Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-24

DR.. Garter was well known TO many In this
section, where he resided before 1850 and ior
some time AFTER 1855. lie was . carpeater BY
trade and pursued this business here until the
brcaking cut q the civil war when, being Vir-
gilman and warmly sympashizine aith The Sonths
he identifsd himsslf with the s5ftanesof bis na-
tive State by taking up arms in her defence. he
was subsequently employed In civil capacity
By the Confederate Government and Il was on
one OF his excursions into Maryland, loyal
STATE; 50 called, In pnrsaance OF thisemPloyment,
that he was arrested as spy, tried By Court
tial and Sentenced 20 be hung. Ills devoted sis
Ter, Mrs. Page Alvey, obtained at great peril
10 herself and after a long struggle, an audi
dence with the President, whose kind heeFt was
moved TO pity by her petitioas and suPpiieaiiSns
In behalf Of her brother, and he was subsequent
~ pardoned and set al liberty. Amer the war,
he studied dentistry, graduated, married and re-
moved 10 Ohio. We find in the AadiOn cSSa-
~ DenoesGt the following notice Of the life,
death and funeral obseqaies Of deceased:
DIR. william II. Carter, the WeIl-known dem
list OF this place, died at his residcAce ON Oak
street at p. IN. last Thursday. he had BEEN In
falling health for several months past but was
not thought 10 be In a preearious condition un-
iii the last few weeks. His disease was not fnl-
" known 10 his attending physicians but on
post moytem examination was found TO be can
ccrOus condition Of the stomach and liberated
liver.
DR.. Carter was born in Lancaster Co, Va,
April %. 1885, and was consequently at the
time Of his death in his foFty-fifth year. He
graduated AT the Dental College in baltimore,
Nd, where he was engaged in the practice Of
his profession about three years previous 20 re-
moving TO Ohio. lie removed 20 So. Charles
ton, in the adjoining county Of Clark, in 1867,
aud after a stay Of some six months, went 10 PIE
qua, where he remained about year. and from
thence removed TO London in 1869, where be has
since resided. He was a skilled dentist, and his
genial social disposition won for him many
friends in this county. Politically he was an
uniiinching Democrat, aud some three years
since he was the successful candidate Of that par
~ as a member of the London School Board.
The funeral obsequies on Friday afternoon
were very largely attended, the services being
conducted by Rev. J. T. Rose, Pastor OF Trinity
Episcopal Church. The deceased was n member
Of the Masonic odd Fellows, Knights q 7 ythias
and Knights OF Honor frateFnities, each ofwbich
Order was well represented, ia regalia, NJ the
funeral, besides large number OF citizens from
town and country. The remains were inferred
preSsiTe Masonic ceremonies.
We append also the resolutions Of sympathy,
passed by Lodge No. 20 I. U. o. F., and Cen
trail Lodge No. 1912, Knights of Honor, Of both
Of which orders Dr.. Carter was an honored MEM
Der. The following are the resolutions adopted
By the Odd Fellows Lodge:
Resoired. That In the death Of our worthy
n -. 4 4 II
the loss of useful member, one who by his steT-
ling integrity reflected the principles taught by
our beloved Order, and the community has lost
an hontst and respected citizen.
Resoired That this Lodge tender iis earnest
and fraternal sympathy 10 the family Of our de-
ceased Brother In this their sad bereavement,
and commend them to the care Of Him who is
the widows shield aud father 20 the fatheTless.
ResOlVed, That the Lodge be draped in mourn
ing for thirty days. i --sflEE
The resolutions Of the Knights OfHOnOr are as
follows: sg sr;. Ess .,.ra.
Whereas, II has pleased the Supreme Dictator
Of the Universe 70 remove from our membership,
from his family and from society, our beloved
brother, William II. Carter, reminding us that
in the midst Of life We are In the midst Of death,
therefore, ~
ResOire9, That in the death Of Brother Will
liam II. Carter our beloved Order, in It's infan-
cy has lost one ofits charter members, one devo-
ted 10 the principles Of The Order, one who babe
fair for . long and useful life, and society has
lost an esteemed and highly respected citizen,
skilled in bis profession, and more than all, bis
beFeaved companion has lost devoted husband
and his children a loving father.
ResOlred That we tender 20 the bcrcaved fam
lily Of our deceased brother orr heartfelt sympa-
thy in this their hour Of sorrow and sorest attic
ton, and while we mourn and regret theirs as
=. a Al.
principles Of our Order are such that the family
ofour deceased brother will be remembered by
every Subordinate Lodge throughout the United
States.