Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
"''ng thompson Cooper, Son of the
Late John B. Cooper of This Town.
Oies IN PhiladeIphia-Other Deaths

irving Thompson Cooper. who
uhCll few years ago residod
mere and was one of the hoo+
known young men in Smyrna. died
at MS home, 1904 Summer street
Fnliadelphia, last Thursday, April
10, after a lingering illness of
tuberculosis. The announcement of
MS untimely death was received
with sorrow by his friends in Smvr-
ma. He had not been in strictIu
normal health since his smell of
typhoid fever twelve years aoo
FoIlowlng this, he had pnenmonia
twice and during the past fonr
years has suffered much at times
Dut fought bravely and persisten+Iv
TO keep alive and "in the harness -
For several years he has been head
nookkeeper for Samuel Townsend
the commission merchant nm Dook
street. Deceased was the Youngest
OF five children of John Brady and
Mary Frances (Rash) Cooper. and
was born in Smyrna, February g
1873. Graduating at the head of
his class in the Smyrna Public
Schools, he associated himself with
MS father in the merchantile busi.
ness In Smyrna. He did not con-
tlnue this occupation long before he
took up course of study at Pierce,s
Business College, PhlIadelpbia
graduating with a high AVERAGE
lie was for time travelling auditor
for the Armours, was bookkeeper
for the Hires Root Beer Companv
and during the census taking of
1900 held a position in the Census
Bureau at Washington. Like his
father. he was reticent, tenacious
to the limit in his beliefs likes
and dislikes and opinions and was |
systematic and thorough in busi-
ness. On April 10, 1907, Mr.. |
Cooper was united in marriage TO
Miss Alice DeHaven Moulton. of
Philadelphia, who survives him.
He is also survived by his mother
who lives in this town, and bv
Fletcher E. Cooper, of the staff of
The New York World. Funeral
services were held at his late resi-
ience in Philadelphia, Friday even
ng in charge of the Rev. Chalfopte
u 18th Street Methodist Episcopal
jhurch. The remains were taken
% Cheswold Saturday morning and
nterment was made in the family
'uryine ground at old Bethel M. E.
cemetery Rev. G. w. Townsend in
barge.
Thos. G. Chambers Dies at Camden
After eating hearty dinner about
TX O'Clock Sunday night, Thomas
;ope Chambers, aged 81 years, one
I the most prominent merchants
f Camden, was stricken at about
ire O'Clock with neuralgia of the
cart, which resulted fatally a short
ime later. his home there. Mr.
hambers had complained early in
he morning that he was not very :
'ell and went to bed about nine
clock. but appeared to recover 8
ntirely and enjoyed his dinner in
he evening, which he ate with his
amily. There was nothing to
ccasion alarm until he was stricken 9
t nine O'Clock. Mr.. Chambers had I
cen in the hardware business at 4
amden for some time, having
ormerly been engaged in the same
usiness in FELTON,. AT one time 0
e was a hardware salesman. Mrs.
hambers, who was a daughter Of 0
n. William j. Sudler, of Sudlers- 2
lille, Nd, and one daughter, Miss {
lstine Chambers, aged about IA c
ears. survive. He was a member .
the Ancient Order United Work. e
en- and was also prominent in the Q
atriotic Order Sons of America. "
ling at the head of that lodge in u
amden. a
Ars. S. E. Ruark Dies at Frederick Ia
Rev. w. E. Matthews has been l
lied to Frederick to preach the =
neral of Mrs. Sallie E. Ruark, ~
other of Rev. George W. Bounds,
the Wilmington Conference.
rs. Ruark, aged 76 years, died
nday evening at the Methodist =.
,iscopal parsonage Of Frederick of "
after an illness of FIVE "
VS.. Mrs. Ruark is a daughter of
e late John T. Taylor, of Worcester d,
unity, Md, and was a cousin to tn
IN. Zachary Taylor, at one time ia
esident of the United States. flo
e was deeply religious woman. pl
70 sons survive: William S. di
unds, Of Salisbury, Md, and m,
". George W. Bounds, of the ro
ilmington Conference. Funeral I'll
rvices will be held in Trinity M. DIR
Church Frederick, today (Wed- wi
sday), at 1.30 p. M. with inter- bl