The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-10-03
DEATHS OF A WEEK.
DR.. H. H. Mitchell.

DIR. Henry Hooper Mitchell. one of Cecil
county's most prominent ,citizens and Il lead
ing member of the medical profession of the
State, died at one o'clock on Sunday morn
ing at the residence of his sister, Mrs. C. w.
Mccullough, on East Main street, Elkton,
aged seventy-six years. His death culmi-
mated a long illness from a complication of
diseases. A man of strong and determined
character he bore his suffering resolutely, and
during the period of his illness often gave
attention to his wide business and profess
sional interests. His fatal illness covered O
period of two months.
DIR. Mitchell's family has been prominently
identified with the history of Cecil county for
century and Il quarter. His grandfather,
DR.. Abraham Mitchell, removed to this county
from Pennsylvania. The father of the de-
deased, Col. Edward George Mitchell, was
also graduate in medicine but gave up his
profession to enter his country's service. Col.
Mitchell served in the General Assembly of
Maryland, and afterwards was a captain in
the regular army. Resigning his commi- sion
in 1921 he engaged in farming on the home
stead at Fair Hill, when his death occurred
in 1892 He was buried with military honors
in the Congressional burying grounds at
Washington.
DIR. Henry Hooper Mitchell was born at
Fair Hill on February 1S, 1920, and received
his early education at West Nottingham
Academy. At the age of eighteen he COM
menced the study of medicine under the late
DR.. A. A. Evans, of Elkton, and finished his
| Al,
graduating in 1912. He soon acquired a
large practice not only in Cecil but in the
neighborinS counties, and his success placed
him in the front rank of his profession.
DIR. Mitchell took an active part in politics
and for many years was one of the leaders of
the Democratic party in the county. He was
elected Clerk of the Circuit Court overcoming
the WhiS majority at that time.
He was man of excellent business iudg-
ment and acquired considerable property,
consisting mostly of real estate In his estate
is the Howard House and the building in
which Mitchell's Drug Store is located.
His mother was Miss Mary Hooper, of Dor
chester county. He was one of seven child
ren: Mrs. Mary A. Stump, deceased, wife of
the late John Stump, OF Perryville; George
W. Mitchell. who died at the age of thirty
years; DR.. Henry Hooper Mitchell; Mrs.
Catherine W. Mccullough, of Elkton; Mrs.
Elizabeth II. Thomas, of Philadelphia; Arthur
W. Mitchell, deceased who was a well known
druggist of Elkton; Samuel Hooper Mitchell,
who died in 1869.
On April 5, 1870, DR.. Mitchell married Miss
Henrietta Getty daughter of the late Prof.
John A. Getty, at one time principal of the
Elkton Academy. Her death occurred within
| Il year after the marriage.
The funeral services We're held on Tuesday
| afternoon from the residence of Mrs McCul-
lough large concourse of friends assembling
to pay respect to the honored dead. The
services were very impressive and were con-
ducted by the Rev. John McEmoyle, pastor
of the Elkton Presbyterian Church. The in
terment was in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
The bearers were: DR.. j. V. Wallace, Of
Chesapeake City; Dr. Skinner, of Glasgow;
Dr. Whitaker, of Cherry Hill Drs. lamar,
Ellis and Bratton, of Elkton.
DR.. Mitchell's will was filed for probate on
Wednesday. His estate is Approximately
valued at from 565, 900 to $4,000. The will
| is long document in which a number Of
bequests are made. Henry NJ. Mccullough,
ESD, and w. Arthur Mitchell are named as
] the executors.