Smyrna times., 1922-01-04
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, kenton
Blackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford, and Their Vicinites.
CLAYTON


CLAYTON
Ask your grocer for Flavine, self
rising Flour.-adv.
The Calendar Club, of St. Pauls M.
E. Church, met Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Elmer Cats.
The w. C. T. C. will hold their
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
NJ. A. Jones, Wednesda yaftenOOn.
Acting postmistress, Miss Margue-
rite Jones, and her assistants, are be-
ing complimented for the prompt SER
vice rendered during the holiday rush.
Quite a number turned out Saturday
evening to the New Years party at
the Century Club. A very pleasant
evening was spent and dancing in
dulged in.
Raymond Pusey has been appoint
ed rural mail carrier to succeed James
Sapp. Mr.. Sapp has been we'll liked
on his route and his many patrons
wish him an abundance of success, in
whatever his new vocation may be.
St. Paul's M. E. Church, Rev. Oliver
J. Collins, pastor, makes the following
announcement of services for the COM
ing week: Preaching Sunday at 1880
a. m. and 7.30 p. m; Sunday school at
2 p. M; prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30.
Rev. E. C. Graham, pastor of
Ewell's M. P. Church, will hold ser
vices as follows: Preaching at 10 a. m.
and D. M; class meeting at IL a. m;
Christian Endeavor at 7.15; Sabbath
school at p. M; prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at 7.30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Purdy, of Olean
N. Y, have returned from a visit tC
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Y. Wallen, Jr., al
Clayton. Mrs. Purdy is a sister Of
Mrs. Wallen and Saturday evening sh'
entertained six tables of Bridge il
her honor. Mrs. Purdy is an accom-
plished pianist and accompanied Mrs
Wallen in her delightful solos.
A Christmas party was given b
Miss Evelyn Onley last Wednesda
evening, December % with music an
games. A bountiful repast was serN
ed. Those present were Beulah Davis
Gladys Pratt, Hester Miller, Margart
Hardesty, Sara Hurd, Nathaniel Ley
erage, Clarence Miller, Arthur Regi
ter, Nolan Bennett, George Allen, NJ
and Mrs. w. z. Onley, Mr.. and Mr.
Norman S. Hoffecker. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Rynear Slaughter e.
tertained, Monday night last week
a6 o'clock dinner in honor of the II
tieth wedding anniversary of NJ
Slaughters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ez
kiel Slaughter, of Smyrna. They we
married at Smyrna NJ. f. parsonage
1871 by the Rev. William Gregg, N
and Mrs. Slaughter have five childr
and five grandchildren, who we
present at the dinner. The bride a
groom of fifty years were given
purse of gold. presented by the brid
brother, NJ. V. Ford.
A beautiful twilight wedding to
place at the home of Mr.. T. f. VIII
in Millersburg, Pa, on Tuesday al
o'clock, when their daughter, Miss
Margaret White, was united in m
rage to Mr.. Henry c. Wilver,
Washington, D. C. The Whites w
former residents of Clayton, but n
of Millersburg, Pa. The ceremC
was performed by the brides past
Rev. J. H. Barnes. Miss Esther L
ker, of Long Island, played the W
ding march. The bride was atten
by her sister-in-law, Mrs. r. MOI
White, of Wilmington, and the brit
brother accompanied the groom.
bride was beautifully gowDed in wi
georgette and pearls, and wore a {
sage bouquet of lilies of the va
and pink sweet peas. A weld
luncheon followed the ceremC
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
E. White, Mr.. Seiders, the bri
grandfather; Miss Esther Len
Miss Lillian Giffen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sneeder, Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Bal
and son, Millersburg; Mr.. and Mrs
Norris White, Wilmington; Miss E
Martin, Clayton, Del. The bride
groom left on the $50 train for w