The aegis & intelligencer., 1907-07-26
DEATH OF MR. E. NJ. ALLEN.

Mr.. Edward NJ. Allen, Sr, one of the
most widely known citi2.ns of Hartford,
died suddenly of heart failure at his resi-
dence near Darlington early Friday
morning, aged almost 70 years. Although
conscious of heart trouble for some
months past, Mr.. Allen had been leading
quite an active life up to the end; indeed,
all the forenoon of Thursday was so
actively taken up with its active duties
that trouble with his heart was thereby
superinduced and early in the afternoon
it became plain to him that the end was
near at hand. Realizing this, he gave
minute constructions relative to his funeral,
and about A. NJ. OH Friday morning
passed away so quietly that the anxious
watchers at his bedside were not
conscious when the end had come.
Funeral services were conducted in
Grace Memorial Church on Sunday morn
ing by his favorite pastor, Rev. Edwin
Wroth, of Baltimore, in the presence Of a
vast concourse of relatives and friends.
The honorary pail bearers were Judge
George L. VanBibber and Messrs. John
Moores, S. A. Williams, James A. Lyle,
Jacob S. Baer and n. J. Hutchins; and
the active bearers were his sons, Edward
NJ. and J. A. Grehme; his nephew, d.
Gilpin Wilson; and his grandsons, Donald
Allen and Thomas A. Hays, Jr. The re-
mains were inferred in Darlington
Cemetery.
Mr. Allen was born in Bel Air in the
house recently occupied by Mr.. p. F.
Ball, but his mother died during his
Infancy, and the most Of his boyhood
days were spent with his aunt Peggy
Stump, on Indian Spring farm. The early
portion of his life was devoted to agri-
the fact that few men more rapidly ac-
quired and disposed of farm land in
Hartford; but in 1870 he purchased of Mr..
Jacob Preston, Stafford Mills, at the
mouth of Deer Greek, which he converted
from historic flour mills into bone mill,
and also conducted in connection there
with large business in grain and hay.
AS a center of trade for the east half ot
Hartford this became a most important
center, and at times the stream of teams
going to and returning from Stafford
might almost be compared to those on
Light street, Baltimore.
Having accomplished wonderful results
in the volume of business transacted anC
the pieces of property developed, Mr.
Allen suffered severely by a disastrous
flood which heavily damaged his plant
in1SS2, and be was soon after compelled
to liquidate.
Some years later he turned his atten
ton to the study oflaw, for which he hat
always indicated great fondness. ant
in 1890 he was admitted to the bar il
Bel Air where he moved and practiceC
until he retired on account of advancing
years, about two years ago. He wa
particularly earnest in the advocacy o
relieving real estate of taxation to th
extent of the mortgage lien thereon, ant
on this subject fought valiant tgh
until finally reversed by our Court o
Appeals.
In politics he was always an earnes
Republican but his keen personality bull
up for him such a warm line OF friend
among Democrats that in 1881 he wa
successful in being elected to the Senat
of MARYLAND, where he represented
Hartford county tor four years.
He married Miss Sallie Wilson, wh'
died about ten years ago, and to then
were born two sons, Edward NJ, Ir., ant
J. A. Grehme, and two daughters, Mrs
Thomas A. Hays and Miss Sillie Allen
besides several children who dies i'll earl
life.
OF Irish extraction by birth, Mr. ALE
inherited all the impctuousity of dis
position, warmth of heart and vigor {
speech which characterize his race, an
hence it is not strange that during hi
long and eventful career he should hav
made bitter enemies among those whoi
he opposed as we'll as hosts of FRIEND
among those whom he lived and devoted
" loved For many years before i
became a regular practitioner at the ba
he was the everyday adviser OF MOI
clients than most lawyers can boast of
r large legal practice; he took the warn