Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-02-12

There were all the evidences of coming
storm; the very air vibrated with the odor
of danger but when the kind father took
from his pocket q bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup then came a calm, for the baby had
the Group and would now get well.
DEATH OF DIX. VIM WHITE On Friday
afternoon last, our community WAS st 1T ed
wv the lad Intelligence of the very sudden
de tn of this worthy and valued citizen.
Although he h Vi hal prem ,itions Of his
PROC bic death from heart disease, when the
messenger came it was with the 'rning of
but minute He had been N the street in
the hearticst flow ofsprits within period
of tim fully coverelby ten minutes from
the lime that the last vita spark had fled
II 8 death was painless and lie spoke not a
word after the attack came on, but fixing a
last look upon his wife, extended both his
hands iowa Dis her and in a few moments
expired.
DR. William W lite was born in fancy
town, November 5, 1924, and died in this
town, February 6, 1885 AGED GO years, 3
months and day. The deceased WAS con-
firmed in the Luthern church at Tancyt"wn
April. 20 1899, by the Rev. DR. Ezra Keller.
He at one time seriously considered rnt ring
the ministry and rnt red upon its studies for
one ear under Rev. Dr. Rem nsuyder He
afterwards made choice of the medical lrD-
fession and graduated Mt the Maryland
University, III Baltimore He entered upon
the practice Of Md cine at Middlehurg. Car,
roll County and after one year spent there,
he came to Me jamestown in 1850, where
with the exception of one year in Letters
burg, Washington county, he c"ntin ed in
constant and success III practice until the
date of his death. DR.. White " So man of
varied accomplishments a fine conversations
al st, a gra eful and fluent speaker, Of fine
presence and his hearty style and rolshed
manners Won him the regard and respect OF
all with whom he came in contact. We have
had an intimate personal acquaintance with
the decease du ing fifteen years aud are
able to rec Ill a memory OF no on, Whose lite
bears the impress of II more generous heart;
sensitive and more prone than many Others
to suffer deeply from and at the time resent
unsindness. yet. few 80 ready to forget 1t.
He was man Of decided opinions, of pu c
motives, by profession q Christian and
whose actions besp Ike conviction as deep
ny that of many of ioidcr profession. He
was for many years all Elder Of st Johns
Lutl, ran church of this place and bat few
laymen were as We'll acquainted tn tie his
tory aud doci ines OF the chnrch. He fire.
quenlly represented the church in sy cd and
was II number of times elect, d as lay dele
gate to the General Synod lie had been
elected To attend that one TO be held in Hu
risburg, Pa, in June next,
He was slaunch democrat and took de-
cided inter st N county and Stale olilics,but
with the except on of his election as M mhcr
ofthe Gcuer Il Assembly of Maryland III 1870,
had never held Office 1t is believed how
ever that there was reliable promise Of
something handsome in store for him under
the incomi & administration. TO no one
was it more deserving than to him, hay ing
he"l constant in his dcyot on To his party.
The deceased was the son o'John White,
was married twice and was the father Of six
childrel all by the first wife, Emily
Jane dau liter OF John Cover Of Carroll
County OF the six children five are living
one, Mr.. w. F. p. Wnite,pr interim Ba tmore
the Others in our towr By his second mar
riage he was united with VI ryaret, dtugh-
ter of Rev ID. =. SAylor Of Double Pipe
Creek and widow of Jno. NJ Cover Of tt.t
place. His second wife survives him.
The pastor, Rev w c Wiz, assist, d by
Rcv's Wisslcr Of The Reformed Lanius of
the Moravan and Martin of the United
Brethren chnrhcs, conducted the fun, raj
services. The text for the funeral scrmor
by Rev W. c Wire was ITO die Is gain y
Phil. l, 81.
The floral offerings consisted of disc
Of roses azalras and c.ergreeu on u chair
framed Of lipencd wheat, hearing be,we,n
the uprishls of the back, the ~oros My
Fat err an two arge crosse of natural
flowers Drs. VIM. S Mcpherson, G. VI. Lim
norman and NJ. L LeatheIman atle ded and
bore the flowers to the church and grave.
The funeral was the largest witnessed
here in number of years, the church was
filled and n number failed to get Within
1t is calculated that nine hundred persons
were present nj the church..
Death of Mrs. Henry ssOuZrr.
On the 18th in at,lnt vi | n'rlOck u Gath.