Smyrna times., 1927-10-05
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood Interest

st. Paul's M. E. Church, Rev. D. j.
Givan, pastor, announces that the
Rally Day in the Church School last
Sunday was a great service. Both the
attendance and the collection were
fine. Also the program was well rem
dered. The services for Sunday are
as follows: Church School, 10 a. m;
preaching, IL; Sunday evening Song
Service, 4; preaching, 7.30, subject,
+'The Atmosphere of the Church,; !;
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening,
7.3O. The Ladies Aid Society will at
tend the prayer meeting this evening
in body.
Trinity Church, Rev. E. "A. Lemoine
rector, announces these services for
next Sunday: Church School, 1870 a.
M; evening prayer and sermon, $50
p. m. Please note the change of the
hour of service.
Mrs. James z. Walton and daugh-
ters, Thelma and Doris, spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs. =. H.
Heverin of near Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Smith of Bev-
erly, N. j., and Mrs. James y. Walton
of Edgewater Park, n. J., motored
down and spent the weekend with rel
atives in and near Clayton.
Jacob Wright has purchased of the
estate of Robert H. Hill the 247-acre
farm where he resides on the concrete
road leading from here to Blachstons
for $4,000. Mr.. Wright has been
tenant on this farm for the past 2S
years, operating it on the one-half
shares and it is said that during the
period of his tenature he has paid
$4,000 in one-half shares of crops
from his tillages. This is considered
one of the choicest farms in upper
Kent County and many local farmers
were very active in bidding for lbs
purchase.
Tschudy Pratt has purchased Of Al
laband & George, of this town, their
confectionery, tobacco and pool room
business for $4,000 with immediate
possession.
During the first eight months Of this
year the Delaware division of the
Pennsylvania railroad has shown de-
crease of 1S reportable personal in
jury accidents, as compared with the
same period Of 1926, 80 accidents hav-
ing been charged to the division dur
ing the first eight months Of 1926,
while but 19 were reported this year.
February and March Of this year were
both 'Victory Months" during which
there were no reportable personal in
juries on the entire division, and dur
ing April there was not one accident.
During August the division maintain
ed 1916 per cent safety performance,
while 10 Of the IL departmental teams
receive rating of 100 per cent. The
police department is still leading with
a total Of Sc consecutive months with
out a reportable personal injury accl-
dent. The supervising agents depart
ment is a close second with SO months
while Clayton shop ranks third with
AZ months. This division, which has
made several enviable safety records,
should make a new one this year, as
six Of the eight months Of 1927 show
a decrease over the corresponding
months of 1926, and August shows a
decrease Of four accidents.
Rynear w. Slaughter, Clayton, has
sold to Raymond Maberry, also Of
Clayton, his property on Kirkwood
avenue.
Mr.. Granvil Wilds, the popular meat
merchant, has passed his Fl days
with typhoid fever we are glad to say
and is holding his own. His store is
looked after by his father, Mr.. Frank
Wilds.