Smyrna times., 1920-11-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Edward D. CahOOn, of SOuthOId, N. Y.
Native Delawarean and Known to
a Number in Snnurnn noaL

Number In Smyrna, Dead.
Edward D. Cahoon, son of the late
William r. and Sarah (Hoffecker)
Cahoon, of Smyrna, who by his own
enorts became a successful business
man OF New York City, and later re-
tired to private life at his handsome
estate on Long Island near Southold.
N. Y, died at the sanitarium at
Battle Creek, Michigan, on Friday of
heart trouble superinduced by Brights
dlsesae. He was a nephew of
the late Robert D. Hoffecker. Sr
founder and publisher of the Smvrna
Times. Mr.. Cahoon was born in
Smyrna September Is, 1859, and was
oil years of age. Shortly after he W.;
born he moved with his parents tn q
farm near Dover. He spent his how
hood and attended school in the Dover
vicinity. After graduating from Con-
ference Academy he studied for three
years IN James Cowgirl & Sons drug
store at Dover, going from there to
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
where he graduated in 1885. In Dover
ne was associated with two other
boys, Joseph H. Marshall and Alfred
ID. Cosden. One of these, Joseph
Marshall later became a doctor of
medicine and he and Edward Cahoon
were later married to sisters, the for
mer to Miss Maria Rockwell and the
latter to Miss Georgia Rockwell. both
daughters of Daniel L. and Phoebe A.
rockwell. With them, too, Mr.. Cos
Gen became associated in business.
The paths of these three men and one
other partner in a future business en-
terprise led in similar directions
throughout their mature lives. When
Mr. CahOOn and his associates left
Dover, at different times, they became
associated with the drug firm of Will
liam B. Riker & Son, which conducted
an old established store on Sixth ave-
nue. in New York city. He was first
roployed there as a clerk at a small
salary
Made Fortune Early and Retired.
Little by little the future destinies
II these three Dover playmates led
together and one by one they each be
came interested in the affairs of the
Riler firm. Finally they organized as
business partners and took over the
Riker establishment. Mr.. Cahoon for
several years served as treasurer and
each of the other men had offices in
the firm. They built up a large bust
ness at the Sixth avenue location
Branch stores were opened by the
company in New York, Boston ant
other cities. Finally the Riker-H -Hage.
man corporation took over the chair
of stores thus established, each of the
original partners continuing their in.
terest in the new firm and the chair
of stores which they established
formed part of the chain of Liggett
stores which are now located in many
large cities. In his retired life OF
Long Island he was a great lover o.
out of doors, took keen interest il
his stable of fine horses and later hi!
automobiles and with his thre,
boyhood companions above mentioned
all of whom like him, retired ant
bought beautiful estates close togeth
er nLong Island, helped the com
munity of Southold.
Funeral and Interment at SOuthOld
In the last few months of his life
when health was beginning to fail, MI
Cahoon met with a grievous blow tina
may have hastened his death. Hi
wife died on September II of thi
year. He leaves one daughter, Mis-
Edna Rockwell Cahoon, besides sew
eral sisters and brothers. One broth
er, DR.. Joseph Hoffecker Cahoon, Nev
York city, and his daughter were wit
him in Michigan when he died. Dl
Joseph H. Marshall, his brother-in
law, went with him to Michigan fror
Southold, Funeral and interment too
place at Southold, Monday, and wa
largely attended.