The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-06-27
Death of Joseph Smith.


Joseph Smith, one of our most promi-
nent and respected citizens, died Sudden
~ last Friday morning. He had been in
falling health for two or three years, but
was as we'll as usual the evening before
his death. He was attacked with heart
trouble about half-past two in the morn
ing and died at half-past four.
MIR. Smith was born at Shutdown, near
Point Pleasant, Bucks county, Pa, June
9th, 1928. During his boyhood days he
lived at Erwinna, Gainesville and Point
Pleasant, Pa, and Milford, N. ]. In
1874 he removed to New Brighton, Pa,
and engaged in milling, and May 10, ls47,
was married to Susan B. Coale, Of that
town. His wife and only daughter sur
yive him.
subsequently he removed to Ohio, and
in March, 1S47, went into the milling
business at Salem, o., in connection with
his brother, Edmund X. Smith, and VIM.
Lightfoot. He returned to New Brighton
in 1851, and in 1855 located at Davenport,
Iowa, where, with j. Heston Smith (now
of this city and David Townsend, he
established machine shop and iron
foundry.
In the Spring of 1859 he removed to
Lamhertville, where he has since resided.
Here he again went into the milling bust
ness at the Lower Mill now occupied
by Messrs. Lear, Holcomb s. Niece. AZ
ter few years he retired from the bust
ness and has since been engaged in the
real estate and fire insurance business
here. In 1870 he and William Lightfoot
"a former partner), engaged extensively
10 the lumber business in North Carolina,
in which business his nephew, John w.
Smith, subsequently Joined.
Five or six years ago be, in connection
with John W. Smith, bought the flour
mills at Prallsville, in this county, which
business he conducted until the time of
bis death.
Mr.. Smith was man of superior bust
ness ability, and he speedily acquired a
technical knowledge of any business he
undertook. His services were frequently
called for in managing manufacturing
concerns aud financial organizations. For
several years he had been Director of the
Lambertville National Bank, Director of
the Centennial Building and Loan Asso-
citation, and numerous other business en-.
terprises. With great mass of bust
ness on his mind, his methodical habits
were such as to enable him to get through
with it all, and have leisure for the social
duties of life. He has held various Offices
of public trust 10 our city, among them
member of the Common Council for sew
eral years, City Treasurer, etc.
But his life was not confined to his
business duties and cares. He found time
to engage earnestly in all the benevolent
and social reforms of the day. He was
an active and prominent anti-slavery adj
vocate, and stood by his principles when
w w bO was W AonO WIN ooOtoh oopto huea
business success. In the temperance
work he was also prominent and active.
and in all other moral reforms his influ-
ence was always found upon the right
side.
Mr.. Smith was man of great firmness.
He never swerved from that which he be-
Iieved to be right but he was also man
of great kindness of heart and always
ready to do a favor. Innumsrable in
stances of his kind acts and good deeds
are unknown except to the receivers, for
he was unostentatious In all that he did.
He was a man of more than usual in
tellectual ability, of strict integrity, Of
kindly feelings, and interested in every
thing that would uplift the people morally
or intellectually. The death of such q
man is serious loss to any community.