Smyrna times., 1918-12-18
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs' Benjamin Yaden, nee Miss Lii
nan Lower, Dies of Flue in Chicago.
I'LL, Other Deaths About Smvrna

J"'ilt duen, nee Miss Lii.
nan Lower, Dies of Flue in Chicago
I'LL, Other Deaths About Smvrna
Mrs. Benjamin Yaden, nee Miss Lii
nan Lower, died in Chicago, ILL.,. Sun
day. after few days illnesss of in
nuenza. The sad intelligence reached
smyrna, Monday, in telegram to bor
brother, Harry j. Lower. She was
taken Ill last Thursday and while her
case was not regarded serious at first
her husband had her removed to .
hospital where her condition became
worse, pneumonia set in, from which
she died on Sunday. Mrs. Yaden who
was SO years of age, was the onlv
daughter OF the late Ephraim and
Rachel (Kennedy) Lower and wae
born and raised on the home farm
near BrenfOrd. She received bar
schooling in Smyrna and was one Of
Smylna's bright and popular voung
ladies. After the death of her father
she moved with her mother to Smv,na
and resided on South street. Unon
the death of her mother a few wears
later she moved to Washington. D. C.
1t was there she met her husband
Benjamin Yaden, a government in
spectOr. They had been married
about two years, most of the time of
which they have been living at
Chicago, where Mr.. Yaden was trans
1erred, to report on the condition of
the markets for the Government Tho
untlmely death of Mrs. Yaden is
deeply regretted by her many Smvna
friends. She is survived besides ba,
husband, by two brothers. Manfred
Lower, OF Philadelphia and Harry I
Lower, Of this town. Her remains
were brought on from Chicago YES
terday and funeral took place pri-
Vtely, at eleven o'clock this morninp
from the undertaking parlors of w. A
FAIRIES & Son, in charge of Rev. J. /.
NJ Eckard, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. lnterment was in the family
lot in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Winbert w. Shelton Dies of the "Flu"
Winbert W. Shelton, aged 21. more
tamlliary known among his friends as
Goose" Shelton, a painter and paper
hanger in the employ of John c. Man
nenng, died Friday at his home on
Onlon street, after short illness of
the influenza. He made a pluckv
fight for life, but the disease had too
much of a hold on him and he died
late Friday night. He was a son of
Joseph and Jane (Crossley) Shelton
and was born and raised and spent
his whole life in this town. He is
by his widow and one child.
He is also survived by several bro
theirs and sisters among whom is
Joseph Shelton, Smyrna's well known
barber. Funeral took place Monday
with intelment at Glen
wood Cemetery, Rev. Milton McCann
Postmaster Collins of MillingtOn Dead
MillingtOn, Md, Dec. 17.-Washing-
ton Finley Collins, aged Al years,
postmaster at MillingtOn, died We'd
1esday night, of pneumonia. He was
appointed postmaster in 1916, by Pre-
Sident Wilson, and would have closed
MS first term on January 9Th, next.
He also was a member of the hard
ware firm of Feddeman & Collins. of
and was connected with
he Protestant Episcopal Church. He
caves a widow, also two brothers.
Fl. Collins, editor of the Ches-
Transcript, and William S.
Collins, and sister, who lives in Cali
'ornia.
Frank Jones Loses Daughter.
Miss Elma M. Jones, aged nine
ears, daughter of j. Frank and Ella
Wheatman) Jones of Henry Clay, :
lear Wilmington, formerly of near
Smyrna, died Thursday last, of in
luenza, after short illness. Her un-
imely death was a shock to her fam
ly and many young friends in and
bout Smyrna. Her remains were ;
'rought to Smyrna and funeral took .
,lace Sunday with interment at Odd !
Fellows Cemetery, the Rev. Milton
IcCann officiating. u;
TWO COWS BURNED AT FIRE. {