Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-22

WILDWOOD
Continued from page l

Eli B. Hendee, who was buried at
Vineland last Sunday, was the father
of Commissioner Vim. q. Hendee.
The deceased had an interesting career,
as is gathered from the Vineland
Journal as follows: His death remove
from the community a notable figure.
Judge Hendee was born in Syracuse,
New York, May 8, 1880. He came
from a sturdy race and was the only
son Of John Hendee who was born in
1895 and died here In 1894. The early
life Of Judge Hendee was spent on q
farm and In the mining business. be
spent part Of his boyhood In Ohio and
Iowa and then dug for gold IN Califor-
MIA. Later he lived In Nebraska and
was sheriff of Gage county during the
stirring times Of the war of the REBEL
lon. He was also J Justice of the Peace.
Coming to Vineland 1866 he devoted
his life to farming and peach growing,
taking also great interest in politics.
He was one OF the early township COM
mitteemen and in 1885 succeeded
Judge Eldredge Doughty as lay Judge
of this county filling out the unexpired
term. La 1887 he wal reappointed
serving a full five year term and was
serving a second full term when the
law made q change In the Judgeship
and the Office was abolished. Mr..
Hendee was one of the organizers of
the Vineland National bank and o di-
rector up to the time of his death; also
a director In Sloan Cemetery Associa-
ton and other enterprises. He was
always q strong friend, but a hard
fighter against any cause that he did
not consider just. In politics he was q
Democrat of the answering kind and
was always true to his promises In any
cause that he espoused. Mr.. Hendee
was married, 1852, to Miss Cofinberry
and resulted in o family Of seven
children, five of whom are left to
mourn his loss. They are John g.,
William G.. Charles E., Harry and
daughter May, who is the widow OF
the late Walter Wilson. Mrs. Hendee
died In 1883 and Mr.. Hendee married
Mrs. Addie ]. Moore, May q, 1891.
She died July II, 1910 and a third
marriage was contracted on August 81,
1911. when Mrs. q. A. Snyder became
Mrs. Hendee and she survives him.
Gas irons guaranteed 81 .95. Koeneke
Bros.-adv.
After a severe p~rotracted illness,
borne with marked christian patience,
there passed away yesterday morning
at her late residence in the Yenney
apartments, Mrs. f. e. f. Downing,
wife OF Captain John Downing. Mrs.
Downing was a native Of Albany, N.
Y, having been born there February
IA, 1912, and was the daughter of
Joseph and Mary H. Follows. After
graduating from the public schools of
her native city she attended a private
school in Gloversville, N. Y. On the
first of November, 1866, she was mar
ried to Captain Downing. The young
couple began housekeeping In Albany,
going to Philadelphia in 1878. For
the last thirty years Captain and Mrs.
Downing have been residents Of New
Jersey, twenty-five of these years be-
ing spent in Bridgeton and the last
eight years in the Holly Beach section
of Wildwood. All her life Mrs. Down
ing was active In church and temper
ance work. Five years ago she or
ganized the local w. 9. Il. u, of
which she acted continuously as presi-
dent until last fall when Ill health
forced her to resign. The union was
recently named for her. MT. and Mrs.
Downing had but n child which
died in infancy. The funeral services
of Mrs. Downing will be held in the
Holly Beach Presbyterian church, on
Monday evening, at 7.50. Interment
will take place In Albany, N. Y.
Mrs. Campbell has arrived for the
season at the Ottens tract.
A. M. Ely and son made a trip to
Minturn, Pa, for the latter's health.
Superintendent Miller, Of the Wild
wood waterworks, is on a vacation for
the benefit Of his health.
--ses-