Smyrna times., 1890-01-22
Obituaries
JAS. G. LAssELL,

JAS. c. LAssELIi
James G. Lassell, one Of bur best
known local preachers and active bus
mess men, until disabled the past year
by the rapid advances of consumption,
died at an early hour on Sunday morn
ing in his 40 year. He had not been
able to give attention to business since
the Fall, and had been quite a sufferer
in his own home, the only probable
relief from which was in death which
he looked forward to as a friend, and
not the king of terrOrs."
Deceased came to this town when a
lad from near ChestertOwn, Md, and
apprenticed himself to McMullin &
Shermer, in the carriage business. He
applied himself to his trade and in due
process of time married her who is
now his sorrowing widow, daughter of
the late John II. Graham. When the
business of the above named firm
failed, he with two others who had
grown up in the same business, formed
an association, which lasted until four
or five years ago when they divided
into two separate concerns, he taking
in silent partner under the firm name
of Jas. Q. Lassell & Co.
Some men move on through life
without any marked incident in con-
nectiOn with their personality, while
with others there are epochs-an
event or events that completely change
the current of their life. This was so IN
his case-dating back IA years to the
great revival here under Rev. f.
Stubbs. Up to that time he had been
a quiet, retired man, taking no part in
public measures, but popular with his
few associates, whose principal diver
sion was field sports. In changing
his course it was into a new, and de-
cldedly deeper and wider current, and
into astonishing activities in the field
OF general Usefulness. His life showed
thorough renovation. In singing.
prayer, personal and public work he
was untiring, and was, so to sneak
the particular meteor that blaZed forth
from that revival armament. With
both works and gifts and a consuming
zeal that intensified his life, it was NAT.
ural that the avenues of church work
were opened to him in every direc-
tion. He rapidly passed from one DO
sltloh to anOther-teacher, class leader
superintendent of the Sunday School
exhorter and local preacher, in all non.
ular In his ministrations and abund-
ant IN his labors until falling health
the past year or two compelled him tn
relinguish one after another until
there came a time when he could mot
even meet his large class comnosed
mostly of young people. Then he
saw What bis friends had been forsee-
ing, that his work was about done. and
all he could do was to wait. All
through these years down to the week
OF his death, in his business relations
he maintained the high regard of
those he came in contact with. and a
lifetime ofsuch record has in itself its
own solution.
The remains will be interrsd this
afternoon in the Odd Fellows Came
terry. He leaves a wife and four chill
dren who have the sympathy of a
large circle of friends in their more
IMAM usual bereavement. The Odd
Fellows, of which order he was a mem
Der will have charge OF the funeral.
JAMES TAYLOR.
James Taylor, one Of our old me-
chanics, died yesterday morning bav-
ing reached nearly his 18th birthday.
His sickness was of short dnratio1
dating back only to Friday, the disease
being something like heart failnre
lie maintained good state of health
except That incident to advancing age.
and continued to work as he had
strength, saying he wanted to "die in
the harness."
Mr. Iaylor was quiet, unObtrusive
man, as honest as the day is long.u
and meant good to everybody and
to everything. Every fibre of his com. |
position was that of straightforward |
ness, honesty and fair dealing he |
was so constituted that it was painful |
to him to be anything else.
lie was born near Milford. but |
moved with his father, Samuel TavIor.
to what is now Severson's Neck
when a small boy. When a voun9
man he married the eldest daughter Of
Isaac Short of Shorts Landing In
l847 he moved to this town and went
into the wheelwright business with the
Iate william Start, but later set up for
himself, succeeded we'll but involved
in investing iu real estate.
in the building of houses.
Ihis caused reverse In business in
1891, IN which he decided to change
MS residence to Dover, but returned
20 smyrna after two or three wears
Turing the time or shortly after lioui.
1atlng all his liabilities.
He was a member of church the
most of his life, first of the Methodist
out for some years past of the Presbv-
.erian. His wife died in 1851 and be.
'ween one and two years after he mar
'ied Miss Mary Thomas, who survives
llm. His six surviving children were
1y his first wife-George W.. Samuel
Abel and Isaac, sons. and two
daughters, Mrs. Messick of Atlantic
Jity, and Mrs. Humes of Milford
The funeral will be tomorrow after.
loon to meet at the residence at one
'clock, interment at tSeversou's church.