The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-14
'MR. SMI EY T Ak El
By DEAF S AN6E'|!!
Prominent and Popular Resi-.
dent of City is Dead Follow
ing Lingering Illness.
USEFUL BUSINESS CAREER'
Community Loses a Citizen,
Whose BenevoIences Stand
Out Prominently.

Out Prominently
Charles Stratton SMILEY, pron11neME
oil and gas producer. banker, nnAlss
cler. member of fraternal organt1azs
lions and wen known cubman. died
| at his homo, 248 East Main street
lat 9 O'Clock Friday night. follow1Hg
| an illness OF Bright's disease. AeS
| was born at Franklin. Pa, Septem-
age The funeral Will be held at the
| aio. The funeral will be held at the
I home at 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon
| II will be Masonic funeral Win
will be made In the Masonic cemez
terry here.
The pail bearers. in full TempIar
dress, will be Harry G. HUFFMAN VIZ
Kill L. Highland, Hugh jaws ArfnNr
Parsons, Hugh Downs. iFummer -
Hill. n. e. Travis, Lee WllIian1ss L.
du Tracey, L. p CurrencN, -
Knox and Charles w. Furbee.
The Elks lodge wtlR attend t7s
services In body, assembling 81 u IS
Elks home at $3.50 O'Clock ps NJ,
residence.
pected He was stricken with ApoS
plsxy February IL, 1914.The condts
ton of his health varied, He
taken to various places for treatn1ens
but he gradually grew worse. koE
several weeks his illness had been
! alarming, and In the last few
ut became apparent that hscoulds not
| the hour stated and be passed
peacefully in the presence uf the dp n
mediate family and few stTten1ss
The deceased man leaves WIDOW
and four children, three daughters
and SON The daughters sre.s JAMS
Ruth and Heleny all at home. The
son is Frederick, at home. Two
sisters and a brother also survive
Thy are Harry Smiley, Of MalEA
Pa, and Miss Laura Smily, Of Frap4E
lin, Pa. Mr. Smiley,s parents died
several years ago
Mr.. Smiley came to Clarksbhrg IN
1901 during the oil boom. He nNyzs
been identified and associated VII
various oil enterprises ever since ne
came 20 the city. At the time 01s
his death he was president and gen
jeral manager of the Star Rig Real
\ and supply Company; vice-prgstdenss
and director of the Empire Nattona4
bank. and director of ethe un9on
/ National bank, all Of this city
MIR. Smiley was a member OF ~
number of lodges. He was mera-
Der OF the Cfarksburg Masonic Gut
and life member of caTks1grg
Iodge No. 482, Beneyo1entiand Pro-
tectiye order OF. Elks HebeIongeq
| to Union Lodge. No. 334. Al F. alan5i
| a. M Bradford Pa; Bradtosd Chnp
/ ter No ESQ, r. A. M BradfQrd
ICouncil No. 40, r. S. M M ana
Trinity Commandery No. 81, OF
n. all of Bradford. Pa, and Twas ESQ
member of Wheeling Constetgs2
at Wheeling, and of the Order Of
Mystic Shrine, at Erie. Pa. He p
member of the Methodist Eptseo7
pal church here.
Asa. cIubman Mr. SmileyiwAs
orally known all over the sountE
He was associated with well knoMn
New York clubmen in the yea 81
races that are held each ear z3
| southern waters. He was enthMqla
| tic in yacht racing and In 1st 2 CAR
ried on honors In the southern
gatta yacht races
Mr. Smiley was q business man
and oil and gas, operator who nal gnc
| be said to have an almost world ~ lie
acquslntance. for he devoted a1nlo
his entire l.fe to some branch Of the
/ Industry. He at one time hG3o
responsible position with the StN
ard OIL Company in Rhnade1
During the oil and gas boom
development In Pennsylvan1aSne
at the head Of and financed q nupQ
of companies In the oil and ga
He is particularly well known M
Erie and Franklin. Pa. and oknsx
towns IN that section. In fact n
was generally known throughput
width and breadth of the oil. and
territory In both PennsylvanlR ana
West Virginia. 5 &
Previous to coming to ClakR9ug&
he was engagd In the nanuiactuE
LOT oil wen supplies. At the same ttEae4
The was engaged In business Tor hzsxS
helf he was at all times activeIln g
development OF oil and gas prop
ties in this state and PennHylY
The Star Rig, Reel and sunEkx
Company south of the city Is one
I the largest concerns Of Its KIM
1.-THE state III health forced aAk e
retire from active businesss
months ago. but Whsse he YVES
he always kept in close fouch
sbusiness conditions.
Kind, gentle. broad nltndeH
ieenrous s-Char1ey'' Smiley Wasi kuQ
| to practicable exry person In ehs
He took an especial INTEREST IN
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