Smyrna times., 1905-06-07
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK.
ueorge n. Hazell Passes Away After Liz
gering lllness-Death of Mrs. Mary
hardcastIe, Formerly of CheswoId.

aAuor lingering illness IN his 6Sth |
year. For a year or more he has been
in failing health and for the last week
or two had been confined to his bed. !
critically i'll. The deceased was son
of the late William A. and Lydia
(Wllds) HAZEL, and was born October
81, 1887 on the farm of his father'Deer
Park, this county. After a country
school education, he matriculated at
Delaware College and upon finishing
his course of study there resolved to
go west, where he spent several years,
part of the time at Chicago, ILL.,, and
then at st. Louis, Mo. At each of the
latter cities he was saleman for large
wholesale houses. He also went to
Arkansas where he taught school for
number of years. Desiring to get back
to his native state and Peninsula, he
left the west and came east to accept
position with his brother, Mr.. ". Denney
HAZEL, who at that time was conduct
ing large general store in Cecilton,
Md. In this capacity he continued a
period of 13 years and when Mr.. W.
Denney retired from business and
moved to Smyrna, he took up merchan-
dizing in Mlddletown and Smyrna.
Some years ago he moved to Milling
ton, Md, and opened boot and shoe
store, which he conducted with sue.
cess until burned out by the recent
fire which visited Millington with aw-
full destruction. He lost practically
everything he had. Since then he has
been in failing health and has been
making his home at the Smyrna House.
Mr.. Hazell was a man of more than or
binary intellectual force and attain
ments, and was capable of taking up
most any responsibility of life. In
politics he was an unfinching Demo
crat but never sought or cared to fill
Office. He kept himself informed ON
the public questions of the day, was
ready in speech, genial and affable in
mai YER, courteous in bearing, and had
wide acquaintance who will mourn
his death. Mr.. HAZEL never married.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Emma Jerman OF this town and four
brothers: Benjamin A. Hazell, mana
ger of the Philadelphia Branch of the
Atlantic Snuff Company; Mr.. Charles
E. HAZEL, merchant at Chester, Pa. /;
and Messrs. W. Denney Hazell and
Herman P. Hazell of this town. Fu-
neral services were held at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Emma Jerman at 4.3O
o'clock this afternoon and interment
took place at Glenwood Cemetery.
Rev. G. Valerie Gilreath officiating.
g Death of Mrs. Mary fiardcastle of CheswoId.
CHEswoLD, June 6:-The relatives
t and many friends of Mrs. Mary Hard
castle were shocked last Sunday at the
announcement by telegram of her
3 death in Philadelphia by heart failure,
: aged 70 years, Mrs. Hardcastle, SO
well known throughout this entire sec
> tion, and 30 much respected for her
s noble womanly qualities was in her
g bright girlhood life known as Miss
g Mary Haddock. She was born among
: Quakers aud received an education at
: Friends school in Westtown, Pa,
!. but subsequently lived in Cecil
County, Md. Here under new enYir-
e onment and another religious atmos-
t phere she was converted at Scott
Church, Wilmington and has been q
!; consistent communicant of the church
! she thus espoused the remainder oi
e her life. Among the years inter vening
a she became the second wife of Peter
/ Hardcastle, and in 1871 they settled
!. on the farm near Cheswold now owned
/ by G. w. Hazel. Those were happy
J. days that remain in the memory oi
:. many in this locality, for theirs was
). one of the hospitable homes among us.
In social way the home of their COM
3 modious dwelling was always open for
large or small companies. With queen
!, like grace Mrs. Hardcastle was always
ready to push forward any legitimate
3 pleasures for those of her own home
k as also their associates. By nature un-
. : ostentatious and yet quite we'll in
i formed, Mrs. Hardcastle was not likely
/ to reveal the fact unless circumstances
d required it. Since the death of Mr..
Y, Hardcastle in 1889 she has made her
:. = home in Philadelphia and it was for
4, tunate circumstance that in the sud
;. den summons, her daughter Mrs
}. Kranz was with her. Funeral servic'
r; of the deceased will be held in Ches
f. void church at 10 a. M, Thursday
$. morning following which the burial
~ 4 will be made at Bethel. The children
e, who survive Mrs. Hardcastle are Mrs
e, Martin j. Willard, Frederick, Del.
es Horace M. Hardcastle and Mrs. Johl
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