Milford chronicle., 1936-10-23
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ELLEGOOD


Joshua Atkinson EllegOOd, SO
years old, formerly magistrate of
| Glendale, and retired fruit broker
and farm operator of that section,
died Sunday, October 18th, 1886, at
his home in Ellendale, Del, follow
ing an illness of complications last
ing five weeks. He was the father Of
DR.. R. E. Ellegood of State Road,
who has offices in the Medical Arts
Building in Wilmington. Born in
Georgetown, Mr.. EllegOOd spent his
entire life in lower Delaware. He
was Democrat and was elected a
delegate to the Constitutional Con-
ventiOn in 1897, when the Delaware
Constitution was revised. He was
also active in the NJ. E. Church, hav-
ing attended the Wilmington M. E. |
Conference sessions as a lay delegate |
for the past so years. Mr.. EllegOOd |
was appointed a member of the
jamestown Commission and was in
charge of the Delaware exhibition
at the fair. Funeral services were |
held at his home Wednesday MORN
ing at 10 o'clock, the Rev. E. N.
Wright officiating. Interment was
made in GlenwOod Cemetery, Smyr-
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SHEW
Mrs. COrnelia Gertrude Shew, age |
SS years, widow of the late Frank |
c. Shew, died at the home of her |
daughter, Mrs. G. Thompson Reed, /
on Monday, October 10, 1886, after
short illness. Mrs. Shew was a
native of New York State, having
moved to Lincoln and lived there
over sixty years. She leaves one son,
Louis p Shew, of Lincoln, and one
daughter, Mrs. G. Thompson Reed,
with whom she has resided for the
past ten years, a number of grand
children and REORGANIZATION, !
and a host of friends. Funeral SER
vices were held on Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock from her daugh-
ter's residence. Interment in the
Lincoln cemetery. Rev. Frank Her
son Officiated.
HUDSON
Arthur P. Hudson passed away in
a hospital at Chester Pa, on Tues
day night, October 13. 1886, after an /
illness of only four days. He was
the son of George Henry Hudson of
Milford and the late Louanna Ma
IOney his wife. and was born jan
nary 1, 1885. Mr.. Hudson attended
he Milford High School and grad
lated in the class of 1905. He would
have been So years old next jan
lary. Mr.. Hudson left Milford soon
lfter graduating and married Miss
Helen Miller of Chester. who sur
yives him. Funeral services were
leld at his late home in Media, Pa.
IN Tuesday afternoon and interment
vas made in Arlington Cemetery.
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DAVIS
Emma r. Davis, widow of the late !
,harles Davis, died at her home on
East Front street, South Milford,
sunday afternoon, October IS, 1886, !
t o'clock. She leaves one sister y
nd three brothers, Anna Headley.
f New Jersey; Joseph Headley, Of ;.
IiIford; James Headley, of New Jer- 8
ey. and Thomas Headley. of Dover. :
Del. Funeral services were held ,
tuesday afternoon at 1.3O o'clock y
Il Slaughter Neck Church. Inter- .
lent in adjoining cemetery, Rev. a
Iailey and Rev. Handy officiating. O
POINTER a
William E. POynter. a Delaware .
liver pilot for 55 years. died at 3S
Y. Ashmead Place, North German 8
lwn, Pa, on October 18th, 1896. He
'as so years of age, and had retired "A
lree years ago from active work.
urviving are two daughters, Mrs. 10
ercy B. Vickers, of Lewes, Del, and al
Iiss Indeola Poynter, who lived with N
er father at his W. Ashmead Place al
ONE. Interment was made in the ps
resbyterian Cemetery at Lewes, on
el., Monday. Oct. 18th at 1890 p. m. pl
HAMMOND ne
Mrs. Mary E. Hammond, age IS %
sars, passed away at her residence
EAR Glendale. on Friday, October 81
}, 1886. She is survived by one sis
+, Mrs. James Fowler, Of Milton,
I'D a host of friends Funeral SER
ces were held at Glendale NJ. z. in
hurch on Monday at o'clock. In ed
rment in Millman burying ground, Al
llendale. Rev. E. NJ Wright offi-
ated. pil
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