Milford chronicle., 1934-05-04
GLENDALE
Passing OF Harry ". Jester, Sr.


was born and raised in this town,
and the most of his life had been
spent here; only three years which
he spent in the employ of the Read
ing Railroad Company. in Whining
ton, was he away from his native
town-five years he was station
agent for the Queen Anne Railroad
Company at this point. Then he en-
tered the timber business in which
he remained until his death, We'd
nesday. April 25 at his home here.
He was very successful and accu-
mulated what was considered mod
crate fortune. He owned at the time
of his death about 1000 acres of land
besides the many houses and lots he
owned in Glendale; but the depres-
sion came on. and his business de-
creased rapidly and was in fact
nothing to what it formerly was.
Lands deprecated in value so that
what was considered an ample for
tune has deprecated so much that
only the settling of his estate will
prove how much the loss has been.
He was liberal to the church and
looked after its interest at all times.
ne was Il lil6uu W AhN pubiN
schools and was a member of the
school board and also a director OF
the Milford Trust Company in which
he took great interest as long as his
health would permit.
The laboring classes will miss Mr..
Jester greatly as he hired more men
for use in his business than any one
else in this section. He employed as
many as fifteen men daily in the cut
ting and hauling of timber and kept
on hand for this purpose five or six
double mule teams. He also had cut
during the winter months great
quantities of cord wood and any
man who would work could get
days labor for the simple asking.
ANY town or community losing
such man as Mr. lester has met a
severe loss and AS times come and
20 il will he felt more keenly
The writer has known the dcceas- s
cd from the time he was nine years 7
old until the time of his death and
he must say that he never went 10
him to contribute for church work
or any other good work he was ever
turned empty handed away I
forbids. His funeral took place from
the T'llcndalP VI. T.. Church. Saiur-
dav morning last AT 4 o'clock. Rev.
f. y Wright officiating. The flowers
were many and very handsome.
The singing by Mrs. Ralph Baker II
of Georgetown. was very fine. II
Men, women aud children from Cv j
cry section crowded the church. T.
Milford WAS represented by Dr.. p
Frank Gricr. Louder n. HCarn, Mr.. Il
and Mrs. c. Thomas Reed, Mr.. and o
Mrs Asburv Smith. George II. Dra- y
per. G. j. Holzmucller and others. II
Other news relating to Mr.. Icstrr's
funeral and the members of his fam !.
fly now living, have been published =
i'm the Milford Chronicle and the "
Wilmington Evening Journal
We hope someone VIII come for "
ward and continue the business v
started by Mr. Jester many years
ago. The town needs it, ~
May we he permitted to say again !
that Harry W lester. Sr.. will he Y.
missed
Married 30
Mrs Josephine Love. of Ellendale. .,
daughter nf Mrs. Annie lendaniol. Nv Nv
and William n. Morris. of Genrs'- H.
town. sol q; William II. Morris of ir.
Da@sl1ro. wore marie SGn' AZ 'o
night. April % at DaGsboro. by IL"
Rev. r. NJ elm. pastor Ot the NJ p. r,r,
I hurch. in,
they acre attended ny Mrs. ICvcs
rCtner ahd wife. Mr. AMI NJ. t'-H. H.,
" C;tn1anic! of Selbyvi'e al Mr- Ia
Morris s'u and wife. Mr. and Ms. hy
ic,to Iorris IF Dag,horo N
Mr.. and Mrs Morris will reside at no
';cnrgctnW CONGRATULATIONS. an
New Fire House Needed Y
The hremCn of Ellendalc have
,ccn TALKING for sometime ahout
building new fire house. but so far
talking is about all that has been
lone. Get busy. boys. appoint 4 roin-
1ittce and go forward and erect "A
,rirk building with IA community
IaIl above You are able to do this
Iou own lot on Main street as
nicely located as any lot of tn" town.
Why hesitate any longer BE up with
he times.
Road closed
The dirt road leading from tn"
owned hy Il. i. tlcndanicl 4
nd ocCuped by Oscar Hanly. tn tho
ement road running from Ellen
ale to Milton. has been permanent
y closed by order of the Levy Court.
IOUSP Cleaning
The housewives are now busy
leaning their houses i'm Ellendalr
I looks as if all the people were :
ent on moving in one day. as the
GODS and chattelS are piled every
here. II would be fine If the men
f the home could take visit until
II the cleaning was done: but We
oppose the ladies would have some
ling to sa yabout that
IOthPT'S Day z
Sunday, May IL. win be Mothers i#
av We hope that every person who E
as any wOmanhood or manhood Il
It. will set apart that day to honor Is
,eir mother. either dead or living, s.
no gave them birth. Il
eTSOnal
Miss Helen Ashley of Piney Neck
d.. has been spending a few days
the past week as the guest of Rev.
I'd Mrs. E. ~ Wright at the NJ. f. rs
irsOnage.
Mrs. Lee German of Philadelphia
as the week -end guest of her aunt,
RS. r. A. Wood. Mrs. Wood also
ltertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.