Milford chronicle., 1950-03-03
MEARS

Robert ]. Mears, SO, of $3.50 Spul
Road, OxOn Hill Manor, Md. near
Washington, a native of Milford
died Monday, February 27, 1850, al
his home. He had been i'll several
months. A son of the late William
and Emma Belts Mears, he had liv-
ed near Washington 80 years. and
was retired employe in the gov
ernment printing Office. He was a
former Milford resident and at one
time was affiliated with the PENN
sular News and Advertiser in Mil
ford. He, in collaboration with Rob
ert H. Yerkes, managing editor of
the Milford Chronicle, planned to
write a history of Milford This
work was interrupted by World
War II and never resumed. Surviv-
ing are his widow, Mrs. Margaret
G. Mears; four daughters. Mrs,
Marian Sherbert, Mrs. MARGARET
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Mary Chalkley. and
Mrs. Lillian Knots. all of Wash
ington; a brother, Charles ". Mears
OF Harrington, and seven grandchil-
dren. The funeral was held from
the Lee Funeral Home. zoo Fourth
Street, N. E., Washington. (yeduos-
day morning at 10 o'clock. Inter
ment Odd Fellows Cemetery at Mil
lord at 2:3O o'clock. Members of
Temple Lodge, No. g. AT and AM
at Milford, conducted services aI
the grave. ~
GILMORE
Rev. Alexander Gilmore diod or
Sunday, Feb. 26, 1850, at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Elinor Cji-
more 22O S. Edgewood St. pbiIa-
delphia, Pa, after a lingering i'll
ness. He was S6 years old. He woo
Dorh in Valley Bennox. London0
derry, in the North of Ireland IL
went to Australia at the age os 1S
and became a sheep herder 10
llved a rough life in the omen INT
later drifted to the cities and undor
the influence of a companion oava
MS heart to God, and began b;s
studies which eventually drew hin
TO California, where he became the
protege of a wealthy man who tooly
great interest in him and beInod
MIN through his education Aftor =
many vicissitudes he finally ,,,os
abled to attend Princeton Semino,,,
ana was ordained a Presbvter1or
HilIsIer. he was received by New
Castle Presbytery and sent to
harrington, Delaware. wbere he
organized and built a church Will
at Pennington. Delaware. bA mot
and married Miss Esther Bunstain
daughter of the late Rev. Henry I.
Bunstein, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, Milford Tbov
were happily married for 55 voars
There were seven children horn -
them; DR.. David, a physician and
neart specialist in Salisbury. Md !.
Ellnor, Florence and Jack living
at home in Philadelphia: Artbur
in business in st. PETERSBURG FIa :
Henry, a musician and teacher in
California and Allister. in business
in Philadelphia. Mr.. Gilmore held
pastorates in Campbell Hall New
York; in Texas; and three pasto-
rates in Iowa. His last and longest
pastorate was in Lansford pa
where ne had a long and successful
charge, greatly beloved bv his
peoDle. Mr.. Gilmore was essentiaI,v
a Crusader with a strong Evaneo-
listic appeal. He was for manv
years a prominent Mason. especiaI-
ly interested in the Eastern Star
in which work he was prominentlv
ENGAGED. He retired and came to
Milford to live about is years ago
entering heartily into the. work and
worship Of the local church Later
the fatmily moved to PhiladeInhia
The funeral was held at S r M in
the Ninth Presbyterian Church in
Philadelphia, where he was teacher