The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-06
Washington Hyland Bennett.


Mr. Washington II. Bennett, which occurred
at Laurel, Delaware, III an early hour on Sat
urday, the 30th utimo, reached Elkton by
wire on the sane morning. Mr.. Bennett was
in Elkton in January, and left here on one of
his accustomed business trips down the pen
insula, as saeman for he well-known firm of
Fisher, Bruce & Co., of Philadelphia, when
he was taken iii at Laurel, in the latter part
OF that month. His sickness soon developed
into a pronounced case of typhoid malarial
fever, and for weeks his condition was pre-
carious, the anxiety of his friends however
being relieved at last By his apparent conva-
lescence. Two weeks ago however, his dis
ease took an unfavorable turn. and he sank
rapidly, the end being reached ON Saturday
last
Mr.. Bennett was a native of this town
where he was born on the 22nd OF March,
1889. He was the oldest son of the late Ru-
dolph Bennett, and the grandson of Capt.
Henry Bennett, both Of them prominent men
of affairs in their day. His maternal grand
father was John Hyland, ii prominent citizen
of this county, his father having married
Margerie Hyland, whom the eldest citizens of
Elkton, still recall as being one of the hand
soonest bridal couples of their day. The Ben
nett family consisting of Capt. Henry Ben
nett, and his sons Henry II. Bennett, Capt.
John I. Bennett, provost marshall here
during the war of the rebellion, Rudulph
Bennett and Victor Bennett, were all old
line Wings and wieldeda Il powerful influence
in the politics of the county.
They earnestly espoused the Union cause
in 1861, several Of them joining the Union
Army. Washington becoming a member of
the 10th Regiment of Maryland Infantry, and
his younger brother VIM Hodgson Bennett,
who is still connected with the firm of Fisher,
Bruce & Co., joining the 9th Maryland Regi-
ment.
After his discharge from the army Washing
ton Bennett became connected with the Cal
lowhil street line of city passenger cars ,PhiIa-
delphia the president of that line. Mr.. j. l..
Lawson, now deceased. often having spoken
of him as an unusually competent and faithful
officer, first as conductor and afterward as
superintendent of the line About twelve years
ago, he took position with Fisher, Bruce Il
Co,and proved himself an unusually competent
salesman and business man. On the peninsula
Iof Delaware and Maryland he was incompar-
lably the most popular and widely known
salesman on the road. He was Il man of untsu
ally fine social qualities. generous to Il fault
IQui"k OF intellect, genial in temperament.
cordial in manner, stocked to the brim with
4 l,.., a .r
retentiye memory and the rare power of tell
ing Il story well, constituted one of the most
agreeable of companions.
The familiar figure of Mr. Bennett, alrec-
tionat"ly known among his wide circle of
intmates personal friend as WASH recting
III his own inmitabe style his funny eXpe-
riences on the Eastern Sho'. will he readily
recalled by hundre Is of our readers. We
have never known man who possessed III
higher measure the innate faculty of seeing
the humorous and ridiculous side of things,
and yet whose shafts of wit and humor we've
never pointed with malice or iIl-nature
Mr.. Bennetts body was brought to EIkton
on Sunday and buried in the Elkton cemetery
on Tuesday from the residence of his sister,
Mrs. J. Harry NJ .r9hblnk, his sister. Mrs.
Louise Stadagcr and Mr.. Charles Stadagcr,
his brother VIM. Hoigson Bennett, Mr.. Fisher
and numerous relatives being present. The
funeral services We're conducted by the lt,,v.
Mr.. Schouler of Trinity Z. L. Church. and
Rev. John McElmoylc of the EIktOn Prcshy-
terian Church, senator c. G. Crothrrs, Ex-
Senator John S Writ, County Clerk Manly
Drennen Register Of Wills Reuben L. lamar,
Daniel Bratton, ESD, Editor of the County
Nc'cS, aud II. r. Torhert of the CECrL WING,
acting rs bearers
The floral tributes that adorned the casket
Of the deceased, were rarely beautiful. tributes
to the generous character of Il man. whom no
one will do else than think kindly and speak
\atfectionately Of, and when the damp sod
closed over his grave on Tuesday, they hid
from mortal view, a man who never thought
orlacted unkindly to his fellow man.