The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-06-29
IN MEMORIAM.

AGAIN are we called up III to mourn the loss
IF most usefnl and respected cit zen. Mr..
Charles Clacett died at the Johns Hopkins
a,spital. Baltimore, Oh Sunday evening at
go o',l ,ck, in the 18Th year OF his age. About
two weeks 400 the dangerous nature of his
,,,.,.dv w,s discovered Will he was S journ-
inc at Atlantic City whittier he had gone in
the hone of restoring his broken health which
had been declining for more than year. The
PHYSICIANS pronounced his disease t" be cancer
~ ,,,e # mach He died surrounded by his
wifi. and ONLY son and several intimate friends,
and was console Is almost to the last Some
.,avs before his death he received the sacra-
,fhs Church from his rector, Rev. Mr..
SoI tug
From ea,l, life Mr.. Cllsett had taken use
ful and prominent part i'll the affairs of this
community, and the public is indebted to him
for conceyius and promoting the execution of
MANY important ENTERPRISES For forty
consecutive wears he served as vestryman of
Trinity Church, this towh' and those VINO
have recently served with him, can bear testi.
'mony +, the cheerful aud generous assistance
he was ever ready to render both by his ser
| vice and with his money.
His honest, fruga, and industrious life is
| well worthy of imitation. Few men in the
County have ever been so successful in the cnl-
tjyation of the sol 1t is said that in his long
exnerience. he never failed in a crop His
sound sense. ripe Judgment and patient in
dustry succeeded often when others failed.
| The beautiful estates he has left behind him,
as The fruit of Ills labors, we've his pride, and
iustly so. for they are lasting memorials of the
strong and distinguishing attributes of his
character.
AS a Judge of the Orphans Court in which
capacity he served for 20 years, and for most
of the lime as Chief Judge, he won The esteem
and respect of ALL Being careful and practical,
patient and logical, he was siShally successful
even in deciding questions of law, and his
decisions We're neatly always sustained by
the appellate c,ults. The OILY other public
position held by Mr. Clagett was that of
County Commissioner, having been elected
| in 1865, AMI he was honored 10y being made
President of the Board. He served with the
| late DR.. Heiske'l and Mr.. Il. f. Duvall, as
| the Building Committee of tie new Court
| House in 1881 and acted as Chairman of the
committee. He was larg. ly Instrumental in
conceiving and executing an important work
of internal Improvement in the county, viz. ::
the building of the Distric. of Columbia and
Upper Marlboro turnpike, and for many years
was president of the company.
BY large circle of friends and relatives,
to whom he was for so many years a Say,
a comfort and companion, he will be most
sadly missed
The funeral was from Trinity Church On
Tuesdhy morning Rev. MIR. Sontag ofliciaL-
ed, and large concourse OF friends assembled
to pay the last tribute of respect. The inter
ment was in the Episcopal Cemetery. The
pail bearers were Judge Chew, Fred. Sasscer,
J John Ii. Traband, r. Irving Bowie and r. b.
r. Chew, Jr.. and Messrs Il. V. Humphrey
nd George W. Wilson