Smyrna times., 1924-04-16
CLAYTON

CLAYTON
Miss Mildred Boyer has returned to
West Chester Normal School after a
short spring vacation.
Robert Amos, of Clayton, fractured
his collar bone when wrestling with
another boy on Saturday.
Thomas Kennedy has sold a two
acre plot of ground near Blackistons
to Mrs. Mary L. Hetrick, Cuba.
Ronald Stevens, who lives on the
White House Farm, had his hand bad
ly hurt from his car kicking" him
when cranking it on Sunday.
While in her garden the past week
attending to her flowers, Mrs. Laura
Chapman had the misfortune to fall
and twist her shoulder blade.
Mrs. Whitlaw, who has been spend
ing several months with Mrs. John L.
Graham, has returned to her home in
Philadelphia.
G. A. Donovan has returned to work
after being confined to his home for
several weeks with a bad case of blood
poison in his foot.
Trr.1I:.,.. II To,oc &c no1,or hoe
transferred to Pennewill Jones, Ken
ton Hundred, As acre farm. The
property is on the road from Seven
Hickories to Brenford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Day, Jr., of
Wilmington, and children, Betty and
Mildred, have returned from a short
visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Day.
Jacob Shaw, stationed at the Frog
town crossing as watchman for some
time past, has been transferred to the
crossing at Blackbird, taking the place
of William Ford who has gone on the
section as a trackman.
Citizens of Clayton are glad to know
the Clayton Smyrna road work is not
to be held up for new BIDS but that
work is to be pushed with all possible
speed for a fine concrete road between
the two towns. The road is much
needed.
The room over the Fire Company's
Hall has been secured by the Ladies
of the Twentieth Century Club, ol
Clayton for their place of holding
meetings. The Club women have no
abandoned hope of having their owl
Club House some day, and efforts t
this end will continue until their hop
is realized.
Miss Ellen Samworth. of Whining
ton, was a weekend visitor of Mrs
Anna Donovan, West street. Sh
talked on Friday evening at Clayto
P.-T.A.,the topic for the evening, "Bt
ginning of Delaware" her talk wa
enjoyed by everyone. Miss Samwort
is a brilliant woman,and widely know
as an eloquent speaker.
There will be service in Trinit
Church on Good Friday evening ;
half past seven o'clock. Let everyOr
Join in making this final preparatiC
for Easter. The Services for East
Day will be Holy Communion and Sc
mon at 900 a. M; and Evensong wit
an address, as the Church Scho
Easter Festival at 800 p. m. II
offering at the Good Friday servi
will be for helping preserve the Ho
Places in Palestine. Let it be liber;
Rev. J. Lee Marker and Miss Mel
Marker, of Carmichael, Md.,spent Sc
eral days of last week with their pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs J. ]. Marker,
the close of the NJ. P. Conference, n
Marker motoring up from Salisbul
Rev. Marker was reappointed to W
NJ. P. Church, Carmichael, for t
third year and his salary raised. I
church and parsonage at Wye, in
dition to electric lights, have recent
received a new coat of paint and
interior of the church frescOed, p
senting a very handsome appearance
Thirty-five million quarts Of stra
berries will be offered the transpor
tion companies for shipment this 81
son from the Delmarvia peninsula,
cording to railroad and express
ficials who have made a careful s