Smyrna times., 1910-07-27
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Thomas r. Hubbard, Founder of the
Hubbard Fertilizer Works at Ches-
tertown, Formerly of Smyrna.

tertown, Formerly of Smyrna.
Thomas R. Hubbard, a former
Delawarean, died in Baltimore We'd
nesday in his 80th year. In 1850 Mr..
Hubbard was employed in business
in Smyrna, going to Chestertown
later to engage in the phosphate bus
mess. AS a young man he left the
old home to learn the mercantile bust /
ness and came to Smyrna, associating
himself with James H. Bewley and
George Henry Raymond. After a
few years he removed to Greensboro.
Caroline county, Md, and in 1859
married Josephine Mason Watson, of
Delaware. who was the daughter of
GeOrg4 Watson and a cousin to Gov
ernor Watson, of this State. Their
children were Anna, the deceased
wife of Prof. Roland Watts, of Bal
timore, and Wilbur w Hubbard, of
Chestertown. In the early seventies
Mr.. Hubbard conceived the idea of
manufacturing fertilizers, that were
then just coming into general use
He removed TO Chestertown, pur-
chased piece of land on the river
below town, built factory and did
business under the firm name of Hub
bard Bros, the members being
Thomas r. Hubbard, William L.
Hubbard and J. E. Hubbard, who
owned two plants, one at Chestertown
and the other at Wyoming, Del, and
4 the two factories were run for sew
eral years, until 1878 when Thomas
r. Hubbard bought his brothers
4 Chestertown interest and took his
! son, Wilbur W. Hubbard, in business
with him and the firms name was
changed to T. R. Hubbard & Son,
and continued so until December,
1896, when he sold out his entire in
terest to his son Wilbur W. Hubbard
Since that time Mr.. Hubbard has
not been engaged actively in bust
ness.
John {. Edwards, Near Millington
John E. Edwards, aged 49 years, a
prosperous farmer living near Mil
lington, committed suicide Tuesday
night of last week by drinking car
bolic acid. When one of Mr.. Ed
wards sons returned home Tuesday
night at 10 o'clock he was surprised
to find that his father had not re-
tired. When questioned, Mr.. Ed
wards complained of feeling unwell,
but said he would go to bed in few
minutes. Another son came in about
IL O. clock and the father was still sit
ting up. He gave the same reasons
for doing so as he Gid before and the
son retired, not suspecting that any
thing was wrong. Early Wednesday
morning cOlored man found Mr..
Edwards in the stable in a dying con-
ditiOn. The man Immediately called
the dying mans family. who sent
for Drs. j. N. Jester and N. NJ.
Comegys of Millington. After max
ing an ex animation the doctors de-
clared that Mr.. Edwards condition
was due to the drinking of mixture
of carbolic acid and another prepara-
tion, which had been used on the
sore leg of colt. He died a few
minutes after the doctors arrived
The dead man had been under the
treatment of a physician for some
time, but the members of his family
had not the faintest suspicion that
he harbored the idea of taking his
life. Mr.. Edwards is survived by a
widow, who was Miss Katherine
Nickerson before her marriage, three
sons, Lester, Raymond and Carroll,
and one daughter, Mrs. John Jolls,
of Middletown, Del.
Death of Mrs. Carrie Counselman Hall
Mrs. Joseph B. Hall, formerly
Miss Carrie Counselman, of this
town, daughter of the late L. w.
COunselman, and sister of Mrs.
HirOns Denney, died this morning at
the home of her sister. Mrs. Will
! liam Smart, in Baltimore. She had
been an invalid for a year. Last
= week she was taken worse and her
sister, Mrs. Hirons Denney, was
summoned. She sank slowly until
! the end this morning. Deceased
was resident of Smyrna for a dozen
= years or more. Last June a year
ago she was united in marriage to
e DIR. Joseph B. Hall, a pharmacist of
e Baltimore, who survives her. The
announcement of Mrs. Halls un-
timely death will be received with
regret by her many Smyrna friends.
She was bright and popular and pos
sessed those womanly virtues that
made for her true moral and relig-