Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-15
LYDIA SMITH DEAD.
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OF Hpopissy-rhs stury of - Homan-
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psssiug away la wa.hinst ,n from . srcss
OF Hpopissy-rhs story of u Hom.n-
tiU Career.
Mrs. Lydia Smith, for many years the
housskeeper of Hon. Thaddous Stevens,
died NJ her house in Washington, DC, at
an early houl Thursday morning, February
II, u stroke Of apopleKy being the imme-
diate cause OF her death
Mrs. smith was born in Adams county,
pennsylvania, In 1918, her maiden name
being O'Neill. She was regarded a.
"colored" woman, but had very httls
negro blood In her veins, and could any.
where have passed a. . Spauiard or
Cuban, her features being finely out, her
lips thin, her hair long and wavy and her
eyes black aud piercing. In her younger
days she was considered quite handsome,
and even 10 hcr later years she retained
many tracca Of her former beauty.
Mrs. O'Nell, her mother, removed
from her country home to Gettysburg,
while Lydia was but child, aud TO
mained there several years, IL was there
that Mr.. Stevens made her acquaintance.
Ga attaining womanhood she married a
negro named Jacob Smith, OF Harrisburg,
q musician OF some note, by whom she had
two children, Isaac, a well known Laucas
ter barber, aud William, who committed
suicide several years ago. Mr.. Stevens
removed from Gettysburg to Lancaster in
lS%2, and two years later Mrs. smith,
who had separated from her husband,
Stevens housekceper, q position which she
held until the time Of his death.
| When Mr.. Stevens was elected to Con-
gress, Mrs. Smith went TO Washington
with him aud had charge Of his house
hold, during his entire congrCs ssional career
| Of twelve years. She was n prudent
housekeeper aud faithful nurse to Mr..
Stevens In hs declining years, aud he
remembered her in his will by bfqueath-
| ing her s5, 900 In cash and some real
| estate both In Washington and
Lancaster. After Mr.. stevens death
Mrs. Smith occupied his homestead on
South Queen street for some time, subse
quently removing to Washington, whore
she opened aud successfully conducted a
boarding house in Newspaper Row, near
Willard's hotel, where her death took
place yesterday. During the Centennial
celebration OF 1876 she conducted a largo
boarding house in Philadelphia, where she
was also very successful. She died pos
ssssed OF very considerable propslty, N
cluding the Stevens homestead and several
other houses In this city.
Attor . short funeral service in WASH
ington on Saturday, her remains will be
brought TO Lancaster Tor interment iu the
Stevens lot In Shreiner's cemetery.
Dssth OF Horace Is. Zahm
Horace b. zahm, youngest child and
second son Of Godfried VI. zahm, died yes
terday ut the family residence, No. a.
West Chestnut street, after lingering
illness from consumption. The deceased
WAS In his 2Gth year He occupied 10
sponsible position in tie Farmers bauk
this oity, until = few years ago, wher
failing health obliged him to seek NOR,
oongenial occupation. He WAS After~ard
associated with Mr.. John G. Burrowos IL
. chicken Matching project 1T MCCALL,
Ferry. The deceased WAS . young ina,
OF great social popularity and was highl
esteemed in the circles in which he moved
; His funeral will take place on Monday a
, 3p. IN, iutsrment At Lancaster cemetery