Smyrna times., 1922-12-06

Mr.. John NJ. Shahan, of Townsend,
and Mrs. Sadie McClain, of Blackbird,
were quietly married at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage by the pastor E.
w. Mcdowell on Tuesday night, No
vember 18th.
Thanksgiving passed off quietly in
Clayton with nothing of particular
note outside of the Thanksgiving
church services, to feature the day.
A number went over to Smyrna to
witness the football game.
. There will be a meeting of the YES
try of Trinity church tomorrow even
ing at 8.15. Business of Importance
will be transacted. Services for Sun
day will be Holy communion at 7.30
a. M; Church school at 2.30 p. M;
Evensong at $50 p. m. 1t is hoped
that the annual canvas can be accom-
plished on Sunday, and that every one
will be ready to indicate his or her
share for the coming year.
Residents of Clayton are still hop
ing that one of the first roads built
next year will be a road from the
State Boulevard, Smyrna, thru Clay
ton to the Maryland line joining up
with a similar improved road to Mil
ington, Massey and Galena on the
one side and Sudlersville, Md. and
Church Hill on the other. This will
be one of the most important inter-
state roads in this part of Delaware
and should by all means be built.
DIR. ]. S. Cobb was called to near
Blackbird a week or more ago to at
tend a very peculiar case. A family
by the name of Boyles were returning
from Smyrna to Blackbird and when
in front of ]. E. Lockermans, an auto
ran into the rear of their dearborn
driving the shaft through the horses
neck and out its head killing it in
stantly. The dearborn was wrecked.
Mrs. Boyles suffered a broken leg.
The car, a new chevrolet, was some
what damaged. The injured were TAX
en- to Wilmington before DR.. Cobb ar
rived.
Colonel John T. Lalfeld, one of the
best known retired conductors of the
Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was stricken with paralysis
at his home 300 Concord avenue
Monday night, of last week, shortly
after retiring, and is now in serious
condition. Colonel Layfeld, who will
be "a years old December Is, was re-
tired from active service thirteer
years ago. Colonel Layfeld is {
prominent Democrat, one of his diver
sons was attending of that party!
conventions. He is a member of th'
Maryland Society. Colonel and Mrs
Layfield were married 81 years ag'
last February.
Two fire alarms were sounded II
Clayton last night, the first calling
the Clayton firemen to the office of tn
Fruit Growers Express along the trac
north of Clayton and the second alarr
calling the firemen to the farm of Hel
man Garrison on the Donovan farl
west of Clayton, where the chimney
the tenant house was ablaze. Ih
Fruit Growers Express office fire ha
caught between the floors and We
stubborn to handle but finally extil
guished. The chimney fire at Herm
Garrisons was soon extinguishe
The loss in both instances were Sigh
Personals-Mr. and Mrs. Lee SeN
of Jacksonville, Fla, are visiting M
and Mrs. Frank Savins.-Mrs. Amp
M. Allen spent Monday in Philadt
phia.--Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Ford spe
the week end in Atlantic City.-Ml
Claude Clarke and daughter, Mirial
have returned home after a visit wi
relatives in Wilmington.-Mrs. lisa
Simpson of Marcus Hook, Pa, spe
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Geor
Chambers-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ba
nard spent Tuesday with relatives
Wilmington Mr.. and Mrs. 10
Houston, Jr., and son of Wilmingt
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. 10
Houston, Sr.-Mr. and Mrs. RAJ
Crozier and daughter, Helen, of Phi
delphia spent the week end with
and Mrs. w. S. Collison.-Misses
san Baynard and Susan Raymt
have been visiting relatives in v
mington.-Mr. and. Mrs. Victor 81
of Wilmington spent Thursday "
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Sapp.-,
and Mrs.Joseph Lewis entertained
and Mrs. Joseph Montague, Miss E
Allen and Robert Hollett on Thurs
evening.