Smyrna times., 1924-03-05

Miss Mary Lowe and Miss Helen F.
Martin spent the weekend with their
parents at Seaford.
Mrs. James Bice, of Clayton, and
Mrs. w. o. Merrick, of Wilmington,
were visitors to RehobOth last week.
A box social will be held in the Fra
ternal Hall, Clayton, March IA. Bene-
fit of Ewell's NJ. P. S. S. Class.-adv.
There is an epidemic of mumps in
and about Clayton. Several cases of
mumps are reported in st. JOseph's
Industrial School.
The Clayton w. C. T. U. held an
initial Luncheon" at the home of |
Mrs. Robert Day, Wednesday, Feb.
q. There were many in attendance. |
Besides the good "eats" the social |
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. There |
was S11.83 cleared.
Beginning with Friday of this week,
there will be an extra Lenten service
IN Trinity Church each week until
Easter. The service will begin at 7.30
o'clock and will consist of either even
song or Litany with an address. For
next Sunday there will be Church
School at 2.3O p. M; and Evening
Prayer with Sermon at $50 p. m.
Those pupils having perfect attend
ance at Oak Hill School are: Grace
Satterield, Effie Morris, Genera Pryor
Grace Powell, Lulu Fretz, Douglas
Williams, Ford Powell, Clarence Fretz
and Joseph Petrueci. Those having
good attendance are: Alvin Pryor,
George Walton, John Walton, Edward
Conner, Ruth Gonce, Joseph Goodman,
Ralph Walton and Robert Walton.
A probable leasing of the Norfolk
and Western Railway by the Penn
sylvania System was indicated, last
week by Samuel Rea, president of the
Pennsylvania, when he declared that
there had been no change in the situa-
ton from that expressed in his testi-
mony before the interstate commerce
commission on May II, 1923. Mr.
Rea pointed out that the interests OF
the two companies were so interwineC
and their mutual prosperity so in
timately united that such a least
would be not only of interest to th'
two companies, but also to the terri
tory served by them. Prior to ant
since the time he testified before tn
commission, he said, owners of larg
coal companies had increased thei
holdings Of coal properties along tn
Norfolk and Western Railway and, h
pointed out, the Pennsylvania cOvere
the territory in which a large part G
the coal output is distributed. In aC
ditiOn to this, he said, both cOmpanie
are shipping through the port Of No
folk a large traffic, which would m;
terially increase of the union in que.
ton were consummated. Up to Il
present time, according to Mr.. Re
no steps have been taken to incel
negotiations In addition to secunr
the approval of the stockholders
both companies, he declared, it wou
also be necessary to have the approx
of the interstate commerce commi
sion before anything could be done.
The work Of connecting the old
d. G. V. track at Queen Anne WI
the Pennsylvania road at Centrevil
Md, is being rushed as rapidly
possible. Steam shovels and a lar
force of men are making the eXcaV
tons necessary to bring the t
tracks on a level. The land necessa
for making the connections has be
purchased, and when all is ready
steamer Cambridge running to CT
borne will be withdrawn and probaI
put on the route to Love Point, q
schedules from Baltimore will be
vised so as to take care of the Ba
more to Ocean City traffic. The
duqisition Of the Maryland, Delaw
and Virginia system by the charte
railway company will not, it is beh
ed, affect the present schedules in
Grafton. Trains are being opera
from Love Point to Greenwood,
it is stated that this will continue
definitely, Notwithstanding the ]
viously announced intention of
continuing the service past West L
ton. Willoughby and Downes
now non-agency stations, but pas
ger and freight service will be m
tanned as formerly. Superinten'
Thomas, the new head of the b
more g. Eastern Railroad lines
ceeds, it is understood, w. U. Poll
Salisbury, formerly superintendent
the B. c. & A. and the M. D.
lines. Mr.. Polk will continue as
perintendent Of the B. G. & A. /
Because Of the difference in the le
Of the two railroad lines, it vii