Smyrna times., 1937-01-21
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

neLQ It's dnnudl meellHS dI DoVei
last Thursday and elected the fol-
lowing directors: Henry Tatnall
and William H. Head, Whining
ton; Edward Hart, Townsend; Oliv-
er A. Newton, Bridgeville; William
H. Boyce, j. Wallace Woodford,
and D. Mifflin Wilson, Dover; A. j.
County adm George j. Adams, Phil
adelphia; Victor c. Records, Lau-
rel; Charles DUPONT Ridgely, Cam
den, Del; Albanus Phillips, Girls
field, Md, and Daniel Hirsch, Mil
ford. Dudley G. Roe, Sudlersville,
Md, was elected a director to sue
coed John NJ. Dennis of Baltimore
who died during the year. The
directors reelected A. j. County
president, George j. Adams, vice
president, and d. M. Wilson, secre-
tary and treasurer. After the
meeting all fixed charges, the net
net income of the Delaware Rail-
road Company in 1886 amounted to
S418, ,122.58. There were two div
idend payments, totalling S406, ,262.
The report showed $11, ,410.54 ap-
piled to sinking fund, leaving bal
ance of SAG, which was transfer
red to the credit of profit and loss.
The gross income totalled $780,
674.54, including $439, ,264 annual
rental received from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, lessee of
the railroad, and S11 ,410.54 income
from the sinking fund. The report
showed decrease of S48,755 in in
vestment in road. The road ex-
penditures during the year aggre-
gated S69,615 and included prin-
cipally the installation of heavier
rail and track improvements. Prop
erty amounting to $118,370, such
as sidings, stations, and other ia
cilities no longer required, was
written out of the accounts.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister
in charge, announces the service
on Sunday next will be at 7:3O p.
m, in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Keys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Knox, Mrs
Bessie Bennett and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. N. Reihms spent Sunday at
Ridgely, Nd, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son Junior spent Sunday at Rob-
erts, Md.
Mr.. Arthur Carey and Mrs. Mary
E. Naylor spent Saturday with his
brother, Mr.. Ralph Carey and fam
lily near Dover.
Mrs. Martha Clark, a former
teacher in Clayton School, has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hurd
and renewing old friends.
Jimmy and Joyce Montague
spent several days last week at Do
yer, visiting their grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lynch.
Mrs. Fred Clark of Wilmington,
has been spending several days
with Mrs. James Montague and
family. She also attended the fun
eral Of Mr.. James Montague on
Monday.
Mrs. Herman Wheatman and
Mrs. Denny Sudler spent Tuesday
in Wilmington.
Mr.. Willard Hickman spent the
weekend at Roberts, Md, visiting
his parents.
Mrs. Eugene Meredith of Dover,
is visiting herb sister. Mrs. Her
man Sevil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow
spent Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. William Mckee Jr., near
Dover.
Mrs. Louise Wright of Whining
ton, has been spending several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Carrow and Mr.. Carrow
near town.
Mrs. ]. r. Boggs has been spend
ing few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Atkinson at Cape
Charles, Va, who has been i'll.
Mrs. Herman Lynch of Dover,
spent Thursday with her daughter,
Mrs. Jack Montague.
Mrs. N. G. Severson has been
spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hawkins.
Mrs. William Robinson spent
Saturday in Smyrna visiting her
mother, Mrs. James Bickling.
Mr.. Harvey Boggs of Chester
town, spent several days last week
with Mrs. Harvey Boggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Poore and
of Moon, Va, is visiting
their brother, Mr.. Harvey Poore
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward nnis spent !
the weekend at Norristown and
West Chester, Pa, with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Ennis spent 4
the weekend In Wilmington with
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