Democratic messenger., 1894-05-26
DEATHS D0INGS.
The Ruthless Destroyer Visit
Two Families.
MRS. CHARLES :. CArrER.

Two Families.
MRS. CHARLES :. CAPPER.
One Of the saddest deaths which il
has been the duty of this paper 10
chronicle for long time, was that OF
Mrs. Charles 5. Capper, which occurr-
ed at her home, Ocean View Farm,
Public Landing. on Tuesday morning
at o'clock She was stricken about
three weeks ago with typhoid fever, to
all appearances in Il mild form, but
the disease soon undermined her nat
urally frail constitution and for week
before her death, hope of her recovery
was relinquished All that kind atten
ton and medical skill could accomplish
was done for her but to no avail. On
Wednesday at two o clock many friends
gathered at Captain Cappers home,
where short services were conducted by
Rev Robert Scott, after which the
funeral procession formed and proceed
ed to All HallowS Church this town,
on the outskirts Of the town the cortege
was met by Co. l.. First Regiment, NJ.
y. c., which acted rs an escort TO the
remains of their beloved Captains
wife. Services were conducted in All
Hallow's Church by Rev Scott. after
which Mrs. Cappers remains were i'll
TERED in the beautiful churchyard to
rest there in peace until the last day.
The flowers contributed by loving
friends were beautiful, noticeable among
which was beautiful pillow of white
roses and calla lIllies from the Smith
Guards Go. l.. VI. \. G. Mrs Cap
per was 2S years OF age and had been
married 9 years. She was the daugh-
ter of the late ex.Sheriff George B.
Holdcombe of Huntington County, \.
j. Her mother Mrs. Louisa Holcombe
who had been visiting relatives in Kan
sas, arrived here after her death and
was accompanied by her son, Albert.
Mrs. Capper was one of the organizers
of Ladies X. of u. Society at Somer-
vile, y. J. She leaves besides her
mother, several brothers and sisters.
who reside in New Jersey and Kansas.
She came here with her husband TO
reside about three years ago and dur
ing her short stay gained the esteem of
the entire community by her loving
disposition and gentle manner and her
death was severe blow to us. The
editors of the MESSENGER sympathize
with Captain Capper and the other
relatives in their great loss.
CAPT. SAMUEL II. BENSON.
On Wednesday last Captain Samuel
III. Benson breathed his last at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Thomas Fl.
Collins, in this town. He had been in
bad health for number of years and
had been unable to do hard work
sometime before the end came. Captain
Benson was born in Somerset county
where he lived with Captain Swan who
taught him how to manage a vessel
with such accuracy that he was recog-
nized as the best of his calling that
sailed in the port of Baltimore. After
a few years he saved up enough to
enable him to purchase halt interest
in the large schooner, '.Nassawadux,"
which many Of our people remember,
and which he owned in partnership with
tine late Samuel S. McMaster. Believ-
ing he could do better ON steamer. he
with several friends in Snow Hill,
built the steamer. Eureka" the con-
struction of which he superintended
and after completion he captained her
for several years, during which time
she piled between Snow Hill and Bal
timore. Captain Benson afterwards
abandoned the water entirely, and
came to live a more settled life IN this
town. He was a staunch democrat.
and, at the solicitation of friends, served
one term as County Commissioner, i'll
which position he proved himself
useful representative of the people, who
elected him TO the office while other
men on the same ticket were defeated.
The latter part of his life was spent in
this town where he is best known. In
his death the community has lost one
of its most respected citizens. Captain
Benson was sixty-nine years of age, and
leaves four children, two sons and two
daughters, and host of friends to
mourn their loss His remains were
inferred in the Presbyterian cemetery
Thursday afternoon in the presence of
a large number of friends. We SYM
pathize with his family in their bereave-
ment.
EDIErH &. VAN CLEFT.
Little Edieth c. Van Cleft daughter
of the late Stephen 5. Van Cleft and
Georgia Van Cleft, sister of Mrs.
Charles S. Capper, departed this life
at the home OF Captain Capper on
Friday last 1s.h inst, aged ) years.
Her remains were inferred in the
Presbyterian Churchyard on Saturday.
afternoon. She was an interesting
little thing and great favorite with
all who knew her and especially with
her uncle Capt. Capper for whom she
was'named. The grief-stricken mother
has the sympathy of all her friends and
the public generally