Smyrna times., 1931-12-09
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About NeighborhOOd

their play NANNY LII WnlLe
Rose" which will be played in the
school auditorium, December 18th
Mrs. Louise Hudson substituted
for Mrs. Smith last Monday an6
Tuesday while Mrs. Smith was out
ON account of injuries received
from fall down the steps, The
December p. t. A. will be held De-
cember II, in the school auditor
ium.-Miss Virgins, a National
speaker for the w. @. t. u, gave
a talk to the school last Tuesday
There were thirty-five
at Singing Class on Monday night
Mrs. Gildersleeve was absent on
account of illness. Miss Easton of
Smyrna took her place and led in
Christmas carols, rounds, and
games.-The All Club met with
Miss Comstock and local leaders
on Monday night.
Clayton and Smyrna firemen
both responded to the fire at the
property Of Tschudy Pratt on Main
Street, Clayton, yesterday after
noon, Tuesday. The fire started in
the cellar of the home of John
Montague who occupied one side
of the double dwelling, and its or
igin thought to be from hot ashes.
The fire swept directly up the CEN
ter of the house to the roof. There
was much damage by water as
well as by fire in both the home of
Tschudy Pratt and John Montague.
The damage is estimated about
$500 or $500.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
rector, announces these services
for next Sunday: $50 a. M, ser
vice and sermon. The attendance
at Trinity is improving and we
hope for larger display of faith
fulness each Sunday.
Mr.. Mark Fox and Mrs. Alice
Grey spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. j. ]. Klutz at Holidays
burg, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Antoine and
son Charles, spent the weekend
with relatives in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Fred Burke and daughters,
Eleanor and Jewell, spent the
weekend with relatives in Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Miss Virginia Baynard of Will
mington, was the weekend guest
of her mother, Mrs. Henna Bayn-
ard.
Miss Elizabeth Houston of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children of Absecon, n. j., were
weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell Sevil.
Mrs. George Knots of Kenton,
spent Friday with Mrs. Edwin
Shane.
Miss Mary Hutchinson of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pennock
and son, of Elkton, Md, spent
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Hoffecker.
Mr.. William Hollett of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with b is
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hol-
lett, Sr.
Mr.. Thomas Allaband of near
Smyrna, was a recent guest of Mr..
and Mrs. William Shepherd.
Mrs. Eugene Allen of Whining
ton, was a weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hollett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Clark and
daughter Janet La Verne, of Will
mington, spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Linwood Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurd of Will
mington, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Hurd.
Mrs. Vernon Graham and daugh-
ter Betty, spent the weekend with
relatives in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Garman,
Mrs. @. E. Green of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Andrew Seamans spent
the weekend with their mother,
Mrs. Georgianna LeCompte, who is
i'll at her home.
Mr.. Thomas Shortall of Cape
Charles, Va, was weekend guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Shortall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow and
son Billy, Mrs. William Boggs and
Mrs. Edward Knight spent Satur-
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. Harry Q. Johnson spent the
weekend with relatives in Love
Point, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Tweddle,
Master Ned Horn and Miss Evelyn
M. Hoffecker spent Monday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Reed, spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Miss Thelma Anne Shane re-
turned home from the Kent Cen
eral hospital last Wednesday
where she was recently operated