Smyrna times., 1918-07-03
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Hannah M. Beck Widow of John
&. Beck Dies at Her Residence on
Mt. Vernon Street, Other Deaths

Mrs. Hannah M. Beck Widow of John
E. Beck Dies at Her Residence on
Mt. Vernon Street-Other Deaths
Mrs. Hannah Mary Beck, aged II,
widow of John E. Beck we'll known
carpenter of this town and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, died early Monday
morning at A. 45 O'Clock, following a
stroke of paralysis. Deceased since
the death of her husband, spent most
of her life in Smyrna where she was
loved and highly esteemed. There !
seemed no place to her like Smyrna |
and while she was constantly i'm |
portuned by her children to give UP
residence here and go with them, she
seemed to preferd spending the balance
of her days here where she had
warm circle of friends and where
she got the best enjoyment out of
life. Mrs. Beck was a daughter of
the late John Elliott of CentreviIle,
Md, and is survived by three children:
Mrs. Joseph Van Winkle formerly of
/
Mr.. j. Edward Beck a we'll known
Dover merchant and Mrs. William S.
Haman of Dover. Her funeral
took place at TO- 80 o'clock this We'd
nesday, morning from her late resi-
dence on Mt. Vernon street in charge
of Rev. George c. Williams and in
terment was at Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
w. W. Sharpe NstiVe SmYrnian Dead
W. W. Sharpe. aged 81, a native
Smyrnian. son of the late William
and Temperance (Ferguson) Sharpe
died at Cambridge, Mass, May 6
after a lingering illness. He was
successful in life in that he became
head of the w. W. Sharpe & Com
pany advertising experts and was
known throughout New England as
"the dean of advertising agents. I"
He had been active IN the newspaper
, advertising business for seventy FIVE
years being first located in Philadel-
phia, then in New York and then in
Boston and Cambridge. Born in
Smyrna July 4. 1884 he left this town
!, in early life. During the draft riots
of the Civil War, Mr.. Sharpe was
said to have aided Horace Greeley or
one occasion to elude the rioters. He
served in the Civil War with the 37tt
!, Regiment and was veteran of the
old 18th Regiment. He was a mem
Der of the Press Club and the Della
ware Society. He is survived by hiI
:, wife and one son DR.. William Fargc
: Sharpe of Cambridge, Mass.
o Ernest Thompson Dawson, Cheswolt
Cheswold, July Ernest Thoma
Dawson, aged 26 years formerly o
e Wilmington, having been employe,
e head bookkeeper by the F. D. Lacke
'e Company, bankers of Wilmington, TO
r eleven years, died Wednesday at hi
:; home in Cheswold, after an Hines
a. of several months. He is survive
in by a widow and two children, tn
ct | widow being a Miss Jessie Willis
D. mother and one brother also survive
J, After leaving the employ of the Lacke
I'd Company a year last April Mr.. DaW
g. son came to Kent county and lived Q
nd farm for awhile hoping tn regal
8, his health. Later he went to Ash
c. Vile, N. c., and on his return hon
R. took up his residence in Cheswol'
re His funeral took place Saturday NOR
in ing, with interment in Lakeside Gem
n, terry Dover.
Mrs. Jorden Argo Dies at Ieipsic
~ Lipsic, July Mrs. Catherine
h' Argo, widow of Jorden Argo, former
N of Leipsic, died at the home of b
na granddaughter, Mrs. Howard Jone
an Whitehall Neck, near Leipsic, Su
D. day, Jnne %, aged 79 years. d
D. ceased lived in Leipsic and vicini
+ for a number of years and lived wi
ng Mr.. and Mrs. Jones on King street
'ut Dover until January last. The fu
me eral was held at Roby M. P. Churc
III Leipsic, Wednesday afternoon, Ju
Ia 26th, with interment at the chur
1 cemetery.
j. B. Maxwell Formerly of Middleton
Jacob B. Maxwell, son of the ia
wn Alexander Maxwell Of Middleton
,w- died in Chester on Saturday.
ces lived in Philadelphia and worked
vn- an Eddystone plant, and was tax
ty, sick upon his arrival there. He b
bly, spent most of his life in Mlddleto"
in Funeral services were held at
ry. Philadelphia home on Tuesday eve
a ing, with interment in Forest cen
761 terry, Middletown, to-day.
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