Milford chronicle., 1927-05-06
OBITUARY
JUMP

Lydia Chase Jump, aged 85 years,
died Saturday evening, April 30th,
1927, after an illness covering per-
iod of more than five months. The
funeral was held at her late resi-
dence, No. IL West Second street,
North Milford, Delaware, last Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, and in
terment made in Odd Fellows ceme-
terry. Mrs. Jump was the widow of
John w. Jump, a prominent mer-
chant of Milford forty years ago, and
for many years conducted independ-
ent of her husband millinery store
that drew patrons from large part
of both Kent and Sussex counties.
Her inclination was always for bus
mess affairs and dealing in real es-
tate. 1t was to wise buying of prop
erty in the central part of what is
now the business section of Milford,
that the greater part of her fortune
was accumulated. What was looked
upon as undeveloped property aand
of little value at that time, attracted
her attention and formed her invest
ments; this was to be in after years
the main part of the western side OF
North Walnut street in Milford's
retail store section. Today its value
has never been tested, as she never
sold any of her real estate in that
part of the town.
Lydia c. Jump was born at George
town, Delaware, June 18th, 1872; ac-
cording to the family records, where
she was educated and grew to wo-
manhood. Her marriage to John w.
Jump, of Milford, brought her to
Milford, where she had lived ever
since. Two sons, out of twelve chill
dren born to them, survive her:
John c. Jump, who for many years
has been associated with the Mil
ford Chronicle and who never mar
ried. and Herbert c. Jump, the
Youngest child, who married Miss
Ball of Wilmington, and with his
family resides on Washington street,
South Milford. Her only surviving
brother is Daniel R. Chase, of Re-
hoboth, Del.
She attended the Methodist Church
but was never an active worker. She
was an ardent abolitionist during
the Civil War period and always
took part in public affairs; both OF
the town and State. During the late
war she helped with her wealth by
buying Liberty Bonds and through
other channels. No financial schemes
found her an easy victim to pluck;
she always had to be shown the facts
hack of their propositions, and the
result was always a safe ana sure
policy for her investments.
She was of kindly disposition, sym
nathetic when trouble and affl1ctlon
came to others, but a firm believer
in the fact, that the deserving are
those who try to help themselves:
Her passing will be especially
missed by her eldest son, John, who
always made his home with her; ana
bv her neighbors of long standing.
HOLLIS
Harry r. Hollis, formerly OF MIL
ford. but recently of Philadelphia
died in that city on April II, 1871.
Funeral services were held there on
April 2S at eight p. M, and MS re-
mains were brought to Milford on
the morning of Friday, April 29th. A
funeral service was held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church at two
o'clock on Friday, with Rev. Frank
Herson. pastor of the church, oticl-
ating. and he was buried with Ma
sonic rites at Odd Fellows cemetery
An active member of the Metho-
| dist Church for many years, MT.
Hollis was an ambitious, energetic
man. with a splendid mind, forever
promoting new ideas. Until the last
he directed his business, even plan
ming his funeral. For some years ne
was a prominent merchant and the
postmaster of Houston, where he
| later started a hosiery manufacture,
which was so successful that ne
went to Wilmington, seeking broader
fields. and few years later, WIDEN
ed his scope still more by going to
| Philadelphia. At the time of his
death he was president of the Hollis
Vapolene Company, new corpora
ton for the development of power
with a chemical many times greater
| in power than steam and but half
the cost of fuel. His wife is secre-
tary and his son, a manager of a
Wordsworth store in Baltimore, is
vice president of this corporation.
Mr.. Hollis first wife was Miss
Lizzie Vinyard, teacher of the To-
cal schools, and she died about ten
years ago. Three years ago he mar
ried Mrs. Eula Locette Hollis, the
widow of Robert A. Hollis, of Wash
ington, D. G.
Mr.. Hollis would have reached the
age of sixty-two next July. He be-
Ionged to Mt. Maria Lodge, No. 1856,
F. A. A. NJ. of Philadelphia, Irene
Temple of Shriners, Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, Valley of Williamsport Consis-
tory of Williamsport, Pa, and Sons
of Delaware. The deceased is sur
vived by his widow, one son, Calvin,
by his former marriage, sister,
Mrs. Carrie Vierick and brother,
William, both living in Milford, and
two brothers, James, of Boston,
Mass, and Frank, of Cleveland. o.
MORGAN
Samuel H. Morgan died at his
home near Houston, on Thursday,
April 28, 1927, after a lingering IL
ness of Bright's disease. The de-
ceased was we'll known and much
respected in the community in which
he lived. He survived by widow
and six children, Matthias Morgan of
Wilmington; Benjamin Morgan of
Darien, Conn; Augustus Morgan
and Edward Morgan of Houston;
Mrs. Amanda Williams of Milford,
and Mrs. Alice Sullivan of Farming
ton, also sister and twenty grand
children. Funeral services were held
at his late residence on Sunday, May
1, the 77th anniversary of his birth.
The services which were largely at