Smyrna times., 1927-08-17
CLAYTON
Budget Of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighb0rho0d Interest

E0nd ffaLL- ana DdOy uduRHLefp MGTf
Ic!t 3,hOneid, OF Woodbury., New
Jersey, are visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pratt, in Clayton. On
Tuesday Of last week the baby was
baptized by the Rev. Thomas Getz
Hill, OF Chanute, Kansas, Mr.. Hill and
family were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pratt, after the christening.
Fred A. Marker, Jr., farmer be-
tween here and Blackiston's, is now
thought to be the banner wheat grow
er Of central Delaware for this season.
From an acreage Of Al acres Mr..
Marker threshed 1476 bushels on Sat
urday or a yield Of SO bushels per
acre. From one and one-twentieth
acres which he had seeded from one
bushel of wheat, which he imported
last year from Belgium he threshed
IS bushels. This wheat, il is said, is
seeded in rows in that country and
cultivated in a manner like vegetables.
It seems to yield better than the To-
cal seed. Mr.. Marker prizes the rare
wheat very highly. Neighboring
farmers also are much interested in
its large yield, many expressing de-
sire to also seed it this year. The en-
tire yield of wheat from this farm
was very clean from appearances of
smut and foreign matters and will be
sold to farmers for seeding purposes.
The recent heavy rain has unearth-
ed very valuable gravel and sand
quarry on the property known as the
Alley Mill Farm in Kenton Hundred
owned by ex-State Senator Robert H.
Hollett, of this town. Several tests
of this gravel and sand have been
made and found to be almost entirely
free from dirt and foreign matter.
Mr.. Hollett prizes his recent find very
highly, and local builders are also
much interested due to very little
gravel and sand being available in
this section heretofore.
Mrs. Tabitha Mills entertained over
the weekend the following guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Keen, Mr..
and Mrs. James Justice, of Ceilings
wooG, n. J., Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Q. Boil
ton Of Pittsville, Nd, Mr.. E. Burris
Of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mills
and family of Greenspring.
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Mrs. Ernest Davis have returned af-
ter a ten-day tour thru Maryland,
Ohio. and New York State, visiting
the Canadian side Of the Niagara
Falls.
Mrs. Edward Macklin has been Wis
iting relatives in Glendale for the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Porter and
daughter of Chester, Pa, are spend
ing two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.Mur.
iel Boggs.
Miss Alice Williams is the guest o.
Mrs. Robert Day.
Monday night marked the closing o.
the carnival which from all report!
was most successful. The total re
ceipts have not yet been ascertained
tho it is estimated that approximate
ly $4,000 was taken in from which tn
firemen will clear between $500 an
$4,000. Wednesday night was visitor
night, Firemen coming with their dec
Grated fire trucks from Smyrna, Do
yer, Camden, Wyoming, Harrington
Hartly, Odessa, Middletown, Grams
ton Heights, Millington, Greensboro
Easton, Delaware City and Bridgetor
N. j. The parade was decided sue
cess and was cheered al the way a
it traversed the principal streets 0
the town. Smyrna was awarded tn
prize for having the best band in line
Bridgeton, n. j., for longest distanc
and Cranston Heights, Woman's Aux
iIiary, for best appearance. Their
were approximately 1000 cars in tow
and 1000 people on the carniva
grounds and we believe the Clayto
Firemen have every reason to fee
satisfied with the results and wish {
extend their hearty thanks to all VIII
helped make the carnival such sue
cess. James Clark, head mechanic a
Ennis & Deakyne's Garage, Smyrna
won the Nash Sedan. Other prize
given away were as follows: Rec
furniture suite, B. Weyant, Dover
Holstein Calf, w. H. Jones, Whit
Hall Neck; Cedar Chest, Margare
Gaker, Odessa; Clothes Tree, M. A
Jones, Delmar; Gridge Lamp, Mrs.
T. Hudson, Clayton; Spanish Shaw
Miss Craze Collins, Clayton; Fernery
Mrs. w. p Scout, Clayton.
Mrs. Robert Day and daughter Rutl
are spending the week at Woodlan
Beach.
Mrs. Julius Hawkins has as he
guest her daughter Mrs. Shockley an
children of Wilmington.
Miss Ruth Jenkins is entertaining
Miss Dorothy Davis of Wilmington.
Mrs. T. T. Horn and daughter i
abelle are spending the week a
Woodland Beach.
Mrs. Ralph Knots and children 0
Dover. were the guests Of Mr.. an
Mrs. J. NJ. Horn for carnival week.
Miss Elizabeth Houston has accept
ed a position in Wilmington.
Miss Virginia Jones has as he
guest Miss Ruth Martin Of Penns
grove, N. j.