Smyrna times., 1912-09-25
A TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 25 1912

and two sons and four daughters and
host of friends to mourn his loss.
Interment was made at Centreville,
Md, cemetery Wednesday.
Serving for 43 years as freight
agent at Georgetown and celebrating
his 10th birthday on Monday, C. P.
Tunnell, last week. was retired on
a pension. He has had but little
time off in all the years he has been
working for the railroad, and is going
to take a long vacation. He will
leave in a few weeks for Idaho, where
he will spend the winter on a ranch
with his son.
Mrs. Hannah Brown Salisbury,
the wife of DR.. Theodore Salisbury,
died at her horne in huntsville, Md,
Wednesday afternoon, September
18th. She has been in poor health
for sometime and was quite a sufferer.
She was the daughter of the late John
Brown and wife, formerly of Dover,
and was about 5s years of age. The
funeral was held Friday afternoon,
and burial was made at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover. A sad part of her
death is the critical illness of DR..
Salisbury, who has been in poor
health for several months.
In honor of and to meet Mrs.
Harold Green, of Boston, Mass, a
large number Of ladies of Middletown
and vicinity were guests of Mrs.
Eliza Green and daughter, Miss Eliza,
at her home on Tuesday afternoon
from A to 6 o'clock. The "tea"
was in the form of a garden party,
and some hundred or more ladies
were present. The hostess was assist
ed by Mrs. Clara Brady Green, Mrs.
c. S. Green, Mrs. F. B. Watkins,
Misses Ethel and Helen Brady,
Misses Rebecca and Frances Watkins,
Miss Charlotte Peverley and Miss
Laura COnnellee in receiving and
serving the many visitors. 1t was a
most enjoyable event.
Died, near Cardova, Md, Septem-
Der 18th, after short illness, Eliza.
beth c. Reese, second daughter Of
John J. and Elizabeth Oilly) Cooper
Reese and granddaughter of the late
Peter L. Cooper, Esq. and Mary E.
Cooper of Kent county Del. in the
18th year of her age. The deceased
had been sick only a few days, wher
2 the attending physician found her t.
= be growing weaker. A Specialist
from the Easton Hospital was called
in for consultation who diagnosed
D the case and pronounced it one OF
\ very acute appendicitis. She wa
D hurreid to the hospital at Easton
Md, where in operating the surgeon
found it to be not only very ba,
f case of appendicitis, but a complica
: tion of other troubles. She cam
n through the operation all right, bu
e died shortly afterwards from othe
troubles.
n Friday afternoon, Sept. 18th
when Mrs. Walter H. Davis of Mil
/, ford, went to take breakfast to he
S mother, Mrs. Frances A. Welch, sh
;. found her cold in death in her room
!. For over ten years Mrs. Welch ha
!. been an invalid, and almost helples
e most of the time, and she had mad
II her home with her daughter, VIII
made her care her personal duty
Il She was 73 years old and the wido7
of the late William Welch, who wa
% a well-knOwn citizen of Milford fort
r years ago Mrs. Welch was born o
. the goth of January, 1889. He
Il father, Andrew McMurphy, was
% local preacher in the M. E. Churc
- and teacher of the free schools i
~ Milford. The deceased herself ws
10 a member of the Methodist ChurC
70 and a devoted worker in the years
her activity and though she had ne
been able to take part in the affail
Id of the church for a long time, he
IN interest never waned She was ais
4 member of the w. C. T. u. A
70 who knew her well, loved her ar
st wondered at her wonderful courae
ne and cheerfulness. She is survived b
l. the following children: Robe
ic Lattomus, of Pass Christian, Miss.
of a son by her first huband, Dr. Fran
nd Welch, of Washington, D. c.; Mr.
en- Walter H. Davis, of Milford; Mr.
S Ralph Wilson, of Frederick; OIL
de stepdaughter, Mrs. Thomas Emory,
Frederick; one stepson, Charl
20 Welch, of near Georgetown al
70 several grandchildren. Funeral Sc
r vices were held Sunday afternoon Il
or 18th, inst.
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