Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-10-25
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| : Senator's Death Re-
! Famous Political Bat
FtI.. with Addiehs
EpAl ON SATURDAY

d Us, cemetery. DR.. Ban
Ls .pI,, at his home from
..-ia which had developed
aid contracted a week
! ;, MI 4, bedside when death
A. >, hi his wife, Mrs. Catherine
w. Tsey had no children. Dr. Dr.
native Delawarean. was q
n, He was a lifelong Re-
palh Fight With Addicks
. -. Rail was one of the
!. IT. opponents of the y. s.
rial 4 aspirations of J. Ed
,ddicks and had an active
tbs republican campaigns
Dsriod Of years early in this
l. that resulted finally N
[slrirg Of Addicks as a politl-
En- and the election of Col
ssnrv A. dupont as United
senator in a special session
legislature by a reunited
licap membership Of that
He had been one Of the
u supporters Of Colonel du
who was the leader Of the
n Or anti-Addicks faction Of
sDublican party whose stead
bppOsition kept Addicks from
I a seat in the Senate. One
deadlocks that developed in
egiSlature in the tight over
was compromised temper
by the election Of DR.. Ball,
Stste chairman, as Senator,
snk Alice, Of Dover, leader
forces supporting Addicks,
the other Senator chosen
that period. Or. Ball was
nber Of an old and distin-
b family Of that name
first ancestors settled in
Esre in pre-Revolutionary
The original homestead
built at Midtown, on a 500
tract Of land in 1861 and in
William Penn added a grant
acres, making a family EST
i 1000 acres, a part Of which
in their possession. It was
is estate that DR.. Ball was
On September p, 1861, a son
u and Sarah Baldwin Ball
er attending public schools
be was a, he entered Rugby
Emy, and was graduated in
after which he continued his
5 at Delaware College. He
graduated from Delaware in
with the degree Of Bachelor
lloscphy and during the fol-
B three years studied med
at The University of Pennsyl-
In 1855, he received his
Of Doctor Of Medicine from
institution. Moving to the
SWithin Chandler estate at
yvine Springs, synonymous
Falkland, he began the
cc Of medicine and always
ned IN that section. "A
"a Republican, DR.. Ball was
IN 1894 as chairman of the
llcan County Committee.
3 for p years, and from
Y 1904 was state chairman.
he was elected state treas
serving until 1900, when he
lSclsd as Representative in
sss In March, 1903. DR..
Tas elected to the United
senate to ell a vacancy and
alor Senator for two years.
again took his seat in the
% March l, 1919, after be-
'',su On the Republican
during his term in office
az active member of the
II committee and also chair
\. several subcommittee. He
strict Of Columbia Commit 4
h. !. :; years. At the time
1oo sre senate expired, on
1925, President Coolidge p.
H. a,s9 him as a member Of
H., . u Investigation of the
l. =, a. sursau, and during the
n, i've !, months was active in
ks IT, he then again returned d
H. ,sa9s his profession. DR.,
!, : M married on November "a
: y Miss is, Catherine Springer
! S n Delaware. His wife, a
ksraa lSa Sam Anna Ball, and three e
IT,, Bal all of near Wiymir and
asvlVs him. Dr.. Ball lI'l wag .
b a ! Of Armstrong Lodge
y, a. !, ! !, and A, F., and nHss'
! q o,s = The supreme form M An
b. s's : r,o Of United worwm 1el.
Y a ef1ssa' !. Dr.. Bah was active
Y az At Delaware and ' tie
h I GO aass soe h high n.,! Jumping ing
- AZ Delaware.