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IVY [. PHILLIPS
Business Man Died Al
Church Home And Inii,niary, Bal
tiaiuFe, Thu Morning. Had Been
Manager OI Phillips Hardware
Company Since Its Organization.

NJ Ivy Leonard Phillips. one of
rhr best known OF the younger Dusl-
,e-. tnt:a i'll Cambridge died TINS
morning about five o'clock at the
Chureh Home and Inhrmary. Baltl-
more where he had been operated
anon for stomach trouble. While 1t
vas quite generally Known that MI
Phillips was in a very critical condi-
don stll the news OF his death made
:, profound impression upon almost
the, entire community.
Nh. Phillips was the youngest son
of the late George W. and Mary Il.
Phillips and was born November 2Vth
1876 at the Phillips homestead IN
NeeHinS Neck, this county. The taml-
Nv removed to Cambridge when ne
vas about seventeen years OF age ahc
not very long afterwards he entered
:he ejnpiny Of MeSSrS. William II.
Hooper &Co, who were then engaS-
ed in the hardware business Ill the
binding on Race street now o"cupl-
ed by The Milton Dress Shop. He
remained with that firm until shUrt-
~ before The Phillips Hardware Co..
was formed in 1908. Upon the Tor
nation of that firm which is com
posed of his two brothers, Messrs. L.
3. and Albanus Phillips, w. GraSon
Winterbottom and himself, he enter
ed into the active management OF
the business and continued in that
position until his death. The busl-
ness was at first located in the Har-
rington Building, at the corner OF
Race and MUS streets just opposite
the present location. The building
was burned in the big fire of 1910
and the firm then purchased the John
W Fletcher property and the then }.
Ben Brown home property and erect
ed the present big brick store which
houses the business.
Mr.. Phillips enjoyed an unusually
large circle OF friends. He possess
cd one OF those kind, jcvial DISPOSE
lions that readily accommodates itself
10 pleasure as well as business and
during the many years that he suffer
ed from poor health he never per
mittcd his troubles to bring glom to
those with whom he was associated.
He had undergone nine operations
within the past few years, an opera
ton for appendicitis, the first one,
tot having healed as readily as hal
been hoped he underwent six others
before the trouble was finally sue
cessfully dealt with. During the
early summer he stated that he dld
not feel well but il was not until the
pain became so eXcruciating that ne
could no longer bear it that he gave
up and Went to his home. After q
consultation among the physicians All
operation was found imperative al i
for a time his condition scented loI
greatly improve but during the past
lew WqekS he became SO much WOfs@
that it was found necessary to opel
ate again this being the only chanc
Of saving his life. He at first rallied
nicely from the operation but FROM
yesterday morning his condition grew
weaker and weaker until the eDi
came this morning.
MI Phillips was very fond of out
door life. He loved to fish and hunt
and nearly every evening last sum-
mer he and his step-son, Roger.
Nichols, of whom he was unusually
fond, would be found trying the
fish. In the fall he hunted for quail
but his favolite shooting was for,
ducks and he and the Rev. Walter Z.
Gunby, pastor of Zion Church made
frequent trips to the ponds ana
shores where ducks could be found
and, unusually, the trips We're quite
successful.
He was a member of Zion Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and OF Cam
bridge Lodge No. IS, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons. of Hayward
Chapter Royal Arch Masons, of Cam
bridge Commandery Knights of
Tempiars, Cambridge Lodge of Elks
and Cambridge Lodge No. So
Knights OF Pythias.
He was a broad minded, public
spirited citizen and was always ready
to help in any movement that he be-
lieved had for its object the real wei
fare of the community. He could
be always depended upon TO contri-
butte literally to any charitable cause
and seemed to take special pleasure
in aiding those in need of assistance.
Mr.. Phillips is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Edith Phillips step-son,
Roger Nichols, one. sister, Mrs. D. II.
Willis of this city and five brothers,
Messrs. Henry 1. of Fishing Greek;
George T. of Baltimore, and Levi b.
Albanus and Eugene, AL of this city.
The funeral will be held from his
late home on Oakley street, Monday
afternoon at three o'clock and will
be in charge of Cambridge Command
cry, Knights Templars, escorted by
Hayward Chapter and Cambridge
o6gq No 66 of MaSOns Interment