Smyrna times., 1924-01-09

Miss Helen Cobb and Miss Virginia
Jones, Clayton, who spent the Christ
mas holidays with their parents, have
returned to Delaware College.
The usual services will be held at
Trinity Church on Sunday-Church
School at half past two o'clock, and
Evensong with sermon at half past
three.
Next Sunday at Salem NIP. Church
Sunday School will be held at 2
o'clock and preaching service at 2.45.
The speaker will be Rev. Raymond w.
White of Baltimore.
Mrs. Robert Y. Wallen, Jr., of
Clayton, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Provost, in
Stanford, Connecticut, for several
weeks, has returned home.
Lieut.. Lotion L. Cobb, son of DIR.
and Mrs. ]. C. Cobb, Clayton, who
has been in the hospital of Fort Nc
PhersOn, Georgia, is improving and
hopes to return soon to his home at
Dahlonego, Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt, and
family, who have been residing in
Clayton since they gave up farming,
have moved into the w. G. Hill resi-
dence at Smyrna, where he will make
his home.
Samuel N. Taylor of KentOn, ap-
peared before Magistrate E. F. Wood
at Dover Friday and entered into $500
security for James NJ. Dawson of Ken
ton, who was locked up in the Kent
county Jail Wednesday night on a
charge of having assaulted Al Morgan
a mulatto of that town, by shooting
Morgan. Dawson was released anc
returned to his home.
Clayton folks so much enjoyed the
Community Christmas tree, they wan
it an annual affair in the future. Th'
enterprise this year was due to th'
cooperation of the women of tn
Clayton Century Club and the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. The ire
added a wholesome cheer to the Holi
days and was conspicuous enough b
day and lighted by varied cOlOre
electric lights at night, as to be see
and enjoyed by everybody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hodgkiss (ne
Miss Edna Tunis), of Clayton, hay
the sympathy of the community
the loss by death of their infaI
daughter, Marvina Selane HOdgkis
aged one month and a few days. tt
baby's illness was brief and deaf
came Monday, the 7th of Januar
Funeral took place this morning at
o'clock in charge of Rev. Thomas Ge'
Hill and interment was at Odd Fe
lows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Former State Senator Henry Wi
liams, of West Dover hundred has a
nOunced his candidacy for Levy COu
Commissioner on the Democrat
ticket,next fall, from the Second Lev
Court district in Kent County, inclu
ing Districts, A, and 9. The prese
incumbent of the office from this di
trict is former State Senator John \
Sheldrake, Of Harrington, who HI
held the office for two terms or ev
since the change IN the Levy Cou
system of Kent county was made.
is probable that Mr.. Sheldrake W
also be a candidate for third ter
Two Clayton girls have come in f
a number of compliments the pa
week as recipients of a prize of 81.
awarded by Mrs. George Butler,
teacher of Caesar Rodney School
Camden Wyoming, for a school son
The contest ended January a, 19;
The prize was awarded to Miss Eliz
beth Houston and Miss Margal
Hardesty Of Clayton. These girls a
SOphomores at Caesar Rodney Hi
School Wyoming Camden, Delawa
The song is as follows:
CTune-The Orange and the Black)
Here's to Caesar Rodney dear,
With your colors blue and gold.
Your students will always cheer
As they ever have of old,
You have fought in many fight,
And have always come on top.
Because you were for the right,
And always on the spot.
In basket ball and track meet.
You are faithful TO your name
And we know that this year,
You will faithful be again.
So students Of G. X. High,
Be prompt and never late,
We want to make G. r. High
The best school in the State.
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