Smyrna times., 1910-06-15
COL. winners GRANDDAUGHTER

Mrs. Harman Morse, Daughter of Ed
win Wilmer, ,WeIl-Known to a Num-
Der in Smyrna Died Suddenly.
Mrs. Alblasine Placide Morse.
wife of Mr.. Harman Vail Morse.
'and only daughter of Mr.. Edwin
W. Wilmer, a broker and banker
OF Baltimore, Md. died suddenly
on Wednesday, June the eighth.
at the HackensaCk New Jersev Hos
pital of acute phrenitis, after an ILL
ness of two weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morse were married June third. 1909
He is a son of Prof. Harman N.
Morse, of Johns Hopkins University.
After Mr.. Morse finished his grad
uate work at the Hopkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morse moved to haywood, N.
j., near Haekensack, where he be-
came connected with the Citro Chem
ical Company. The funeral of Mrs.
Morse took place from the home of
her father, 1900 Madison Avenue.
Baltimore, at II O'Clock the morning
of June the eleventh, services were
conducted by Rev Polomus w. Smith.
D. D., pastor of Madison Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which
she was a member. Burial was in
Greenmount Cemetery in the Placide
vault, beside her mother, who died
nineteen years ago this month. The
death of Mrs. Morse cast a gloom and
sadness over those whom she was
near and dear to, owing to the death
of her infant daughter a w ek before
her death and the now critical illness
of her husband, in another hospital
nearby, preventing him from being
present at her burial. Her father
is the only son of the late Colonel
Edwin Wilmer who was prominently
Unidentified in this town and State of
Delaware for many years in his
younger life.
Joseph Stephenson, Near Greenspring
Joseph Stephens on, aged n years,
one of the best kLown and most
highly respected farmers Of this COM
munity, died at his home near
Greenspring, Wednesday after ling
ering illness. He has been in failing
health for several years and on Satur-
day before his death suffered a stroke
of apOplexy which proved fatal. De-
ceased had been a well-known farmer
in the Greenspring vicinity for about
40 years, moving here when a young
man. He was born in England.
His wife died several years ago.
Deceased is survived by eight chill,
dren as follows: Albert Stephenson,
of Hockessin; Mrs. l.. S. Nailor, of
Wilmington; Harry Stephenson, of
near Smyrna; Mrs. George Brock
son, Of Clayton and Frank Stephen
son, J. Lober Stephenson, Miss Sadie
Stephenson and Miss Elva Stephen
son, who reside at home Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon
and interment was made at Glenwood
| Cemetery, Smyrna.
Elmer Webb's Mother Dead
Mrs. Mary A. Webb, aged n
years, widow of the late John Webb,
died at her home in Townsend, on
South Street, Tuesday night Of last
week, of general debility. Mrs.
Webb was of kindly disposition and
was beloved by all who knew her.
She is survived by two sons who are
Messrs. Elmer M. Webb, formerly
of Smyrna, now employed as chief
train dispatcher on the Delaware
division at Wilmington, and Frank
P. Webb, who is a telegraph oper-
ator on the New York Central line,
near New York City. Rev. Frank
P. McSOrley conducted services at
the Webb home at 80 o clock Friday
afternoon. Interment was made in
Emmanuel cemetery near Towsend.
John 7. Gooden Buys Snyder Farm
John T. Gooden has purchased of
Realestate Broker H. D. Boyer the
c. K. Snyder farm of l49 acres, SIT
-, NJ