Smyrna times., 1925-12-09
CLAYTON

OI CIle century CluD OF clayton, there
was a card party given for the bene-
fit Of the club. There was a large
attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lowe have
been visiting her brother, c. NJ. Bailey
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Charles Stewart, of Clayton
entertained the Tuesday night club
at her home last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Bunker, of
Cheswold, have moved to Reading,
Pa, to spend the winter with their
daughter Mrs. Bob Dulaney.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wells and
son, Alfred, of Philadelphia, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Earl West.
Trinity Church School, which is
growing in size, will meet as usual at
2.45 on Sunday afternoon next. Ser
vice of EvensOng with sermon at $50
p. m. "COme, let us reason together
saith the Lord"
While attempting to cross the rail-
road tracks south of Wyoming about
10 o'clock Friday morning, Clarence
Melvin stalled on the tracks. A
nOrthbOund freight train struck the
machine, almost completely demolish-
ing it. Melvin was thrown some dis
tance out of the machine and while
seriously injured will likely recover.
John w. Houston and a delegation
of Clayton folks appeared before Kent
County Levy Court at its last meet
ing and asked for an improved road
from BlackstOn's to the Maryland
line. Nothing definite is promised
other than it will be taken under con-
sideratiOn. If reports are true and
there are funds only enough for eight
miles of road in Kent County in the
1926 budget, the people west of Clay
ton have poor show unless interstate
federal aid can be secured.
An unusual case was heard by John
b. Hutton, attorney, sitting as a ref
cree Wednesday in which a father
sued son for the return of $3.50 ad-
vanced The case was that of James
Andrew Dill against his son, Man
love Dill. James NJ. Satterield rep
resented the father and James H.
Hughes the son. The referee reserved
decision. The plaintiff testified that
he advanced his son $3.50 several
years ago to get him out of trouble in
Maryland where he is said to have
faced a charge of felonious assault.
1t was testified that a Maryland mag
istrate, who is also a lawyer, dismiss
ed the case against Dill and accepted
the fee Of $3.50 for services as at
tOrney. Mr.. Hughes representing the
son, contended the money was used
for illegal purposes to compound
felony and that it was voluntary Of
fered by the father to the son. Mr.
Satterfield, representing the father,
claimed the money was loaned to the
son. 1t is intimated that some action
may be started against the MARYLAND
attorney involved as a result of the
testimony.
The following named pupils Of Clay
ton Public School were neither absent
nor tardy during the month of No
vember, 925: Grades seven and eight.
teacher, Mrs. Bertha Jefferson-Mar-
shall CrOssley, William Mofitt. John
Pratt, William Lynch, Franklin Hobbs
Mary Burke, Mary Pinder, Gertrude
Marker, Elizabeth Crossley, Mary
Stark, Margaret Stark, Mary Hutch
insOn, Arabella Langrell, Agnes Con-
way, Louise Bennett. Grade six.
teacher, Miss Ruth Dobson-Omer
Bickling, Charles Chase, Harvey Cole,
Edgar Harrington, Woodrow Hobbs,
Russell LOder, Clarinda Tweddle Elsie
ROhman, Virginia Morriss, Georgia
Moffitt, Agnes Mofitt, Ruth Loder.
Mary Langrell, Rachel FARRELL, Cath
crime Ennis, Mary Louise Darr-ah.
Thelma Crossley, Leora Christopher.
Grade five, teacher, Miss Edith Quill
len-LlOyd Williams, Ralph Coverdale
Robert Warren, Meredith Todd. Gil
bert Marker, Herbert Pinder, Vaughn
Griffin, Lewis Walker, Howard Don
Ovan, Edgar Starkey Margaret Shock
ley, Elsie Williams, Ida May Wright.
Catherine Marker, Marguerite Van
SAINT, Margaret Burke. Grade four.
teacher, Mrs. Blanche Smith-Paul
COverdale, Norman Dawson, James
Griffin, Lee SeversOn, Nan Burke.
Florence Hepburn, Madge Hodgkins,
Carman LOder, Grace Machamer. Re
becca SeversOn. Grade three, teacher.
Miss Marguerite Jones-Robert Dono-
van, William Hadley, John Knight,
William Spencer, Howell H. Sevil, Jr.,
Lotion Stewart, Richard Williams,
Edward Hutchinson, Lula Starkev,
Ruth Dawson, Betty Coppage, Viz
ginia Burris, Rae Rollins, Olive Bick-
ling. Grade two, teacher, Miss Vir-
ginia Jones-James Chase, Lambert
Gooding, Irwin Smith, william Van
Dyke, Virginia Mills, Marie Hobbs,
Nettie Hodgson, Virginia Darrah,
Adelaide Donovan, Sadie Burke. Grade
one, teacher, Miss Jennie Richards
Franklin Cole, Delmer Christopher.
Alvin Davis, William Hutchinson.