Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
James T. ShalIcross, A Prominent Ag-
ricuIturest Dies at Mddletown-
Death of Richard c. Brockson

train while returning to his home
from a visit to Sussex county on
Friday afternoon, January 6, James
7. Shallcross, one of Delaware best |
known citizens and especially prom
inent in agricultural affairs, died on
Thursday night, after a three weeks
illness at his home near Middletown.
He was said to have suffered from
heart trouble when first stricken,
but pneumonia developed. He showed
Improvement for a time but then
grew worse and passed away at
clock Friday night. Mr.. Shall
cross was born in st. Georges hun
dred. July Is, 1847, of old Quaker
stock. He secured a good education
and learned practical farming from
his father, Serick F. Shallcross.
Deceased was widely known through
out the peninsula as farmer who
put to practice. use of the latest
ideas in modern scientific farming,
and he had done much to instil in
terest in Delaware farmers in the
application of modern ideas to their
farming. He was president of the
State Agricultural Society and was
otherwise interested in such work.
Governor Biggs appointed Mr.. Shall
cross recorder of deeds in 1888,
which office he held for five years.
He was a Representative to the Del
aware Legislature for several term S
He was a director of the Odessa Nat
ional Bank and president of the
Building and Loan Association there
for many years and has acceptably
filled other public Offices. Mr..
Shallcross married Miss Mary E..
Vandegrift in 1872, a daughter of
William E. and Mary D. Vandegrift.
He is survived by his youngest son,
Edward Shallcross, a student at Del.
aware College. who is i'll with ty.
phoid fever; Eugene. who lives on
the home farm; James T. Jr., alst
a farmer; Mrs. Bassett Ferguson
and Esther and Helen Shallcross
The funeral of Mr.. Shallcross tool
place Monday afternoon at l o'clocl
Richard C. Brockson Dies at BIackbir,
Richard C. Brockson, aged "a, on
of Blackbird Hundreds most esti
mable citizens. died Sunday at hi
home in Blackbird. He had bee
suffering with pneumonia and wa
getting better. Last week he ha
relapse which resulted in hi
death. Deceased was a son of Jane
ard Margaret Ann Cornelius Brock
son and was born and raised i
Blackbird Hundred. He was a mer
chant for many years at Blackbir
and engaged in the lumber busines
He married in early life Miss Eel
! guson, daughter of the late Basser
Ferguson and sister of Former Cler
3 of the Orphans Court Colen Fee
y gusokof Blackbird. In politics NJ
3 Brockson was Democrat and W;
s 4 member of the Delaware Legisl
e ture and took an active part in IL
e Salisbury Walcott contest for U.
l. Senator He was for several yea
u a tax collector The last few year
IS however, he took no interest in pc
il itics. He had no children, b
: leaves large family of brothe
le and sisters, of which Frank
Brockson, the attorney, and Geor,
Brockson, of Clayton, are brother
Funeral services will be held THU
day morning at 10. 80 O'Clock and
ck terment will be made at ST. Anr
Cemetery, near Middletown.
a. William Lockerman Near Walkers De
is William Lockerman, aged 10
d. well-known farmer of Blackb
o. Hundred, died suddenly Saturd
n evening about dusk from a stroke
Ill appoplexy. Deceased nine ,ei
he ago had stroke of paralysis,
gs recovered sufficiently to be abe
at and take some active interest. /
gs sudden death was a shock, not Of
" iio hOdoSlOlu Oub W HIS
to Deceased spent his whole life
he farming and at one time was pr
all porous. He married in early |
ice Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, daugh
to of the late James Reynolds, of n
he Salem Church, who survives
with two sons and two daughters
follows: John Lockerman, who
- sides at home; James Lockerman
x near Backbird; Mrs Horace Stas
Paoli; Pa. and Mrs. Harry Staa
pc Townsend. Funeral services W
held at his late residence at
ion o'clock !. this morning and Intern
@. 4 was made at Townsend, the Rev.
to E. Matthews officiating.
ity Mrs. Walraven Soon Follows Hush
ich Mrs. Elizabeth Walraven, a
and 76, widow of Joseph Walraven