Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-16
JOHN H. BLADES
DIED SUDDENLY
TUESDAY MORNING
Was Lifelong Resident Of POGO
moke And An Active Member
Of Knights OF Pythias.
WAS POSTMASTER UNDER
WILSON ADMINISTRATION

Our town and community were
greatly shocked and grieved on last
Tuesday morning to hear of the sud
den and very unexpected death of
John FL. Blades, a we'll known and
highly respected citizen Of this city.
Mr.. Blades, on the evening pre-
ceeding his death, had attended tie
Knights of Pythias lodge meeting; of
which organization he was a devoted
and loyal member, having been
Keeper of Records and Seals for as
many as "a years. He came hone
from this meeting and before retiring
had slight attack of trouble from
which he has been a long sufferer.
This was of unusually short severity
and duration, and he seemed to have
recovered entirely. He retired about
1870 o'clock, and from that time ur
| til. about 2 A. M, his wife kept watch
over him to see that he needed any
attention. Seeing him eA,%ortabie.
she retired. About 7.30 An. she a.
rose and was surprised that she h ID
heard nothing from Mr.. Blades WHO
is generally the first to awake. GoiIs {;
to his room she found him in a pc
sition exactly as she had last seen
him, but was indeed shocked to finl
that he had quietly passed away,
without showing any signs of strug-
gle or suffering. His death, accord
ing to the best ss<hion was from ap9,/
plexy.
Mr.. Blades was born in Pocomokc
City, July is, 1861, and was therefore
81 years of age. His paSsa7
the late John W., and 81
both of whom were natiW
county, the ancestors of the
being of direct English descent.
Mr.. John H. Blades has spent hA
life in Pocomoke City and in WorccsN
ter county. Very early in life he en-
tered into the ready made clothing
business, being employed by the late
]. Fl. Merrill. Mr.. Merrill's confidence
in him was SO well grounded, as to
his business ability and honesty, that
he placed him in charge of a branch
store in Snow Hill. This ne ran Sic
cessfully until it was TUNED over to
other hands and Mr.. Blades recalled
tn the store in Pocomoke. Few We're
more skilled in handling the stock he
sold; few were better judges of cloth
iEg; and few took more pains in ar
rangement and placing merchandise
to make Aractive to buyers.
He was greatly interested in poli-,
tics, and for a number of years wa$
a supervisor of elections. This was
the only position he had held, prior to
his appointment to the post office Of
this city, under the Wilson admins
t1ation in 1914. Upon his retirement
from this, he resumed his position
with the firm of l. H. Merrill Co., was
RETAINED when the business changed
ownership to the present Mr.. Single
ten, and was in their employ when
death came.
| Mr.. Blades was a consistent mem-
ber of the M. P. Church, which, to-
gether with his Lodge, constituted,
next to his home, his chef joy. and
recreation.
He is survived by his widow, six
children, four grandchildren, and two
sisters. His children are: Miss Mauce
Blades, Mrs. Edgar Child of Whining
ton, Del; Mrs. John A. Price, of Sal
isbury; John Russell Blades, of Gin
cnnatti, o.; Mrs. George H. Hender-
son, and Miss Janet Flades. His
grandchildren are four little girls, two
o.. whom are the children of Mrs. Ed
gar Child; one, of Mrs. Price; and
one, of Mrs. Henderson. Two sisters
also survive him, Miss Emma Blades,
and Mrs. D. M. Lennox, of Coraopo
| lis, Pa.
He was devoted husband, father,
and brother, and was epiylloved and
venerated by his entire family.
The familiar face and form Of our
friend will be missed in the business
and social life of Pocomoke CITY.
Sympathy and coincidence are extend
ed to his immediate family in their
deep bereavement
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