Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-07-27
OBIT UARV

~ memory Of William Boswo,, Il,
uieu W Fort Tobacco. july ls,k ESQ, who
S'Ay-sesond year Of his ACE ~ 1888 IN the
NJ be still, and know that I.
lhere are times when stilr,"-. uod
pervade and penetrate via. and silene,
the noise of ,bnn5a" "uier ami deeprr a.
or The &C., =, snunder, the eloquence NJ ~ -. 'han
when I M % ready writer Thera :, nngnes,
an ha 'ae ne''r, ana brain are almos, az lines
gu os e with grief beyond Pt.rhy1ed
von,en 'Tel. cause. Man, that /. ~ ,sA'aa'
s,I, "a' nath but short time IN r. oorn ola
lulI OF misery. He cometb nm i've, and Is
uown, like flower he fee,bh ana IS cut
''',T,, ,, ana never continueth in ~. y were a
- writer OF this tribute has say 4
subject many years. Writer ana s,.t known it
WORKED, side by side, and witnsss sI'lecl have
pa'hized with each other wants I'M aug sym.
ties, and struggles for success IN i;s aaVersi-
BEGINNING his realization Of liea
o.e sfhere-a poor boy, witnessins ~ n mum
owed mothers poverty, in which * ,ls Wid.
10 'he midst OF earlv wAnt-he boS sslared-
'he aspirations, and the ambition, tte heart
man lie struggled with advsr.;,;.a noble
pero, ana overcame them. A. III IKE a
ooe1ient child, a dutifu son. no b,. ','les 40
mother-who lived to see him io'e1 bis
and prosperous merchant. ami successful
specied man. He was clerk Ear "iaey re
years, IN Port Tobacco, in difE.rsn, "u'nper Of
lie worked, he saved and in H. POSITIONS
uoou nc Oecame associated with the e., a''n !,
Anuefson and Hutton. When thai ~ "."i o.
so.veu ne commenced business with M Jus
derson as William Boswell L Co A. A., Az Ar
Time he married the lady he had lona ~ 'nl'
ana who was daughter of the l,,a ng'edr
Brawner, Esq, of Charles coun,v Hsnfy
years thereafter Mr.. Anderson witbd-a SOme
what had been mutually pro6tabls ~. ron
snip, and the firm became William ]" '"tf'
After number of years he took into D Dos'
snip, the late James +. WinVate "Ne''
been his faithful clerk for twenty ve,r, ~ ead
becoming a second time, William r., ,"e grn
TO. short time before Mr.. Winoa,o'.a.
TINS partnership WAS dissolved. and ", S
we'll continued in business alone un,;I ny. ~
health compelled him to retire. Nv in5~..g
energy, perseverance and economy he ~
Pered; and he became useful ipHn.lr, ~
public-spirited, and leading man. mt q aaI'
Port Tobacco, but extensively thronat 70
county. A successful man, with sT e" ~e
judgment, his advice was sought p.on ~,
cellaneous and important subjects b. mon,
people. With comparatively slight edy,o'
tages of early scholastic education. 6ut no.,a'.
ing an inquiring, bright, aud stron9 I mips
with "A thirst for useful knowledge h ,.'s
and thought much until he became pos.o..aI
OF an unusual amount OF varied and nsstnI :"
formation. He was for many years a Jns,;4
of the Peace, in which he excelled in co.. 90
judgment and knowledge of law. He way
member ofthe Protestant Episcopal Church IA
which he was dev5iedly attached. ana y
which be was communicate many year,
He was also an efficient vestryman Of po,
Tobacco parish and was generally a lay.l.l-
gate in the Diocesan Convention.
after his mother died, and while be MA,
still comparatively poor man, he took bis a.
ceased sisters little orphan daughters inn 4.
family, gave them home and was as A G6
er to them. He was devoted husband ma
father, and he spared no expense in bayir,
his children educated. Soon after his 6,'
born child, his lovely and accomplished dsugb.
ter, left school, she died, leaving him amo.
broken-hearted in his bereavement AnoA,
daughter also died as she reached woman
hood, in the midst of her bloom, her lowell.
ness, accomplishments, and gentle minis,r,
tons, and with so many loving hearts depnu
dent upon her. And when, still later
Willie, the youngest, was taken-wIo
thoughtful beyond his years and the i'd
his home, with his young heart fall Of
and devotion, and his life so full Of prom
broken-hearts were crushed, from the ef
of which the father never entirely reed
and ill-health of body, and wounded al
ken spirit, acting and re-actins uponN
other, corrodng and grinding, until
came to bring relief and was the openid
to well done, good and faithful Sd
enter thou into the joy Of thy Lord -
ye blessed of my father, inherit the xii
prepared for you from the foundatiosl
world. lnasmuch as We have don
one OF the least of these ye have don
me-" .e,g ~
Mother and son, father. and chila..
reunited, meet to part no more; :.
nal bliss, they wait.
''Be stir and know. that ana
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