Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Artemus Smith, Prominent Whining
ton Attorney, Native Of Kent COun-
ty and Former State Senator

ton Attorney, Native OF kent COun-
ty and Former State Senator
Artemus Smith, prominent Viii
mington attorney, a former State Sen
ator and native of Kent County, died
unexpectedly from heart exhaustion
Monday at his home, 419 West Twen-
ty-second street, Wilmington. He was
in his list year. The funeral will be
held at II o'clock tomorrow, Thurs
day morning from his late home. In
terment will be private. Mr.. Smith
had not been we'll for a week when he
suffered an attack Of indigestion while
at his law office. Early Monday he
was seized with another attack of
what was thought to be Indigestion
and died shortly afterward. Heart
exhaustion was given by his physician
as the cause of death. Mr. Smith is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie B.
Smith, native of Blackbird Hundred,
who is now confined to bed with an
attack of grip and bronchitis; a
daughter, Helen Warren Smith, a Will
mington public school teacher; a son,
Artemus Smith, Jr; brother, Martin
=. Smith, also lawyer, and three
sisters, Mrs. Leona "a. Saxton and
Miss Sarah Rose Smith, professional
nurse, of Wilmington, and Mrs.Joseph
L. Buckson, Of Millsboro, Del. Mr..
Smith was born in Mispillion hundred,
Kent county, the son of Artemus and
Ann E. Smith. His father was an ag-
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graduated from the University Of
Maryland in 1887, were admitted to
the Maryland bar, but then went to
Little Rock, Ark Returning to Viii
mington prior to his brothers return,
Mr. Smith was admitted to the Della
ware bar in 1898. A short time after
his return to Wilmington Mr.. Smith
was elected State Senator from the
Fifth Senatorial district. He was ac-
tive in Democratic politics for many
years. At one time he was United
States internal revenue agent. Dur
ing the World War, he was employed
in a legal capacity at Washington BY
the government.
Mrs. Salmons, Formerly Of Smyrna
Mrs. Josephine Salmons, aged Sc,
died Thursday, March 10Th, at the
hame of her daughter, Mrs. Josephine
Wyatt, Claymont, after having been
i'll with pneumonia several weeks.
Funeral services were held at the
home Of her daughter at Claymont,
and interment was at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Smyrna, April End. Al
though Mrs. Salmans was a Della
warean the greater part Of her life
was spent in Chester, Pa. She was a
very useful woman and loved BY all
who knew her. For the last ten years
she had lived with her daughter, Mrs.
James p. Jones, near Smyrna. Several
weeks ago she removed to her daugh-
ter's at Claymont, where she died
She is survived BY five children, Mrs
Mollie Jones, Smyrna; Mr.. Lake B.
Salmons, Chester, Pa; Mr.. George p.
Salmons, Chester, Pa; Mrs. Josephine
Wyatt, Claymont, and Mrs. William
III. Hoffecker, Kenton.
Julius G. Cleaver, Near Odessa, Dead
JULIUS NJ. 1ltdNEI, ie yCdIS UIuy well
known in the Odessa-Port Penn dis
trict, who died Monday morning at his
home, "Long Island" on the road to
Port Penn, will be buried from that
place at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Interment will be in Hickory Grove
cemetery. Mr. Cleaver had been a
farmer all his life. He is survived
BY his wife, Mrs. Annie Green Cleaver
and anumber Of children. He had not
been in health for some time.
Rev. w. B. Guthrie Dies at Kenton
Rev. w. B. Guthrie, former pastor
Of Kenton NJ E. Church, who for sew
eral years has lived retired at Kenton
died Friday morning Of apoplexy,
aged rs. He was esteemed by all who
knew him throughout the bounds Of
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference. Funeral took place Sunday
with interment at Odd Fellows Gem
etery, Smyrna. He is survived BY his
widow and several children.