Smyrna times., 1888-12-05
Death Of Noble T. herman

Noble i. Jerman, one of our oldest
ana best known citizens died on Sun.
day afternoon, from something like
congestion of the lungs, in the 86tb
year of his age. He had taken a severe
cold some ten days previous but had
not been confined to his bed a weel-
weakness incident to old age as well
as naturally delicate constitution
made him ready victim for disease to
prey upon, requiring on his part the
greatest caution in caring for his health
which doubtless was the means of nro-
longing his life beyond the aye of f5ur-
score. lie retained his faculties until
the last, talked with his pastor and
members of the family not a half hour
before he expired, and sank into the
arms OF death, painlessly and without a
struggle, as if falling into a sleep.
de was native of Sussex county
porn Oct. l4th, 1903, in the vicinity of
lJagsDorough. He was one of a family
OF eleven children, one of whom died in
early manhood, three brothers and two
sisters married and went to live in fbe
West, and three sisters married and
died near their old home in Sussex
county. But one of his family was
known to the people ofthis section. the
late Rev. Matthias Jerman who spent
MS early life in the ministry. mostly in
New Jersey, returning to this State and
dying IA years ago. Noble 4. ,Jerman
married Eliza, daughter of Thomas
and Mary Metcalf, in 1881.
In his early manhood he went IN
MillsborOugh where he engaged in
merchandising and was successful to
an unusual degree. Because of falling
health in lS47 he bought Il farm near
TINS place and moved to it, remaining
however only two years when he NOV
ca 10 town and in a year bought the
property which was his home until the
day of his death.
lie united with the Methodist church
on coming into this vicinity and had
thus been a member of it continuously
iOT over torty-one years and was its
oidest member. He was a steady at
tendant and contributor, and with his
wife, unless prevented by absolute
sickness Though his hearing was i'm
paired sufficiently to prevent full en-
Joyment of what fell from the sacred
desk could always be found in his ac-
customed place, an eager listener. if
not always catching what the preacher
said. Thanksgiving day it was noticed
he was not in attendance on the SER
vices, which was the first knowledge
that the most of his fellow members
had OF his illness. Among the last ex-
pressions was his readiness to meet !
death and the absence of fear in
meeting the dreaded enemy that con-
fronts all mankind.
Mr.. Jerman while in a general sense |
Keeping up with the age, in a particu- !
lar sense never got away from the les
sons of his youth of simplicity of |
faith and practice, abstemiousness in
life, economy in expenditures and early
and late seeing after the details of his
business. He did not delegate to 9TH
ers what he could do himself, he kept
we'll in hand the essential feature of his
business which experience had taught
he could manage better for himself
than others could for him. This was
his distinguishing feature and added
to it was another that gave him a
marked individuality and
where there was an OBJ
scurity, until he had reached a satisfac-
tory solution.
He leaves besides his widow four
children. Mrs. Mary L. Fierce, John
NJ, Joshua T., and DR.. Theodore Jer-
nan, practieing medicine at Holmes
burg, Pa.
He leaves what may be called for
his section a large estate, from $4,000
o 100000, invested mostly in farms
md individual loans.
The funeral services are being held
his afternoon in the NJ. E. Church
With sermon by Rev. VIM. S. Robinson
ollowed by interment in GlenwOod