Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-12-19


Bright, disease. al MS home IN
Berlin. Saturday morning at two
o. clock al the ripe age Of seventy
four years lntcrment took place
a Evergreen Cemetery, Berlin.
Monday. Dcc.ll {, at two o'clock
+ NJ He vas honorcd and re
,pected los all who knew him, and
especially is those who were in
his employ and knew MS worth
e. good citizen. kind and
loving husband and father. a philanthro
piSt and true friend
To mourn hi, loss he leaves widow
who before her marriage was Miss
Elizabeth Franklin, two brothers, Levin
and Charles Harrison three sisters.
Mrs. Charles Hamblin. Mrs Charles
Hastings and Mrs Eliza Jane Moore.
and four children Orlando Harrison.
member Of the Maryland Senate, George
4 Harrison. Mrs Della X. Powell, wife
Of Mayor W. b. :. Powell Of Ocean
City. Mrs Achsah Purnell. wife Of
George " PurnelI, Of Berlin The
four children were by his first wife,
who before her marriage was Miss Annie
Kate Collins. OF Bshopville. Md,
Services were conducted at his home
hv the Rev. " f. Greenfield, Pastor OF
VI T.. Church. Berlin, Md. assisted by
former pastor Rev Thomas X. Van
Dyke, Rev Thomas Kerr, pastor Of
Presbyterian Church. Berlin and Rev
Bell. pastor NJ +. Church, South, St
Martins. Md
The funeral was probably the most
largely attended that has ever been held
in Berlin, testfying to the high esteem
in which Mr. Harrison was held by hi+
host Of friends both at home and else
where
Among those from out Of town. who
attended the funeral. were
Senator John " Fooks and wife.
Laurel. Del Charles NJ Peters. Charles
r. Dsharoon Graham Gunby. Dale
Adkins. T ? Adkins, Thomas Tilghman
and wife. Salisbury, Clarence Donoho
l.. l. Hardesty. Seaford. Del. John W
station. J Edward White. Snow Hill:
Col Everett Hickman Capt John Fl
Long, frankfort. Del Mrs Frank
Williams. Gideon Bishop. Philadelphia.
y j Wimbrow. Whaleyville. Col John
G Townsend. Jr and wife. Chas II
Hastings and wifc. John Davis and wife.
Levin Harrison and wife and son. Selby
vile. Del Rev Thomas Nar Dyke
Wilmington VIM Collins, Daniel Col
lins. Charles Law and wife George
Williams. ST Bishopville Abisha Z
Collins and wife Charles F Quinn.
VIM Baker and wife. James +. Thomas
John Williams. William Williams. John
NJ Moore, John Mumford, W 5. T
Carey. James Bishop and wife. Showell.
Rev Bell. St Martins.
Mr. Harrison was born in the year
ls4u in lower Sussex County, Delaware
In the year l,s3 he and his family NOV
81 u North Carolina and there engaged
in the lumber business He came to
Berlin IN Isl and engaged in fruit
growing. he was one OF the pioneer
orchardist- Of the Peninsula and sue
ceeded IN developing the business OF
fruit growing 70 high degree Five
years later, he with his two sons, Or
Iando and George a Harrison. started
small nursery which has been enlarged
from year 70 year, and now Is known a.
Harrisons Nurseries The nurseries
are Of international reputation, and are
conceded to he the largest in the world
Mr. Harrison mas been IN poor health
for the past twelve years. and the &C
tive management Of the business was
in the hands OF his two sons
Mr. Harrison was staunch Demo
crat and was elected Sheriff OF Wor
cester County in se7 for term OF
two wears