Smyrna times., 1905-01-11
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
L ". Couuselmau, Formerly a Prominent
C'nzen OF Smyrna Passes Away At His
Home hOustOn-Death of Miss Stephenson

received the sad intelligence Monday
morning of the death of her father
Mr.. Lawrence W. Couuselman, which
occurred suddenly at his home in
Houston Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock. Mr.. Counselman. outside the
infrmities of advanced years, was ap-
parently in his usual health when Sun.
day afternoon he was stricken with
neuralgia of the chest which resulted
IN his death an hour and a half after he
was stricken. The news of his death
was great shock to his family and
friends. Mr.. Counselman left SMYRNA
with his family about a year ago to
take up his residence in his old home
at Houston, and was spending the la
ter days Of his life peacefully and
| quietly. During his residence of nine
| years in Smyrna he was at the head of
the large canning firm of J. B. Counsel
man Il Co. of Smyrna Landing which
was recently sold to the Torsch Pack
ing Company. Mr.. Couuselman made
many friends here by his genial and
friendly manner. He was a comlnunI-
cant and for many years a vestryman
of St. Peters Church and was an active
member of Harmony Lodge, No 13, A
F. and A. NJ. of this town. In fact
Mr.. COunselman had been an active
lodge man nearly all his life. He be-
came Knight Templar and s promi-
nent Workman, during his residence
In Baltimore and is a Past Grand Mas
ter of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of the State of Missouri.
Experience Ia the Confederate Army.
L. W. COunselman was a son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Counselman,
of Baltimore and was born IN that city
in 1890. Soon after reaching his ma
jority he went to Missouri to seek his
fortune and was there during the try
ing days of the Rebellion. He espoused
the cause of the South and enlisted as
private in the Confederate Army and
by domineering pluck and energy rose
] III Tue ECIN NACC "
of the Missouri Regiment. His army
record was almost entirely made in the
State of Missouri and during one en-
: gagement he received a wound in his
right knee which he never got we'll 0
, and which gave him trouble VI
, to the time Of his death. Many wer,
} the experiences encountered by Colo
! mel Counselman, and whenever pur
sued by the enemy he managed to es
) cape. One episode be often referret
? to was the time the Union soldier
4 took possession of his home and wer
p making way with several things whel
, they came to a trunk in which was his
Masonic regalia. The commanding
Offices, who was evidently a brothe
Mason, seeing the emblem, stopped tn
pilfering, put everything back in it
Q place and left the house. After the wa
Colonel Counselman settled IN Balti
+ more and resumed the packing bus
ness in which he was engaged quite e1
s sensively. While a resident of Bait
l. more he represented his ward for man
t years in the City Council. Abor
g twenty years ago he moved his cal
L ming business to Houston which b
r conducted for some time until
! moved to Smyrna and after retirin
II from active business a year ago
to moved back to Houston again whel
le he resided until lis death.
le Survived BY Family OF Eight Children.
to Mr.. Counselman's domestic life Wi
s. an exceedingly happy one. When
a. Young man, before leaving BaltimOl
or to take mp his residence in Missouri,
n was united in marriage to Miss Ma
tn tina Waggert of Baltimore who b
i'll made him a devoted and companio
a able wife and who survives him wi
al eight children as follows: Mrs. Per
N grin Wroth, Baltimore; Mr.. Geori
us Counselman, Houston; Mr.. Jacob
ic, Counselman, Annapolis, Nd; NJ
n; William Counselman of Mississippi
nd Mr.. Ross E. Counselman, Housto
n Mrs. William Smart, Baltimor
II; Miss Carrie Counselman. Houston, al
a Mrs. Hirons Denney of Smyrna. +
to neral services and interment to-
place at Baltimore this afternoon.
Miss Ida E. Stephenson Passes Away.
:, Miss Lida E. Stephenson aged
n n years, daughter of Mr.. Joseph Step
al enson of near Greenspring, died Su
~ Al day, January sth after lingering
L ~ ness. Miss Stevenson had been an
~ ~ valid all her life and needed the CO
re staut care of her family. She b'
- her Affections patiently to the end. )
- was a member of st. Paul Nj.
NM Church, Clayton. The death OF
Ne. mother which occurred three or &c
rhs wears ago was serious loss to her a
.Le while she had every attention from