Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-12
Obituary.

Miss MARY WILLS died at the residenc
of her parents on Tuesday, aged 20 year
and 10 months, of consumption. The fuDe
raj and interment will be held on Satur
day.
CLIFTON REED, son of George W. Reed
died at his fathers residence on Tuesday
after long illness of consumption, leaving
a wife and one child. The funeral is to-
morrow at one O'Clock.
HENRY RUSSELL died at his home il
New York on the 9Th inst, aged 81 years
of pneumonia. Mr., Russell was native
of Virginia, bat spent twenty years IN thi
city as teacher of the well known Dept
ford school, conducted uDder the auspices
of the Friends Several years ago he re-
signed to take a professorship in the
Friends High School of New York Mr..
Russell supplemented his school work by
civil engineering, and the present grade Of
the city OF Woodbury., with few modlh
cations by his successors, is his work. A
wife survives him. He was first stricken
with grip, which developed into pneumonia
with the result as stated His remains
were taken to his old Virginia home for
interment.
JOHN v BECKETT died suddenly nn the
9th inst, at Mays Landing. Deceased was
born at Wing Lane, about "a years ago.
Mr.. Beckett was by profession school
teacher and taught acceptably in manS
districts in this county OF late years he
has been in the mercantile and lumber
business at Mays Landing, in which be was
quite successful. He was active in church
work and was licensed local preacher of
the M E. church. On Monday he was
viewing a piece of timber in company with
Postmaster Jefferies, when he remarked
that he felt ILL., They got into their carriage
to return, and soon after he passed away.
Heart disease was the cause of death.
Deceased was bachelor In politics he
Democrat and took an active interest in
all elections, though be was never candi-
date for office himself.
CHAs. H. DARE one of Newbold's most
prominent and respected citizens, met
death in sudden and most unexpected
way last Sunday morning. He arose early
and feeling unwell asked his wife if there
were any pills in the house. She said,
mo; but there is salts in the pantry"
He got the package and putting a spoonful
in some water to dissolve, went out to
attend to his chickens and on returning
drank what he had prepared as salts. He
became violently i'll at once and his wife
ran for DR.. Hunter at once. In the mean
time Mr. Dore had got up stairs and flung
himself partly on the bed and was dead.
The doctor asked what he had taken and
his wife said salts, but the physician insist
ed on seeing he package from which the
salts had been taken and f0u nd it labeled
'Oxalic Acid The cause of death was
then plain, aud Mrs. D. reeollected that
last Summer Mr. Dore had bought the acid
to clean ink stains from his pants it
closely resembles Salts and she had sup
posed it was salts. Instead of opening the
package Mr.. Dore had broken the paper
and inserted the spoon without examining
the wrapper. Chambers Encyclopedia says
of oxslic acid ut is more accessible to
the general public than many other poi
sons; cases of accidental poisoning occur
from its being sold by mistake for EPSON
Salts" We make this quotation to show
how natural was Mrs. Dore's mistake in
supposing the acid was salts Mr.. Dore
was 80 years DID, an expert accountant by
profession and leaves wife and one child,
son, four years old. His father and
brother have arrived from Ohio and will
lake the remains there for burial.