Smyrna times., 1921-01-12

ObCNCAOs
Mr.. Albert Rehfuss and Mr.. Alvin
Bauer, of Philadelphia, spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min F. Stevens.
w. S. Collins has been confined to
his bed for a week suffering with a
gathering IN the head, but is now able
to be up and around.
Ewell's M. P. Church, E. G. Graham,
pastor, services for Sunday, January
16, preaching at 10 a. M, Sunday
school at o'clock preaching at $780,
The services of the st. Paups M. Z.
Church are as follows: Preaching SER
vice 1915 a. M; Sunday school p. m.
Preaching at Blackstone at 2.30. Song
service o'clock, preaching at 7.15.
Mr.. w. 7. Hoffecker and son, Earl,
went to Woodland Beach Saturday on
a ducking trip. With the help of their
decoy called Ducksusie, the two bag
ged seventeen ducks.
Mr.. John E. Mayhew, one of Clay
toms most prominent residents has
sold his residence on Main street. Mr..
Mayhem has accepted the position of
ticket agent on the Pennsylvania Rail
road at Milford, Delaware.
Tl,,b hold n
meeting Thursday, January 6. The
meeting was in charge of Mrs. Harry
Stevens, and the following program
was rendered: Piano solo, Kentucky
Home, with variations, by Adelaide
Stevens; vocal solo, by Francis Sevil;
mrs. Harry Boyer, of Smyrna, gave q
very interesting talk to the club.
A "tall woman, supposed to be a
man dressed in woman's garb has
been terrorizing the citizens of Clay
ton the past week by his nightly wan
derings. "She" has been seen and
has been followed several times but
disappears as. quickly as she appears
with no untoward results. Following
the many hold-ups which have occurred
up and down the State, the strange
nightly antics of this ''tail woman .
has been cause for alarm.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Sevil gave a
surprise party last Thursday night at
their home on Highland avenue in
honor of their daughter, Louise, it be-
ing her fourteenth birthday. They
played games, after which refresh
ments were served. The yuong folks
psent very enjoyable evening. Those
present were Misses Clara Gooding
Menta Ellingsworth, Sara Hurd, Mar.
tina Maloney, Edith Mered1Jn, Rather.
Inc Hollett, Frances Sevil, of Clayton
Katherine Knots, Katherine Bowen
Roberta Denney, of Smyrna; and Sc
vile Keys, Billie Keys, Ray Lewis
Donald Brown, of Clayton; Charlie.
Pratt, Wells FAIRIES, Edward Hutchin
son, of Smyrna; and Graham John:
and John Remley, of Kenton.
Personals-Mr. Ralph Irving Sine,
and Mr.. Bryan, both claim investiga
tors of Wilmington, spent Sunda!
with Mr.. Sinex's mother, Mrs. Isaa
Sinex.-Miss Helen Stevens and MI
Clements, both of Millington, Md
spent Thursday with MISS Steven
grandmother, Mrs. S. A. Pratt.-Mis
Mary Ross, of near Kenton, has move
in town where she will live at present
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Crossley an
family spent Sunday at Newark wit
MIR. Crossley's sister.-Mrs. Ralp
Brockson has been spending the las
two weeks with his parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. George Brockson.-Mrs. JerTna
and son of Minneapolis, are visitin
.Ir. and Mrs. Edward Harrington
Mr.. S. R. Hearsch, assistant supervi.
or at Clayton spent the week endwit
friends in Wilmington. Mr.. Stephe
Coverdale spent the week end with hi
son, Mr.. Stephen Coverdale, Jr., wE
residen in Wilmington.-Mr. and Mr.
Ralph Crozier and daughter, Helel
and John Guessford, Of Philadelphi
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mr.
w. V. Collison.-Mrs. John w. Fol
has been very sick but is now able |
be up and around the house-Mr
Annie M. Allen spent Tuesday
Wilmington with her daughter, Mr.
Wallace Powell.-Miss Virginia Jon'
mas returned to the Dover Wesleys
Institute, where she is studying
special course, after spending the hol
days with her parents, Mr.. and MI
Harry Jones-Mrs. Rachel War;.
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Frank Gootee, of Smyrna-Master
G. Allen has been home from scho
wia]. very bad cold Misses Virgin
\ md Helen Cohb has returned to tE,e