Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswOld, Kenton
6Iackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsc, Brenford, and Their Vicines.
CLAYTON

CLAYTON
Mrs. Powell, mother of Mrs. Will
liam Blair, is recovering from her rec
ent illness.
Mrs. John w. Ford spent last week |
with her daughter, Mrs. Louis Bell in
Pleasantville, N. J.
Miss E. Mildred Boyer has return
ed to the normal school in West Ches- |
ter, after being home from a painful |
abcess of the eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Skinner of
Clayton, anonunce the engagement of
their daughter, Mary, to Mr.. Horace
W. johnson of Magnolia. The we'd
ding will take place sometime soon.
Mrs. Thomas Mills and Mr.. Roland
accompanied by Miss Florence Dixon,
of MillingtOn, motored to Washington
d. c., for the weekend to visit their
cousins, Misses Elizabeth and Agnes
Mabrey.
Church School at Trinity Church on
Sunday at 2.3O p. M; Evensong and
sermon at $50 p. m. On Monday
evening at half past seven, EvensOng
with instruction, followed by Choir
rehearsal.
Wednesday was the anniversary of
the terrible blizzard of 1888, from
which all subsequent storms are reck-
Oned by the sages and gOosebones.
On this date 81 years ago, snow start
ed falling, to continue for several
days.
Middletown community has been Sc
lected by the County and State EX-
tension officials to receive the Barred
Rock baby chicks distributed by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as part
of their commercial development pol
ity, to ten farm boys and girls of this
area, County Club Agent Ed. Wilhm,
Jr., has announced.
After a short illness Mrs. Sarah R.
Hayman, died at the Homeopathic
Hospital in Wilmington, Tuesday
aged 81 years. Deceased underwent
an operation recently, and gradually
grew weaker until death ended hel
sufferings. Mrs. Hayman had spen
practically her entire life betweel
CLAYTON and Townsend, later moving
to Townsend, and her numerou
friends in that section were shOcke'
when they learned of her death. Sh
leaves one daughter Mrs. ThOma
Thomas, of Wilmington. Funeral ser
vices were held at the home of Mrs
s. A. Collins in Townsend Friday al
ternoon at one o'clock, and intermen
was made in Townsend cemetery.
The Clayton Fire Company ha
greatly improved their alarm systel
by the installation of telephones
the power house and engine hOus
By the new method the power hOus
where a man is stationed day al
night, is called direct, who in tul
sounds alarm Immediately and picl
up receiver of telephone in direct co
nection with engine house, the fir
men arriving at engine house pick I
receiver of telephone on that end
wire and are told by the power pla
engineer the location of fire all
which is done in less than twenty sc
Onds. Prior to the installation
this system Clayton employed t
system usually followed in SIN;
towns, that of notifying someone W
would have to 90 to the engine hOu
on foot and sound the alarm whi
consumes the most valuable minut
in fire fighting. The Clayton Firem
are doing everything in their pow
to give the community which tn
serve the best of service and welcoi
suggestions. They also invite I
public to inspect their equipment a
note the spotless condition in whi
it is being kept.
PersOnals.-Gordon Conway has
turned to his home in Philadelph
after spending the weekend with N
Eugene KnOtts.-Mr. and Mrs. ia
POore spent Friday in Philadelphia
Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Charles Poo
spent Tuesday in Philadelphia ]
Jack Poore, Mr.. Earl Ely spent Tu
day in WilmingtOn.-Miss Florer
Marker, Mrs. Fred Burke are on [