Smyrna times., 1905-09-27
DEATH OF Delaney R. MOORE.

]uly Son Of State Senator DR.. T. c. Moore
Passes Away Suddenly on Friday Alter a
Short Illness Ia the l7th Year of his Age.
Delaney Russell Moore, the only
son of DR.. Thomas Clayton aud Alice
Wilson, Moore, died at 235 O'Clock
Friday afternoon after an illness of
three weeks from an heart affection
by rheumatism. He was
in his seventeenth year. The an
of his death was a great
shock to his friends, for the day before
he was reported to be much better and |
on the road to recovery. Thursday |
night change for the worse took
place and it was seen by those around |
that the end was merely a matter
of time. Though suffering great |
pain he was conscious to the last
and never murmured. Delaney was
one of Smyrpa's bright and prom
Using boys and had reached an age when
he and his parents were planning his
future and building on bright pros
poets. The cutting down of his young
life was an unusually sad one aud
much sympathy is expressed for the
family. Deceased was born in
Smyrna April /, 1889, and had spent all
his life here. He was a pupil of the
Smyrna High School and would have
graduated with the class of 1907. At
school he was one of the popular boys
and took very active interest in ath-
letic sports. He was also fond of
music and was winning considerable
local reputation as a drummer. Last
winter he handled with skill the traps
in Shapley's Orchestra, and displayed
a talent that was favorably commented
upon. He was manly little fellow,
devoted to his home and parents and
was a general favorite with all who
knew him. Funeral services were
held at the residence of his parents at
two o'clock yesterday afternoon in
charge of Rev. DIR. Robert Watt of As.
bury NJ. Z. Church, assisted by Pre-
siding Elder Koons, both of whom
spoke feelingly of the life and death of
the deceased. Eight of his young class
mates acted as pail bearers: Frank F.
Reynolds Watson Gearhart, John
l'Vane, Irving Walls, Horace Spruance,
Ord Jones, Walter Chandler and JOIN
Postles. The High School clos ed foi
thesafternoon and the pupils attended
the funeral services. The floral trib
utes were many and beautiful, among
which were several set pieces. The
: class of 1907 gave handsome wreath
After the ceremony a large corteg
followed the remains to its last restinI
place in Odd Fellows Cemetery. 1
: is estimated that fully 200 people wen
to the Cemetery. Among those pres
} eut from a distance included a numbe
! of DIR. Moore's political friends as fol
ows: Senator j. Frank Alice, Forme
Governor John Hum, ex-Secretary o
' state G. r. Layton, Former Presiden
t of the Senate Ellison, ex-Sheriff Luthe
y NJ. Shaw, of Kent County; Forme
o Register of Wills of Kent County, L
= Miffiin Wilson; Clerk of the Orphan
Court, A. A. Watson; Register of Will
W. d. Hudson; ex-RepresentatiN
p Connolly of Wilmington; Rev. Faith,
Y Waldron, Dover; Rev. Father Conf
l. key, Wilmington State Senators, Tho
It Monaghan, Wilmington; Artemu
% Smith. New Castle; David G. Ros,
ls Newark; John W. Houston, Claytol
se Representatives Henry Stafford, Ho'
d ard Jester, DIR. L. o. Cooper, Wi
le miugton; Edward Hart, Townsend;
s; J. Wright, Blackbird; W. H. Bagg
h Smyrna; Gamaliel Garrison, Kento
" Thos. G. McGinnis, Marydel; Dani
e. B. Murry, Viola; and Frank W. Davi
o Milford; and Representative Meredit
I'd Wilmington.