Smyrna times., 1905-01-25
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
Alexander Laws, Proprietor of the Alley MILLS
Succumbs TO PneumOnia-Death of Mr.
ana Mrs. George Hardesty of FeItou.

IioDla after an illness of only a few
Gays. tie was about rs wears of aoa
Inc announcement of the death of MIR
Laws was received with general regret.
Ior he but recently moved to this vicin.
lty from Dover and had made manv
friends during his short residence
Inc deceased has been a prominent
miller OF Kent County for a number of
years. A few months ago he purchased
the ALLEY Mills" ana had spent be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in improve
ments IN making it one of the most
complete and up-to-date plants in this
part OF Delaware. The improvements
Kept him much of the time out of doors.
he contracted cold which deyeloped
into pneumonia and resulted in his
death. The deceased was mora famI.
larly known around Dover where he
spent greater part of his life. He is
survived by a widow and one daughter.
MRS. Bishop, the wife of DIR. l.. Fl.
Bishop, OF Dover. Owing to the snow
storm the arrangements for the flu.
neral nave not been definitely made.
mr. and Mrs. George fiardesty Pass AWAY.
Capt. Joseph H. Benson of the Bonn
bay Hook Lighthouse returned last
evening from FELTON, where he attended
the double funeral services Yesterday
held over the remains of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Hardesty. The relatives
and friends were assembling to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Hardesty, Cap
tain Benson's niece and learned
on their arrival that Mr.. Hardestv
had passed out early yesterday
morning. The plans for the SER
wee was then suddenly changed and
double funeral services were held at
the residence of Frank Hardestv son.
IN charge of Rev.L. l INelson, pastor of
the FELTON, Church assisted by Rev
u. l.. Hardesty a cousin. Interment
was to be made at Barrett's Chapel to-
day. Mrs. Hardesty's death resulted
Thursday from an operation which was
performed in hospital in Philadelphia
She was 20 years of age. Mrs. Har-
desty who was formerly Miss Maria
Elizabeth Cahoon, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. William R, Cahoon
a prominent Smyrna family, was an
own sister of the late Mrs. Lydia Cot
ton of the town. She spent her girl
hood days in Smyrna and in 1862 was
married to George ". Hardesty then a
carpenter but who soon moved to
farm near FELTON, where he has re-
sided ever since. She was a devoted
wife and the declining years made the
bond between her and her husband
stronger and in their affliction thew
longed to die and be buried together.
Mr.. Hardesty who was n years of age
had been in failing health for manv
months ana was confined to his bed.
When his wife died last Thursday the
sad intelligence was kept from him,
and 1t seems strange coincidence that he
should have died on the very morning
of the day Set for his wife's funeral. 1t
was as though their longing desire to
go together had been fulfilled. Both
were lifelong members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. They are survived
by eight children. Court stenogra-
pher Hardesty and Former Represen-
tative w. G.. Hardesty, of Wilmington
and H. G. Hardesty formerly an un-
dertaker in Smyrna are among the /
children.
wife of Rev. W. L. S. Murray Passes Away.
Mrs. Catharine H. Murray, wife of
Rev. W. L. S. Murray, D. D., pastor
of st. Paul's M. E. Church at Seventh
and Market streets, Wilmington, died
at 7.3O o'clock yesterday morning, in
the City Hospital, Baltimore. Her
death was great surprise to the family
and friends. She was rapidly recover
ing from the effects of an operation
and was planning to return home the
latter part of the week. Early yester-
day morning she was attacked with a
hemorrhege and death followed. Mrs.
Murray was devoted wife and mother
and had large circle of friends, not
only in Wilmington, but throughout
the Peninsula She was daughter of
the late Edwin p. Janvier of Still
Pond, Kent county, Nd, and was mar
ried to DIR. Murray on February Sth,
1876, nearly 30 years ago. She had
three sisters, Mrs. r. H. Robinson, of
New York; Mrs. Ward, wife of DR..
Ward of Crisfeld, Nd, and Mrs. Fl.
w. Ewing of Boston. Her stepmother
Mrs. Margaret G. Janvier, resides at
Still Pond, Nd. She leaves two
daughters, Mrs, William L. Metten
and Miss Margaret Murray, both of
Wilmington. AT this writing the date
for the funeral had not been set.