The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-09-24
RECENT DEATHS
AARON j MICHENER.

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mer and highly esteemed resident OF
the Sixht district. died on Saturday
morning, at his home at West Not
tingham, in the eighty-frst year Of
his age. For year past he had felt
the effects of slight stroke OF paraly
Sis and was much less active than had
bee nhis wont. The week before his
death he went in the rain to attend
the meeting OF the Oxford Fair AS
sociation, of which he was first vice
president, an don the following Satur-
day drove twenty miles to and from
Zion, where he attended meeting of
the Farmers anG Mechanics Fire In
surance Company. On last Thursday
he was again stricken with paralysis
and remained unconscious till his death
on Saturday.
Mr.. Michener was a son fJohn D.
and Harriet Jones Michener, OF Buck
inghan township, Bucks county, Pa.
When he was fourteen years OF age
his parents removed to the Magraw
farm at West Nottingham, and three
years later purchased the prooerty on
which he resided for sixty-one years
For some years he was engaged in the
hardware and implement business at
Colora, in which he was quite success
full. but he resolved to devote his at
tention to farming at which he was
remarkably successful. He was long a
| member of the Cecil Farmers Club
and attended the Oxford Fair for
more than forty years. He managed
his fine farm and kept in touch with
many matters of business until the
week of his death. He was whole
souled and genial and had host of
staunch friends, who deeply regret his
death.
He was twice married. His first
wife, who was Miss Hester Reynolds,
whom he married in 1854. She died
shortly afterwards. In 1856 he married
Miss Martha Reynolds, of the Rising
Sun section. cousin CT his first wife.
She died five years ago, leaving two
daughters, Amanda widow of A. O..
Reynolds. OF Media, Pa, and Harriet,
widow of E. H. Worthington, OF Ris-
ing Sun. A son, John d. Michener,
died in his nineteenth year Mr.. Mich
eners brother, Amos d., owned Wat
kins Glen, in New York State, and
managed the Glen Mountain House.
Mr.. Michener was Friend. and at
tended the Colora meeting of the So
ciety. He was a member of Harmony
Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. OF Port De-
posit which had charge OF the SER
vices at his funeral, held on Tuesday
and very largely attended Interment
was made in the Friends Burial
Ground at West Nottingham.
MRS. C. PENROSE COOPER
Mrs. c. Penrose Cooper died at her
home at Charlestown yesterday morn
ing, of heart failure attending a brief
attack OF pneumonia, aged about 40
years. Mrs. Cooper. who was Miss
Rosie Tigner, OF Port Deposit, was
woman of fine personal traits, and her
sudden death came as shock to her
family and many friends. Her hus-
band and five daughters, the Misses
Myrtle, Ethel, Mollie, Lottie and
Gladys Cooper, survive her Her fun
eral will be held tomorrow with ser
vices at Charlestown NJ E. Church
and interment in the adjoining ceme-
terry. Relatives and friends are invited
to attend without further notice.
MISS MARGARET NJ. McNUTT.
Miss Margaret M. McNutt, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs James McNutt,
of the Rising Sun section died on
Sunday night, at Union Hospital, Elk
ton, after all operation for the relief
OF throat trouble, attending quick
consumption. Miss McNutt, who was
eighteen years OF age, had been i'll
failing health for some time past. She
had many friends who regret her un-
timely death. Her parents, sister,
Miss Mary E. McNutt, Of Elkton, and
three brothers survive her. Her fun
eral was held on Thursday, with in
terment at West Nottingham
RICHARD J. PLUMMER.
Richard ]. Plummer. a well-known
resident OF Elkton, long employed as
a gateman at the Red Mill crossing on
the P, B. & w. R. R., dropped dead
i'll the yard at his home on Saturday
evening He was II years OF age and
had been in poor health for some time
past. He was unmarried. A brother
and several nephews survive him. His
funeral was held on Tuesday, with III
terment in Elkton Cemetery.
GABRIEL p. SHADE.
Gabriel p Shade, long employed as
foreman i'll the McClenahan quarries
at Port Deposit, died ON Monday, at
the Maryland University Hospital,
Baltimore, aged 90 years He was
born in Baltimore, but for forty-hve
years had lived in Port Deposit. His
wife, two sons, Gabriel p, Jr., and
John P. Shade, an da daughter, Mrs
Hugh A. Walker, survive him.
MRS. ELMIRA FRAZER.
Mrs. Elmira Frazer, wife of w. E.
X. Frazer. formerly of Elkton, died
at ner husbands residence in Jersey
City, n. J., on Sunday night, aged 90
years Her husband and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Eugene Cone and Miss
Dora Frazer survive her Her remains
reached here on Tuesday for inter-
ment in Elkton Cemetery.
SAMUEL J. BROWN.
Samuel J. Brown. only son OF the
late Stephen J. Brown, of the Seventh
district, died on September 9, aged
81 years, at Avon Park. Fla, where