Evening journal., 1911-01-30
DEATH LAYS
HEAVY HAND
Many WeII-KnOwn Persons
Pass Away in Last
Few Days
PREACHER IS STRICKEN
AFTER PREACHING SERMON

An unusual number Of deaths Of
prominent Wilmingtoniaus has been
recorded during the last few days.
After preaching a sermon in St.
Johns African NJ r. Church. Newark,
n. j., yesterday morning the Rev.
Noah W. Moore. pastor of Ezion NJ. r.
Church of this city, was stricken with
| heart failure and died while he was
being carried into the City Hospital by
doctors. Mrs. Moore was summoned TO
the New Jersey city by a telegram
as soon as Mr.. Moore was stricken.
Before coming TO this city Mr.. Moore
acted as presiding elder of the Centre
vile Conference and is survived by
six children besides his wifc
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed
| Catherine CrOssley
On Saturday. January rs. Miss Mary
Catharine Crossley died at the resi-
dence of her nephew, G. II. Hayden,
! No. 511 West Ninth street Funeral
! services will be held this afternoon at
! 3 o'clock from No. 5ll West Ninth
street. Interment will be private.
| Charles T. Bell.
! Charles r. Bell, the twelve-year-old
son of Lewis A. and Katie Bell, died on
Friday, January 81. at his home, No.
| S07 West Seventh street Funeral SER
vices Will be held from the residence
this afternoon at o'clock. lnterment
was private
On Friday last. az Norristown, Pa.
occurred the death of Anna NJ. Rinker,
daughter Of Mrs Alice b. Rinker. The
/ funeral services will be held this after
noon at the First Methodist Church,
| NorristOwn, Pa, at half past two
O'Clock. Interment will be in Riverside
! cemetery.
BENJAMIN T. Price.
Benjamin r. Price. Of No 1902
King street, died yesterday. He had
been sick for about six months
Mr.. Price was born on October 4,
1925. near Stanton. and while a youth
he learned the milling business at the
old Harmony mills. When he became
Of age he removed to this city and en-
1 gagged in milling along the Brandy
wine. For many years in partnership
with the late Joseph r. Phillips, they
operated the last mill on the south
side Of the Brandywine, until the cits
secured the mill and dismantled It Z,
make use of the space and the watei
power for the Water Department H'
has led retired life for the pas
twenty years, and has been "A familiai
figure along tho Brandywine
Shortly after coming 10 this city tS
live he married a daughter Of Ezra
Comfort, one of the old citizens of vii
mingtOn, and moved into the house il
which he lived for the past sixty
years. He is survived by two daugh
ters, Kate Il. zebley. widow Of J.
Atwood Zebley and Cora Baynard
wife Of Samuel H. Baynard There
are eight living grandchildren-Be
jamin F., Mary c., Frank r., Lewis
/, Elmer and Howard Zebley; Samue
H., Jr.. and Nettie Baynard Their,
are two living great grandchildren
Katherine Zebley and Beatrice Fa,
, Baynard. James H. Price, who live,
at No so West Eighth street, is
nephew. A request that he be born,
to the grave by his six grandsoni
will be complied with. He was
charter member Of Mechanics Lodge
]. o. O. +.
] I. T. Steward Dies in Seattle.
Fred 4. Steward, son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Thomas w. Steward, Of No 102
Trenton Place, this city. died in Seat
e tie, Washington state. on Saturday. MI
Steward had been living. since 1907
with his sister, Mrs H. II. Fisher, a
= Juneau, Alaska. She was with him a
Seattle when he died. The body will b
, brought here for interment Mr. Shew
ard was a well-known young man
While here he was prominent m bowl
ing circles.
He is survived by his father ant
mother. one brother, Caleb n. Shewarl
and two sisters, Mrs II. r. Fisher an,
Mrs John ODonnell.
DIR. Houston Harlan.
Dr Houston Harlan died at his hom
i'm Riverside, California on Saturday
! DR.. Harlan was a son of David w. Har
Ian, at one time superintendent of tn
Wilmington public schools. He wen
west several years ago. Mrs. Clara +
Harlan of No. 51S W. Fourteenth stree
e is Dr. Harlan's mother.