The Newtown bee., 1896-12-25
Local Affairs.
Death of Col James Smith.

Death of Col James Smith.
 PASSES SUDDENLY AWAY AT THE GRAND
 CENTRAL HOTEL ON FRIDAY MORNING.
 Col James Smith of New York, who
 with his wife had been stopping for some
 wccks at the Grand Central hotel, died
 suddenly on Friday morning about II o'clock. About half hour previous to
 his death he had been in the hotel office ] convorsing pleasantly with Ex Senator HouHhan. Not feeling well he went to
 his room, and breathed his last shortly after II o'clock. Dr Edwards NJ. Smith.
 his son, who was on the road, was noti- ti'd, and hastened at once to the bedside
 of his father, but too late to see him
 alive. Col Smith had been in poor health
 for a week, and his son feared he might
 suddenly pass away with heart trouble,
 which proved to be the case.
 James Smith, the subject of this sketch,
 was born in Quebec, Canada, June II,
 1851. His parents were Scotch, emigrar- ing to Canada few years previous to his birth. Shortly after his birth they moved to Poughkeepsie, N. r., where MT Smith pass I'd the greater part of his life. After he had grown to manhood he became a member of the well known firm of Smith Brothers at Poughkeepsie About If years ago he engaged in the ho, tel business, being North summers and South winters. He is survived by his wife, Frances Edwards, who he married in 1857. Two sons also survive, Dr Ed. wards Nj. Smith of Newtown and Dr L. A. Smith of New Yo ork. Of Col smiths own family, brother and sister are liv- ing, William W. Smith of Poughkeepsfe and Mrs Charles Wood of Englewood, N. J.
 The funeral was attended on Monday afternoon at 5, at the residence of Dr Edwards Nj, Smith, Rev George T. Lins- ley, the rector of Trinity church, onici- atIug. On Iucsday morning, the remains We're taken to ruughkeepsle, in charge If ludcrlakers piAdle * Morris. The funeral party took the morning train west on the New England road. At the PUuEhhccpsle rural cemetery, the fuuer- ali 7ecvlcea were iu charge of the P0ugh. keep ic commauuery, and the solemn and beautiful ritual ut he order WAS listened tu by large number uf Masons and friends If the deceased. He was laid to rrst ia beautiful plot overlooking the Hudson atd the city Abcre he had so long resided. Col smith was man of u ua,d and gvHt.cmauly characteristics. and uli "A hu had met him here had come re r,geyd him highly. He WAS one of thu7e mtn If Hhom there are too few. Wuo.e courtesy and kindly qualities ex- tcl&cd into Li- every day walk and con- v"Ia. -'an. H.. had be.u a f., t,queut and a".c.a4r guest al the mretitg5 of the Nuns cub, had crigod their gatherings highly and had b,c1me deeply interested ] iu u7 saIi.ua plans. His death came Wah crushing Eucr to his family, and a, d shock to all who had come to know hin i well.
 Col smith WAS an enthusiastic Mason, | mrmbrr of PouEtberp-ic lodge, No 2Gf, tHe Ioughhttpsie chapter, Pough- aerp-la c'mm4udery, No 43, and Meccp temple of the Mystic Shrine. For l2 years he WA colonel of the old 2lst reg wnJ of the New York militia. In his 'nur ger day he WAS member of the D tvm Crockett volunteer fire department eJ P"ughkeepsic, which N as famous or < tuIZ lliUn.