Smyrna times., 1937-04-22
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Clayton Baseball - The Clayton
Baseball Club is again planning on
placing a strong club on the field.
The policy of the club will be run
on a much different basis this sea-
son in regards to players. The
club will be made up of strictly
Kent County players within rad
ious of is miles of Clayton. Pat
Knight, who has been business
manager for the past thr.e years,
will again lead the club. A sched-
ule is being arranged to include
only clubs in this vicinity, namely
Milford, Goldsboro, Lewes, Har-
rington, Chestertown, Queenstown,
Townsend, etc. The field is being
put in shape by the Leipsic CCC
Camp. On Sunday Clayton will
play practice game with CCC
Camp. Efforts are being made to
play a practice game with Dover
Eastern Shore League team on
Sunday, May 9th. Efforts are be-
ing made to have a Smyrna man
manage the club. The following
players are asked to report to
Clayton ball field on Sunday, April
Is, at 2 o'clock: Sevil, Messick,
Messimer, Palmer, Hilyard, Hur-
ley, Coleman, Mag, Roe, Wilkin-
son, Maloney, Grace, Davidson,
Davis, Peacock, ,Passwaters, knight
Steele, Newman. Anyone else de
string thorough tryout please re-
port.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister
in charge, announces the service
on Sunday next will be at 7:30
p. M, eevning prayer and sermon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Rohman.
Mr.. Harvey Carrow was serious
Y injured last Tuesday when the
town truck on which he works was
accidentally run over his legs
crushing one and breaking several
bones in the other foot. He was
rushed to the Kent General Hos
pital but at this writing he is rest
ing comfortably. His many friends
hope him a speedy recovery.
T. w. Downing spent Thursday
at Pocomoke City. Nd, renewing
old friendships among some old re-
tired railroad men.
Rev. Mabel Erskine has returned
home from Weatherly, Pa, where
she attended the forty-fourth an
nual conference of the Holiness
Christian Church. Rev. Erskine is
pastor of Holden's Chapel, Sudlers-
vile, Md, where she serviced last
year and has returned for her sec
ond year.
Mr. Irville Purse of Wilmington,
spent Saturday with his mother,
Mrs. William Argo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Argo and
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Erskine, en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Stockly Of
Sudlersville at dinner on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son Junior, spent Sunday at Rob-
erts, Md.
Mrs. Anna E. Carrow is spend
ing a fe wdays with Mrs. Harvey
Carrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Montague
and children, spent Sunday at Do
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heather and
daughter Janet, of Marydel, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Wright.
Mrs. Alex. Walmsley and Miss
Alice Ennis of Philadelphia, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Howell Sevil.
Mrs. John O'Neil, Mrs Nan Sui
livan and daughter Miss Katherine
Sullivan, spent Sunday at Ridley
Park, Pa.
Mr.. Willard Hickman spent the
weekend at Roberts, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Keys spent
Sunday at ST. Michaels, Md.
Mrs. N. G.. Severson has return
ed home after spending several
weeks at Toms River, N. j., visit
ing her sister. She also visited
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shane and
daughter Thelma and Mrs. Mary
Baker spent Sunday at Washing
ton.
Mrs. Ella McCombs of Whining
ton, Misss Iona Coleman of Wash
ington, Mr.. Joseph Nesta and Mr..
Russell Masssena of Washington,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Harvey
Boggs-
Mrs. w. It. Hollett and daugh-
fers Flo and Edith, spent Sunday
in Wilmington with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hollett.
Mrs. George Anderson Of Ches-
tertown, Md, spent several days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. j. t.
Johnson.