Smyrna times., 1932-06-01
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Ktcms of Personal and Social Inter
ct Cleaned About Neighborhood

known and popular car inspector
of the nelware Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was to-day placed on the Honor
Roll and retired from service after
a period of 81 years faithful ser
vice. Mr.. Cats entered the en-
ploy of the railroad on May 6
1895, as a car builder on the Mary
land Division; was transferred to
the former Delaware Division on
March IS, 1900, as a car inspector
and remained in this position until
June /, when his name was placed
upon the railroads roll of honor.
He has made a large circle of
friends among the railroad person
mel, as well as with the general
public, during his long railroad SER
vice in Delaware. William H.
Miller, popular agent at Seaford,
was also retired to-day, June /, af-
ter a service of 40 years. Mr..
Miller, who has served as agent at
Seaford for seevral years, was first
employed on the former Delaware
Division of the railroad as a clerk
on June i, 1891. During the sue
ceeding years, he served as di-
vision instructor, supervising agent
and assistant trainmaster, but was
transferred to position of agent at
Seaford on March 16, 1919, follow
ing general reductions in forces.
He had become very well known
throughout the state of Delaware
because of his ability as a railroad
official and his personality as a
man and citizen.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces these
services for Sunday next: Services
will be at $50 a. m, celebration of
the Holy Communion and sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jones and
children, of Wilmington, spent
Memorial Day with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Jones.
Miss Helen ". McCausland,
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Edwin
L. McCausland, of Lansdowne, Pa,
accompanied by her school friend,
Miss Margaret Ramsey, also of
Lansdowne, spent the Memorial
Day holidays with her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L.
Wright, and with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ]. Mark
er.
Mrs. Jacob B. Wright, of Col
lingswood, N. j., is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond L. Wright and
other relatives and friends in and
near Clayton.
Mrs. Jane Wright Of Philadel-
phia, Pa, is spending sometime
with Mrs. Florence Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Day and
children Betty, Mildred and Bobby,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Day and
daughter Nancy, all of Whining
ton, were guests over Memorial
Day of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Day,
Sr.
Mr.. Will Harris of Camden, N. ]
and Miss Ella Harris of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spent the weekend an6
Memorial Day with their mother
Mrs. John Harris.
Mr.. ". E. Spitznagle Of Balti-
more, Md, is spending a few days
with Miss Evelyn M. Hoffecker.
Master Ralph Knots, Jr. of Ore
field, Pa, is spending this week
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Macklin.
Mrs. William T. Hoffecker is
spending a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Pennock in
E,lkton, Md.
Mr.. George Deaf of Dover,spent
Memorial Day with his sister, Mrs.
William Bush.
Mrs. William Pinder spent Sat
urday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Preston Biddle of Will
mington, spent Saturday with Miss
Evelyn Hoffecker.
Misses Hazel and Anne Willis,
spent the weekend with the Misses
Doris and Louis Roller in Wyom-
ing.
Miss Beatrice Downing of New
York, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Downing.
Mrs. James Thompson and Mrs.
Levin Wright, spent Thursday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. John Hackett of Whining
ton, spent Memorial Day with
friends in town.
Mr.. William Shepherd of Will
mington, is spending sometime
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Shep-
herd, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seville Keys, of
Philadelphia, Pa, spent Memorial
Day with Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.Keys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin DeVine and
son Francis of Wilmington, were
guests over the weekend of Mrs.
John O'Neil and Mrs. Nan Sulli-
van.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Knots and