Smyrna times., 1930-04-02
Death RECORD OF WEEK

Iohn p. Holland, Who Came East
From California to the Funeral
of His Father, Dies Suddenly
John P. Holland, 40 years old,
son of the late Joseph E. Holland,
If Milford. who died on March 8,
died at his fathers home Thurs
dav morning of heart disease. He
was ill but one hour. He leaves a
wife and adopted son. The funer-
Al was held on Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home of his
father in charge of the Rev. Frank
Herson. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. Mr.. Holland,
who lived in California, was called
10 Milford when his father suffered
a stroke of paralysis but his faith
er was dead when he arrived here.
He remained to settle the large es-
tate of his father. Thursday morn
ING about $50 o'clock Mr.. Holland
telephoned to his uncle DR.. John S.
that he was i'll and DR..
found him suffering
with a heart attack. He left him
to 60 to the drug store to get the
medicine he desired to give, but
Mr.. Holland was dead on his re-
turn. His wife was with him when
he died. John P. Holland was born
and raised in Milford. When the
local option campaign was in low
Ell Delaware, a number of years
ago, he took an active part in the
fight to allow the counties to vote
on the question of license or no
license and took an active part in
the fight to make the state dry.
Kent and Sussex Counties in that
went dry. Later Mr..
moved to California where
he engaged in business. At one
time he was also interested in bus
mess in Florida.
Death of Henry S. Anthony
Henry S. Anthony, aged 81, a
former Alderman and Collector for
the Town of Smyrna and at one
time speaker of the House of the
Delaware Legislature, died at the
Delaware House on Main street,
Smyrna, at midnight, last night,
after a lingering illness. His death
was due to heart trouble following
a threatened attack Of pneumonia.
The death of Mr. Anthony removes
one of Smyrna's oldest retired cit
izens. He was a son of the late
John Anthony and was born, rails
ed and spent his early life in Troy,
n. Y. When a young man he came
to Delaware with his parents and
for many years lived on farm
near Clayton. He retired from
this years ago and moved to Smyr-
IA and occupied his residence on
West South Street which he rec
emily sold to Ralph G. FAIRIES, who
it and moved in March
lst, ult. Mr. Anthony was Re
publican and was active in politics
in the days of John Edward Ad-
dicks when the latter coveted a
seat in the United States Senate.
In those days the u. S. Senate was
elected by the Legislature. Henry
S. Anthony was speaker of the
House. In recent years Mr.. An
thony was Alderman of the Town
Of Smyrna which position, along
with that of Town Tax Collector,
he filed for many years. He had
also served in the Town Council.
He was a member of Harmony
Lodge, No. 13, A. F. and A. M, of
Smyrna. Besides his widow, he is
by one daughter, Mrs.
John p. LeFevre, of Dover, and
one son, John S. Anthony of Phil
adelphia. He was the last surviv-
Or of his fathers family. Funeral
will take place Friday af-
ternoon at two o'clock from Mat
-hews' Funeral Parlors, with inter-
ment in Odd Fellows Cemetery
Death of Henry ID. Hartman
Henry D. Hartman, one of
best known and most in
dustrious farmers, died in the
Stomach Hospital at
Philadelphia from heart attack
on last Wednesday evening, March
26th. Mr.. Hartman was taken i'll
at his home and on Thursday prior
to his death on Wednesday was
taken to the hospital. He was 68
years of age and was the son of
Jacob and Catherine Deibler Hart
man Of Elizabethville, Pa. He
was born in Dauthin County at
Berryburg, Pa, but later moved
to Delaware where he spent the
last 45 years of his life. He was
considered one of the most pros
porous farmers in this vicinity He
IS survived by his widow, two
daughters, Mrs. John H. Stevens
Of Smyrna, and Mrs. Charles L..
Richards of Newark, one grand
child, Mr.. Homer Hartman Stew
ems of Smyrna, one brother. Grant
Hartman of Burrowsburg, Pa. and
three sisters. Mrs. Catherine Riegle