Smyrna times., 1925-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Williams have
returned home after a weeks visit in
Yorklyn with his brother, Roy Will
hanson.
Mrs. Charles Goforth of Metuchen,
N. j., has been spending a visit in
Clayton with her mother, Mrs. Mary
E. Amos.
There will be a celebration of the
Holy Communion in Trinity Church on
Sunday morning at half-past seven.
Other services for the month of Aug
ust will be announced from week to
week.
John L. Shortall, Sr., veteran en-
ploye of the Pennsylvania railroad,
died at his home in Clayton on Satur-
day after an illness of six weeks, due
to a complication of disease. He was
n years old, son of the late Mich
ael Shortall of Smyrna, and was born
in Smyrna and spent most of his life
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
He retired from active service on the
railroad a number of years ago. His
wife died July 18, 1918. He is sur
vived by two sons, Thomas F. ShOrtall
of Wilmington, and John L. ShOrtau,
of Clayton, both employed on the
Pennsylvania railroad. Requiem mass
was celebrated in st. JOseph's R. c.
Church, Clayton, this morning at 9
o'clock. Interment was made in Holy
Cross cemetery, Dover.
Orlando Owens, a retired Delaware
Railroad passenger conductor of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, and well and
popularity known in Clayton, died
Thursday morning at his home, 1O3
East Seventh street, Wilmington. He
had been ill some time. Mr.. Owens
was born in CharlestOwn, Md, on
April %, 1858, and entered the SER
vice of the P, w. & B. railroad on
Nav l, 1871, as a passenger brakeman
He was promoted to passenger con-
ductor April 10, 1885, and was retired
September l, 1918, then being a pas
senger conductor on the Delaware dl-
vision. He was one of the best known
conductors on the road. He was
member of the Order of Railroad Con
ductors. He was unmarried. Th'
funeral services were held at his lat'
residence, on Sunday at 2 o'clock, day
light saving time. Interment, wa
made at Principle, Md.
The Field Service Club of Tn
Equitable Life Assurance Society o
the United States composed of repre-
sentatives Of the Wilmington Agenc
met at the residence of R. Y. Waller
Jr., Clayton, the representative in thi
community. The Club meets ever
month at different towns throughoU
the Eastern Shore of Maryland an
Delaware for general discussion an
instruction in the profession Of Lii
Underwriting. The following repre-
sentatives of the society were pre-!
ent: ]. P. Hyatt, G. Z. Plummer, v
H. Lewis, Carl NOgle, j. B. Whale
A. B. Zellers, of Wilmington; c.
Holzmueller, of Milford; B. F. JOhl
son, ]. L. Section, of Dover; ]. J
Barnes, of Newark; w. B. Parker,
Denton; w. H. Jump, Of Wyoming;
Y. Wallen, Jr., of Clayton. After Il
business meeting was adjourned Il
members of the Club went to The Re
awhile Tea House at Blackbl
where a very fine dinner had been pr
pared, and had as their guests DIR.
G. Harmonson and DR.. w. c. Deaky
the examiners for the society in tn
community. The August meeting
the club will be held at Newark, De
Robert G. Hackett, Of Hillcrest, h
been appointed to succeed Cecil
Mahoney, who died last week, as d
trict claims agent for the SOuthe
General Division of the Pennsylvar
Railroad, with offices in Wilmingt
Mr.. Hackett for a number Of ye'
has been special claims agent and a
ing district claims agent during !
Mahoney's illness. He is said to
the youngest man ever appointed
this position. He will assume his n
title next Saturday. Mr.. Hackett,V
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses
Hackett, was born at ELkview,
and at an early age moved with
parents to Wilmington. During
past several years he and his pare
have lived at Hillcrest. Mr.. Hack
graduated from the Wilmington II
School, in the spring Of 1916. He
tered the employ of the Pennsylvs
Railroad as special agent, in Aus
of that year. While the resigna
of the office has been changed t.
in that time, he continued to work
der Mr.. MahOney's direction. W