Stats, of Townsend, has
been awarded the contract to build the
new building in Middletown for Mrs.
Kate Naudaln on North Broad street.
The building will be two story frame
structure "a by 48 feet, and the first
floor will be occupied by the Middle
town New Era as printing office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Leager, of
near Milhngton, announce the we'd
ding of their daughter, Mary Eliza
beth, to Mr.. Lee FELTON, Smith. on
Tuesday evening, January 18th, 1904.
sT = erc---4aE.sS1SAiill be performed in
Calvary M. E. Church, Sudlersville,
at seven o'clock. A reception will be
held at the home of the groom, near
Sudlersville, from 7.3O to 10 D. m.
There Is much sympathy for the
family of Mrs. Mollis Sewell of this
town who are stricken with the meas
les. As a result of the disease Oliver
Sewell, nine year old son died Sun
day afternoon. The mother and three
more children are down with the dis |
ease who are in sad straits The re-
mains of Oliver were inferred at Odd /
Fellows Cemetery yesterday after
noon.
The Rev. William Francis Dickin. |
son, NJ. D., rector of the Episcopal
Church at Clayton, has written a poem
on the town of Clayton, which has met
with such large sale that the second
edition has been exhausted. It de. |
picts the life and attractions of this
quaint little town and was written for
the purpose of increasing the treasury
of the church, which object has been
successfully accomplished. DR.. Dick
insOn also has written and published
a booklet entitled 'Christmas Poems."
All who have read these poems speak
OF them in very high terms. Several
have been set to music and have at
tracted favorable attention. DIR.
Dickinson came to Delaware only re-
Gently from South Carolina, but has
made many friends since becoming a
member of this diocese. -Evenino
Journal.
Sheriff Melvin now has in his Gus.
tudy two prisoners caught by a clever
ruse. They are Charles Purnell and
Charles Hodge, both colored, and
they are charged with attempting to
obtain $50 from the Delaware Railroad
Company under false pretenses.