Smyrna times., 1929-11-13
nEATH RECORD OF WEEK
George ID. Armstrong, Formerly of
TayIor's Bridge District, Died in
Chester, Pa, Last Thursday

rayIor's Bridge District, Died i'm
Chester, Pa, Last Thursday
1 George Deakyne Armstrong,
aged 76, native of this vicinity
and who spent his boyhood at Tay
lor's Bridge, died last Thursday,
November 7th, after nearly two
weeks illness, at his residence,
1925 West 10th Street, Chester, Pa.
About two weeks ago he was TAX
en- with severe cold and pneu-
naonia quickly developed. George
4 D. Armstrong was the son of the
late Richardson Hart Armstrong
and Sarah Deakyne Armstrong of
this vicinity. He was born June
11th. 1858, on the Bohemia Manner
and was raised on the Oak Glen
farm in Taylor's Bridge District,
and attended school at the Old
Smyrna Seminary but later grad
uated from the Wilmington Con-
4 ference Academy, Dover, in the
class of 1876. He is survived by
bis wife who was Miss Mary G.
Townsend of Camden, N. j., one
daughter, Mrs. Sarah d. Hamilton
teacher in Trainers School,
Trainer, Pa, and two sons, Rich
ardson H. Armstrong, and S. Irv-
| ing Armstrong of Fultonville, Pa.
Three grand sons and two sisters,
Miss Mary E. Armstrong and Miss
Ida I. Armstrong of near Taylor's
Bridge, also survive. Mr. Arm
strong located in Chester township
and owned and operated a farm on
Concord Pike just out side of Will
mington city limits and had the
ash and garbage contracts for the
city of Chester for nearly 20 years.
He was tax collector for a term
/ of years for the Chester Township
Following the relinquishing of his
contracts Mr.. Armstrong disposed
of his real estate to Mr.. Cluskey's
brick yard company and took up
his residence in Chester, Pa. He
was always interested in political
affairs in his home district, Black
bird Hundred and Delaware Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania as well. He was
twice candidate for Sheriff of
Delaware County. He was Past
Master of Village Green Grange
and started the movement for the
New Grange Hall at Village Green
Pa. He was always great
Grange worker and attended State
and National Grange meetings.
The pail bearers at the funeral
Saturday afternoon were his fell
low Grange Brothers as follows:
Mr.. Howard Weir, Mr.. Benjamin
Weir, Mr.. Harold Dutton, Mr.. Will
liam l. Harvey and Mr.. James Nc
Cracken. Services were conduct
ed at $50 p. M, Saturday, Novem-
Der, 9th, by Rev. William M. Nor
ris, pastor of Sixth and Highland
Avenue Church, Chester, Pa. The
floral offerings were many and
beautiful. Interment in Mt. Hope
Cemetery.
j. A. Smith, Formerly of CeciIton
James A. Smith, aged 85, a
former resident of Cecilton, Md,
and well known in Middletown, was
struck by train at Norwood, Pa,
Wednesday afternoon, and instant
ly killed. Mr. Smith was spend
ing the fall and winter with his
daughter, Mrs. w. Dawson Will
cults, in that place, and had only
been gone from his daughters
home few minutes to take a
walk when the accident occurred.
He was crossing the railroad
tracks at Norwood, to talk with
workmen on the opposite side,
when train struck him. His
body was horribly mutilated He
is survived by six sons and three
daughters.
Mrs. S. E. Culp Dies Near Leipsic
Mrs. S. E. Culp died at her home
at the corner of the Leipsic Road
and Persimmon Tree Lane Satur-
day. She was born at Richmond,
Ohio, in 1860. She is survived by
her husband, Samuel E. Culp, who
with Mrs. Culp have been members
Of The Peoples Christian Church of
Dover since coming to Delaware.
Funeral services were held from
her home Monday morning at 10
o'clock, in charge Of DR.. Roy c.
Helfenstein, pastor Of Peoples
Christian Church. Interment was
in Silver Lake Cemetery, Dover.
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