The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
OBITUARY..
Harrie A. freeman.

AFTER an illness Oh SIX weeks OF a
complication of diseases Harrie A.
Freeman died at his home on South
street just after midnight Saturday
night. He had been confined to his
bed for month and in the last few
days sank rapidly.
Mr.. Freeman was born August 31st,
1852, the son of Cornelius " Freeman
and Susan H. Bleything. He at
tended Morris academy and then Sc
cured position in New York bank.
Later he was private secretary to
William Ogilvie, wealthy resident OF
the town. Afterward he became a
member of the firm of POTTER & Sty-
mus, of New York. and was also the
local representative of a fire depart
ment supply house.
Many people knew Mr.. Freeman
through his connection with Ever
green cemetery. He was secretary
and treasurer of the cemetery associa
ton, succeeding his father in the for
mer position in 1884 and in 1890 was
made chairman of the working COM
mittee of the association and had
| general charge of the cemetery.
! For about thirty. years Mr.. Free
man was a member of the board
of education, serving as district clerk
and also chairman of the committee
on buildings and grounds. He de-
voted considerable of his time to the
work and his personal supervision of
the school buildings did much to keep
them in order.
Interested in the fire department
Mr. Freeman joined Resolute Hook
and Ladder company thirty-eight years
ago, his name standing third on the
company's list of active members.
For three years he was chief engineer
of the fire department.
With the division of the town into
wards Mr.. Freeman was elected aldei-
man from the Fourth ward in 1896
on the democratic ticket and at the
end of his term was reelected. He
was chairman of the fire committee
of the board during his term of Of
flee. In 1900 he ran for mayor on
the democratic ticket but was de-
feated by the republican nominee,
the Rev. Norman Fox, D. d. He SER
we'd as member of the county and
| district democratic committees.
| After the death of his father in
1872 Mr. Freeman continued to live
at the homestead and cared for his
mother until her death in 1898, when
he sold the property on Maple av-
enue. He married Lily, the daugh-
ter of Albert G. Jones about ten years
ago and since then made his home
with the Jones family on South street
David n. WiIday.
David H. Wilday died in Memoria
hospital at six-thirty this morning af-
ter an illness of ten days. He was
taken to the hospital last night for
an operation for the removal of a
growth but after a consultation be-
tween Drs. Fewsmith, Mills, Lathrope
and Douglas it was decided that Mr..
Wilday would die Ga the operating
table so the operation was not made.
Mr.. Wilday was born in Whippany
on March 4th, 1S47, a son of John
Wilday, who was of Scotch ancestry
and birth and came to this country
in 1926. He spent his youth in Whip
Iany and began to learn the car
penter's trade in Rockaway, when
eighteen years old, serving an ap-
premiership to Joseph Bower. He be-
gan his career as journeyman in
Dover. Two years later he came to
Morristown, in 1870. In 1872 he be-
gan contracting upon his own account
previous to that having been in the
employ of others.
Mr.. Wilday has built many of Nor
ristown's finest homes and main
tanned a reputation for trustworthi-
ness and efficiency.
He was twice married In 1868 in
Rockaway he welded Miss Malinda
Weir, who died in 1870. In 1873 Mr..
Wilday married Miss Anna r. Wilson.
For nearly a quarter of century
Mr. Wilday has been member of the
Morristown board of education, ,sery-
ing as chairman of several important
committees and devoting much of
his time and attention to the public
service. He has also long been a
trustee of Evergreen cemetery and
of the board OF health In the Mason
ic fraternity he had taken the blue
lodge, chapter and commandery de-
grees. He was leading member of
the Methodist Epicopal church and
was always deeply interested in all
movements intended to advance the
moral, material, educational and So
cial welfare of the town.
Besides widow, Mr.. Wilday leaves
two daughters, Mrs. James s. Heath
and Miss Mary Wilday.