Smyrna times., 1934-09-27
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL


Dover Chicks battle was called
at the end of the 4th inning on &C
count of rain. Dover was leading
i to o at this point. Barney
Muir for Dover and "Snooks'
knight for Clayton were hooked up
in a fine mound duel, until rain
stopped the proceedings. On Sum
day Clayton dropped one to Colds
boro, z to 4. The game was nip
and tuck until the ninth inning
when three hits and two walks al
lowed Goldsboro to score three
runs. Meredith and Dill did the
heavy smuggling for Goldsboro
while Harrington and ]. Knight led
the hitting for Clayton. The ser
vices of Messick, star shortstop,
were greatly missed in this game.
Palmer player a good game at
short, but this scrappy little player
is needed badly behind the bat. On
Saturday Clayton has a game
pending with the strong Wyoming
Club at Wyoming. This game will
give Clayton an opportunity to
test their strength against first
class club. Wyoming is the strong
est club in lower Delaware. On
Sunday the feature games of the
season take place when Clayton
hoks oup with the strong Seaford
Club in a double header starting
promptly at 1.3O. This is the first
games of a series to decide the sec
ond class championship of lower
Delaware. Seaford is~without queS-
ton the strongest second class club
ID Sussex county. They have drop
ped only three contests all season
in about 35 games played. Faving-
er, Seaford tWirling ace, is the out
standing twirler Of lower Della
ware. They also have a depend
able twirler in Birmingham. Clay
ton viii be at full force for these
tits but the mound choice will be
named at game time. This will be
the closing home Sunday games Of
the season. Come out and root for
your favorite team.
Wedding of Local Interest-Mr.
and Mrs. Fletcher Hurd of near
Clayton wish to announce the mar
riage of their daughter Margaret
Evelyn Hurd to Joseph E. Coyle,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Coyle of
613 French Street, Wilmington.
The wedding took place on Friday
evening, September 21, at the Me.
Parsonage at Elkton, Md, Rev
John Morgan officiating. The
bride had as her attendants Mr..
and Mrs. Matt Adler of 800 Lom-
bard Street, Wilmington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Coyle will make their home
in Wilmington. Mr.. Coyle is an
electrician employed by McCuluse
Electric Company.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be at
7-30 p. m, evening prayer and SER
mon.
Miss Mary Pinder, a student
nurse in the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia, Pa, returned to her
work last Saturday after spending
three weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Pinder.
Mr.. and Mrs. James z. Walton
and daughters Doris and Jean, of
Edgewater Park, N. j., motored
down and spent the weekend with
Mrs Walton's mother, Mrs. E. H.
Heverin of near Clayton.
Mrs. Raymond Hudson and chill
dren Ray and Nancy, of Philadel-
phia, were weekend guests of her
mother, Mrs. Bertha SeviI
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Hawkins,
have arrived home after spending
four days at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Boggs and
children Hazel and Anne, spent
Saturday in Wilmington
Master Sonny Davis spent sew
eral days this week with his aunt,
Mrs. Lynch in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dixon of
Chestertown, Nd, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Earl James.
Mrs. w. t. Argo and son Lam
bert, spent Thursday in Whining
ton
Mr.. Charles Ford of Chester, Pa,
was the weekend guest of his fam
lily.
Mr.. Mitchell Bush spent Sunday
IN Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fred Sears of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Spenc-
er.
Mrs. Harvey Cole spent Wednes-
day in Wilmington.
Miss Lula Starkey has returned
to her home in Wilmington after
spending a week with her amt
Mrs. Florence Starkey.