Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
Willard @. Pierce, for Many Years a Proml-
nent Citizen of Smyrna Dies at His Home
10 Iphia-Deaths OF the Week.

resident of Smyrna passed away at his
home 2O39 Green street Philadelphia
early yesterday morning after linger-
ing illness from consumption in the
54th year of his age. Deceased had
been in failing health for sometime and |
his death, sad as it is, was not unex- |
pected by those who knew of his af- |
Fiction. 1t was only five years ago |
that he gave up residence in Smyrna
and moved to Philadelphia. He |
started chemical fertilizer wor ks for
himself and was making a success of
it when his health broke down. In less
than a years time he was obliged to re-
linquish his business and has not been
able to do anything since. Deceased
was a son of the late Mrs. Letitia
| Pierce of this town and was born near
Little Creek. In early manhood he
moved to Smyrna and for a time
clerked in the store of the late John H.
Bewley. He developed considerable
business tact, was rapid in figures, and
soon became what was regarded as a
wide awake and shrewd business man.
His services were later secured by the
John e. Tygert Company who oper-
ated the Smyrna steamboat line and
did large phosphate business. He
soon worked up in the Company and
was its secretary until it changed
hands and became the Smyrna Trans
portation Company. After this Mr..
Pierce purchased the property corner
of Main and Mt. Vernon street form
erly known as the ''Dr. Cummins pro-
perty" and fitted it up for store aud
residence. For number of years, up
until the time he moved to Philadel-
; phia, he was in the phosphate, meat
and green grocery business. On May
10, 1879 Mr.. Pierce was united in mar
riage to Miss Annie Elizabeth Baggs,
Mrs. William H. Baggs of this town
! who made him a good and faithful
wife. She, with one son, Mr.. q. Her
! man Pierce survive him. The latter
: holds responsible position with the
: United Gas Improvement Company OF
/, Philadelphia. The deceased was an
, active and influential member of the
Smyrna School Board for a number o
: years. Funeral services will be helC
10 at his late residence in Philadelphia
~ and the remains will be brough Il
= Smyrna on the noon train tomorrow
VI Thursday. After services at Asbur
M. E. Church the remains will b
inferred in the family lot in st. Peter
Cemetery. Rev. DIR. Robert Watt wi
7u have charge of the services.
Is The sudden death of DR.. J. War
n. Steele, one of the best known physi
r clans of Dover, occurred in Philade
ar phia at o'clock Monday morning an
no came as a great shock to this commul
at ity and to its medical practitioner
W DR.. Steele was taken to the st. Josep
ed Hospital, Philadelphia, last Frida
ke after he had been ill only few hou
am and had been treating himself for
he sudden failure of the digestive organs
cd Calling in his associate, DR.. l.. A.
Of Bishop, it was discovered that an il
ma testine had become twisted, and, aft
i'm consultation with DR.. James Fl. Wi
in son, it was decided to go at once to Il
ire hospital for surgical operation. III
To operation was performed Mond
ey. morning, but the young man was frs
lie and his system succumbed to
the shock. DR.. Steele is a native-bo
I Delawarean, son of Former Sher
len John r. Steele of Sussex county, al
len came to Dover four years ago to pr
hat tice his profession, after some exte
his sive hospital experience following
oh graduation at Jefferson.
William T. yauIes OF Milford Passes Ava
has William Thornton Vaules, W
at known resident of Milford, died Frid
the after an illness of several weeks.
also was 80 years old. Mr.. Vaules was
"no hrSt treasurer or the junction
the Breakwater Railroad and for ma
this years was passenger and freight ag
D to at Milford. He retired about Ell
Jam years ago under the pension syst,
Mr.. Vaules was one of the leadi
!. members of Avenue Methodist Chur
He is survived by two sons and
be q daughters. One son, William s. Vau
p. is an official of the Pullman Car @,
ru- pany in Chicago, and another 8
been Harry Vaules, is eastern district m
they ager of the Western Union Telegri
e at Company with headquarters at Rahw
Rev. NJ. Mrs. Paris t. Carlisle, wife
onsi a we'll known physician. and Mrs.
If Layton Grier, wife of DIR. G.. Lay
pen. Grier, are daughters of the late
,rob- Vaules. Funeral services were
s. of Sunday afternoon, and by long c
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