The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02

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Diver, Franklin ST., opposite st. Paul's
Church, PENIS Grove.
Johnson's White Pine Cough Balsam
a sure cure. \
DR.. Doolittle will make the best set
of teeth for $3.50. No charge for ex-
tracing when teeth are ordered.
THE LAST HAS GONE.
1.-THE surging sea of human life
Forever onward rolls
And bears to the eternal shore
Its daily freight of souls.
Though bravely sails our bark to-day,
Pale Death ats at the prov,
And few shall know We ever lived
A hundred years from now"
Few now live who were born in the
first third of this century. One by one
they have all passed away. On Septem.
Der oath Garnet %Summerill, the oldest
man in Upper Penn's Neck Township
and the last of the children of John and
Christiana Summerill passed away, a
family which was noted for its longev.
ity and prominence.in this section.
The Summerill family have been res
idents of Upper PENIS Neck since
about 1925 when William Summerill
and Thomas Carney %immigrated from
Ireland aud took up a large tract of
land, the greater part of which their
descendants now own. VIM. and Mary
Summerill had two sons Joseph and
John. Joseph settled in Wilmington
and has descendants in Pennsylvania,
John the LIST married Naomi Carney
and died quite young, leaving John I'd,
Joseph, Thomas, William, MaIy and
Rebecca.
John End, married Christiana Holton
and had nine children. James born
1906, John Sd, 1906, Naomi 1907, Gar
nett, Feb. 81, 1909; Josiah 1911, Will
liam 1913, Anna 1915, Rebecca 1917,
Jos. G. 1921. James and Josiah died
young. This family was raised where
VIM. Horner now lives, besides several
brothers children were also raised in
the family. The father died in 1854
and the mother died in 1856. From
the death of Josiah in 1881 no child
died until 1866 when John Sd departed.
John began keeping store at the Cove
in 1929, after teaching school at old
School House Green for several years.
He was sent to the legislature in 1880,
| 80, 80 and the Senate in 1910. In 1851
South Jersey supported him in the
Democratic convention for candidate
for Governor. Naomi married Robt.
Newell who took a prominent part in
the politics of the county for years.
| She died in 1892.
William retired from farming in 1861
and lived at the Cove until 1856 when
he died. He took a prominent part in
the public affairs Of the township and
county. Ann married Elias Kaign, the
inventor of the once famous Kaighn
pillow. She died in 1877. Rebecca mar
ried Benjamin Black and lived her days
out on the same spot where her grand
father William first settled when he
came from Ireland. She died in 1884.
Joseph &. died in 1882 after being an
NJ. E. minister Of the gospel for 80
years.
Garrett when a young man was sick.
ly and unable to work for a year or two
yet he out lived all. He was a son of
honest toll aud a lover of natures
sto,es. by hand w0ik, strict economy
and careful investments he acquired
seven fmms with hundreds of broad
acres, besides other Investments which
made him the wealthiest man in the
Township and most probably the
wealthiest native resident the Town
ship ever had. All made with honest
toll and investments and not by gam
bling or greed off of the subsistence and
lives of others.
He and his wife, Mary Borden. were
among the number converted at the
revival in the old Cove school house in
1887 and he is next to the last of the
first membees of Emmanuel Church
still members now living. For years
he has not been able to be about much
but as long as he could he took an In
terest in overseeing his farm. While
in the house lie entertained himself
with reading and he took a delight in
reading the Christian Advocate. Last
winter he became belfast and became
conscious that he had outlived his USE
f~ulness, He got about again and the
last time lie got down to the Cove was
Saturday week. On Monday the chilly
weather struck his WORKOUT frame and
the vitality yielded on Thursday morn
ing about 8 O'Clock.
The funeral on Sunday morning was
largely attended in Emmanuel Church.
The last Of the generation has gone.
May tie younger generations MI as ad-
miral a place in the history OF this vi
cinity as the past.
DeVeers CatarTh Powder instant re.
lief 10 and 25c bottles prepared at Rob-
bins Pharmacy. Free trial. 4
For pictures and frames go to Hiram
Yerger's, IL E. Sd St., Wilmington.4.2
Read and take advantage of Cum
mings' photo offer in another column
ROMANISM.
Evangelist Williams, of Philadel.
phia, will lecture in the Bethel NJ. p.
Church on Romanism. The subjects
will be, on Tuesday evening, "Can a
Priest forgive sinP The Papal Hood
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