Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of Neighborhood Interest


Messrs. Ollie Pryor, Harry Clay
vile, George Hurd, and George Swain
repairmen from Clayton, were up the
road last week making repairs to the
railroad company's property, the poles
and wires having beeng realty dam
aged by the recent northeast gale.
Raymond Banks, residing near RoX-
ana, is the champion pork raiser of
the lower section of Delaware this
year. A few days ago he butchered
a porker which tipped the scales at
$50 pounds.
At the weekly session of Kent Coun-
ty Levy Court, delegation headed by
former State Senator J. r. Glenn
ents, appeared, asking that something
be done for the road from Clayton to
Blackiston's Cross Roads to Milling
ton, Nd, the state line, a distance of
about miles. The court agreed to
recommend the road to the State
Highway Department. State Senator
AttiX, of Kenton, also from the Third
district, appeared before the court,
asking for an improved road from
Downs Chapel to Hartly, a distance
of three and one-half miles. They
asked for a hard surface road. The
court agreed to look after the road
and report at later meeting. Re
ports of comptroller, who had audit
ed the books Of the several justices
of the peace and the books of the
treasurer of the Kent County Aims
house, were received and filed.
Harry @. johnson, Delaware Divi-
sion baggageman at Clayton, was re-
tired on the age limit yesterday and
placed on the "Honor Roll" During
his service Of thirty-eight years and
four months on the Delaware Division
he worked first as brakeman from
April /, 1887, until May 1, 1888, then
as clerk until August IL, 1888,when
he resigned. On March 3, 1890 he
was re-employed as a clerk, and re-
manned in this position until July 16,
1916, on which date he was promoted
to clerk-operator On November 25,
1918, when he was transferred to lab
Orer in the maintenance Of equipment
department and on January %, 1919,
he was made baggageman, remaining
in this position until the date of re-
tiring.
The Clayton Fire Company was
called out Sunday to protect the bun
galow Of Charles Poore. A fire in the
grass close to his home spread 50
rapidly that it caused alarm. It was
extinguished before any damage was
done.
a horse owned BY Mrs. Richard g.
Colt, near Easton, that was raised On
the bottle, still begs for milk Four
years ago when the mother deserted
the colt, Mrs. Colt undertook to raise
the colt On bottle. Charlie" as
the colt was named early learned to
stand On his hind legs and beg for
the bottle, a habit he has never for
gotten. Mrs. Colt says the horse still
stands on his hind legs and begs for
the bottle Of milk and drinks it as
Justify AZ when he was younger.
Trinity Church, Sunday service:
Holy Communion, $50 a. M; Church
school, 1915 a. m. Thursday Of this
week at 7.30 p. M, the rector will
give Lenten Meditation at the home
of Mrs. Ellis
Sudlersville firemen are taking ac-
tive steps toward the development Of
an alert, efficient and wide-awake or
ganization to man the equipment now
in use. AT meeting last week, No
bic Hardesty was chosen chief; Ar
thur Truitt, assistant chief; Price
johnson, secretary, and Q. H. Metcalf
treasurer. William T. Roe and Vic
tor Gillespie were named to solicit
memberships and committee COM
posed Of Joseph NJ. George, c. H.
Metcalfe and c. w. Anderson was
named tod raft new bylaws.