Smyrna times., 1924-04-30
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
Ano Local News Budgets from CheswOId, kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsc, Brenford, and Their Vicnities.

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CLAYTON
Trinity Church School will meet on
Sunday at 2.3O p. M, and there will
be Evensong at 2.30 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman S. Hoffecker
and son, of Laurel, were recent Wis
itOrs to Mr.. and Mrs. w. 2. Only.
Miss Mildred Boyer of West Ches-
ter Normal School, who was home for |
the Easter Holidays, has returned.
Robert C. Amos, who fell and broke |
his nose, has had the fracture reduced
and is getting along as well as can be
expected.
The State Fair Boosters were given
an informal welcome here yesterday.
They stopped in front of Clements
Store, met a few citizens but did not
tarry long. They left here for Dover.
Mrs. Frank Boyer had the misfOr
tune to fall and sprain her ankle
while out calling recently, the third
time the same weak ankle had been
sprained. She is recovering slowly.
Miss Helen Cobb has returned to
the Woman's College, University of
Delaware, after spending the Easter
Holidays with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. J. S. Cobb.
The home of Mrs. Annie Mabrey,
located near MillingtOn, was slightly
damaged by fire last week. Forum
ately the Community Fire Company Of
Millington responded and extinguish-
ed the blaze with chemicals.
Ollie L. Carey, who resigned as
agent at the Pennsylvania Railroad
station in Nassau to engage in fer
camille business, has been succeeded
by NJ. A. Smith, formerly of Harbe-
son.
Samuel R. Stevens, operator on the
Delaware division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Green Spring, had mar
row escape from death or serious in
Jury at o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the automobile he was driving
collided with the gasoline car on lin
running from Clayton to Smyrna. Hi
machine was completely wrecked, an
traffic on the car line was delaye
while the wreckage was being remoV
ed. Two other occupants of the ca
also escaped injury. Mr.. Stevens m'
with a similar accident about a yes
ago between Clayton and Kenton.
A force of telephone linemen expe
to get on the job next week Of mo
ing over the pole line along the Smy
na-CIayton road to make way for t
new concrete road Sherman & RhOd
are to build as soon as they compile
the Leipsic road. The road is to
widened at several places includi
the bridge and stream beyond "Hu
sons Gate" The course of the strea
will be diverted from its prese
course some eight or zen feet sou
of its present course. The survey
cludes in the project a nice WI
thoroughfare between the two tow
along the Smyrna Branch Railway.
The Democratic voters of the Fl
election district of the Third Rep
sentative district met at Clayton /
night and nominated delegates to
voted for at the primary election
Saturday. The nominees are DR..
S. Cobb, William I. Hollett and
Wesley Smith, delegates; Mrs. S.
Gooding, Mrs. Harvey NJ. BOggs
Harry L. HurlOck, alternates.
delegates were instructed to vote
James R. Clements and Congressn
William H. Boyee as delegates to
Democratic National Convention,
to vote for the endorsement of \
lard Salisbury for the Presiden
nomination. The meeting was
mOniOus.
The death penalty or life impri!
ment faces Hilda Green, 30, colo
of Millington, who confessed in
Municipal Court, Wilmington, Mon
morning of last week, that she
mapped Johanna Wheeler, three-y
old baby of Emma Wheeler, colo
1905 Walnut street, Wilmington.
the woman is found guilty as cha
when her case is heard in the G
of General Sessions there can b.
alternative from the death sent
other than life Imprisonment. j.
Hastings, of the Municipal Court,