Smyrna times., 1924-02-20

Mrs. William Blodkett has returned
home after a months visit in Wiscon-
sin.
Mrs. Eva Satterfeld, Miss Lowe and
Miss Martin were visitors in Dover,
Saturday.
Miss Melfa Marker of Carmichael,
Md, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ]. Marker.
Trinity Church School will meet at
2.SO p. M, and there will be a service
of Evening Prayer and sermon at $50
p. M, on Sunday next.
Members of the Clayton Fire Com
pany have competed arrangements
for their annual carnival which will
be held July 18 to 29. 1t is their in
tentiOn to have the best carnival ever.
The Women's Auxiliary of Trinity
Parish, Clayton, was entertained at
the home of Miss J. Agnes Cummins
in Smyrna on Friday evening. A de-
lightful time was had.
A delegation from Clayton, includ-
ing Messrs. j. R. Clements, J. W..
Houston, Avel Sevil, F. Charles Le-
Compile and others, appeared before
the State Highway Commission, last
Wednesday asking for the construc-
ton this year of the concrete road
from Clayton to Blackiston's Cross
Roads. No definite action was taken,
the matter being left for future con-
sideratiOn.
James w. Montague, and another
Republican named Burke, a railroad
detective, says the Wilmington Even
ing Journal, called a meeting of Re
publicans at MOntague's home on
Monday night to boost the candidacy
of Montague for County Committee
man and Burke for delegate to State
Convention. While more than 100 are
said to have been invited, only foul
men were present Republicans here
say. Nothing was done at the meet
ing, it is stated, and the selection o.
a County Committeeman and delegate
will be settled at the coming primar
les.
Members of the State Board of Ed
ucation convened at Dover Frida,
morning, most of the time before moo
being devoted to a consideration o
the claim for insurance by Mr.!
Ebenora Clark, formerly Of Kento
Hundred, but recently a teacher in tn
Delaware City School who was injure
several months ago when a bus ovel
turned. The settlement for the insul
ance has never been made but ha
been discussed several times. Mr.
Clark was represented by an attOrne.
The board members decided to confC
with Henry Ridgely about the matte
but as he was out of town the cas-
had to be again postponed.
Early Friday morning fire depar
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were called to Hebron, near Delma
to fight fire which had made muC
headway at one of the largest pota
houses in that section. It was Il
property of Uric Wilson and a broth
and the capacity of the house w
about $4,000 baskets. At the time
the fire which completely destroy
the building, there remained on
about seven car loads of primes valu
at $4,000 and in addition to that 10
was an added one of many bushels
choice seed potatoes. The house, o
of the most complete of it's kind, W
valued at about $4,000. The loss W
partly covered by insurance. The f
was caused, it is supposed, by {
fective fue.
Deputy-Grand Chancellor Walter
Carrow and staff of Central LODI
No. 10, K. of p. of Dover, visit
Kent Lodge, No. %, of Clayt'
Thursday evening and installed
following officers for the ensuing te
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die; vice-chancellor, E. J. Ford; p
late, Linwood Clark; master of wo
B. C. Ely; keeper of records and Sc
George C. Moffett; master of
chequer, w. T. Graham; master
finance, C. w. Machamer; master
arms, w. T. Archer; inside guard,
P. Hewlett; outer guard, James CT
vile. Those who spoke included
H. Carson of Central Lodge, organ
er of Kent Lodge and Nathaniel S
erson a charter member of the lod
A social evening was spent dur
which time refreshments and Gig
were served.
S. Wharton NOVEL; and daught
of GIT North Franklin street y