Smyrna times., 1904-09-21
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK.
Or. Henry Rldgely of Dover a WeIl.knOwn
Kent COuntiau Passes Away-Death of
DR.. Hughes and Mrs. lydia Larrow.

DR.. Hughes and Mrs. lydia LarrOw.
DIR. Henry Ridgely. president of the
Farmers Bank of the State of Della
ware and one of DOver's wealthiest and
most honored citizens, died suddenly
at O'Clock Saturday morning at his
residence, North State street His
death was caused by hic-coughs.
Funeral services were held IN Christ
Z. Z. Church Monday afternoon at
O'Clock with Interment in cemetery
adjoining. The deceased was a son of
Hon. Henry NJ. and Sarah Banning
Rldgely, was born in Dover, April Is.
1917. After receiving an academic
education he took up the study of
medicine and after two years course,
then required by the University of
Pennsylvania, received his diploma in
1899. He had intended entering the
United States navy as surgeon, but
was dissuaded by his aunt, the widow
OF Chancellor Ridgely. He gave much
attention to horticulture and was an
extensive landowner. His advice on
fruit raising was eagerly sought. DIR.
Ridgely became president of the Far
mers' Bank, at Dover, in 1916, being
the third president of the bank since
It's organization. His predecessors
were his father and his father-ln-law.
La 1864 he became a director of the
Kent County Mutual Insurance Com
pany, also of Dover aud afterward
It's president, bat resigned some wears
ago. He was one of the earliest pro-
moters of the Delaware Railroad. and
1t was largely through his efforts the
road was completed. He was a mem
Der of its Board of Directors until 1865
DIR. Ridgely was married November /.
lS43, to Virginia E, daughter of Jono-
than jenkins. an influential member
OF the Society of Friends in Kent
County. They had four children, of
whom the only survivor is Ruth Ann.
who first married Richard Harrington.
Dover Law yer, and upon his death
many years ago welded DIR. James H.
Wilson, practicing physician of
Dover. DR.. Ridgely's wife died Nav
20, 1896, and on July 1, 1897, he mar
ried Miss Annie J. Kemp, of Eastop.
Nd, relative of his first wife. who
survives him.
Mrs. Nancy Lydia CarrOw Passes Away.
Mrs. Nancy Lydia Carrow, wife of
the late Timothy Carrow who was a
we'll known farmer of this vicinity.
died at her late residence on west
Commerce street Thursday evening af-
ter lingering illness. The deceased
had been In failing health for some
time. Mrs. Carrow was a daughter of
the late Abraham Moore of Little
Greek Neck, and was born and raised
near Leipsic. After she became the
wife of Mr.. Timothy Carrow she re-
sided many years at Kenton where
she became member of the Kenton
M. +. Church. Her husband died
about fifteen years ago. Mrs. Carrow
was held in high esteem by all who
knew her. She is survived by three
children, one son Mr.. John Carrow of
Long Branch, N. J., and two daugh-
ters Miss Emily Rebecca and Miss
Elizabeth, who made their home with
the deceased. Funeral services took
place Sunday afternoon; interment at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rev. Robert
Watt, D. D., officiating.
Death OF DR.. Charles Henry Hughes of Dover.
DR.. Charles Avery Hughes, of Wash
lngton, died at Dover Monday morn.
ing typhoid fever which also brought
on pneumonia. DIR. Hughes was the
husband of Helen A, the daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. L. A. H. Bishop, and
and their marriage in 1901 at Christ
Church, Dover, was a social event.
he was frequent visitor here and had
made friends all over the State capital.
being college man of polish and de-
hghtful personality. The young cou-
pie were the parents of twin children
OF whom much was made by the Dover
towns people. The young professional
man was 80 years old and a native of
Columbia, Tenn, although a Wash
lngton practitioner. He came here
somewhat broken in health to be
treated by his father-in-law, DIR. Bis
hop, who has been successful in many
similar cases. The complications that
set in, however, were too much for the
physician and the conferees whom he
called in.