The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-02
Deaths
CRAWFORD SMITH.

last, reports came to us indicating i'm
provement in Mr.. Smiths condition,
and we expressed a well-groundcd hope
for his ultimate recovery. Saturday
morning came the distressing word
that he had passed away. He was bur
led from the residence OF his father,
Games SMITH in Cccilton. at 30 on
Monday afternoon, the Rev. Mr.. Daw-
son officiating. and the following
friends acting as paIl-bearerS :-McSSrs.
Woodall Jones. Owens Griffith, James
+. Mccoy, Roy Carpenter, George ].
Pearcc and Pickering Smith. Inter
ment was IN CcciIton cemetery. The
funeral was one OF the largest ever
held in the District. and the floral tri-
butcS were very numerous, atteSting
the popularity and high esteem in
winch Mr.. Smith was held in the whole
community which deeply mourus his
loss.
MIR. Smith was a most industrious and
upright Young man and his physician
in attendance gives it as his oDinion
that his rash act in shooting himself
(aS reported in our issue OF last week.
was the result OF too close an0liCatiOn
to business. bad health and insomnia.
with the phantom OF chronic invalid
ism Drcy'ng unon a morbidlv sensitive
mind. He lett notes to his friends.
iorc s H.; ,", da,h I'1 ~, vs. Tr;J rp %, '," , hS
end after recovering from the shock Of
the SHOOTING. he sad to his attendants
that his family relations were as they
always had been. that were lov'no
and KIND to h'm. and th't there had
been no break with any OF his friends or
9cnualntanccS. He declared that he
had no malice or envy toward any one
and so far rs he knew no one held en-
nifty or malice toward him. He said
ne was worked down. m had health.
was unable to SIeen and felt that he
would rather he dead than alive Al
the same time he deDlored his rash act
and praved forgiveness for the same
Tvs passing away under such pathetic
circumstances has cast a gloom over
ne whole commnn'tv. and the Stricte"
f'mlIv nave much dee" Srmn'thv and
prravrrtnI condn'r"cc. Mr.. Sm't h IS sur
v'vcd hv his father and mother: one
SISTER. Mrs Warner t'nrev. OF k"nt
r",ntN' ana 1nnr hr"thrrS-'9mrS "
NlIliam' Merritt trcr'tt Nv Sm'th
vas member ot the ". O. I. \. NJ.
~ cc,'"n. a"d ut ~" time OF hrs
death, ITS acting secretary.
MISS TT OpE\CE M cEppy
MISS Florence May Gerry. daughter
OF Mrs. Jane \. and the late Lucien A.
I. Gerry, OF Port Deposit, died at her
nome III that town on Saturday, from
stroke OF lDnntpNN Nyhirh she CnfprpI
on thursday, Just as she was preparing
to leave the house, alter dinner, to re-
sumo her duties at the telephone ex-
change
Although Miss Gerry'S health had
not been the best Tor some time past
she had not considered her condition
alarming, and had been attending to
her duties as manager OF the diamond
State telephone Exchange as usual.
he very sad death OF Miss Gerry is
deeply deplored by her many friends
and associates, and she Will be greatly
sbe MADE snland;d ] racord .'e nTse, In ni, ba,
social and personal relations she was
| respected and esteemed. and her gentle
and courteous nature endeared her to
all with whom she came in contact.
Miss Gerry was thirty years old
Funeral services were held at her
late home, tuesday afternoon. a great
number OF floral offerings were placed
about the bier, especial remembmrances
being made by Tome Memorial Sun
day School. the Willing Workers. the
Epworth League. the Arlington Club
and Librarians OF the Tome Institute.
The services were conducted by Rev ],
T; Otis. pastor OF Rising Sun NJ. F.
~ o'"svh, ev,n,aS asS'S'fu f oy neV' amos bro%n IN
the family lot at HONEYWELL Cemetery.
Miss Gerry is survived bv her mo-
ther, Mrs. Jane A Gerry. and four sis
terS and one brothcr-Mrs Wcstcr-
field. wife OF Rev. H. A. G. WeSterheld.
of Wilmington: Mrs c. NJ. Knioht and
Misses Ida and Leila Gerry. of Port
Deposit, and Herbert n. Gerry, OF Ra'-
tmore. formerly editor OF the "Port
Deposit Press"
ARPAM w KIRK
Nrr Ahro, w Kill. ,-o,,;.,o,,.
farmer ofthc Sixth district. and hall
brother OF Sheriff Cecil Kirk. died at
his home near Rising Sun. on Tuesday
alter an illness OF about two years.