Smyrna times., 1922-12-20

bdtAFCo 1OI Lilc SESSION. OF
Delaware Legislature.
The usual services may be expected
in Trinity Church on Sunday, Dec. "a.
Church School at 2.30 pm; and Even
song with sermon at $50 p. M; Holy
Communion will be celebrated on
Christmas Day at 9 o'clock.
An Oyster supper was held at Oak
Hill School last Friday evening for
the benefit of Delaney's M. E. Church.
Combining the contributions of the
people and the proceeds of the supper
seventy-fve dollars was cleared.
One of the chief examples of the
progressive times, is the much sought
electric Illuminating systems now be-
ing installed in great numbers. How
ard Clifton, of Kenton, a merchant
there, is having installed one of the
nest Illuminating plants of today in
his store and residence.
The Christmas Entertainment and
treat to the Sunday School children
will be held at St. Paul Methodist
Episcopal Church on Saturday even
ing next, December 23rd. A feature
of the evening will be a cautata" Santa
Claus Jr." The pastor and choir have
arranged for the Christmas services
at the church on Sunday.
The Clayton and Smyrna fire alarms
were sounded at five o'clock yesterday
afternoon and a crowd assembled at
the residence of William Argo, a rail-
road man, on Smyrna avenue, where
fire had broken out from a supposed
defective fiue. The Clayton firemen
had it out before the Smyrna fire COM
pany arrived. The damage was slight
The thaw and rains of the past week
made the streets of Clayton in a bad
condition and revived talk for per-
manent work which many hope Town
Council will find way to do. Along
with this is the project for a concrete
road from Smyrna thru Clayton to
the Maryland line near Millington.
The people of Kenton want an impro-
ed road also. 1t is sincerely hoped by
taxpayers of both towns and vicinities
that Duck Creek and Kenton Hundred
will get some permanent road work
the coming year.
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have been made in this section in past
years, but it remained for George Con
ner, of Wilmington, who was down on
Wednesday on hunting trip, to sur
pass all previous records in bagging
game in remarkable short time. Mr.
Conner who went into the thick
woods between Clayton and Townsend
to seek the cotton tails secured si1
rabbits in a half hour and having
come here on the morning train, HI
soon found that he had ample time II
spend with some friends after fndinJ
that his quota of game had been OBJ
tanned in such brief hunting period
Mr.. Conner said that he found tn
game in briar patch where they ha
evidently sought refuge from tn
hunters dogs the day before.
The Middletown station of the Penn
sylvania railroad is being renovate
and repaired. This work which
progressing rapidly viii be apprecia
ed by the travelling public. The fiool
of the ticket Office and waiting room
of the main building are being r.
paired and the entire interior is beir
repainted. The ticket office is to
outfitted with better and more mo-
ern fixtures and the furniture is b
ing re-varnished. The small waitir
room on the south bound side, toget
er with the waiting sheds and fen
have been painted. 1t will be fe
days before the repair work will
completed and the public will be I
paid for the inconvenience they ha
experienced during the last few,weel
This work on the station is just o.
more step towards making Middleton
one of the prettiest towns in t
State.
NJ Do..suoul H.