Smyrna times., 1918-08-07
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Benjamin B. Allen, a Former Smvr.
ma Boy, Dies Suddenly in Will
Garter, Townsend

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Benjamin B. Allen, aged AZ. a
former Smyrna boy who became one
of WilmingtOn's prominent druggists
and active politicians, died on Friday
morning at 8.37 o'clock. The de-
ceased showed no signs of illness
earlier in the evening on Thursday.
spending the time with his mother
and sister with whom he made his
home at the Marion apartments. Del
aware avenue and jefferson street
At about one in the morning he went
to the bathroom and as he was
emerging therefrom became rigid
and had to support himself against
the door frame. He was put to he'd
and fell into a state of unconscious
ness from which he failed to re-
vive. The sad intelligence of his
death was a shock to his old Smvlna
friends. Mr.. Allen was a native of
Delaware and was born in Smvlna
July 8, 1871, being a son of Benia-
min b. and Josephine Allen. He had
lived in Wilmington for the past 25
years, however. He first entered
public life as. deputy collector of
customs, succeeding his father in
that capacity, upon the latter's death
and during the term of Collector w.
H. Cooper. He was a graduate of
the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy
and some years ago conducted a drug
store in South Wilmington. While
living there he became interested in
politics and was a staunch Demo-
cratic party worker. He served a
term in the Legislature, after which
he entered the insurance business in
which he was engaged at the time of
his death. He ran for the Whining
ton City Council but was defeated.
Mr.. Allen, who was unmarried, is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Joseph
inc Allen and sister, Miss Minnie L.
Allen with whom he made his home
also by another sister, Mrs. Frank
c. Graham of Philadelphia, and a
brother, Charles ]. Allen of Will
mington. Funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock with
intement at the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery.
Magistrate ]. ID. Carter, of Townsend
Townsend, Aug. g. Magistrate
John D. Carter who was one of the
oldest residents of Townsend was
found dead in an outbuilding at his
home at about o'clock Friday morn
ing, death having been due to APP
pOplexy. The genial squire was APP
parently in good health, being quite
cheerful ans smiling, when enter
tanning some friends at his home in
the early part of the evening before.
| At 8 o'clock he left home and his
wife supposed he had gone down to
town to attend to some business mat
terS, but as he failed to return home
at 10 or II o'clock to retire, the wife,
becoming alarmed over his strange
absence, notified some of her rela-
tives who promptly aided her in the
| search. At about o'clock Friday
morning the searchers found him
lifeless in the outbuilding, he evil
IDENTIFY having been dead for several
hours. HIS birthday was August
20, and he lacked only a few days
of reaching the 18th anniversary of
his birth. On September 2, 1862,
he married Miss Mary Townsend of
Townsend in Philadelphia, who, with
daughter, Mrs. Imogene DoOley, of
Baltimore, survive him. The fun
eral took place on Monday afternoon
at 1 o'clock with interment at the
| Townsend NJ. f. cemetery. Mr..
Carter was appointed magistrate for
Townsend and vicinity in October
1908.
Jacob B. Cazier, Aged S5, KirkwOOd
Jacob B. Cazier, aged 65 years,
known to many in and about Smyrna
and throughout New Castle county,
died Thursday last after a lingering
illness. He was the son of Henry
Cazier, and was born on Whitehall
farm, the old homestead of the fam
lily, was educated in the local schools,
at the Academy in Newark and in