Smyrna times., 1926-07-14
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood Interest

H. C. Beckley, engineer on the
Pennsylvania r. R. line, operating
from Townsend, Del, to Chestertown,
Md, has been transferred to Whining
ton. Mr.. Beckley and his family have
been residents of Chestertown for a
year. Clinton Robinson, another off
Ger Of the same line, has been trans
ferred to Harrington.
The movement Of white potatoes
over the Delaware Division. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, took sudden jump
on Monday, 1908 barrels having been
carried on that day, as compared to
1185 barrels on the same date last
year. This brings the seasons total
to 6221 barrels, in comparison to the
shipment Of IL ,491 barrels over a cor
responding period last year. The
shipment of apples over the division
also picked up in volume, 2251 barrels
having been moved on Monday, max
ing a total Of 1888 barrels for the
season. Last years record is much
higher, 7481 barrels being carried on
the same date last year, and 147,877
barrels being moved over a CORE
spending period. The shipments Of
berries are gradually decreasing in
volume, only 1871 quarts being record
ed for Monday, as compared to GAS
quarts for the same date last year.
Despite the falling off in shipments at
this time, the record-breaking move
ments at the beginning of the season
hox-o al 1.rl- Oh 4bic
seasons figures much higher than last
years, the figures being 7,689,055 and
5,650,212 quarts respectively.
Mrs. Alice Burrows, of Kenton, has
sold to James r. Clements, Clayton,
a property on Main street, Kenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnston have
gone to Rehoboth where they will
spend the summer.
Mrs. W. J. McConnilee and children
Johnny and Jean, have moved to AL
barry, n. J.
Mrs. James S. Cobb and daughter,
Mrs. Henry Cummins and Miss Helen
Cobb motored to Browns, Nd, where
they will spend several days with
Mrs. Cummins.
Mrs. Esther Ford is sojourning at
Rehoboth.
Miss Katherine Hardesty is visiting
relatives in Sudlersville, Md.
Mrs. Mary E. Amos has returned
home after visiting her brother and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Porter of
Dover.
Mrs. D. P. Citizens and son, Junior
Of Salem, N. j., is spending two weeks
with her mother, Mrs. r. F. Amwake.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Cats and son,
Jackie, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kruger
of lie Grange; Richard Gleason and
Evelyn Fuller Of Chicago were recent
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. j. Elmer
Cats.
Mrs. Thomas Attix and her daugh-
ter, Mary are sojourning at Rehoboth
Beach.
Little Mary Eta West has just had
her tonsils and adenoids successfully
removed in the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington. Her mother, Mrs. Hen
rietta @. West and her aunts, Mrs.
Alice E. Boyer and Mrs. Bessie z.
Skinner, also Mrs. Horace johnson ac-
companied her to Wilmington. Little
Mary Eta was able to return in a
few days.
Miss Ella Harris of Philadelphia,
was a recent visitor to her mother,
Mrs. John Harris.
Mrs. Seamans and daughters, Is
abella and Weredna of Baltimore
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles IeCompte
Little Paul Nowland, Jr., of Smyr-
ma, is visiting his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Johnson.
The gasoline car which was recently
on Smyrna Branch r. R. between
Clayton and Smyrna has been put on
the run between Porter and Delaware
City on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The car made successful trial trip
and will operate on the same schedule
as that Of the former steam train,
making three round trips a day. Of
ficials Of the Maryland Division for
some time have been trying to secure
a gasoline operated car for this
branch, as the operation Of steam
trains has been Improbable. This
car will make the second gasoline-op-
Grated car to be used on this Division,
the other one being in use for the past
few months on the Newark Pomeroy
branch. The new one was procured
from the Delaware Division authori-
ties, having been in operation be-
tween Clayton and Smyrna. Accord
ing to railroad officials the displace-
ment of steam trains by gasoline-op-
Grated cars will be much more eco
nomical for the company and will pro-
vide more efficient service between
points where passenger traffic is slow.
KENTON