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Mrs. Maria Beck, wife of Andreas Beck of 114 Federal Street, died of congestion of the brain in May 1897; a prominent member of the First M. E. Church, her funeral services were to be held there on Monday.
The August 24, 1896 Camden Post obituary of ex-Chief of Police Josiah Matlack, who died at the home of City Council President Charles Ellis after being prostrated by heat at Ocean City. It recounts his Council service, Masonic and fraternal memberships, and his tenure as chief under Mayor Bradshaw.