Smyrna times., 1917-01-10
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Virgil l. Voss, Aged 22, Son of Emory
Voss' Killed While OiIing an Engine
IN Cement PIant-Other Deaths


Landing was instantly killed in the
power house of the Atlas Portland
cement Co., at Mort hampton, Pa,
on Friday evening at z O'Clock. The
sad intelligence of his death was a
shock to his many friends in Smyrna
and vicinity. Deceased was the third
engineer in the condenser plant and at
the time was oiling the engine. In
some unaccountable way he was caught
IN the governor belt which drew him
into the fly wheel. He was whirled
around several times and was instantly
killed. The machinery was stopped
and he was hustled to the hospital but
was dead before they reached there
His brother Lester Voss, construction
engineer at Altoona, few miles away
was Immediately summoned and took
charge of his brothers. remains and
came with them to Smyrna Sunday
evening. Before going to Northamp-
ton, Pa, Virgil was employed for
several years at Ynung's Ice Cream
Mandatory in Wilmington. He had
only been employed at Northampton
about three weeks and in this short
space of time had made number of
friends. He leaves a widow who was
Miss Elsie Vandegrift, of PhiIadel-
phia. Besides his widow and his
parents he is survived by two brothers ::
Lester Voss. of Allentown, Pa. Row
Voss, of Chicago, and Misses Ida and
Gladys Voss, of Smyrna Landing.
Funeral services were held at one
O'Clock Monday afternoon at the home
of his parents at Smyrna Landing and
interment was at Glenwood Cemetery.
Rev. G. c. Williams, pastor of AS
bury M. E. Church officiated.
DR.. N. 7. Jerman, Former Smyrnian
DR.. Noble Theodore Jerman, aged
ga, prominent physician at Holmes
burg, Pa, died yesterday after
lingering illness. The announcement
Of his death was received with sorrow
in Smyrna where he was born, raised
and went from here a young man to
make his fortune in a large field of
usefulness Deceased was a son of
the late Noble T. and Elizabeth Met
calf Jerman or this town. He was
graduate of Hahneman and later
took a postgraduate course at Jeffer-
son Medical College in Philadelphia.
He became successful and prominent
physician. His widow who was form
erly Miss Annie Scott, of Philadel-
phia, survives him. Funeral and
interment will take place at Holmes
burg, Pa, on Friday.
Mother OF W. r. Keith Dies at Dover
Mrs. Rebecca A. Keith, aged II.
of Dover, mother of Councilman
Walter +. Keith, of this town, died
in Dover, Saturday, after lingering
illness. Deceased was one of those
good women whose life and virtues
were known best in her family
home and leaves besides her family
large circle of friends to mourn her
death. Funeral services took place
from her late residence in Dover, yes
terday morning and interment was in
the family lot in the old Bethel M. E.
Cemetery, near Cheswold. Mrs. Keith
left eight children. six sons and two
daughters, James B. Keith, Walter F.
Keith, Henry D. Keith. Daniel P.
Keith, David E. Keith and Thomas v.
Keith, and Misses Ethel M. and Mary
j. Keith.
Col. Dan Lloyd, Dies at Cambridge
Daniel Lloyd, aged 78 years, known
to his friends as Colonel Dan. died at
the Cambridge, Md, Hospital, Thurs
day. Colonel Lloyd leaves two sisters
Misses Kate H. and Mary c. Lloyd
and one brother (ex-Governor Henry
Lloyd, all of Cambridge, Md. Colonel
Lloyd, who was a veteran of the
Civil War, followed the flag Cf "Stone-
wall" Jackson through the celebrated
valley campaign against Genera
Banks, distinguishing himself at Win
chester. He was in thirty two pitched
battles, including Gettysburg. He
stood by the Confederacy to its end,
being one of the eight thousand who
surrendered at Appomattox.
Former Smyrna School Principal Dead
DR.. Tarleton Hoffman Bean, zoolog-
ist and director of the New York
Aquarinm from 1895 to 1898, died at
Albany, N. Y, Christmas week. De-
ceased was formerly principal of the
old Smyrna Seminary and is known to
many of our older citizens, some OF
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