Smyrna times., 1922-11-15

tor and early Thursday morning was
sent to the Homeopathic Hospital for
an X-Ray examination. He is improv-
ing fast.
J. Howard West formerly of Clay |
ton, with Mrs. West, Dover, are attend |
ing the annual convention of the Am
erican Association of Railway Passen-
ger Representatives in session at Sa- |
vannah, Ga. They, with other men, |
bers of the party, will be guests of |
the general passenger agent of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway on spe-
cial trip to Pinehurst and Southern
Pines and many points through the
South, including Jacksonville, Palm
Beach, Daytona, Miami, Key West and
a special boat trip to Havana, Cuba,
as guests of the Peninsula and Occi-
dental Steamship Co.
William Edward Clough, aged 80
years, son of the late Nathaniel D.
Clough, of Millington, Md, fell while
working on the inside of high smoke
stack at Carney's Point on October
2Sth, and when picked up was found
dead. He was supposed to be over
come by the gas fumes from the fur
mace or in the stack at least, causing
him to fall. His remains were taken
in charge by the coroner and were
about to be inferred at that point,
when attention of his relatives here
was called to a newspaper account of
the accident and a picture was sent
on which identified him as William
Edward Clough and the burial there
was halted. Relatives went to secure
the body, which was brought to Mil
lington for interment.
Finding his two hunting dogs mis-
sing when returning home late on Sat
urday night, and suspecting the oc-
cupant of a car that had been seen
standing in front of his home for
brief time, Just before his arrival at
home, Clarence L. Butler, of Colt, Nd
lost no time in getting his auto out OF
the garage and starting after the
speeding car in hot pursuit. The man
who was taking the dogs to Whining
ton was William Leger, of Centreville
Nd, and just when getting near the
Leger car, the Butler car ran out OF
gas and caused a delay long enough
to compel Mr.. Butler to seek nearby
telephone booth when he instructed
the city police to watch for the car a!
1T would come in over Market stree
bridge, and two hours later,the ownel
of the CANNES received word that thu
man and dogs were in the custody o.
the police. Mr.. Butler went to Viii
mington on Sunday morning to ge
the dogs. He promptly recovered
them but declined to prosecute Lege
who was warned against a repetition
of the dastardly act by Mr.. Butler.
A disastrous forest fire resulting il
thousands of dollars worth of damag
has been raging in Kenton Hundre
since Saturday and the weather con
dition being dry and favorable, tb
fire has cut a swath of about thre
miles in some of the best timberlan
about Blackiston's Cross Roads. TIL
fire, it,is said, started over near tn
Maryland line and has spread over az
proximately a thousand acres. Th
farms more or less visited by burnin
timberlands are those of Ross Nun
bers, F. Charles LeCompt, Ridgel
Nickerson,A Abel Numbers, Alice Gun
minis, David Robinson, Frank Viii
tington and B. F. Gootee. The Cla.
ton Fire Company was out most
Sunday and Sunday evening whC
Blair's Saw Mill was threatened Il
Smyrna Fire Company was called ou
The mill was saved but the fremt
found it a physical impossibility
stay the fire in the woods. All Su
day night it ragged, first an outbre;
here, then blaze there, and farme
kept a watch all Sunday and Mond;
night to prevent sparks from fiyil
into their hay stacks or outbuildint
The Clayton and Smyrna Fire Con
panies were called out again yeste
day afternoon when it was feared t
outbuildings and residence on t
Thomas Donovan farm was endang'
ed. Also the buildings on the farm
A. Lee Cummins. The buildings ney
caught and the fire equipment was !
needed. By cutting the fire off fr'
its proximity to the buildings, it
believed all danger is passed. 1
fire was still burning in many sectic
as we go to press.