Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-25
THE WORK OF DEATH.
Jai@es Trimbte OF Hamorton. Pa. Dies
at sthe Age OF Eighty -eight.


The Local News Of West Chester Pa
last evening said. ION the afternoon Of
Thursday August 90. an aged and re-
spected citizen of Kennett township
passed away in death at the residence az
has niece, Mrs Hannah w. Mendenhall
in the village of Hamortou. James Trim
bic, or whom we speak, was i'm his 99th
year and up TO a comparatively raeent
date was in the enjoyment OF good bealtb
and maintained his intellectual powers
to a remarkable degree. He was 4
native of Cecil county. Nd. but has fo,.
many years past resided in Chester
county James Trimble was a iineal d.
scendant Of a niece Of Daniel Defoe. tho
novelist who came TO this country many
years ago and settled IN Maryland. There
are few II any of tho lineal line left now
that James Trimble is deceased He was
married many years ago 10 Hannah Men
denhall, sister of hlwoud Mendonhall,
residing near Hairville station, in Kenneth
township. The late Isaac Mendenhall. Of
the same place was another brother.
They were apparently very congenial com
pnuions, She was several years younger
than he but died before him, Her death
occurred on the Goth Of September, 1887.
james Trimble was man Of unusual
Intelligence and force of mind. He was
Tor many years contributor to Scribners
Monthly and frequently wrote
for the Friends Intelligencer.
When the history Of Cecil
county was being published few years
ago he contributed an article on the his.
tory Of his family. He was fond Of bio.
graphical research and had rendered some
important aid 20 Gilbert Cope, OF West
Chester, IA his genealogical studies. In
his earlier years Mr. Trimhle developed O
remarkable taste for botanical studies
He attracted tho attention Of the late Dr.
Darlington of West Chester who was al
that time the foremost scientist Of Ches
ter county. An intimacy and friendship
grew up between them which was main
tanned until the latter's death. Together
they studied the flora Of Chester nnc
Cecil counties. At that period in his life
it is said that Mr. Trimble was able Z,
designate by its botanical name ever,
wild plant that grew in Cecil or Chester
counties
The funeral Of James Trimble will b,
held on next Tuesday at : p. m. at hi
late residence, Hamorton. twelve mile
north Of this city, and the burial win b.
made in the cemetery st Longwood meet
ing house. within sight Of Hamorton
He viii be buried along side Of his wifi
whose grave is designated bya monumen
tai design Of large marble hedstead.
Some years after Daniel Defoe'
niece had settled in this country tn
great novelist sent her pair Of hig
straight back chairs Of substantial maxi
and accompanied them with letter sta
ting that they were the chairs used b
him at the time that he wrote his fam
GUS work entitled Robinson Crusoe.
The chnis in duo time came into posses
sion of James Trimble and were bv hin
carefully preserved A few years az
he presented one Of them TO the Histor
cal Society Of Wilmington. Tho othe
was in his possession at the time of hi
/ death. The ciiairs have been upholstere
{ since Daniel Defoe used them, but IN n
{ other respects they are just as of oil,
! They are antique furniture Of more tina
\ ordinary value Their identity has bee
] established beyond question