Smyrna times., 1924-09-24
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswoId, Kenton
5Iackbird, Townsend, Fhoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford, and~Their Vicinties

Leipsic, Brenford,
CLAYTON
Miss Alice Jones has returned to
Wilmington after spending a weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Jones.
Mr.. Ralph Marker, of Linwood, Pa,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Marker and
family.
Miss Elizabeth Reed and Mrs. Sarah
Naudain of Media, Pa, have return
ed home after spending the past two
weeks at the home of their uncle F.
A. Marker, Sr.
Mrs. Jeanette L. Barkley, Will
mington, formerly of Clayton, has
sold to Clayton Homes Company, of
Clayton, land with house in Clayton
Mrs. Ella Smith and husband, of
Cambridge, Md, has sold to Hester
Seeney, of Washington, D. c., prop
erty in Kenton Hundred, lying on the
public road leading from Seven Hick
Ories to KentOn by way of Gerker
farm.
John E. Behen, of Dover, has sold
to Gulf Refining Company, of Texas,
property partly in Dover and outside
the corporate limits of the town, ly-
ing on the south side of Division
street and on the west side of lands
of the Delaware Railroad Co.
The new concrete pavements in
front of the Clayton School building
is near completion and will be one of
the greatest and most useful improve
ments made to the school property.
Children and faculty will now have a
nice even walk from the center of the
town.
Miss Dorothy Savin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Savin, of near
Middletown, and Mr.. Henry Bingnear,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bingnear,
also of near Middletown, were united
in marriage at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning, Sept. 11th at the NJ. E
Parsonage in EI1ton, Md, by Rev. w
G.. Harris. pastor of that church.
John A. Williams and wife, of Do
yer, have sold to Martin T. Lavelle
of Phoenixville, Pa, land and prem
ises in West Dover Hundred, on wes
side of public road leading from
Dinah's Corner to Pearson's Corner
and on both sides of road leading
from Wiley's school house to Lock
woods Chapel.
C. B. Brown and wife, Clayton, ha
sold to Norah NJ. Carey and Annj
Casey. of near Cheswold, three lot
of land and premi ses in the town 0
CLAYTON, on the east side of Highlan
street. The deal was made thru +
Charles LeCompte of this town, who's
advertisement appears in another col
umn.
A white man, evidently a TRAMP
who was ordered off a Delaware Raj
road train at FELTON, on Sunday, an
who attempted to board the train a
it was moving, slipped and fell. Hi
arm fell across the track, a wheel G
the car passing over it and nearl
severing it. He was taken to the Mi
ford Emergency Hospital for treat
ment.
Ivan B. Sinclear, superintendent {
the Delaware Division of the Penl
sylvania Railroad, was elected pres
dent of the Veteran Employees, ASS
citation of the division, at the annui
meeting, held on Saturday, at Reht
both. Other officers elected wer
ce-president, F. A. Ross; chaplai
NJ. L. Hobbs; treasurer, ]. Y. BOgg
secretary, T. G. Metz; executive con
mittee-F. A. Ross, A. c. Dunn, F.
Reynolds, ]. H. Atwell and W. !
Fleming. A membership committe
a bylaws committee and an auditir
committee were appointed. A luncl
con was enjoyed at noon, follOwir
which a business meeting was hel
The meeting opened with an instr
mental solo by Mrs. Bartleston, fro
HarrinR .on. The Rev. Mr.. Benson,
Rehoboth made the invocation.
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