Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town


Friday evening by Mrs. Joseph
Miller and Mrs. Catherine Blair at
the home of Mrs. Miller. Those
present were: Mr.. Jester, Mrs. Will
liam Ryan, Mrs. Dudley Crossley,
Mrs. Ernest Davis, Mrs. John Syl-
vester, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Sallie
Gooding, Mrs. Harry Jones, Mrs.
John Maloney, Miss Ethel Barnes,
Mrs. Lewis Hurd, Mrs. Harry John
son, Miss Florence Marker, Mrs.
Benjamin Ely, Mrs. Charles Hard
esty and Mrs Edward Wright.
The regular meeting of the Clay
ton Fire Company was held in the
fire hall on Tuesday evening March
25th, with a large attendance. The
remodeling of the fire hall was dis
cussed at length and plans for the
remodeling are being made. Af-
ter the regular business session
adjourned very interesting talk
was given by Rev E. A. Lemoine,
rector of Trinity P. E. Church of
this town which was very much
enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Marker,
Sr., and daughters, Gertrude and
Catherine, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Short in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Charles Hardesty spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Johnson at Galena, Md.
Mrs. Edward Ennis and son
Clark, of Middletown, spent Friday
with Mrs. Harvey Carrow.
Miss Evelyn Hoffecker spent the
weekend with friends in Whining
ton.
The Clayton Firemen responded
to a fire early Saturday morning
in the Pennsylvania Railroad yard,
to extinguish a fire which had
broken out in the tool house. Lit
tie damage was done.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown have
moved to Smyrna and Mr.. Ray
mond Hudson and family have
moved into the house made vacant
by Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
Miss Helen Sapp is visiting rel
atives in Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loder and
children spent Sunday with Mrand
Mrs. Edgar Farrow at Cheswold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Day and
daughter Ruth, spent Sunday with
friends and relatives in Whining
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hurlock and
daughter 'Toodles," of Philade1-
phia, are spending this week with
Mr.. Hurlock's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l. Price Hurlock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph d. Hurlock
of Philadelphia, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Hurlock on
Tuesday.
Miss Kathryn Sudler of Will
mington, was the weekend guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sudler.
Mrs. c. 1. Simpson and daugh-
ters of Claymont, were. recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Hawkins.
Mr.. Edward Knight of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Dunning.
Mr.. James Donovan of Whining
ton, spent Friday with friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Youngman
and son Junior, of New York, spent
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Boggs.
Mrs. N. C. Severson is spending
a few days with her niece. Mrs.
William Cook at Dover
Mr.. Floyd Wright Of Philadel-
phia, was the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wright.
Miss Elizabeth Houston of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurd of Will
mington, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Hurd.
Miss Naomi Burris of Delaware
College at Newark, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm Burris.
Miss Marie Davis of Richardson
Park, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dav-
is.
Mrs. Alice Grey is visiting
friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Pardee of
Viola, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Ely.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Irwin of
Wilmington, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hardesty.
Mr.. Vernon Graham of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
wife and daughter.
Mr.. John Darrah of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his wife,
Mrs. Darrah.
Mr.. Harry Rector of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with his wife,
Mrs. Rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hume of
Philadelphia. spent Sunday with