Smyrna times., 1923-01-17

Little Ruth Dawson is confined to
her home with chicken-pox.
Little James LeCompte has had the
German measles, but is now almost
well.
Mrs. Emel Potter has been i'll with
the "flu" but is now improving.
Little Janet Gootee is able to be out
again, since her recent illness.
Mrs. William Jermin and son have
had la grippe, but are able to be out
again.
Mrs. Eugene Knox is confined to her
home with tonsilitis.
Clarence Donovan is able to be out
again after his recent illness.
The Clayton-Smyrna Farm Bureau
and the Tomato Growers Association
will meet in the Womans Club Room
Clayton next Monday at 1.3O p. m.
Miss Pearl Langrell, our popular
school teacher, has resumed her school
duties again,a after having been i'll with
la grippe.
Trinity Church School will meet at
2.30 on Sunday, Jan 21; and there will
be Evensong with sermon at $50. The
Church School Service League have
decided to join with the League of st.
Peters, Smyrna, in birthday party
some time next week.
John S. Casperson, aged IS, form
er resident of Clayton, died Saturday
last, January 13 at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. James Downs, at
Lansdowne, Pa, after lingering i'll
ness. He was at one time owner of
Casperson's Mill above Clayton and
was known to many people in this
town and vicinity. His remains were
brought down to Clayton on the noon
train yesterday and interment took
place in st. Peters Episcopal ceme-
terry. Mrs Casperson died several
years ago.
At the annual stockholders meeting
of the Clayton Bank last Wednesday,
the following directors were elected:
Abel Sevil, r. Y. Wallen, Jr., John w.
Houston, ]. r. Clements, John w. At
Tx, DIR. ]. S. Cobb, DIR. C. G. Harmon
son, w. R. Keys, George D. Wright
and E. L. Nickerson. The Directors
met and elected the following Bank
officers: Abel Sevil, president; R. Y.
Wallen, Jr., vice-president; DR.. j. S.
Cobb, secretary; Harvey C. Jones,
cashier; Miss Anette Gooding, book
keeper.
An old family bible in Clayton re-
vealed to an aged Philadelphia visitor
recently that he had passed the cen
tury marx by two years. VIM. Heav-
low, now living with Mrs.Mark Town
send, a daughter of his third marriage
at 1343 North Wanamaker street,
West Philadelphia, and native Della
-warean, has just discovered he is 1O2
years old. He made the discovery
while visiting his niece, at Clayton.
While looking through an old family
Bible he found a record of his birth
and when calculations were made he
found to his astonishment that he was
102. When the Civil War began Mr..
Heavlow walked from Milford to Phil
loI,. % lef fla 40
came out of the war with a broken
collar bone, crippled leg and two
broken arms. His first job after the
war was driving a mail coach from
Harrington to Denton, Md. Mr.Heav-
low has lived his 102 years without
ever learning to read or write. He
has been married three times and has
one great grand daughter, Charlotte
Heavlow, -four grandchildren and three
sons and two daughters. He has liv-
ed with his daughter, Mrs. Townsend
in Philadelphia, for the past twelve
years. He never took any interest il
his age and his family thought he wa:
about 92. Mr.. Heavlow remarked thai
in the old days they never took any
stock of money or dates. He accounts
for his longevity in not worrying
about anything. He is still heart!
and gets about. Among the thing
still accomplished by Mr.. Heavlow il
darning his socks and sewing button
on his clothes. He also makes his owl
bed.
Personals.-Miss Ada Vanpelt ha
been visiting relatives in Wilmington
Mrs. Joseph Baynafd came dow
stairs last Friday, the first time sine
her illness.-Mr. and Mrs. Norri
White of Wilmington, spent the las
week end with M. and Mrs. ]. A. Bay
nard.-Mrs. Rachel Warren spen