The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-15
Death of ID. Carter.

Israel ID. Cart I, - prominent paper
manufacturer al loading citizen of
this county, died suddenly on Saturday
morning last at his residence near Andor"
Mr. Carter had been confined to his
home for number of days, suffering
| from an affection OF the heart aggravated
| by kidney trouble, aud which eliminated
| in his death. Ga Saturday morning he
had break tasted with his family, and
appeared in excellent spirits and much
improved. After the meal, he ordered
his carriage intending to drive over to
the mill with his younges5 son Charles,
who was visiting home. He occupied
bed room on the first floor into which he
then passed accompanied by bis wife,
aud had scarcely entered when he fell
expiring Immediately.
The deceased was 66 years OF age hav-
ing been born 10 March, 1926. He was a
son of the late Robert Carter native of
Pennsylvania who located in this county
i'll 1915 and in 1916 purchased tho site of
tue Cecil Paper Mills which he built and
managed in 1877. He was also interested
in other enterprises in this county.
During his lifetime he had associated
with him at the Cecil Paper Mill his sons
Joseph and Israel d. Carter, aud upon
Joseph's death in 1851, Israel D. Carter
succeeded to the business, his father
surviving Joseph only - year. Since that
time he has continuously owned and
operated this mill, except tor period of
three years when he leased thu miQ to
Joseph Megargee 81 Co. For number of
years past the mill which has a capacity
of 80 tons per week, has been running
constantly Ga a high grade Of machine
flush book paper of all widths. For a
period of five years, Mr.. Carter had q
partnership IN Marley mill while it was
owned by A J. Drexel.
For ahant twenty consecutive years /
Mr.. Carter manufactured at Cecil Paper |
Mills all the paper for the Baltimore Sun. |
He was an incorporation of the Lancaster |
oxford and Southern railroad now in |
course OF construction. For fifteen years |
he has been an honored member of the !
Cherry Hill NJ. E Church.
In 1861 he was married to Miss Eliza
a. Lsvis daughter OF the late Norris |
Lewis and sister of r. g. Lewis of Elktop. |
Beside his widow eight children survive |
him, three sons tiva daughters. His !
eldest son Harry L Carter is president |
of the York HaveL PAPER Company, |
Robert ID, Carter the = 'ond son, is now |
president Of the Wanaque 'aper Company
of New JERSEY. with offices 10 New ork !
with whom the third sDr Charles Carter |
is comm cted III hu 'iuaSs. The daughters !
sre Mrs Hiram Brown, ut Chestertown,
Mrs Henry Patterson OF Philadelphia, |
Misses Aunie. Daisy and Helen Carter, |
who reside az home. lie WAS brother
of Henry r. Carter, Of thI cDulIy, and |
a half brother of William G. Carter now
residing in Florida.
Iu all the multiplied relations of life |
Israel ID. Carter was a christian man and |
an exemplary citizen. AS reward of
his fidelity to his business, he had &C
cumulated a large estate, his interest in |
the two paper mills on the Susquahanpa |
with which his son Harry is connected, |
to 100000, in addition to
the valuable real estate and private !
securities held by him in this county. |
Like men of merit generally, he was |
modest and transformations in his habits, |
as well as i'll his charities, his whole !
career being marked by :. wide aud liberal
Christian spirit.
His funeral services were held on |
Wednesday morning at his late home at
Walnut Hill, as well as at the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Cherry Hill i'll the /
cemetery attached to which his remains
were desposited in the family lot. The !
at the service was naturally /
a large one, feeling tributes to his memory ,
and character bsiug pail by the Rev.
Thos. B. Hunter and Rev. Charles \.
Hill who conducted the service, his body |
being borne to its final resting place by
VIM J. Jones, VIM. +. Baldwin, CHARLES
B. Finley, David G. Work. James II. Ne
Creary and John T. Dewitt