Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
CLAYTON

Tomatoes are coming in lively, the
glut affording the cannery to run to
the limit of its capacity.
Trinity Church School will meet at
2 80 D. M, on Sunday. Evensong with
sermon at $50. There are still few
Envelopes from the Summer Months
not in. Let every one make their re-
turns now.
This fall the first killing frost in
Delaware will occur about October |
"a, according to w. B. johnson, of
near Milford, who for several years
has predicted correctly as to the time
of the first frost.
A fire of unknown origin was dis
covered on top of the coal hoist near
the Round House Sunday morning at
9 o'clock. Fire companies of Smyrna
and Clayton extinguished the blaze be-
fore much material damage was done.
The fire is said to have been due to
spontaneous combustion.
The Ford touring car which was
stolen from the garage of Edward j.
Wright recently has not been recover
ed. The lock of the door was filed off
and the thief seems to have made
good his escape. Officers are on the
case assisted by the State Titling De-
partment.
George E. Eichholz and Mrs. Daisy
Davy Scott, of Clayton, were married
Tuesday afternoon of last week at A
o'clock at st. Peters Episcopal Church
Smyrna, by the rector, Rev. Thomas
Getz Hill. They were attended by Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie 7. Truitt, of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eichholz will reside in
Clayton.
The coal miners and operators have
reached a compromise, and by ratifi-
cation by the Miners Union Monday
the strike was called off and two
year agreement signed Hard coal
will still be scarce, however, and the
prices will undoubtedly advance. The
Clayton coal yards expect to get their
share.
A commission recently appointed by
Judge Harrington to condemn the
Rash land needed by the State High
way Department for the road betweeI
Persons Corner and Hartly, held
meeting Monday after having We've,
the property. The commission award
ed 500 damages to Rash. 1t is un
derstood he had asked $1,000 dam
ages.
Herbert Powell, a white man, VIII
but recently has been released fror
the New Castle County Workhous
after serving two years sentence fo
obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, is again in the clutches of tn
law for a similar offense, having 81
cured goods at Clayton store on pr,
tense he was working for the Raj
road Company.
KeifFer pears are being loaded {
ears at the Clayton railroad siding
considerable quantities. Reports a
most of the orchards are well-ladC
with the fruit. Within the next thrt
or four weeks many carloads are e,
pected to be shipped from lower Del
ware. Good prices are expected
prevail in view of the fact that Il
prices Of apples and other fruits ha,
been high this season.
A pretty wedding took place quie
ly last Saturday, September Is, at t
Methodist Protestant Parsonage
Delmar, when Mr.. George H. Gray,
Clayton, and Mrs. Edith Steve
Pryor were united in marriage. IT.
ring ceremony was used. The Ger
mOny being performed by Rev. f.
Jones, DID,, pastor of Mt. Olive Met
odist Protestant Church of Delm;
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray will reside
Smyrna. Mr.. Gray is a carpenter
trade and holds a position with t
Railroad at Clayton.
To make ready for the concrete pa
ing to be done thru Main Street, Cla
ton, Town Council has established
curb line and property owners are Ia
ing curbs and cutters and in some
stances concrete pavements. The n
concrete street with uniform cur
cutters and pavements is going
make the business and residential 81
tion of this thoroughfare more
tractive than ever. The contract
the street thru town limits is to