Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
tereSt Cleaned About Town

Mrs. Vernon Graham and daugh- /
ter, Betty, spent Friday with Mr..
Mr.. Graham in Philadelphia, and
ON Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Graham
and Betty, spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Stevens at Lin
wood. On Sunday Mrs. Graham
and Betty, returned home and
those who accompanied her were,
Mr.. Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. SEQ
field, Mrs. Jack Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Holdsworth and Mrs.
Milton Holdsworth, all of Linwood.
A birthday party was given Sat
urday night, October 10, in honor
of Mrs. Howard Pierce's 26th
birthday. Those present were: Mr.
Evans Poore, of Philadelphia, Pa;
Misses Leola Davidson, ,Leola Webb
Mr.. Howard Davidson, Mr.. Joe
Warren, all of Milford; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Donovan, Mr.. Leroy
Davidson, of daughters Beach;
Mr. A. L. Hudson of Georgetown;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Poore, Mrs.
Harry Dixon and Mrs. Frank Wool
eyhan, all of this town. Mrs. Pierce
received many beautiful presents.
The guests departed wishing her
many more happy birthdays.
Rynear Macklin, aged %, of this
town, employed at the Clayton
Postoffice and recently piano play
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ma, was hastened to the Kent Gen
eral Hospital in Dover Saturday
night by his physician, DR.. ]. S.
Cobb. Macklin had swallowed
three poisonous tablets. The young
man had swallowed the tablets in
the afternoon and although he was
violently i'll and coughed up the
tablets he was taken to the hos
ed out. He was brought home
Monday afternoon and while still
confined to his bed, is recovering
satisfactorily. The reason for TAX
planned by Macklin although he
has been conscious all the time. 1t
is stated that he was subject to
melancholy spells and it is suppos-
ed that in one of these turns he
took the tablets.
Mr.. John Blizzard Sr., of Allan
tic City, N. J., and son Mr.. John
Blizzard, Jr., of Camp Benjamin
Franklin, spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Sew
erson.
Miss Lottie Rust of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her cousin
Miss Evelyn Hoffecker.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atkinson
and children James and Junior and
Miss Beatrice Wheatley, all of
Wilmington, spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Merrill Boggs. who
is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Edward Freeman of near
Millington, Md, has returned to
her home after spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Wooleyhan.
Mr.. George Allen, of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Eugene Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boggs of Will
mington, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. William Boggs.
Mr.. Clifford Hurd, a student oi
Delaware College, Newark, spent
the weekend with his parents, MI
and Mrs. Carl Hurd.
Mr.. Clarence Marker of South
Hampton, N. J., spent the week.
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Marker, Sr.
The Clayton F'iremen were call.
ed early Thursday morning to the
home of Mr.. Bassett Newman anc
family to extinguish a fire, which
had a headway. The fremer
worked bravely and saved the
house from burning to the ground
Miss Kathryn Sudler of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Sudler.
Miss Ruth Day of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Day.
Mr.. Fred Burke of Philadelphia
was the guest of his family ovel
the weekend.
Mr.. William Harris of Camden
\. j., spent Sunday with his moth
er, Mrs. Amelia Harris.
Among those enjoying the duck
ing season are Mr.. w. t. Hoffeck
er and son, Mr.. Gilbert Hoffeckel
and Mr.. 0. B. Warren.
Mrs. Earl Ely and children Jun
ior, and Mary Louise, spent Sat
urday with her parents, Mr. anc
Mrs. Wilbur Pardee at Viola.
Miss Lealo Davidson of Milford
was a weekend guest of her sister
Mrs. Jack Poore.
Mr.. Thomas Downing spent Sun
day with friends and relatives a
Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Poore enter
tanned on Sunday Mr. Howard Dav
idson, Mrs. Leroy Davidson, MI
William Brown, Miss Leolo David
son, and Mr.. Evans Poore.
Mr. Alfred IIovd of Wilmington