Smyrna times., 1906-05-23
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CARROW DEAD
Passed Away at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Sunday Morning After a Short Illness
From Pneumonia, Aged 6z Years


The sad intelligence reached SMYRNA
early Sunday morning that William J.
Carrow, son of Mrs. Harriet Carrow.
OF this town, had died at three O'Clock
at the Pennsylvania Hospital, Phila-
delphla, from double pneumonia after
short illness. The announcement
was shock to many of his friends who
did not know he was sick, but to the
family the report came Saturday that
he was Ill critical condition and but
little hope held out for his recovery.
Two weeks previous he was in Smyrna
where he had been for several weeks
building up impaired health. He left
to take up his business in Philadelphia
feeling much better. Last Wednesday
he was taken suddenly ill and was re-
moved to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Pneumonia developed and with a COM
plication of other diseases, he grew
gradually worse. His daughter, Miss
Agnes Carrow, was telegraphed for
and was with him when he died. Will
liam Jefferson Carrow was the third
child and eldest son of the eight
children of the late Thomas Carrow
and Mrs. Harriet Carrow of this town
and was born in Smyrna, March the
20, 1874. He spent his boyhood days
IN Smyrna, receiving a good public
School education. When the Civil
War broke out he entered the service
and was Second Chief Clerk for the
Provost Marshall, Col. Edwin Wilmer.
He held this position until the close of
the war, being stationed part of the
time In Smyrna, and part of the time
in Wilmington. After the war he ac-
cepted a position with Hale & Mulford,
a well-known firm of jewelers. in New
York City. This position he occupied
continuously until 1894 when he en-
tered the firm of Vaudeville, Carrow
& Crane, manufacturing jewellers of
Newark, n. j, He retired from this
firm in 1904 since which time he has
been in the brokerage business in
hAAHOOiPhAos LII AAo OuSAnCoo ChA ccI
he was thrifty and industrious, and
kept himself well Informed on the
topics of the day.
July 3, 1876, Mr.. Carrow was united
tn marriage to Miss May f. Littell of
Pittsburg, Pa. This happy union was
severed February 0, 1898 by the un-
timely death of Mrs. Carrow. Three
children were born to them, two dy-
ing in infancy and one, Miss Agnes
Carrow, surviving. Since the death OF
her mother, the latter has been making
her home with her grandmother, Mrs.
Harriet Carrow. The deceased was
, devoted father and son, 1t being one
of the great pleasures of bis life to look
we'll to the comfort of his only daugh
ter aud aged mother. The hand o.
death has fallen heavily upon the Car
{ row family in recent years and there
, seems to be more than the usua
q amount of sympathy for the bereaved
g Funeral services were held from thu
:, residence of his mother, Mrs. Harrie
q Carrow yesterday afternoon at TIVE
g o'clock in charge of the Rev. DIR. Rob
h ert Watt of Asbury NJ. E. Church, an(
q a large number of relatives and friends
4 followed the remains to its last resting
place in Glenwood Cemetery. TIL
;. floral tributes were numerous AM
& handsome.
b Clark PsxoD, Nephew Mrs. N. L. Boyd, Dead
= Clarkson Paxson, engineer for
). number of years on the Newark
!, Pomeroy Railroad, nephew of Mrs
:, Mary L. Boyd of this town, died sud
- denly at his home in Newark, Del
Thursday evening about IL. Is. Som
time ago he was quite i'll but had re
covered, and a trip to Atlantic Cit
i had apparently placed him in goo
e health again. He returned to wor
r Thursday after vacation of tw
V months. Early in the evening, he, j
n company with few friends called at
g neighbors and spent the evening
,r After reaching home he complained {
q shortness of breath. Thefamily ply
of sician was summoned, and made ever
o effort to relieve the suffering mar
"a The deceased had large number {
10 acquaintance who will mourn thei
Ia loss. A widow survives him.
n Or. Frank L. Grier's Mother Dies at Milfor
,. Mrs. Margaret Layton Grier, age
Of about 64 years, wife ofGeorge s. Grie
g of Milford and m other of DR.. Frank |
se Grier formerly of this town, die
ie Monday afternoon at her home nei
ar Milford, after an illness of sever
%. months. Besides her husband, she
IT. survived by the following children
81 DIR. G. Layton Grier, DIR. Frank