Smyrna times., 1930-05-21
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items OF Personal and Social In.
terest Cleaned About Town

City composed of four Delaware
City men and the State Board of
Education, received bids and
awarded the contract for the new
school house to be constructed at
Delaware City. It is unusual to
receive bids and award a contract
on the same day but the bids were
satisfactory and those receiving
the contract are all concerns
which have done work for the
State and did not need investiga-
ton The contract for construc-
tion was awarded the Yardley
Construction Company, of Phila-
delphia, at a bid of S62,649, the
base bid being $4,000 the remain
der being for extras; plumbing
and ventilating to T. 7. Weldin
and Son, Wilmington, at bid of
S10,295 and the electrical work to
the Strang Electrical Company of
Philadelphia, for $2,047. These
bids make the cost of the school
STA, ,991 exclusive of the land. The
Yardley Company is now complet-
ing the new school at Clayton. 1t
is expected that the contracts will
be signed within ten days and the
contractors are given nine months
from the date of signing the con-
tracts for the completion of the
work. Judson j. Northrup, C.Earl
Baum and p. d. Goehegan, of the
Delaware City commission attend
ed the meeting.
At a formal wedding in st.
Joseph's Church, Miss Lucy AS
berger and Mr.. George Funk were
united in marriage by the Rev.
Joseph P. Hanley. The bridesmaid
was Miss Frances Funk, sister of
the groom, while the best man was
Stephen j. Flynn. The bride wore
a dress of white satin and carried
a bouquet of lilies of the valley
and roses, while the bridesmaid
wore lavender silk dress and
carried a bouquet of red roses.
After spending some days here as
guests of Rev. Joseph Hanley, the
newly married will go to Atlantic
City for the completion of their
honeymoon. Their friends in Clay
ton wish them many years of sue
cess and happiness.
The Yardly Construction Com
pany of Philadelphia, who are
building the handsome school
building for Clayton, now nearing
completion, has been awarded the
contract for building a new school
edifice for Delaware City for a
base bid of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bailey
spent the weekend with relatives
in franklin City.
MI. and Mrs. Randolph Garman
and Mrs. Edward Green of Will
mington, were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Georgianna LeCompte.
EIr and Mrs. Thomas Hume, ,Sr.,
of Philadelphia, Pa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cummins
and sons Governor and Bobby,
have returned to their home in
Atco, n. j., after spending the
week with DR.. and Mrs. j. S.Cobb.
Mr.. Fred Allen has returned to
his nome in Marshallton after
spending several days with Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Hoffecker.
Miss Louise Bennett spent the
weekend with relatives in Will
mington.
Miss Arabelle Langrell was the
weekend guests of her sister, Mrs
Ernest McClain in New Castle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul George of
Dover, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Georgianna LeCompte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Reed spent
Wednesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. John Chapman of Linwood,
Pa, spent Monday with friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Turner,
Mrs Mary Schwanb and Mr. j. Q.
Cowgirl of Camden, N. j., Mrs.
Emerson Saxton of Dover, and
Mrs Florence Marvel of Magnolia
were motor guests of Mrs. Alice
c. Boyer and her daughter last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Irwin of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hardesty
Miss Sara Hurd of Philadelphia,
spent several days last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Hurd.
Mr.. George Allen of Philadel-
phia, was the weekend guest of
his mother, Mrs. Gene Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son, and Mr.. Willard Hickman
spent Sunday with relatives near
Church Hill, Md.
Mr.. Evans Poore Of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Poore.
Mrs. Charles Hardesty spent
Wednesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. Julian Dunning of Whining
ton, was the weekend guest of his