Smyrna times., 1928-07-25
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Charles D. Murphy, WelI-Known Dem
Ocratic Politician and Business Man
of Harrington, Dies From Fall

Ocratic Politician and Business Man
of Harrington, Dies From Fall
Charles D. Murphy, aged 48, lumber
mill owner, banker and railroad direc-
tor, died at 1890 o'clock Sunday morn
ing as the result of falling down
stairs at his home in Harrington. He
was known to most people in the State
as we'll as to hundreds in other places
and his death came as shock to them
Mr.. Murphy had retired about II
o'clock Saturday night. 1t is suppos-
ed that he started to the bathroom for
a glass of water and in some manner
tripped and fell downstairs. William
Moore, his next door neighbor, who
was passing the house at the time,
heard the fall but did not investigate.
Mrs Murphy also heard the noise and
rushing to the stairway found her
husband had fallen. She went to his
assistance but found he had struck
his head against a radiator at the
foot of the stairway and was so badly
wedged that she could not move him.
She at once summoned DR.. Chipman
anu 4lIs N1OOlC. LIlG UClSlDOI. WI.
Murphy was dead when the physician
reached there. His skull had been
fractured in the fall. Mr. Murphy was
born at Pennington and was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Murphy,
the father being owner of Murphy's
Mills. He moved to Harrington in
1911 and became head of the concern
Of Murphy and Hayes, Inc, lumber
dealers. His partner later died and
he purchased the entire company
which he developed with amazing re-
suits, buying up timber land and sup
plying lumber in big contracts to the
Pennsylvania Railroad and other con
Germs. In addition to his lumber bus
mess he was president and director Of
many concerns including presidency
eff the Kent County Motors Company
at Dover and the Kent and Sussex 4
Fair Association. He was a promin-
ent Mason and Junior Order American
Mechanics In politics Mr.. Murphy
was a Democrat and was elected
member Of the State Senate from his |
district in 1919 and again in 1920 |
During his last term he was speaker 4
protein of the Senate. Mr. Murphy
married Miss EIva Bennett, Of Mil .
ford, who with two children, Charles .
D., Jr., 3 years Oh and Louise Abbell, \
4 years old, survive him. He il also \
survived BY his mother, Mrs. George 4
Murphy, Of Pennington, and a sister,
Mrs. HI II. Bcnham, of Newark. The A
funeral took place from his home 4
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and 4
interment was made in Hollywood
near Harrington. Funeral
services We're conducted by the Rev.
p. n. Thompson, Of Christ Episcopal
Church at Dover, assisted by the Rev
z. II. Collins, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Harrington.
Mrs. Joseph Z. Holland, Milford, Dead
Mrs. Sallie P. Holland, aged rs, wife
Of Joseph +. Holland, and one Of the
most prominent women in the State,
died at her home, Walnut street and
Causway avenue, Milford, Friday
about s o'clock after an ill
ness that has extended over a period
Of three years. Her husband is a
Of the State Highway Com
mission. The funeral was held from
her home Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Besides her husband she is
by one son, John P. Holland,
Of Milford. Before her marriage she
was Miss Sallie p. Prettyman Mr.
Holland is wholesale grocer in Mil
ford and one of the most influential
business men in lower Delaware Mrs.
Holland has long been noted for her
church and social affiliations She was
4 collector Of antique furniture and
ler home is vertable storehouse of
precious samples Of furniture that is
said to be worth many thousand dol
ars.
Mrs. Charles Feinauer, Blackbird
Mrs. Catherine Feinauer died at the
home of her son, Mr.. Charles Feinauer
lear Blackbird Thursday evening" July
18th, aged 81 years. Mrs. Feinauer
lad been sick for the past two years,
and for one year had been confined to
Ter bed. Her death was caused from
nfirmities of old age. She came to
his country from Germany twenty
i've years ago, and had since made her
lOme yith her son. Interment was
made in Townsend cemetery.
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