Smyrna times., 1909-10-20
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Samuel Armstrong a PrSrninent Farm
er Near Smyrna Dies From Stroke
of Paralysis John M. Arthurs.

a stroke of paralysis. He had been
out with his roller in the field when
shortly before three O'Clock a single
tree broke and he came up to the
house to repair it. Just as he was
passing through the gate near the
house he suffered the stroke and was
carried in the home. With the ex-
ceptiOn of a brief interval, he was
unconscious from then on until he
died. DR.. R. r. Roth and DR.. w.
V. Messick were summoned, the
former reaching him short while
before his death. Samuel Armstrong
was a son of the late Samuel and
Anna buchanan Armstrong and was
born and raised in this vicinity.
About the time of his marriage to
Miss Anna Carter, sister of the late
Joseph E. Carter, MIR. Armstrong
moved to Camden and for three years
was employed in a hardware store.
He then took up farming, which vo-
cation he has followed with Success
ever since. 1t was while farming in
the vicinity of Magnolia that he was
honOred twice by tire Democrats of
North Murderkill Hundred in being
elected to the lower house of the Del
aware Legislature. About ten years
ago Mr.. Armstrong moved to his farm
near Smyrna, where he was a re-
spected citizen and popular with a
large circle of friends. He was a
member of Mizpah Lodge No. 16 A.
o. u W. and a prominent member of
Smyrna Grange. Besides his widow,
four children survive him: Miss Ethel
Armstrong, of New York City, Miss
Edna Armstrong, SAMUEL Armstrong
and Justine Armstrong, residing at
home. Three brothers, Representa-
tive William N. Armstrong, of Black
/ bird Hundred, John Armstrong, of
/ Philadelphia, and Frank Arms strong,
Smyrna; and four sisters: Mrs. ].
E. Wilson, Cla ton; Mrs. J Frank
/ Startling, Dover, and Misses Elva
, and Estelle Armstrong, of Smyrna,
1 also survive him. Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon at 80
o'clock in charge of Rev. w. F. Daw-
son and Rev DR. Robert Watt. A
large cortege followed the remains
to its last resting place in Odd Fell
/ lows Cemetery.
Joshua NJ. Erthurs Of Kenton.
Joshua Massey Arthurs, one of the
most prominent citizens of Kenton,
died Friday morning after a linger-
ing illness of malaria fever. The
ceased had only been sick a shor t
time and many did not know of his
illness. The announcement of his
death was therefor a great shock to
the community where he was held in
high esteem. Mr. Arthurs was born
and raised in the vicinity of Kenton
and became one of the best known
men in Central Delaware. He was
engaged in the merchantile business
the greater part of his life In
politics he was a Democrat and was
at one time treasurer of Kent County.
At the time of his death he was a
member of the grand jury. In 1872
Mr.. Arthurs was united in marriage
to Miss Nancy N. daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Wright
and sister of Mrs. M. B. Burris of
Middletown, who with five children
survive him. They are: Mrs. Frank
Virden, wife of DIR. Frank Virden,
Misses Sylvia and Susan Arthurs and
John W., of Kenton, and Stanley NJ +,
the well-known Wilmington artist.
Funeral services were held at Kenton
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock and
Monday morning the remains were
taken to Middletown for interment.
Death of John Kipp of CheswoId.
Cheswold, October 19:-Mr. John
Kipp died suddenly last Friday at the
home of his son, Benjamin Kipp, in
his seth year of age. His remains
were sent by rail Monday for burial
an Brooklyn. Mr.. Kipp at one time
was a prominent business man in
New York City who had also won for
himself some fame as fnancier by
cornering and placing himself in
control of the meat market. He
with the son, Benjamin, ten or
twelve years since settled on a farm
near CheswoId. Mr.. Benjamin Kipp
with his family remain on their farm
near Ci.eswold under usually sad
features. their son Samuel, aged II,
and a great favorite with the grand
father, is lying at the point of death
with complications resulting from
typhoid. The remains of the aged
grandfather were therefore necessar-
lily unattended by any one of the son s
family in transit to Brooklyn.