Smyrna times., 1923-11-21
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswod, Kenton
8lackbrd, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford, and Their Vicinities.
CLAYTON

CLAYTON
DR.. Boyd, the new railroad physi-
clan, to succeed DIR. Alexander, has
arrived from Oil City and is on the
job. 1t is reported he and his wife
will take up residence in Dover.
The concrete road to Kenton is laid
and will be open soon with the excep-
ton Of the new concrete bridge now
being built to replace the old bridge
near the Carter farm.
The Ladies' Aid of st. Paul NJ. E.
Church, Clayton, will hold a chicken
salad and oyster supper Friday and
Saturday, Nov. % and "a, in Fratern-
ity Hall.-adv.
A number of farmers of the Clay
ton-Smyrna Farm Bureau attended
the meeting in Wilmington yesterday,
when an address by Aaron Sapiro, a
noted speaker on agricultural sub
jects, was made at the meeting held
in the DuBarTy Room of the hotel du-
Pont. The lecture began at 2.30 PM.
and Mr.. Sapiro, who halls from Cali
fOrnia, yesterday on "Co-operative
Commodity Marketing"
While cunning with a party of
friends Thursday afternoon, c. Ross
Numbers, general storekeeper at
BlackistOn, on the outskirts of Clay
ton, was slightly injured about the
face and arms when a gun in the
hands of George Wilson, of Whining
ton, was accidently discharged. The
injured man was taken to the office
of DIR. c. G. HarrnonsOn, at Smyrna,
who gave him medical attention. His
condition is reported much improved
and is suffering very little pain from
his wounds.
Concrete on Clayton's main street
has been laid from the town limits,
the other side of the school house, as
far as the main. tracks of the Della
WdlG 4NdlllOdQ anu HUN VIC Ii OdN-
creek Construction Company have
shifted their force to the town limits
on Clayton-Smyrna road below Eweil
Church and are laying cement from
town limits toward the Railroad track
to join up with what they have al
ready laid. Work is being pushed
with all possible haste to complete
before freezing weather sets in. Clay
ton folks are especially anxious to get
this street laid this Fall.
William o. Merrick, we'll known II
the Kenton-C Clayton ivcinities, who fOl
the last 35 years had been an EN-
plOye of the Pennsylvania Railroad
died of acute Indigestion in EastOn
Md, Tuesday of last week, while OF
a business trip for the company. Mr.
Merrick was 81 years old and for sew
eral years previous to moving to vii
mingtOn, was a resident Of Middle
town. Mr. Merrick is survived by hi
wife, Susan Sherwood, and three chill
dren, Ruth, William Sherwood ant
James Woolford Merrick. Funera
services were held at his late home
1906 Tatnal street, Wilmington, Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with in
terment at Riverview cemetery.
Hunters turned out in great mum
bers on Thursday, the opening day o
the cunning season and not a few re
port themselves as having had quit
successful trips. On the second da,
the hunters went out early for a sec
Ond drive on the cottontails. Sports
men say that rabbits have excellen
cover this year, and lots of them SUI
vived the opening days hunt. tn
shooting scattered cOveys Of birds S
that they have sought refuge in tn
denser woodlands. Hunters have t
work harder to get at the game tha
they did on the opening day. Severe
game wardens are on hand and selv
as fire wardens as well, their duty be
ing to prevent the numerous fires US
ually started in the dry grass and fa
len leaves in the woodlands while tn
hunting season is on.
After more than 43 years of serviC
former State Senator David c. Ros
of Newark, was placed on the retire
list Of the Pennsylvania Railroa
Company the first of this month. NJ
Rose who is Sc years old retired (
his own request on the grounds
physical disability. For the past tw
or three years he has been on fu
Tough most of the time largely due I
his health. His retirement also plac,
him on the railroad pension list. NJ
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