Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
POCOMOKE CITY
LOSES ANOTHER
AGED CITIZEN
John 7. Smullin, ST., Died Friday
Night Last, A Victim Of
y Pneumonia
IDENTIFIED WITH BUSINESS
INTERESTS HERE MANY YEARS

In the death of John T. Smullin,
ST., Pocomoke City has lost one of her
oldest sons, one of her most enter
prising business men ,one of her most
upright characters, and a consistent
Christian gentleman. The commu-
nifty has suffered a real stroke in the
passing away of this man.
Mr.. Smullin's death occurred on
Friday night of last week ,and was
the result of complications developing
from an attack Of pneumonia, from
which latter trouble he was thought
to be on the road to recovery. He was
in the list year Of age.
He was born In this city and was
the son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. 20
rababel Smullin. He spent all his life
as a merchant, and as early as his
18th year started out to earn his way,
choosing Philadelphia as his destina-
tion. By industry, efficiency, and
fair dealing he built up a large trade
in the grocery line. When Julius and
Alfred Smullin discontinued their
business in Poc0noke City-which
was known foi many years as Selby
& Smullin-they joined their now
deceased brother in Philadelphia and
there conducted two stores, one op-
Grated by John 7. Smullin, the other
by the three brothers in partnership.
When the opportunity presented it.
self, they returned to their native
town in 1908 and bought out the large
Department store of w. S. Dickinson
& Son, after the death of both the
Dickinsons. After operating this TO,
some time they sold out to the South
ern Commercial Corporation, and Lat"
er resumed business in the old stand
Of the Smullin Brothers, in building
which was removed to make room fol
the new bridge over the Pocomoke
river. From this location they moved
to the present stand of John T. Smul-
lin G Sons, corner Clarke avenue and
Willow street.
Alfred Sn1ullin died while the
brothers were conducting the business
bought from w. s. Dickinson; Julius
Smullin died not many months ago
After his death, John Smullin asso.
ciated his two sons with him, and
these now will conduct the business
thus continuing the name so long
known to the commercial side of Po'
comoke City life.
Funeral services were conducted
last Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clocl
from the residence on Market street
a large concoarse Of friends attending
to pay their last respects. Rev. Mr.
DuBose Of the Presbyterian Church
of which denomination Mr.. Smullir
was a member and deacon-conduct
ed the funeral services from the home
Of the deceased on Market street, an;
interment was made in the cemetery
The beautiful ceremony of the Odt
Fellows was performed at the grave
The bearers. were as follows: active
William FL. Dryden, e. E. Matthews
r. FL. Robertson, George Twilley, r
L. Cluff, Willard J. Stevenson. Hon
orary, E. S. Hargis, w. J. Scott VIM
S. Schoolfeld, E.. I. Blaine, James S
Clogg and Colmore e. Byrd.
Mr.. Smullin is survived, beside
his widow, who was Miss Elizabetl
Reid Dunham, of Philadelphia, by tw'
sons, George S. and John T., Jr.; an,
by sister, Mrs. J. L. Paradee- all O
Pocomoke City.
The deceased was one Of the olde
natives Of this city. Though not as
sociated with it's business life 80 loni
as was his two brothers-Julius an
>A}bert-yet the community thinks o
IA as a scion Of one Of it's earlies
families, and since his return to hi
native heath the time he spent ava,
from home has almost been forgot
ten, and he took his place in line wit
those whose lives had been spent en-
tirely in the the limits Of this city
So closely did he identify himself wit
It's business interests, that he SCENE
never to have been away.
His life among his people was a
example of reniality, frmness, hon
esty, of uprightness in his Christia
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