Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

selves to fruit, and boy especially F.
could help himself carte blame Mr..
Warren was a large land owner, and had
more slaves than all the men in the
Neck. He might in the true sense be
denominated a gentleman Of We Olden
times. His large tract of land on Muir
derl1ill creek was divided, and the
youngest son, solomon T., lived on one
part while he occupied the other. His
son Samuel, almost universally called
young sammy" was a substantial
farmer and lived on a large marsh farm
on the other side of the Neck along st.
Jones creek. Sammy was an enIerpris-
ing young man and among the first in
that vicinity to introduce the burning
of lime for the improvement fthe land.
He was noted for raising large crops of
grain. He was the father of the wife of
the late Gov. John w Hall of Frederick
/ Well do | remember when Caroline
/ Warren (afterward Mrs. Hall came
home from what was called in those
days boarding school She was
young, rather tall, very stylish in APP
pearance, and dressed in the most fash
ionable style; with easy manners ac
quired by contact with people of fash
ion She was the belle of the neighbor
hood. Her father bought her "forte
piano" as they were called in those
days. I remember how the boys would
talk and wonder what kind of music
if made, as none of us had ever seer
anything OF the kind. Old William
= I.egg's fiddle and the jews harp wal
the extent Of our knowledge of musica
Instruments. / remember Samue
Warren, Jr with the most kindly feel
, ing. He always had pleasant wore
for boy. He has often walked hi
horse and talked TO me along the road
and when he invited me to come ant
hear "Caddy" las he always called hi
t daughter) play on the forte piano,
=. felt very grateful, for what though
# was a great privilege to hear and see
k piano. Shortly! after her return fror
S school it was noticed that John "
e Hall, of Frederick, young merchar
a of acknowledged business ability ws
:, often seen with his new carriage visi
Il ing in the Neck, especially on Sunda.
l. The neighborhOod was not long keI
Il in doubt; a big wedding was the result
e and Caroline Warren became the wi
p Of John w. Hall ,afterward Governor
n the State Of Delaware. They have bot
d passed to the silence that cannot
n broken. Samuel Warren, Jr., in aft
l. years retired from his large farm al
st settled in Frederick His represent
Of tives are Samuel Warren Hall, of Dow
is Del. Having inherited his father
ne business qualities he was among t
at first to start the canning of tomato
W on a large scale and made money ra
9y idly, and to day ranks among the ST
ne cessful men of Kent county. His bl
40 Their, John w. Hall, of Frederick, h
at by steadily adhering to the vessel bu
ELI ness and the improvement of his lar
in landed estate become the wealth.,
man in Kent county below Dow
III Their sister, Mrs Charles c Lister, wi
nd her son Charles has recently complet
nd the circuit of the globe. Mrs. Lister
up among the great travellers, having V
ng tied Europe several times, as well as
the important places of this count
nd She is an interesting conversational
hn lady of much literary ability, VIII
re- combined with the knowledge deriN
from extensive travel makes her
ace scription Of events and circumstan
me incident thereto intensely INTEREST,"
ara When | look back over more than
ch, years and remember the harmony t
ION existed in the family of Samuel W
far rem, ST., and the reverence, respect {
I'M affection which the children disnla.
BAD toward their parents, and the man
lea in which it was reciprOcated by k
'lso parental acts and expressions, the
oc- membrance fills me with pleasl
ish No better exhibition of family devot
, of was ever displayed in Murderkill NJ
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