Smyrna times., 1906-05-30
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
h'ss beulah Burchard.' Daughter of Mr.. and
mrs. Frank Burehard. Victim of Typhoid
fpidemic-Other Deaths Recorded.

Illness OF appendicitis. She had been
SICK for abont three weeks with tv-
phoid fever of which she was ont of
all danger until Sunday when appeu-
dlcltIs set in, and her case was pro-
nouneed as hopeless, and in spite of
all that kind hands could do she passed
peacefully away at nine o'clock Thurs
day night. There is much sympathy
indeed expressed for the family. Ethel
was nineteen years of age, and always
bright aud cheerful, and had a smile
and pleasant word for everyone. She
VIII be much missed by her relatives
aud friends. The deceased was a
member of Friendship Nj. E. Church.
The funeral was held Sunday after.
noon, interment in Odd Fellows Gem.
etery, there being no service on ac-
count OF other mombers of the family
being sick. About the first of March
a typhoid fever epidemic struck the
Burchard family, affecting William
Burchard, the oldest son. After long
illness the latter is just convalescing.
Since his attack the whole family all
except the father, haYe been stricken.
Mrs. Burchard, daughter Miss Anna
Burchard and three sons, Russell, Rol-
and and Lester Burchard have been
critically i'll with the disease. They
are all under the careful attention of
DIR. w. V. Messlck of Smyrna. Until
the death of Miss Ethel Burchard, Mr..
Burchard has been unable to get any
one to help him nurse his family and
this duty fell heavily upon him
both night and day. He has been
obliged to give up his work completely.
With his sons all confined to their
beds and not being able to get help
he was unable to get his crops in.
Some neighbors endeavered to do the
plowing for him, but the recent dry
weather prevented their giving him
much assistance i'll this line. Mr..
Burchard has been giving every at
tention to his family aud now that they
are getting careful nursing, DIR. Mes
sick reports the cases improving, with
every hope that there will be no more
fatalities.
julius z. Stats OF Townsend Passes Away.
TOWNSEND, May 29:-Julius z. Stats
a well citizen of near Townsend, died
in Philadelphia on Thursday evening
after an illness of several weeks dura-
ton. For some time Mr.. Stats had
suffered with a tumor in the stomach,
and it was decided to have an opera
tion performed by Philadelphia sur
geon. After the operation had been
performed Mr.. Stats gradually grew
worse until death relieved him at five
o'clock on Thursday evening. Mr..
Stats was at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Harry Hart in Philadelphia,
when the end came, he having gone to
his daughters home Immediately after
the operation. Besides a wife he is
survived by three grown children who
are Mrs. Julia Hart, Mrs. Josephine
Pritchard and Miss Lena Stats. The
funeral took place at his late home il
Townsend Sunday. Interment wal
made in Townsend Cemetery.
UnIimely Death of Oscar Unruh at CheswOld
CHEswoLD, May 29:-Oscar Percy
Unruh, son of Jacob and Mary j. Un
rub, died on Monday at the home o
his parents in Cheswold at the age o.
30 years. Mr.. Unruh was born anC
raised in Germantown, Pa, where h'
learned and followed the occupation o
hosiery presser. With pulmonar.
trouble his failing health the past fiv
years required him to spend some tim
at the " hite Haven Sanitarium, Pa.
with benefits that were only temporary
Coming recently to visit his parents
his condition grew rapidly worse AM
; the end was very sudden. de leave
a widow and four-year-old daughter t.
mourn his untimely fate. The remain
will be carried to Germantown for in
terment Friday of this week.
James Flanagan Answers Last Roll Call. \
| BLAcKB1RD, May 29:-After an i'll
: ness covering period of sewers
r months, James Flanagan, died at hi
8 residence near Blackbird Landing
= Friday morning, aged SO years,
months and days. Deceased leave
a wife and one son to mourn his death
Funeral services we're held at his lat
residence Monday, the members
e Gen. w. s. Hancock Post g. A. X.
/; of Smyrna attending the service an
s paid the last solemn rites to the d'
ceased, who was an old war veteran.
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