Smyrna times., 1926-06-30
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of NeighbOrhOod Interest


There of NeighbOrhOod Interest
Vernon Clark was a recent visitor
to Philadelphia.
Miss Sara Hurd is spending her va
cation home.
Mrs. Jack Poore has returned from
a visit to Milford with her mother,
Mrs. Davidson.
Mrs. Anna Hoffecker, who has been
on the sick list, is much better.
Little Gordon Conaway of Philadel-
phia, is spending the summer with her
aunt, Mrs. Gene Knots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hudson, of
Wilmington, were given a shower by
Mrs. Hudson's mother, Mrs. Howell
Sevil. Many beautiful gifts were re-
ceived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willyhan were
recent visitors to Wilmington.
Miss Hester Miller has returned
home from visiting her sister at Snow
Hill, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Tribbett have
been very sick at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kohler, Miss
Betty Carey, Mr.. Arley West, Of Phil
adelphia; Mr.. John R. Ennis, of Odes-
sa, and Miss Ethel Carey of Clayton,
spent weekend party at the Carey
cottage at Woodland Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Abbott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Carey and son, spent
Sunday at the Carey Cottage at
Woodland Beach.
Miss Ethel Carey spent several days
with relatives in Philadelphia last
week.
Sunday next, being the first Sunday
in the month, there will be Holy Com
munion in Trinity Church at 7.30 am,
and Evensong with sermon at 7.30
p. m.
Little Julia Burke, Eleanor Burke,
Betty Graham, Betty Gooding, Clara
Nancy Slaughter, Margaret VanSant
and Clinton Willyhan, who have had
the measles are much better.
Mrs. James z. Walton and two chill
dren, Doris jeanette and Russell Au-
berry, are spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. E. Heverin Of near
Clayton.
Mrs. E. H. Heverin of near Clay
ton, entertained on Sunday Mrs.James
z. Walton and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Carhart, Of Burlington, n. J.;
Mr.. Jerry Martz of Pennsgrove,N.J.;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Ford, Galena, Md;
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Goldsborough Of
Middletown, Del; Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter Sartin, and children of McDonough
Mr.. and Mrs. David Heverin and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. William Hev-
erin and children of near Townsend.
The shipment of 42,948 quarts of
STRAWBERRIES over the Delaware divi-
sion Of the Pennsylvania Railroad on
Wednesday brings the total for this
date this season to 1851, ,401 quarts,
compared with 5,444,284 quarts for
the corresponding period last year,
when the shipments for the cor
responing day were 1919 quarts.
Sweet potatoes continue to move slow
ly and on Wednesday thirty-four bar
rels were shipped, bringing the sea
sons total to 6133 barrels. Last year
on the same day only six barrels were
shipped, but the total at the time was
1856 barrels.
w. T. Gardner, director Bureau
Traffic and Transportation Of the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association,
has reported that transit privileges on
apples and pears have been establish
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Dover. These privileges are on car
load lots on shipments originating at
stations on the Delaware division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad destined to
Norfolk, Va, and points beyond on
which through rates are in effect via
Norfolk. On such freight, the privi-
lege charge Of 8 cents per 100 pounds
will be applied on that originating on
stations from Franklin City, Va, Re
hoboth, Del, and intermediate points
including Harrington to Woodside,
Del. A charge of a cents per 100
pounds will apply ON shipments origi-
mating from Bridgeville to Farming
ton, Del, inclusive. Director Gardner
also advises that the American Rail-