Smyrna times., 1926-10-13
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of NeighbOrhood Interest


yard at Clayton, has been transferred
to Wilmington.
Miss Katherine Newman has re-
turned home from the st. Francis
Hospital, Wilmington, very much i'm
proved.
Harry Hevalow, Of Birdsboro, Pa,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Dunning.
Miss Reba Brothers has accepted a
position with the Curtis Publishing
Co., in Philadelphia.
Miss Naomi Clark, of near Clayton,
who was hurried to the Howard Hos
pital, Philadelphia, for an operation
for appendicitis, is improving as fast
as can be expected.
Misses Ellen Shortall, Catherine and
Alice Spencer, are attending school in
Ridgely, Nd, were weekend visitors
home.
St. Paul's M. E. Church, Rev. D. J..
Givan, pastor, announces Harvest
Home" for next Sunday morning and
evening. The church will be decorat-
ed with fruits and vegetables. The
farmers are invited to bring in to the
church Saturday or before some of
the choice of their crops with which to
decorate the church. Also the church
wishes to fill a barrel with canned
fruits and send the same to the Meth
odist Hospital, Philadelphia. Those
who wish to contribute to this dona-
tion for the hospital please bring the
same to the church or leave it at the
M. E. Parsonage. Israel was COM
manded to bring the first fruits unto
the Lord. They were not to appear
before the Lord with empty hands.
The way to pay old church debts and
build new churches is to give the Lord
the first fruits Of our labors and the
first fruits of our hearts which belong
tc him. Our Church School continues
to grow. We haven't room for the
classes. Church School meets at 10
a. M; preaching at II, subject, "The
First Fruits; song service Sunday
evening at q; preaching at 7.3O;
prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7.30. All members and friends of the
church are invited to be present at all
services Sunday.
Between 1900 and 1000 people of
the Roman Catholic faith from all
parts of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland gathered at St.
Francis Xavier's (Old Bohemia) Church
Sunday to attend the solemn high
field mass, the first field mass ever
held on the Eastern Shore. This i'm
mense throng comprised friends and
lovers of the historic church which
has been closed for several years; but
who desire to make the site a shrine
sacred to the memory of the Jesuit
Fathers, who in 1704 sailed across the
Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore, Nd,
up the Big and Little Bohemias to es-
tablish church and school. In view
Of the great interest shown in the
celebration it was decided to make the
affair an annual event. Among those
present was Rev. Charles P. McGold-
rick, of Mother Of Corrows Catholic
Church, Centreville, who was pastor
from November, 1901 to January 1904
and who is one of the two pastors who
served the church, now living. The
other is Rev. John Daley, now pastor
of Galena Church. Rev. Edmond j.
1Fitzmaurice, Bishop Of the Whining
ton diocese, presided. Rev. James F.
Garner, pastor of Sacred Heart Church
lChestertown, Nd, was celebrant;, Rev.
Patrick A. Brennan, pastor Of St.
Johns Church, Newark, deason; Rev.
John Bolen, chancellor of the diocese,
subdeacon, and Rev. Charles P. Nc
Goldrick, Centreville, and Rev. p.
Launay, 0. 5. F. s., deasons Of honor.
Rev. Father Delaney, of Georgetown
University, which had its beginning at
Old Bohemia, preached an inspiring
sermon.
Mr.. Frederick Augustus Marker, Sr.,
of Clayton, having reached two dec
ades more than the three score and
ten years allotted to man, the happy
event was commemorated at his home
on Rodney street, on Tuesday even
ing, October 5th. Among the many
felicitations and presents received was
a purse containing 80 new dollar bills
one for each year Of his life. Mr.
Marker has children, 16 grandchil-
dren, and great-grandchildren. His
wife died about Ia years ago. Tho
advanced in years Mr.. Marker is ac-
tive and keenly interested in all af-
fairs, and his family and friends hope
he may have more birthdays to cele-
brate.
Miss Melfa Marker, who has beer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]
J. Marker, has returned to her home
at Carmichael, Md, accompanied By
Der friend, Miss Ruth Pryor Of Chi.
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maloney of Clay.
ton, have as their guest this weeE
Mrs. P. G. Warner of St. Georges.
Mrs. H. G. Walker, near Clayton
entertained over the weekend Mr.anC
Mrs. Robert Crockett and daughter
Celia, and little Bobbie, Of Whining