Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-03-30
DEATH RECORD OF PAST WEEK.
. rleIcher Clement of Philadelphia, Former
~ Of Smyrna, Died Saturday of Paralysis.
Death of Mrs. Lila Norris Jordan.

John Fletcher Clement of PbiIa-
delphla, who for a number of wears
was IN the merchautile business at
Elements Corner" Commerce and
Delaware streets this town, died at
81 Joseph's Hospital at Z o'clock
saturday evening from a stroke of
paralysis, aged IS years. He was
stricken Friday at his place of bust
ness and was taken to his home 2O37
ousquehanna avenue. On account of
his throat trouble and other compli.
cations, the physician ordered him to
st. Joseph's Hospital, where he suf-
tered another stroke and died. Four.
teen years ago, the deceased was a
Well-known merchant in SMYRNA and
made many friends. He was here
only seven years and moved to Phil
adelphla, where he has since resided.
John Fletcher Clement was the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Clement and
was born on a farm near Willow
Grove. When young man, he came
TO Smyrna and learned the merchan-
tile business with his brother James
II. Clement at the old element Store"
now in tenure of W. E. c. Bell.
Later he left Smyrna and resided on
farm near the place of his birth and
after a few years became a prosperous
merchant and grain broker at Cam
den, Delaware, amassing quite a com.
pentency which he lost in the unfor-
tunate reverses caused by the Civil
War. After the war he moved to
Philadelphia and was engaged in the
shoe business until he came to Smvr-
ma in 1884.
The deceased married in 1850 Miss
Louisa Mansfield, daughter of Rev.
Plner Mansfield, a prominent citizen
OF Smyrna. They had two children,
Miss Minnie Clement, who died in
Philadelphia in September, 1902, and
Mr.. William F. Clement with whom
the deceased made his home. His
wife passed away in the spring of
AO"o' AhAs Oi0moub was man OF
more than ordinary mental force and
vigor, and while reverses beset him,
he was ever true to his convictions.
In his domestic life, he was a fond
husband and devoted father and his
death was as he wished, sudden and
without pain, and he passed peace
fully to the Great Beyond where he
longed to join his wife and daughter
who had gone before. Funeral SER
vices were held at his late residence
yesterday afternoon, and interment
private at Mt. Peace Cemetery.
Magistrate Slaughter at KeutOn Dead.
KENToN, March 3O.-Mr. E. B.
Slaughter, who has been confined to
his home nearly all the winter, passed
away Monday afternoon in his 6Sth !
year. Last week he went to Phila-
delphia to have an operation per-
formed and it was at first thought to
be successful, but on Sunday he be-
gan to grow worse and on Monday at
2 p. m. he passed away. The de-
ceased is survived by his wife, three
sons and five daughters: DIR. Louis
M. Slaughter of Pittman Grove;
Mrs. Mary Elliott, of Seaford; DIR.
Frank Slaughter, of Philadelphia;
Misses Sarah Elizabeth and Susan
Slaughter, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Ada
Wilds, of Kenton; Mr.. Edward s.
Slaughter, of Atlantic City, N. J.
The deceased had been a resident of
this vicinity since he discontinued
teaching school eleven years ago, when
he was appointed a magistrate and has
made a good and faithful officer.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence on tomorrow, Thurs
day; interment at the Slaughter Gene
terry on ]. A. Slaughter farm, near
Dover.
Death Of Mrs. Lila Norris Jordan.
Mrs. Lila Norris Jordan, wife of Mr..
James M. Jordan of 1926 Vine street,
Philadelphia, and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Norris of this town, died
suddenly Thursday evening. The sad
intelligence came as a great shock to
her family for outside of a slight in
disposition which she had been feeling
for three or four days, she was appar-
emily in perfect health. The deceased
was the youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Norris and had been liv-
ino in PHILADELPHIA for n numbar of