The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03
A DEATH


VIM. Henry Denny Passed Away
on Tuesday a few minutes before noon
suddenly, aged Is years. This spring he
has been soliciting shad on the lay boar
for a Philadelphia firm and was about
that morning. About IL O'Clock he left
the wharf, went to the butcher shop for
some meat, then home. While bis wife
was preparing dinner he sat down in q
chair to read a newspaper. \ few min.
utes before II o'clock she looked at him,
and he sat in the chair dead. His hand
wa hanging at his side, from which the
paper had fallen to the floor. His head
rested upon his breast and froth was
coming from his mouth. He had died OF
heart failure. Since Friday he had been
complaining OF pain in the region OF the
heart but had been unwell for the past
few years.
The funeral will take place this Satur-
day morning at 10 O'Clock. Services at
the house and interment in Emmanuel
Church yard.
Mr.. Denny was a native OF PENIS
Grove and spent most OF his life in a
store. After clerking for S, X. Leap 4
Bro, for Il years he left in February
1873. Then he and his brother Gideon
bought the store business at the foot OF
Harmony Street, Of Henry Barber, after
the death OF his son John. They CON
tinued there until May 1889, when they
sold out to John p. higgins. In Decem-
Der 1892 he began keeping store at Union
Corner in Shannon's building and con-
tinued for about five years.
Mr., Denny was a member OF Emman-
uel NJ. +. Church for about thirty-fiye
years and served as a steward for fifteen
years, retiring a year ago, on his request
to be discontinued on account OF disabili-
ty of attending meetings.
In politics he was a Republican. Be
ing conservative in views and quiet in
opinion he was the most popular Repub-
lican in Upper PENIS Neck Township.
In 1885 he was elected Assessor of this
strong Democratic Township by 1S2 ma
jority, again assessor in 1856 by IS ma
jority; Chosen Freebooter in 1890 by 80
majority and Councilman in 1898 by u
majority. No other Republican ever re-
ceived so many honors from the people
of this Township, and no citizen has
been held in higher esteem by his neigh
bors.
FAMILY HISTORY.
The Dennys are of English extraction.
As far back a. he knew was his grand
father Gideon Denny, who was a major
in the war OF 1912, Major Denny's sword
is still kept as a relic i'll the family. Ma
jor Denny wa a man OF more than or
binary ability and prominence from the
fact that he was the only man in Salem
and Gloucester County who could survey
land in his day. $50 said by the late
John NJ. Springer. There are numerous
deeds and surveys in existence which he
executed in an excellent hand writing,
Major Denny by his first wife, Mary
Clayton, had David Denny, OF Lower
Penns Neck. David was the father OF the
late Clayton Denny and grand father OF
Charles f. and William 7. Denny; also
the father of Joanna, wife of Aaron Bid
die, OF L. 2. Neck, and Maria the first
wife of George Biddle, OF L. =. Neck.
David Denny was the most noted horse
man OF the country about 1850, He rails
ed the horse Flying Dutchman which
trotted 3 miles in : minutes and 31.5 sec
onds. Flying Dutchman held the record
for So straight years. Goldsmith Maid
failed to equal it by 1,5 seconds, and it
was broken by Lucille Gold Dust by 10
seconds.
Major Denny by his second wife Mary
had James and George. George married
Machel Paullin, sister to Ann Torbert
and was the father OF Jonathan 5. Denny
and Mrs. Annie L., widow OF James +.
Layton,
James Denny was a master ship build
er, plying his trade at the Cove, PENIS
Grove and at Marcus Hook from 1916 to
As. He married Sarah Ann Dolbow,
and was the father OF Lydia Naylor, Gid
con, John Q. A., Mary died aged 9
years., VIM Henry, James A., Sarah
Matilda, wife OF Walter S. Springer; Sam
uel NJ, and Eliza, wife of George S. kille,
VIM. Henry married Fannie Kidd and
was the father of Mary p, the first wife
OF John Summerill, and Annie, the wife
of VIM. Shoemaker, He married Eliza
beth Sailor for his second wife. She sur
wives him.
Mr.. Denny had his life insured in the
PENIS Grove Conclave OF Heptasophs for
81, 200.