Milford chronicle., 1934-10-19
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Jefferson street, Philadelphia. died
I Tuesday, October ., 1884, wife of the
late James A. Layton, formerly of
Milford. Services were held on Fri
day, October -, at p. M. at the
David G. Frankenfield building, 317
North Sind street. Interment made
in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Mil
ford on Saturday at 1890 p. m. She
is survived by two children. Edgar
Sudler Layton and Mrs. Margaret
Layton Snyder. both of Philadelphia.
=xM
GERHARD
The ashes of Mrs. Alice Parmlee
Gebhard, who died in Seattle. Wash
irgtOn, on July /, 1884, and was Gre
mated, were taken to Warren. Pa.
for interment Mrs. Gebhard was the
wife of Emil p. Gebhard, who was
unable to come east for the COM
mitment. because of the serious
condition of his health. Mrs. Geb-
hard was at one time a teacher in
the Warren High School and pos
sessed a most beautiful contraltO
voice which earned her a position
in the choir of Trinity church. She
resided in Milford several years
while Mr.. Gebhard was in the hard
ware business.
MMH
REED
George +. Reed, aged 60 years. a
merchant of Milford, died of heart /
failure Friday, October ~, 1881, at
his home in South Milford. His home
adjOins his grocery store. He walk
ed into the kitchen with his hand .
he felt i'll and asked her to lock The
door of the store. When she return
ed she found Mr.. Reed lying IN the
floor, dead. Mr. Reed had been a
merchant i'm Milford for many years.
He was also in the produce business
and with his sons operated a truck
line to Philadelphia. He is survived
by his wife and two sons. Carol and
Arthur, both of Milford He also hes
two sisters. Mrs. Anna Gentry, po-
lice matron of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Harry Belts, also of Wilmington. and
i've brothers: Harry Reed, of Will
nington; Everett Reed, of New Jer-
;ey; John Reed. of Camden, N. j..
md William and Frank Reed. both
# Milford Funeral services were
eld at his late home Monday after
OOn. Interment in Odd Fellows
xxM
RUHL
DR.. Frederic p. RuhI, of Milford,
Who was born December %. 1866, i'm
Jew York City, attended the public
chOOls of New York City and en-
cred the American Veterinary Col
ege at the age of seventeen, the
oungest matriculant ever to enter a
eterinary college. He graduated in
S85 and located at YOnkers, ~ Y,
ut ten years later moved to Char
estOn, w. Va. He soon established
large practice and six months af-
sr he located in Charleston. was
ppointed consulting veterinarian to
ne State Board of Agriculture of
Test Virginia. Three years later, he
as appointed to the chair of Pro-
,ssOr of Veterinary Science at the
lest Virginia University at Nor
After teaching for six S
ears, he resigned owing to i'll
ealth and moved to a farm near f
ilfOrd. After a year of farming, the j
Traction for the profession was too d
-eat and he again returned to prGc- i
ce and had practiced ever since UP c
the time of his death. He was a
ember of the A. v. NJ. A., a char t
r member of the West Virginia r
eterinary Medical Association and t.
charter member of the Delaware
Medical Association, Eav- a
& been in active practice for over n
rty-nine years. After his long +
ars of active work and usefulness,
, passed from this life to life eter-
Il on October 4, 1884, at his late !,
,me in Milford. He leaves to mourn q
m his wife, Mrs. Florence G. Ruhl. .,