Smyrna times., 1923-06-20

hund4u stevens mas accepted a pO- |
sition as telephone operator at the
station.
John Maloney has been quite i'll
with ptOmaine poisoning, but is now
recovering.
Clayton Firemen will have the best
Carnival ever, July 21 to %, inclusive
Keep the dates in mind.-adv.
Ernest Wright and family have
moved from Harrington to the house
recently vacated by John Longbotham
on Rodney street.
Harvey c. Cole went to Wilmington
last week where DR.. White removed a
cinder from his eye which had given
him great pain.
Help the Firemen who are ever ready
to help you. Support the Clayton
Firemen's Carnival.-adv.
First Lieutenant Lotion Cobb of
Clemson College, Calhoun,Sou Caro-
lima, arrived Monday with his family
for an extended visit to his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Cobb.
ClaytOn's new fire engine equipment
is expected tomorrow and local fire.
men and citizens are looking forward
to its arrival with a great deal of in
terest. The new equipment is up-tO-
date in every particular and will be
valuable addition to ClaytOn's Fire
Company in meeting any emergency
that might arise. The new engine will
be tested out on its arrival in Clayton
tomorrow, first at Clements corner in
Clayton and later at the "Red Bridge
at the branch north of Clayton.
Misses Mary Attix, E. Mildred Boy
er, Edythe Meredith and Adelaide
Stevens of Clayton are among the
twenty-four seniors of Smyrna High
School who graduate this Wednesday
evening. Last evening the class play
Sunshine" which is just one roar of
laughter, was delivered at the Opera
House. This evening commencement
proper. The class has chose as its
motto, "Not evening but dawn" pink
roses the flower, old rose and silver
the color.
Mrs Mary Anna Moore, aged 81
years, died Sunday evening, June 10,
about nine o'clock, at the home of heI
daughter, Mrs. George Pratt, with
whom she had made her home many
years. "Aunt Mary Ann" as she was
affectionately called by all who knew
her, had been a patient sufferer fol
many years. being confined to her bed
She bore her affiction with christian
fortitude and waited patiently the cal
of the master. Her remains were in
tered in the family burrying grounC
at Bethel VI. f. cemetery near Ches'
wold.
The Maryland, Delaware and Vir
ginia Railroad, which operates between
Lewes and Love Point, will, after June
"a, discontinue service from Owen.
Station to Lewes. This, of course
means that Milton, one Of the mos
progressive little towns in the State
will be cut entirely from any railroad
communication whatever, the neares
railroad station being Glendale, sil
miles away 1t is expected that Mil
ton citizens viii at once get in shape
their proposed steamboat corporation
suggested since the sale of the rail
road. It is the opinion of many of tn,
business men in this section that tht
proposed steamboat line between Nil
ton, Lewes and Philadelphia would b,
paying proposition.
Frank D. Rust, aged 62 years, well
known in this vicinity, now a sof
drink manufacturer of Lewes, died a
the Milford Emergency Hospital a
11.2O Tuesday night from a fracture,
skull received when he fell from hi
truck on the DUPONT Boulevard, nea
Milford, Monday night. Mr.. Rust
accompanied by a boy about IA year
Of age was driving his truck on tn
boulevard, just outside of Milford
when the engine commenced to Civ
him some trouble. The story of tn
accident, as told by the youngster, j
substantially as follows. When tn
engine gave trouble Rust directed tn
boy to take the wheel while he 20
out on the running board to locate tn
trouble. He lifted the hood and wa
watching the engine when he.sudden
ly fell backwards to the concrete road
way. His head struck the concret
and he received a fractured skull Th
accident happened at the souther
edge Of the Simpson woods tract.
call was made to the Emergency Hos
pital and the ambulance was sent t
the scene Of the accident. Rust wa
taken to the hospital shortly befor
midnight on Monday. He died abou
mn