Smyrna times., 1927-02-09
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood Interest

A great quantity of sweet potatoes
blackrot which is supposed to be
largely due to the rainy spell which
lasted for several days and make the
storage products harder to keep due
to the sweating process that follows
a radical change TO warmer condi-
tions. The rot started early in De
cember and now but few farmers
will be able to ship out more than a
third Of their storage. Scores OF
farmers who depend on the crop for a
large part of their income, are suffer
ing financially.
Hartly, the fire stricken village of
near Dover, now has its own fire ap-
paratus, which responded to its first
call Thursday, at the farm of Walter
McGinnis, north of Marydel The
fire had gained such headway before
the Hartly Fire Company could reach
the place, that the house was de-
stroyed. The outbuildings were saw
ed.
Clayton was visited by another
snow storm Saturday but this one
was not as deep nor did it interfere
with traffic like the one a few weeks
ago.
Fire of undetermined origin early
Sunday morning destroyed the large
dwelling on Main street owned and
occupied by John L. Graham, manag-
er of The Clayton Canning Factory.
The loss is about $1,000 and covered
by insurance. The property being
situated in the center of the town it
was with difficulty that the Smyrna
and Clayton fire companies kept the
flames from spreading to adjoining
buildings and for a time the situation
looked very serious, but thanks to our
volunteer firemen and their assistants
the flames were kept confined Mrs.
Graham, who is an invalid, was res
cued from the burning building by
her husband and son Vernon who en-
tered her room at the risk Of their
lives and carried her to safety. Har-
monson Graham had barely time to
flee his bed room in his night clothes.
Mr.. Graham was cared for at the
home of friends. Nothing from the
burned building was saved with the
exception of a few chairs. There is
much sympathy for the Grahams in
losing their fine home. They have
moved to the Lapham property next
door to The Clayton Bank. Neigh
bors secured furniture to fit up the
home temporarily.
Trinity Church Sunday services:
Church school, 2.3O p. NJ; evening
prayer and sermon, $50 p. m. Mon
day at 7.30 p. m., the nationwide
crusade will touch Clayton. The
priest crusaders will be the Rev. Benz.
Thompson, and the Rev. Guy II. Hill.
All the Episcopal people should rally
to this call of the church; be present
themselves and bring others with
them.
St. Paul's NJ. E. Church, Rev. d. J..
Givan, pastor, reports that last Sun
day morning five united with the
church as preparatory members. This
makes a class Of "a studying the
membership manuel Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Friday evening
next, the class will meet at the home
of r. w. Slaughter. Next Sunday
we wish to read the list of the con-
tributions on the coal collection. We
hope all the envelopes will be in by
that time. The church school con-
tinues to grow in interest. Friday
evening Of this week, ]. w. Houston's
class will meet at the home of w. S.
Collision and organize. This is class
Of men. The school is fully organiz-
ed and doing splendid work in many
ways. Two of the ladies organized
classes have raised considerable on
the Indebtedness of last year, and
have been doing some work of char
ity. Church school at 10; preaching
at IL, song service Sunday eveninf at
,7, preaching at 7-3O.
"The On The Job" Christian En-
deavor Society of EwelPs M.P.Church
Clayton, was we'll represented at the
Christian Endeavor Banquet given by
the Kent County Christian Endeavor
Union, February 4th, at Harrington
M. P. Church. Our Society represen-
tatives weer Miss Mary Attix, vice
president; Mrs. Florence Thomas,
treasurer; Miss Anna Ford, an active
worker in Sunday Schools, and a
worker in our society; Mr.. Raymond
Morris, chairman of the membership
committee; Mr.. Willard NJ. White, the
Society President. Mrs. Rena Turner
of Smyrna, was very kind in rending
the use of her car for transportation
Of delegates. The delegates were
much helped by the good talks and
suggestions given them at the ban
quet BY the Wilmington speakers.
Several Endeavors are planning to at
tend the great international Christian
Endeavor Convention to be held in
Cleveland, Ohio, July 2-7, 1927.
The Christian Endeavor Society
Of Ewell's M. P. Church will hold a
Valentine Party in the Clayton Cen
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