Smyrna times., 1926-01-06
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of NeighbOrhOOd Interest

The Clayton plant Of the Mountain |
Ice Company which operates railroad |
icing plants at a number Of places Is |
one of the concerns in the merger
headed by the City Ice and Fuel Com
Danv. of Cleveland. The Mountain Ice
Company plants were owned by Philip
D. Ball, baseball magnate of st. Louis
who has sold his interests to the
Cleveland concern.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loder and chill
dren, Russell, Carman and Peanette,
have returned home after a very
pleasant "trip in BridgetOn and Mill
Vile, NJ J.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Lulty gave a
New Years Dinner, the occasion OF
Mrs. Lurty's birthday, January lst.
Those present were: Mrs. George
Naylor, Austin Naylor, Hugh NaylOr
and wife, of Townsend; Noble Naylor
and wife and daughter, of Clayton;
MRS. Martha Stats, Helen Webb, Mr..
and Mrs. Orville NewnOm and family,
of Deakyneville; Mr.. and Mrs. EnOch
Naylor and family of Blackbird; Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Lurty and two chal-
dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Marker of Mar
Gus Hook, Pa, is in Clayton, at the
home of his father for the winter.
Mr.. Fisher, who has had a butcher
shop in town, has closed and expects
to move to Dover.
The Clayton Fire Company was
called to the home of John SeversOn
last Sunday at II o'clock, where they
found the chimney was on fire. They
soon got it under control and but ut
tie damage was done.
CLAYTON citizens were out of water
last week on account Of one OF the
main pipes bursting, but they have
dug another we'll and everyone has a
full supply of water now.
John Coppage is very sick at his
home.
Mr.. Horn of near town, has pur-
chased the Day property on Rodney
street.
Fred A. Ross, formerly of Clayton,
assistant supervisor of freight train
service of the Southern General Di-
vision, has succeeded Mr.. O'Ioole, as
supervisor of passenger train service
of the Southern division. H. ID. War
rem, movement director, succeeds Mr..
Ross, and F. P. Vansant, assistant to
Mr.. Warren, succeeds him as move
ment director. J. F. Wharton, extra
movement director, succeeds Mr.. Van
SAINT. Mr.. Ross has many friends in
CLAYTON and Rehoboth who will be
glad to note his promotion.
Lieutenant J. Lotion Cobb and fam
ily, of Camp Meade, Md. who spent the
holidays with his parents, brand Mrs
J. C. Cobb, in Clayton, have returned
home. Monday night of last week
Lieutenant and Mrs. Cobb entertain
ed a number of their friends with &
party at the home of DR.. Cobb.
Floyd Wright, a student at The
University of Delaware, spent The
holidays with his parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Edward Wright at their home il
Clayton.
The Tuesday Night Club was enter
tained last week by Mrs. Joseph H
Lowe at their home in Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wright an'
two children Floyd and Thelma, hav
returned from a visit with Mrs
Wright's parents in PENIS Grove
New Jersey.
Howard N.Reed has bought of JOhl
B. Hutton, attorney, a residence o.
Rodney street at private terms.
Miss Mildred Boyer of LinwoOd
Pa, has returned from a short hOLi
day visit to her parents.
Miss Rebecca Van Pelt Of Chester
Pa, and Miss Caroline Van Pelt o
Newark spent the weekend home.
Miss Dorothy Davis of Wilmington
has been spending the week in Clay
ton with Mr. and Mrs. J. jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce of Lir
wood, Pa, have been spending tn
week with Mrs. Pierce's mother, Mr.
Jack Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Williams an
sons, Lloyd and Richards have move
to Harrisburg, Pa.
Little Frances Catherine Warner {
Centreville, Md, is spending til
month with her grandparents, Mr.. an
Mrs. George Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Tweddle an
daughter, Clarinda, have been spen,
ing the week in Oxford, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Goforth {
Metuchen, N. j., spent the Christine
and New Year holidays with the
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Amos.
The Church School Christmas Fe
tival and Pageant took place at Tril
ity Church last Sunday at haf-pa
three o'clock. Next Sunday, the re-
ular session of the Church School
2.45 p. M; and evening service
$50 p. m.
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