Smyrna times., 1921-08-03
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
W. E. Shannahan, Prominent Citizen
and Merchant of EastOn, Nd, Dies
From a Stroke of PARALYSIS

Md, and father of E. McNeal Shanna-
han, of the Nash Motor Car Companv
Baltimore, died Thursday at his home !
at Easton, from a stroke of paralysis
ne suffered week ago. Mr.. Shanna-
han was president of the Shannahan
and Wrightson Hardware COMPANY.
secretary and treasurer of the Easton
Ice Manufacturing Company; director
OF the Easton National Bank. director
OF the Easton Furniture Manufacture
ing Company and a member and Off
clal OF the Ebenezer Methodist EMS
copal Church. Besides his son, Mr..
Shannahan left a widow, who, before
her marriage, was Miss Louise Me-
Neal, daughter of the late James Me-
Neal and another son, William B.
Shannahan, who was associated with
his father in the hardware business
IN Easton. The funeral was held Sat
urday morning and all the banks of
EastOn We're closed as a tribute to Mr..
| Shannahan.
John Way Atkins, Native of Milton
John Way Atkins, shipping editor
for many years on the PHILADELPHIA
Inquirer, until his recent retirement
died Sunday morning at his home in
Philadelphia from an illness from
which he had long suffered. Mr.. At
klns, who was known in shipping cir
cles and among newspaper associates
as cap" Atkins went to Philadelphia
IN 1872 from Delaware where he
taught school three years, and became
a reporter. In June, 1891, he was en-
gagged as a special writer on the In
qulrer, later became a member of the
reportorial staff and specialized in re-
porting shipping news, and finally be-
came shipping editor. The deceased
was born in Milton, this State, Octo-
Der IL, 1852. His early education was
received in country schools near his
home. He was a student at Milton
Academy when it was destroyed by
flre, which terminated his efforts t.
secure higher education. The funer.
al was held Wednesday afternoon al
z o'clock from his late home or
Broad street below Diamond. Inter
! ! ment was made at Mt. Peace cemetery
,, In 1874 Mr.. Atkins married Miss Mar
garet Cox, of Philadelphia. His wild
! ow and four grandchildren surviv,
> him.
Death of Charles Todd Near Townsend
Townsend, Aug. 2.-Charles Todd
i 63 years old, farmer near Townsend
dropped dead Saturday morning abcu
{ 10 o'clock while he was running afte
! a horse near his home, the horse hav
ing gotten loose from where it ha
u been placed by Mr.. Todd. The exer
tion of running on the heavy dirt roa
was too much for him. Death wa
: supposed to have been due to an at
> tack of heart trouble. Coroner Bul
= lock was notified and made an inves
tigati0n. Mr.. Todd was returnin
~ from Townsend where he had gone {
= deliver some produce from his 2OC
acre farm along the road leading t
DeXter's Corner. He had stopped t
= talk with a friend about a half mil
from his home. His horse started IL
and he started to run after it when h
:; was overcome, seated himself at til
side of the road and was there foun
dead by neighbor who had seen hil
running from a distance and come II
- to see what was the matter with hin
- He is survived by his wife and
. grown daughter, Miss Mary Todd.
D. Miss Wallen, Sister of r. Y. WaIIe
IN Miss Elizabeth Wallen, aged 8
s. sister of R. Y. Wallen, of this tow
If died at the Delaware Hospital, Tue
n, day of last week. She had been q
Mt invalid for sometime. Deceased w;
in born in New Jersey but spent most a
her life in Maryland and Delaware,
ID daughter of the late Andrew and Al
= ME (Smalley) Wallen. Until her +
-, cent breakdown she resided with h,
: niece in Philadelphia Two brothe
- and one sister survive her: Samu
1o Wallen, of Crumpton, Md; Robert
ho Wallen, of Smyrna and Mrs. Jol
. Coppage, of Clayton. Her remail
); were brought to Smyrna and funer
. services took place Friday from ii
y residence of r. Y. Wallen on Cor
Oh merce street, interment being made
~ Odd Fellows Cemetery.
he Death of VIM. B. Fretz, Near Clayt'
al William B. Fretz, aged 40 yeal
lcC died near Clayton, Saturday, July 2
ed at 4.30 after a lingering illness. H
70, health broke down about two yea
tie ago. He leaves a wife and two sms
We children. He is also survived by h
ID, mother and four brothers and two 81
is ters as follows: Irwin Fretz, of Ha
ID denfeld, Pa; Abram Fretz, of Ha
ID denfield, Pa; Horace Fretz, of Tow
en- send, Peter Fretz, of Townsend; Nh
al Charles Bailey, of Townsend; Nj
nd William Wells, of Townsend, and
host of friends to mourn his loss. /
terment was made on Wednesday a
ED teInoon in Odd Fellows Cemetel