Smyrna times., 1927-03-16
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood Interest


teresting program was rendered by
the children. After the meeting a
social hour followed.
Delaware Division milk train was
derailed at the Townsend milk station
Thursday night. The north bound
track was blocked for about three
hours. North bound trains were NOV
ed over the south bound tracks be-
tween Townsend and Middletown.
The one-story frame structure,
known as the Clayton Gun Club, sit
uated along the north track, caught
fire about midnight Saturday night
and made a spectacular blaze. The
Clayton and Smyrna fire companies
were called and prevented the fire
from spreading. The building was
near the Clayton Ice Plant. R. w.
Slaughter's lumber yard and st. JOS
eph's Industrial School. While the
Gun Club building was practically
burned down, the fremen kept the
sparks from igniting and doing dam
age to other nearby property. What
added to the menace of the situation,
was the fact that the burning build
ing was only a short distance away
from the fuel storage tanks of the ice
plant. If they had ignited and eX-
ploded, there would have been real
trouble. Fortunately, the Clayton
Fire Company reached the scene in
time to run a line of hose from the
head-waters of Duck Creek Mill Pond
to the burning club house, eXtinguish-
ing the fire by the time the building
was about rs per cent consumed The
club house will be a total loss. 1t will
cost between $3.50 and $1,000 to re-
place it.
There was an interesting meeting
Of the Clayton Century Club last week
with good attendance. This week on
Thursday evening, there will be st.
Patrick's Day party and an interest
ing program is being arranged BY the
committees, Mrs. Joseph II. Lowe and
Mrs. H. H. Sevil.
Mrs. Edward Wright entertained
the Tuesday Night Club at her home
last night.
There il an epidemic Of grip in
Clayton and very few homes have es-
capped.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts Of Still
Pond, Maryland is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. T. johnson.
Miss Mary Johnson, a teacher in
School No. %, Wilmington, spent the
weekend with herp arents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman have gone
to Miami, Florida, to spend a month
with their son, Warren Chapman.
David !. Allen, rs years, Of Middle
town, retired railroad man and well
known in railroad circles at Clayton,
died at his home Sunday night. Mr.
Allen suffered a stroke Of paralysis
several years ago and for the past
several months his health had been
failing. Mr.. Allen was an employe
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad for "A
years, being engaged as a section
foreman. He was retired in 1921. He
leaves a wife and one son Otis Allen,
of Philadelphia, and one brother,
Frank Allen, Of Laurel. Funeral took
place at Middletown this afternoon
with interment at Forrest Cemetery.
Rev. d. J. Givan will hold services
as usual at St. Paul M. E. Church, it
being the last Sunday Of the Confer
ence year. He will leave Tuesday for
Salisbury, Md, the seat of conference.
Rev. Mr.. Givan has been invited by
the official board, to return to Clayton
and he and his family have many
friends who want him back.
On Sunday morning, Rev. r. X.
Stephenson, of Asbury NJ. E. Church,
Smyrna, and Rev. d. J. Givan, pastor
of St. Paul's NJ. E. Church, Clayton
exchanged pulpits. Mrs. Jack John
son had charge of the missionary pro
gram at st. Paul's in the evening.
DR.. Stephenson's sermon was well re-
ceived.
Joseph NJ. George, a business man
over at Sudlersville, Md, has offered
to give $500 to the Community Bet
terment Club, an active civic organi-
zation of that town, towards $1,000
fund, which is to beknown as the Sud-
lersville Foundation Fund, the princi-
pie to be perpetually kept intact, and
the income spent for public improve
ment. The $1,000 will be a nest egg
for the foundation, and an effort will
be made to have former residents con-
tribute to the fund. At the regular
monthly meeting of the club, letter
was received from Mr.. George, sub
mitting the idea of the fund. He
suggested that the minimum initial
sum be put at $1,000. He offered to
donate one-half the sum, provided the
organization would raise the remain
ing $500. He offered to hold the pro-
position open for sixty days pending
consideration. The club promptly
voted to accept the offer Immediately.
Members Of the Sudlersville Commun-
ity Club in the near future, will ar
range q definite nrnnrann fn,. ,aisino,