Smyrna times., 1925-08-26
CLAYTON

Mrs. May s. BOggs, of Clayton, has
sold her property on Smyrna avenue
TO Mr.. and Mrs Jack johnson and will
give possession the first of October.
She and her son, Nat, will go south
to live.
Mr.. Boyer, daughter Mildred, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Davidson, Mr.. c. w. Poore
spent a visit recently to Cape May.
Mr.. Charles Poore who took a
chance on the 5000 radio set at Cape
Charles was the winner.
Miss Erma Sapp, who received a
broken hip Memorial Day, has return
ed home from the Delaware hospital,
Wilmington, after a serious operation.
She is still unable to walk.
Miss Margaret Newman is suffering
from a sprained ankle, received while
playing.
Miss Virginia Cobb, of Clayton, has
returned from spending her vacation
visiting relatives in Washington and
Baltimore
The Kenton baseball team on Sat
urday defeated Clayton 13 to 3.
Mrs. Laura Averill, of Kansas City,
Kas., announces the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Althea NJ. Averill,
10 William H. Baldwin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Frank Baldwin, of Clayton.
Miss Averill comes from an old Kan
sas family. The wedding will take
place on October 3, in Kansas City.
Mr.. Baldwin is a graduate of the Viii
mington High School, was preparatory
student at Friends School and also
graduated from Princeton University.
He is now manager of the credit de-
partment of General Motor Accept
ance Corporation of Kansas City. Mr.
Baldwin is an active member in the
Rotary Club and is a thirty-secOnd de-
gree Mason and Shriner. He has been
living in the western city since 1919.
Little James B. Cobb, son of Lieut..
Lotion L. Cobb, of Camp Meade, Md,
and grandson Of DR.. j. S. Cobb, of
Clayton, met with a serious accident,
the result of getting a nail in his
throat which lodged in his lung. He
was hurried to the Walter Reed Hos
pital in Washington and an X-ray
taken to locate the nail. He was sue
cessfully operated upon, but has since
developed pneumonia. The little boy,
who is four years of age, has been
seriously i'll, but was reported better
today.
Due to the widespread use of ar
senate of lead, in spraying fruit in
this section of the country, warning
was issued by officials of the Board of
Health, advising careful washing, be-
fore eating, of all raw fruits. AL
though no injurious results from the
eating of unwashed fruit has been re-
ported in this vicinity, several serious
cases have been reported in the cen
tral counties of New Jersey, causing
health officials to give warning.
Emma F. and David Robinson, Of
Clayton, have sold to Rynear w
Slaughter, Of Clayton, land and prem
ises on the east side of Front stree
in the town of Clayton at private
terms.
George VI. Baldwin and wife Of Lit
tie Creek Hundred have sold to Mrs
Nettie S. Moore, of Kenton Hundred
several lots or parcels of land ant
premises in Dover, on the west sid
of Bradford street, extended.
Mrs. Anna Donovan, who recent!
sold her home in Clayton on Wes
street, left town on Thursday last
She will spend a couple Of month
with her son on the farm. We ar
very sorry to lose Mrs. Donovan a
she was always ready to help wit
anything for the betterment of ou
town. She has the best wishes of he
many friends for a happy and pros
nprnns fnfure