Milford chronicle., 1922-02-10
Obituary
HITCH


Thomas L. Hitch, a former resident
of Glendale, died at his home, 534
Vandever avenue, in Wilmington, on
Monday, January 80, 1922, aged IS
years. Interment was made at Bar.
rats Chapel cemetery, near Fred
erica, on Thursday, February 2. De
ceased was a storekeeper at Pennsyl-
vania railroad shops at Todd's Cut
He was a member of Ioka Tribe, Imp
o. R. M. and of Liberty Bell Council,
Jr. o. U. A. M.
SHORT
Hattie V. Short, daughter of the late
Eli S. and Sarah 3. Short, departed
this life, after a short illness, Febru-
ary 2, 1922, at the home of her bro
ther, Eli A Short, aged so years, nine
months and twelve days. She leaves to
mourn her loss five brothers, Clarence
A., of Newark; Oliver c., of Baltimore,
Md; Lorenzo E., Thomas F. B. and
Eli A, of Georgetown; one sister, Ber-
tha N. Cannon, Seaford. Interment
made in Union cemetery, Georgetown.
MCDOWELL
Zacharith Mcdowell, aged 80 years,
died at his home, near Cokesbury
Church, Sussex county, between
Georgetown and Seaford, last Sunday
afternoon of general debility. Inter
ment was made at Cokesbury Church
yard. He was a veteran of the Civil
War, being the first to enlist in lower
Delaware when President Lincoln
called for volunteers. In one of the en-
gagements he was wounded, portion
of his leg being shot away which
made him a cripple.
TRUITT
Clarence NJ. Truitt, a native of Snow
Hill, Md, died at the Delaware State
on Monday, January %, 1922
after long illness, aged 55 years. He
was a former resident of Dover and
was a travelling salesman. Interment
was made at Sudlersville, Md, on
January 25. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, Mrs. Emma Truitt, a
brother Saunders M. Truitt, of Mil
ford; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Tappan
of Washington, D. c., and Mrs. Will
liam Rounds of Snow Hill, Md.
TOWNSEND
John Townsend, a veteran of the
Civil War, died at the residence of his
brother-in-law, John Collins, at Do
yer, last Tuesday, aged rs years. He
married Miss Cerrine Collins, who
was born and raised at the north side
of Milford, on the farm now owned
by Mrs. Nutter. He was a native Of
Pennsylvania, and had a fine Civil
War record. His wife survives him,
with one son, who is City Engineer
Of Milwaukee, Wis. His widow is a
sister of Darwin S. Collins, of Milford
ARMOUR
On January q, 1922, Mrs. Margaret
Ann Armour, wife of Samuel H. Ar
mour, departed this life from her home
near Houston. She was the daughter
If Charles and Rachel Townsend, and
sister of the late Charles and William
Townsend and of Mrs. Mary E. Hollis.
md was born April 18, 1916. At the
lge of twenty years she married Sam
lei H. Armour, and from that time un-
il her death she was the devoted and
aithful wife of her husband. She was
he mother of nine children, viz:
Carrie, (deceased), John, Co
an, George, Anon, Elmer (deceased), |
Arthur and Pearl (Mrs. S. M. Mes
jick). In childhood she became a con-
essed follower of the Saviour, and
served Him devoutly all through her
life. Also her surviving
husband and children and all who
new her unite to call her blessed. |
funeral services were held at her late
lome on Thursday afternoon, the Sec /
md inst, conducted by her pastor, as
listed by a former pastor, Rev. I. S.
Whitaker, and she was buried in the
amily lot in the Odd Fellows ceme-
cry, Milford.