Obituary of James Harley Compton, 1900

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from New Jersey Courier, 15 Dec 1900
James Harley Compton, formerly of [illegible] died at [illegible] of spinal meningitis on October 18th, aged 47 years. He was a druggist by profession and was in business at New Egypt for a number of years. He leaves a widow (who was the daughter of the late Rev. David McCurdy of the M.E. Conference) and one daughter. He had been eleven years a member of the M.E. Church. Burial at Windsor.

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