Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-04-03
DEATH OF PROMINENT
ANGLESEA CITIZEN
Wilbur E. Young, One Of the Cape
May County Tax Commission
ers, Who Returned From
she South Month ago,
Died ThursdayMOrn-
Ing

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the island and located at Apglesea
nearly a quarter Of q century ago and
his life left a decided Inn p upon the
community. In December last, as has
been their custom for several years,
Mr.. Young and his family left for their
winter home ut McClellanville, s. g.,
at which time he seemed to be in his
usual health, which has not been the
best for several years.
In January he made a trip north to
attend q meeting Of the tax board at
Cape May, and hurried back when he
learned that he passed his father on
the way south to visit his son and wife.
From that time he commenced to fail
and begged the southern doctor TO
patch him up SO that he could reach
his Anglesea home. About March LIST
he and his wife aud eighteen friends
left their southern home for the journey
north, with Mr.. Young q very sick
man and hardly able to walk. To make
matters worse they encountered the
snow storm which caused a delay of
twenty hours in reaching Philadel-
phia. This delay and his run down
physical condition, 1t is said, complete
~ unnerved him, as he was anxious to
get home to assist his partners In their
pound fishing business. Enroute
through Philadelphia the party stopped
at Green's hotel for the night, and Mr..
Young insisted upon going to the hotel
register himself, which he did on crut-
ches, and signed his name IN the full,
bold, beautiful hand which was his.
After his arrival home he was able to
give some little attention to his bust
ness affairs. Another thing that wor-
ried him shortly after he arrived home
was the invoice Of a couple OF car loads
OF automobiles, for which he was the
agent, and to- which he was unable to
give his attention.
He had come to realize by this
time that he was a very sick man,
dismissing all thoughts Of business and
told the doctor and the Philadelphia
specialist that he would give them a
new automobile apiece II they would
make a well man Of him. A day or
two before he died be called his father
in and wanted to speak to him, evil
IDENTIFY to give some directions as to
his business affairs. He could only
utter a word or two and was never
able to finish. He suffered principally
from stomach trouble.
Wilbur E. Young was a years OF age.
having been born at Bridgeton October
18th, 1870, the son OF John w. Young.
His grandfather wal a farmer at Green
wich, Cumberland County. When
Wilbur was about one year of age his
parents removed to Dennisville, and
his whole life was spent IN Cape May
county. The only schooling he ever had
was at the Dennisville public school.
When he was about 2l years of age
he married Miss Annie Hand, daughter
of Seth Hand. About this time he
took a position with the railroad In the
station at Cape May Court House.
Soon afterward he was appointed agent
at Woodbine, and transferred to Angle
sea In the early nineties, where he was
agent for several years, making one of
the most efficient and oblging agents
in the employ of the company. That
was the impression the writer got at
the time by coming in frequent con-
tract with him at the little old Angle
sea station Of IS years ago, and we be-
lieved then he was too big a man for
that job. He served several years as
collector and treasurer Of Anglesea and
afterward as borough Clerk.
Some eight years ago he became In
terested In contract work and resigned
as station agent, and with his father
and other associates had some big
grading and road contracts. His busi-
ness interests were varied. or late
years he was in partnership with Jason
Buck and Alfred Taylor in the pound
fishing business, spending most of The
day hard at work on the fish platform
at Anglesea and the evenings keeping
his accounts. He was a very method
ical man, a good b~ookkeeper and an
excellent penman, writing a fine, large,
plain hand. He made an excellent
official as collector and clerk, and was
valuable to his associates IN business
because Of his attention to details and
his careful bookkeeping methods.
About four years ago the Governor
of New Jersey appointed him as n OF
the tax commissioners of the county
and he was appointed for q second
term a year ago. He made a very Of
icient official in this capacity, and one
upon whom the other members of the
board leaned. Before he became q
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