Smyrna times., 1921-08-31
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswod kenton
Backbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic Brenford, and Their Vcinities.

Leipsic, Brenford,
CLAYTON
arthur Wheatman, son of Mrs. Lee
Wheatman, had the misfortune to fall
and break his leg last Friday while
playing on pile of ties.
Miss Ida Rebecca Sapp and Mr.
Edgar F. Farrow, of Hartly, were
married at the M. E. parsonage bv
Rev. Ransom Nichols on August Doth
The first floor of the Fraternal Hall
OF Clayton is being remodeled and
when completed will be occupied bv
the postoffice.
On account of the increased attend
ance expected at the Clayton school
this year, it has been necessary to
build three more rooms, which are ex-
pected to be finished for the fall term.
The regular schedule of services will
be resumed in Trinity Church, begin
ming next Sunday-Holy Communion
at 7.3O a. m; church school at 2.oO D.
M; and evensong with sermon at
$50 p. m.
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church, Rev. ]. C.
Bolton, pastor, makes the following
announcement of services the coming.
week. Sunday school at 10 a. M,
preaching at IL a. M, and 7.30 D. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at
7.15.
Rev. E. C. Graham, pastor of
Ewells NJ. P. Church, will hold SER
vices as follows: Glass meeting Sun
day morning at $50; preaching at 1O.-
80 a. m. and p. M; Sabbath school
at 2 p. M; prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening at 7.30.
The Juniors played base ball game
with the Smyrna Juniors last Thurs
day afternoon, and won their second
victory, making a score of II to 4.
White one of the Smyrna players
made a home run. Keys and Lewis
were the batteries for Clayton while
White, Eldridge, Moore and Hutchison
were for Smyrna.
While driving an automobile On
which, it is alleged, the lights were
not burning, William Clough and his
brother ran into team on the public
road in West Dover, near Marydel on
the Delaware side, causing the car to
overtun, catching William Clough bv
the neck, breaking it, from which he
died instantly. The brother was but
slightly injured. The Cloughs lived
near Henderson, Nd. The young man
was 22 years of age.
Last Friday evening Franklin Cole
celebrated his tenth birthday at the
home of Mrs. May Boggs. A beauti-
ful cake with ten candles decorated
the center of the table. Games were
played, songs sung, and a very pleas
ant evening enjoyed by all. Refresh
ments consisting of fruits, ice cream
and cake were served. Those present
We're: Nathaniel Boggs, Edward Eich-
holz, Medford Eichholz, Harvey Cole
Robert Amos, James Maloney, Thelma
Hawkins, Anna Guiser, Robert Pier.
son, John McClelland, Thomas Don.
nelly, MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Cole, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Boggs, Mrs. Ridgely
Jones and son, Russell.
Nearly 600 members of the Veter.
ans Employees Association of the
Maryland Division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad and their wives ioineC
IN an outing at Rehoboth Beach Sat
urday. The occasion was the first an
nual basket picnic of the association
The officers of the association are: H
ID. Gordon, president; w. Stevens, vic,
president; F. r. Heaton, secretary, ant
b. Highgate, treasurer. Cooperating
with the officers il the arrangement
for the outing were. A. Davis, super
intendent of motive power, and f. r
Whitman, master mechanic. The af
fair was a success from start to finisl
and the association is planning Il
make the outing to Rehoboth an an
nual number on the program of tn
associations activities. Accompany
ing the veterans to Rehoboth was su
perintendent Buckalew and his staff
of the Maryland Division.
The Silver Jubilee celebration o
Sister NJ. Osmana o. S. F. was held a
st. Joseph's Industrial School, Clayto
on Monday night. The occasion mark
ed the rounding out of twenty-fv
years at st. Joseph's Home and was