The Cecil Whig., 1882-11-25
DEATHS DOINGS.
The Death Of Mrs. Ann Reese.

On Saturday last, at the re sidence of her
son, Richard G. Reese, prominent mer-
chant of this town. Mrs. Ann Reese termi-
mated long and useful life, her last mo-
ments being those of peace and Christian
resignation. 1t is seldom indeed that it
becomes the duty of journalist to record
the demise Of a person, whose unifor,nly
amiabe and kindly disposition would .iusti-
fy more truthful eulogy. She was lady
in the best sense of the word. Her long
life was spent in the quiet and uncStentlous
pursuits of home, in which her virtues
shone conspicuous, as wife, mother, coun-
Sellor and friend. She possessed in an EN-
inent degree the three qualifications named
by Hannah Moore rs essential ones in the
character of every true woman ami ability,
good sense. and piety, aud her memory will
long be cherished by those who enjoyed
the pleasure Of her intimate acquaintance.
Mrs. Reese was the eldest daughter OF
Richard Price who lived in the section of
country known as &" the levels lying be-
tween Warwick and Middletown. She was
born on Nov. 2l, 1875, and when about her
nineteenth year married her first husband, (,
William Price, in 1914. Her children by
this marriage We're Thomas Price who died
in infancy; Margaret Il. who married ThoS.
Price of Bohemia Manor, Elizabeth who
died unmarried, and Mary Jane wife of
Jacob Casho now living at Newark, Della
She had 1hrae SiStarS Eliza hnt n
Price who married Mr.. Garrison of New
port, Delaware, Margaret who married \
Mr. Blackshire of Wilmington, Delaware,
and Mary Jane who married = Mr.. Cooper,
a son of whom Richard Price Cooper is now
in the employ of the p, w. x B. L. Il.
Company. Her only brother, John p. Price,
resided with her for some time at French
town. and whose death occurred compara-
lively recently.
Some time after the death Of her first
husband she married Thomas Reese about
the year 1898, and ten years afterwards re-
moved to Frerchtown, which was then as
the Maryland terminus of the New Castle
and Frenchtown Railroad, quite place of
resort lOl .iH4t'.H' iiNi', 'h VI,
wear 1S4l her second husband, Thos. Reese
died being a man held in universal esteem,
by ali who knew him. He was a son of
George Reese of Warwick, Mary yiand. The
Reese family was in its numerous conEec-
tions very extensive one, its direct and
collateral branches being represented large
" in Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland.
William Reese now living at Chesapeake
citv, is a son of John Reese who was Il
brother of Thomas, a sister of the latter
having married Perry Lynch, Of Warwick.
Thomas Reese having died early in life,
left his widow, who has just Joined him
after so many years, with four children, all
of whom are living. Her only son, 10 whom
she was devotedlv attached, Richard G.
Reese, early in life came to El!ton. where.
in the mercantile business with William
Torhert. he made as many friends by his
nrbanity and kindly nature, which he in
herited from his mother, as any yonng man
who ever clerked in E,l>ton. He remained
in the employ of William Torhert for
number of years, subsequently engaged in
! the wholesale trade in Philadelphia, with
the old Market street firm of Evans, NcFnr
/ land x Co., but later established himself in
| Elkton, where he is now located. Susan
Reese Mrs. Reese's eldest daughter, mar
ried Daniel Bratton, but recently deceased,
/ one of Elkton'S most successful business
men, and whose family, now occupying the
p 'operty east of Elkton, give promise of
| great future usefulness, her four grandSons,
! Daniel Samuel, Howard and William be-
! ing recognized both in academy and col
lege as exceptionally bright Young men.
/ Miss Kate Reese, the second daughter, who
| in character and appearance strongly re-
| sembles her mother, is a highly useful :nem-
Der of Trinity Episcopal Church Of this
, town and resides with her brother. Mrs.
! Reese's youngest daughter, Jemima, mar
! ried Benjamin +. Pearce, at one time n nier-
! chant of this town, but more recently a
! successful business man of Wilmington,
| Delaware
| Mrs. Reese's remains We're inferred at st.
! Anne's cemetery, Middletown, on Wednes-
day, they having been laid by the side of
those of her husband, whom she survived
| the long term of forty-one years.