Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
CLAYTON
Budget of News Gathered Here and
There of NeighbOrhood Interest

There of NeighbOrhOod Interest
Mr.. George Chambers of Whining
ton spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Hawkins.
Mr.and Mrs. Martin Devine and son
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
John O'Neil.
Little Edward Hutchison, while
playing on the swings Friday morn
ing on the school grounds, fell and
was badly bruised about the hips.
While working on his car Thursday
Leoa Porter Of Blackiston's was badly
burned about the arms and face e,when
a bucket of gasoline caught fire.
Little Jane Robinson Of Oxford Md,
spent the weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
Jack Johnson.
Miss Mary Ross who has been quite
i'll for a number of weeks is slowly
recovering.
Mr. John s. Shepard and wife Of
Wilmington, were the guests Of his
brother Mr.. and Mrs. William Shep-
ard.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Gray and
daughter Helen, spent the weekend
with his mother Mrs. Alice Gray.
Quite number Of young folks en-
joyed skating on the Catholic Home
pond the past week.
Mrs. Bateman Cullen is quite i'll at
her home.
Nj. and Mrs. Robert Day entertain
ed On Sunday, Mrs /. NJ. Tatman and
son Of Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Carrow enter
tanned over the week end his mother,
Mrs. Anna Carrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Morris enter
tanned the past week, Mrs. Laura
Reed Of Delaware City.
Miss Virginia Baynard Of Viii
mington was the guest Of her moth
er Mrs. Joseph Baynard over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sevil motored
to Still Pond, Md, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthany Carroll and
children Of Dover, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meredith.
Mr.. West Fleming Of Camden, NJ,
was the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Fleming.
Mr.. John Smith visited relatives
last week in Burlington, n. ].
Four members joined the Clayton
Nj. p. Church on Sunday.
Rev. J. Peyton Adams was in Bal
timore the first part Of this week.
The Ice Service Company of Clay
ton and their employees enjoyed de-
lightful dinner at The Wayside Inn on
the Boulevard Smyrna, Friday night.
George Carter was the toastmas-
ter and introduced W. J. Wroten,
president. and Emile Potter, vice-pres-
ident Of the Company, who welcomed
the guests Hospitality. WI. @. Hoffeck-
ed of Smyrna, made the chief address
Of the evening which was in the topic
of "Boost Your Community" r. IL.
Hollett, Rev. ID. ]. Givan, r. w.
Slaughter and others made brief re-
marks. The chief musical attraction
was given by Barrie & Bonie Of Keith's
Circuit who had an engagement IN the
Dover Opera House vaudeville that
evening and came up to Smyrna to be
the Ice Service Company's entertain
ers. Singing was led BY Kenneth p.
Givan. M. ". Ford furnished a de-
Iightful number on the program with
a negro dialect on "apples." Covers
for about so were laid and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Taylor of The Wayside Inn
served a splendid spread.
Walter David, son Of John David,
of near Smyrna, suffered severe cuts
to his face and right eyelid Monday
when the car driven BY his father col
Iided with a machine driven by Clay
ton A. Scott, in Clayton. The boys
injuries were caused by his being
thrown through the windshield. Both
cars were badly damaged, but the
drivers escaped serious hurts.
Edward Hudson, the 11-year-old son
of William Hudson, farmer living
near here, was painfully injured Fri
day when he fell from a swing while
playing in the school grounds. The
boy was taken to the Office of DR.. j..
s. Cobb. where he was treated and
taken to his home. He was severely
bruised about the body.
ST. PauPs NJ. E. Church, Rev. d. j.
Givan, pastor, announces services for
week and Sunday as follows: Church
School, 10 a. M; preaching, IL, sub
iect. "Ageless Life; Sunday evening
young peoples meeting and song ser
vice at z. At 7.30 Mrs. Eugene Knox
will put on a temperance program. 1t
promises to be very fine. Wednesday
evening at 7.3O, prayer meeting and
teachers training class. Friday even
ing at Z o'clock the Junior Epworth
League will meet in the church.
Miss Anette Gooding spent the
weekend with Prof. and Mrs. Nc
Bride Of Ridgely, Md.
Mr.. Fred A. Marker was operated
on in the Dover Hospital at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning for blood poisoning
caused from an infected foot. At this
writing he il doing as well as can be