Milford chronicle., 1921-12-09
DEATH OF HARRY WINDSOR
WAS FATALLY INJURED In AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT NEAR MEDIA, PA.

While descending a hill on the road
leading from Media to Chester, Pa,
last Thursday evening, in a large
touring car, Harry B. Windsor, of Mil
ford, received injuries from which he
died in the Chester Hospital, on Fri
day, December End, 1921. Mr.. Wind
sOr in company. with his brother,
Thaddeus, of Milford, and Mr.. Chinn,
a business friend from Missouri, was
enroute from Media to Wilmington,
by way of Chester, where they were
to attend theatre that evening, when
the accident happened. They were de-
scending hill on a road that none
of them were familiar with. It was
getting dark and the lights were more
or less confusing, when they came to
q, dangerous turn suddenly, and, in
attempting to turn around it, the ma
chine turned over, throwing Thaddeus
Windsor and Mr.. Chinn clear OF the
car, but Harry Windsor was caught
and pinned down under the steering
wheel. He was dangerously hurt and
Immediately removed to the hospital
in Chester, where he died the follow
ing evening. He was conscious during
all the time up to his death. The body
was brought to Milford by William G. |
Powders, the funeral director of Mil /
ford, on Saturday evening last. The |
funeral was held on Tuesday after
noon at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Windsor, on South Front
street, Milford, and the funeral at the
grave was conducted according to the
rites of the Elks, of which he was a
member; a delegation coming from
Wilmington Lodge to take part.
Mr.. Windsor was never married. He
was born August 18th, 1872, and was
49 years, 3 months and 8 days old.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
of Milford; four brothers,
who are Fred Windsor, of Chester,
Pa, Thad. Windsor, Charles Windsor
and Norman Windsor, of Milford, and
three sisters, who are: Mrs. Leila Jen-
lings and Mrs. Jennie Gilbert, of Eliz-
abeth City, N. c., and Mrs. Ruth Sale
yan, of Athol, Mass.
For all of his business life he was
in active business. For sew
'ral years he conducted the hotel bus {
ness in South Milford and at the I
anne time was interested in farming I
md fruit growing. Than dealing in 9
tock by the carload occupied much L
# his time for other years. He next 7
ecame interested in orange growing t
4 Florida, where he had both orange d
nd grape fruit orchards.
In recent years he Joined with his L
rother in buying the old Windsor Ho- p
Il property when it was sold to close m
is fathers estate, and they have u
0nducted one of the most profitable c.
lsiness enterprises in Milford in part
the building, while renting the cC
ores and upper stories as apartments "
splendid advantage. Their billiard III
Id pool room, with the soft drinks OF
Id candy departments, as we'll as Ye
e tobacco business, has been a pc
urce of profit for the past ten years.
Through all the years Mr.. Windsor pI
ways INDUCED and improved his de- GcI G
res to own and see horses race. He 81
und the business profitable and pe
atifying in pleasure as well as prof ar
He was a professional driver as SO
Ill as owner of racing horses, and Wa
5 judgment as to horse flesh and
durance of racing horses, seemed to ms
marvellous, as he always was a a fld
'ge gamer financially. Od
He was a member of the Town Oh
uncil of Milford for several terms. COZ