Smyrna times., 1926-11-24
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood Interest

There of NeighbOrhOod Interest
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marker, F. A.
Marker Sr., and Miss Florence Marker
motored to Ridgely, Nd, last Thurs
day and spent the day with Prof. and
Mrs. H. E. Mcbride.
Mr.. Burton L. Marker and family
of Chester, Pa, spent last Sunday
with their uncle, Mr.. F. A. Marker,
Sr.
Robert Y. Wallen, Clayton's well
known grain broker, at a meeting of
the directors Of The Clayton Bank
last week was elected President of
The Clayton Bank to succeed the late
Abel Sevil Mr.. Wallen had been
vice-president and his elevation was
a natural course. Mr.. Wallen has
been deeply interested in The Clayton
Bank ever since it was organized and
is considered well qualified to be its
head
The Clayton Sunday School held a
chicken and oyster supper Friday and
Saturday nights, which proved to be
a great success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gofarth of
Perth Ambey, N. j., spent the week
end with her children, Robert Amos,
Frances Amos and her mother, Mrs.
NJ. E. Amos.
Mr.. Harry Grey and daughter, Bet
ty, of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Grey.
Mrs. Freeman, of Chestertown, Nd,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Wollyhand.
Mrs. Carson Tweedle, Mrs. William
Graham, Mrs. Clough, Mrs. Macklin
and Miss Frances Amos, spent We'd
nesday last in Dover.
Miss Evelyn Hoffecker who has
been on the sick list, is very much
improved.
Mrs. Laurel Collins who has been
visiting her mother in Houston, has
returned home.
Mrs. Edward Pinder and sons Ed
ward,J., and Leonard, spent the week
end at Norfolk, Va, with her son, Viii
liam Pinder.
Mr.. Samuel Berkman, of Middle
town, was in Clayton, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Newman and
son, Leonard, spent Sunday in Ridge
ly, Nd.
Mr.. Julian Dunning, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dunning.
Miss Beulah David, Of Wilmington,
spent the weekend in Clayton with
Miss Elizabeth Houston.
Mr.. Arthur Sylvester, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday in Clayton
Mrs. Frank Wollyhand, son Clinton
and mother, Mrs. Freeman, spent the
weekend in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reed and son
Wilbur, of Chester, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mrs. M. Evans and Mr..
and Mrs. John Porter.
Miss Marie Poore, Miss Helen Clay
vile, of Wilmington, spent the week
end in Clayton.
Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Helen Ely spent
Thursday last in Dover.
Mrs. Joe Miller is on the sick list.
Mrs. Frank Boyer spent Saturday
in Wilmington.
Clayton, spent the weekend with
there daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Walton
Smith of Beverly, n. J., and on Sun
day accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. James
Walton to the Sesqui in Philadelphia.
Local farmers are now complaining
over the price of labor for husking
their corn. Many have discharged
their farm hands on account of the
price Of new corn being from SOC to
Soc per bushel, which they claim will
not permit them to give 12 cents per
bushel or ear corn or SO per day and
board to get it husked. From the
present outlook a considerable acre
age OF corn will remain out in the
shock.
Cornelius NJ. Wiltbank of Milton,
and Miss RenaB. Voshel Of Whining
ton, were married at St. Paul's NJ. E.
Parsonage on Saturday, November 20.
Monday evening, November %, the
Sunshine Bible Class Of st. Paul M.
+. Church an apron social and netted
about $50.
Last Sunday, both morning and ev-
ening the pastor, Rev. d. ]. Givan,
pastor of st. Paul M. E. Church, was
greeted with fine congregations. The
Church School, under the superinten-
dency Of H. @. Jones, gives evidence
of its growth. The church is crowd
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