Smyrna times., 1925-07-08
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswoId, Kenton
Blackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford, and Their Vicnties

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CLAYTON
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Severson and
granddaughter, Ella and Thelma
Hawkins are spending the month at
Toms River, N. J.
Miss Mary 1. johnson is attending
the Summer School at Newark, she
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnson.
w. A. Broadway, wishes thru this
medium, to thank the Smyrna and |
Clayton Fire Companies and all those
who so kindly assisted at his recent |
fire.-adv.
St. Paul NJ. E. Church is undergoing
extensive repairs and while the church |
is closed the congregation has accept
ed the invitation of Ewell's NJ. P.
Congregation to worship there.
Medford Sapp is suffering from an
abcess of the glands and Harry Cats
is suffering from an injured hand.
Both are recovering as well as can be
expected.
Mrs. Katherine Hurd and Mrs. Alice
F. Sinex attended the Executive meet
ing of the w. c. 7. u, Wednesday at
Viola. Mrs. Sinex is recording secre-
tary of Kent County w. C. T. U.
There will be a meeting of the
Church School Teachers on Friday
evening of this week at the home of
Mrs. VanDyke. Service will be held
at Trinity Church on Sunday next at
half-past three.
Miss Kathryn Sudler and brother,
Denney Sudler, children of Mr.. and
Mrs. John R. Sudler, have returned
home from Wilmington, where they
were operated on in the Delaware
Hospital for adnOids and tonsils.
Fourth of July was a quiet day in
Clayton. The stores and business
places were decorated and generally
speaking the stores closed for the day.
A number of town folks mOtOred to
Woodland Beach and other resorts
and in the evening took in the Amer
lean Legion Fair at Smyrna.
A number of baseball fans, flushed
with the victory of Clayton Ovel
Smyrna at morning game, IL to 4,mo
tored to Smyrna the afternoon of the
Fourth and saw their team meet
creditable defeat in an eleven inning
game of baseball 10 to 9 in favor o
Smyrna. The game was played o.
the High School Grounds in connection
with the American Legion Fair.
Liberty Temple, No. 9, Pythian Sis
ters of Clayton was honored by Wis
from the Grand Chief of Delawar
Mae Simpson, at its recent meeting
The Grand Lodge officers who accOn
panied her, were Past Grand Chi
Margery Tucker, and Grand Juni'
Dora Dorman, of Wilmington. Mar
interesting remarks were made
each G. L. officer. After the busine
all were invited into the dining roo
and refreshments were served.
Teachers for the next school ter
a11.Ao1 hvr tho ftln VT
School Board as follows: Clarence
Wharton, principal, TT Monroe sire
Wilmington; Mrs. Bertha c. Jeffers
seventh grade, Cheswold; Miss Ru
Dobson, sixth grade, Millsboro; MI
Edith Quillen, fifth grade, Clayto
Mrs. Blanche J. Smith, fourth graz
CLAYTON; Miss Marguerite W. Jon
third grade, Clayton; Miss Virgin
E. Jone, third grade; Clayton; NJ
Pearl B.Langrell, first grade, Smyrl
A number of Clayton railroad N
and citizens attended the Mass Me
ing in Smyrna to hear what Sup
intendent Sinclair Of the Delaware
vision had to say in reference to Z
continuing passenger service on
branch line between Clayton
Smyrna and substituting in lieu the
Of a bus service to meet most all m
line trains at Clayton. A number
CLAYTON folks, outside of railr
circles, have joined Smyrna in Il
emphatic protest and want the
service continued.
A Message of Thanks - All {
nected with Saint JOseph's Inc
fria1 Cchool desire to convey