Smyrna times., 1898-05-25
OBITUARIES.
Edwin c. Earies.

We announced in our personal col
umn last week that Edwin G. FAIRIES
had been sick, but was convalescing,
and so it seemed, but his very sudden
death Saturday evening (almost in
stantlv) showed that his ailment was
of more serious type than had been
anticipated. The immediate cause of
death was fatty degeneracy of the
heart, but he had in addition diabetes
that was assuming an aggravated form
and must soon have done its work,
though to the casual observer Mr.
FAIRIES has appeared until recently to
be in robust health. For this reason,
and his activity and age, only 81 years,
his death was the greater surprise and
shock to the community. His death
was not only surprise, but the sub
ject of general lament. He filled a
larger place than he knew. He was
diligent in business, feIvent in spirit,
and a servant of the Lord from his
youthful days. His cheerfulness and
cleverness with his customers was pro-
verbial-a certain address or saluta-
ton that was so cordial as to remove
at once every barrier to entire freedom
in intercourse. 1t was q part of his
nature and would doubtless have re-
mained with him until old age, had his
life been spared.
While this was so in his business
relations, in the NJ. E. Church another
great loss will be sustained. He was
a worker rather than director, and as
class leader or participant in prayer or
praise service, he was fair successor
as marked out in the lives of the
Fathers. His life was so shaped as tC
be credit to himself and an honor tC
his church.
The deceased grew up in this town
son of Joseph FAIRIES. In his boyhood
as was the custom of that day, he ap
prenticed himself to John NJ. Dennine
to learn the harness making part O.
the carriage business.
He married in early life the daugh-
ter of Richard F. Hastings and went
to Salisbury, Md, and set up in bus
mess as harness maker. His wife
died a year or two after and was
brought to this town for burial. Tn,
occasion was made the more memOr
able by the funeral at the same tim,
and place of the two sisters, the othe
being the wife of Alexander FAIRIES
Rev. DR.. Cooke, then pastor, preach
ing the funeral sermon ON q Sunda,
afternoon to congregation that tille(
both the auditorium and the galleries
Mr. FAIRIES remained in Salisbur,
several years, marrying Miss Mary
M. Hearne, who is now his widow
He returned to Smyrna and fOllOwet
successfully the same business, unit
between three and four years since h,
bought the hardware store on th
death of John E. Collins. This grey
with him steadily from the first, an
he leaves it we'll stocked and full
established business, which it is un
derstOOd will be continued under tn
family management.
Besides his widow he leaves thre
children, Jos. B. FAIRIES, druggist, G
Philadelphia, w. Edwin, who ha
been conducting drug store in Odess
for several years, but who had mad
arrangements a week before his fa
theirs death to come to Smyrna t
assist him in the store, and Mrs
Elmer Webb, of this town. The fl
2 O'Clock at the Odd Fellows cen
etery, under the management of til
Odd Fellows.
The deceased was a member of IL
following societies: Morning Sta
Lodge, No. 6, 1. 0. o. F.; Harmon
Lodge, No. 13, A. F. and A. NJ
Smyrna COnclave, No. 45, I. o. H
Mizpah Lodge, No. 16, A. 0. U. w
: Mi2pah COnclave, No. 164, A. 0. A. n
Besides receiving funeral benefits
: two of these societies, he carried Ii
: insurance in both the Heptasophs an
Workmen, of 81, 900 each.
} At the funeral to-day there we
: floral designs from the Kent Har
ware Co., of Wilmington, the order
t Heptasophs of this town, the Unite
5 WOrkmen, and many others.