Smyrna times., 1927-03-09
CLAYTON
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Assemblyman ]. Wesley Smith, Of
near Clayton, has introduced bill in
the Legislature appropriating $500
annually to the Clayton Fire Com
pany. For some years, it has
been the general custom for bills to
be passed to make appropriations of
$500 to the Dover, Newark and New
Castle Fire Companies on the theory
that these companies protect state
property valued at many hundreds Of
thousands of dollars. Now, nearly
every volunteer fire company in the
state is asking for the same thing
Bills were introduced last week ask
ing for appropriations to the Mill
Creek Hundred Fire Co., Christiana
Fire Co., and Magnolia Fire 90.
An important new postal service in
lower Delaware and the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland was announced
Saturday by the postofice department
which acted in response to represen-
tations of the Wilmington Chamber
of Commerce, transmitted by Post
master Hickman. William G. Wech-
tenhiser, Of Harrington, has been
awarded contract to transport mail
from Harrington by Hillsboro and
Queen Anne to Queen Anne railroad
station. The mail will leave Harring
ten at a. M, and reach Queen Anne
station by TAO a. m. The new ser
vice accelerates the delivery of mail
both north and south-bound from all
the surrounding cities. The new ser
vice will advance the mail delivery in
tn morning from 2 to 3 hours. This
is considered one of the important
features of the new plan because it
is more desirable to have ones mail
early in the morning than later in the
day. This service will take mail ar
irving at Harrington on the early
morning trains, both north and south
bound, bringing all business mail of
the day before from surrounding cit
les and deliver it at the offices named
some two or three hoursearlier than
now, and at the same time make con-
nection at Queen Anne with the north
bound train, thereby delivering mail
to offices between Queen Anne and
Clayton several hours earlier than
now, az the first delivery is now on
the southbound train which does not
leave Clayton until 9.45.
Members of the Clayton Fire Com
pany attended services in body Sun
day at St Paul NJ. E. Church. A
special sermon was preached BY the
pastor, the Rev. ID. J. Givan, whose
subject was "Bone to Bone" Almost
all of the members Of the fire com
pany, headed BY Henry Ennis, their
chief, were present.
TrinityEpiscopal Church, Rev. E.A.
Lemoine, rector, announces that
church school will be held at 2.30 pm.
Sunday; evening prayer and sermon
at 3.15 D. m. Friday at p. M, de-
votional service at the home Of Mrs.
Ellis.
At the quarterly conference of st.
Paul NJ. E. Church, Clayton, Rev. ID.
J. Givan, pastor, was unanimously in
vited to return to Clayton for another
conference year.
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church, Clayton,
Rev. ID. J. Givan, pastor, announces
that the Missionary Anniversary will
be held next Sunday. A fine program
will be rendered in the evening. Mrs.
Jack Johnson will have charge of the
evening service. Next Sunday morn
ing DR.. R. K. Stephenson, pastor of
Smyrna NJ. f. Church, will preach in
st. PauPs M. E. Church. DR.. Steph-
enson's many friends in Clayton, will
be pleased to hear him. The prepar-
atory members will meet Friday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. Harvey
Boggs. Last week they met at the
home of Mrs. William Dayett. The
attendance was fine. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
The class is doing excellent work.
Church school at 10 a. m; preaching
at II a. m., BY Dr. r. K. Stephenson.
Song service in the evening at z;
Missionary Anniversary at 7.30.