Smyrna times., 1934-05-24
Mary E. Shorts, widow of Miles
T. Shorts, aged 46 years.

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occurred last week was physician
of large experience and long prac-
tice. He was about SO years of
age and unmarried. He succeeded
his father who was also a promin-
ent physician in the medical pro-
fession. At the time of his death
he had a large list of patients un-
der his care. He was a very ami
able and exceedingly generous
man, never, it is said, sending in a
bill for servics till it had been ask
ed for and very often not even
then. His popularity was the oc-
casion of an exceedingly large at
tendance upon his funeral which
took place on Friday afternoon
last. The interment was at Forest
Cemetery.
On Monday last the FAIRIES
Brothers at the request of Daniel
B. Cummins of Philadelphia re-
moved from the old Methodist
Cemetery on Church Street the re-
mains of his father and mother, a
sister and another relative to the
John CumminS lot in the Episcopa!
Cemetery. These interments wers
made in 1908, 1910, and his father,
Timothy Cummins was buried in
1926. In each of the graves the
bones were all perfect, the coffins
being very much decayed. In that
of his father, the bottom of the
coffin was quite perfect, the sides
having both decayed and fallen in.
A most singular incident was the
finding of a perfectly preserved
peach seed in the grave that was
made in 1910 William c. Mitchell
of this town has this seed in his
possession. Only one of these
graves that of Mr.. Cummins was
placed in one casket and deposited
in well and securely bricked
grave in the cemetery to which
they were removed.
FORTY SECOND ANNIVERS-
AIRY OF MORNING STAR
LODGE The first Order of Odd
Fellows was established in this
town in 1912 the following being
the first charter members of Morn
ing Star Lodge: Henry VanGasken,
Timothy Palmatory, John Mustard,
Edward Streets and John Van Gas
ken. Three of the above named
are dead, the other two are honor
ed and respected citizens Of the
town. Monday. June 9th, prox.,
being the 42nd anniversary Of this
Lodge its members propose to cele-
brate it in the Town Hall that ev-
ening They expect to have pres
ent visitors from seven different
lodges of the State and also all
the grand officers of the Order in
the State. Interesting addresses
will be made by several distin
guished Odd Fellows to be inter
spersed with vocal music. The Rev.
H. E. Gilroy former pastor of the
M. E. Church of this town, is ex-
pected to be present and address
the meeting. After the entertain
ment they will have a banquet.
PERKINS BROWN NARROW
LY ESCAPES DROWNING - On
Wednesday evening last the second
accidental bath occurred at the
mill pond or rather in the break
at the dam where the water is
fourteen feet deep. The workmen
on the new bridge to facilitate
matters in the beginning Of their
operations constructed a raft,
which the boys seemed to think
was their property between work
ing hours and have used it in nav
igating this break, imagining
themselves Admirals, Commodores,
Captains, in fact everything re-
quired for the manning of a ship.
1t was on some expedition to do
or die, that Perkins Brown came
near doing the latter on Wednes-
day evening last. He fell over
board and sank the second time,
when coming to the surface again,
a boy having a string of eels in
his sand rushed to his rescue, and
throwing his eels within reach of
him he grasped them with a death
grip and held on till he was pulled
out Considering how reckless
boys as a rule. are it is almost a
matter of surprise that some acci-
dent even more serious than the
above has not occurred here during
the repairs that are being made at
this "break"
DEATH OF JOHN MARTIN
APPLETON--This community was
startled on Monday morning last
by the announcement of the death
of John Martin Appleton, of near
Odessa, son of John Appleton, of
that town. His illness was not
known here until late Saturday
evening and his death, which oc-
Cured at midnight on Sunday was