Smyrna times., 1930-07-23

number to design the Grover
/ Cleveland Arch in Washington, D.
c., work that brought him into
prominence. Charles r. Risden
spent his boyhood and early man
hood in Smyrna and taught school
at Kenton. He and former Post
master Thomas Jefferson of this
town now custodian of the State
Building at Dover, and Merris
Taylor, editor emeritus of the Will
mington Every Evening, also a
former Smyrna boy, were all boy
hood chums together and played
on the Smyrna baseball team.
Risden was their star pitcher.
These three kept up their intimacy
all thru life and the death of
Charles r. Risden was the first
break in the trio. He married
while in Smyrna, Miss Mary Wilk-
inson, daughter Of John Wilkinson,
who survives him with an afflicted
son, both of Collingswood, N. J.
i MI. IllSQGll was q ll6PlEW VI I1C
late DR.. Green of Philadelphia, the
famous cancer surgeon. During
the Civil War he enlisted at the
age of fifteen in the U. S. Navy
as drummer boy and fought thru
that terrible conflict He was one
of the few surviving veterans of
the Civil War. In bygone days he
was frequent visitor to Smyrna
and was highly esteemed by his
friends. Funeral and interment
took place at Collingswood.
w. Hart Scott, Townsend, Dead
w Hart Scott, 40 years of age,
of Townsend, a former County en-
gineer for Kent County, died Mon
day afternoon at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Scott, at Townsend, from the eff
fects of heat prostration. Mr..
Scott was helping in the hay field
of his father last Friday, when he
was overcome by the heat and fell
from the wagon. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Thursday,
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, standard
time, from the residence of his
parents with the Rev. Robert S.
Hodgson, in charge. Interment
will be in the NJ E. Cemetery at
Townsend Mr.. Scott, who was
unmarried, is survived by his par
ents and one sister, Mrs Lee L.
Maloney, of Townsend, whose hus-
band is president of the Security
Trust Company of Wilmington.
w. Hart Scott was a graduate of
the University of Delaware and
did engineering construction work
III New Castle County and
throughout the State, specializing
in the construction of road bridges.
He was a Mason. William A. Scott
father of the deceased, is former
member of New Castle County
Levy Court and Of the County
Board of Assessments.
Julian b. Robinson, Wilmington
Julian BRobinson, who for more
than 80 years, was proprietor of a
stationery store on Market street,
between Eleventh. and Eighth
streets, died Sunday at his home,
719 Blackshire Road, near Will
mington. He had been i'll for sew
eral years, about year ago hav-
ing suffered stroke of paralysis.
He is survived by a son and
daughter. Mr.. Robinson first
worked for G. F. Thomas and
Company, of Wilmington. He then
went into the stationery business
for himself Last year he retired
from business at the Market street
address. His son-in-law, Hugh A.
George, however, continued the
business at 905 Shipley street, un-
der the name Hugh A. George
Company. Funeral services were
held from his late home this We'd
nesday afternoon. Interment was
private.
NIillard Cantwell, Willow Grove, Pa
Millard Cantwell, aged IA, a
former well-known farmer of this
vicinity, died at the home of his
step-daughter, Mrs. E. S. Roberts
at Willow Grove, Pa, on Monday.
His early life was spent around
Smyrna and for many years was a
tenant on the Belmont Hall farm
occupying the residence which was
| later sold, remodeled and now the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Bartlett He also tenanted one of
the George w. Cummins farms
: and other farms around ard about
Smyrna. After leaving this vicin-
ity he has for the past 35 years,
been working for the P. R. T.
Company at Willow Grove, Pa.
Services were held at Willow
Grove and interment made at Odd
. Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, this
morning, Wednesday, at IL o'clock.