The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-12
ohEvELAND's GRANDPARENTS.
Their Remains Rest Under the Sod
of Mount Olivet
From the naltimore American.


Not many Baltimoreans, perhaps, know it,
but in Area B, in the most elevated portion
of Mount Olivet Cemetery, near the preach
ers' Lot rest the remains of the maternal
grandfather and the grandmother of President
Cleveland The grandfather of Mr.. Cleveland
was Rev. Abner Neal, a Methodist local
preacher. who at one time was the proprietor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church bookstore,
which at that time was on the north side OF
Baltimore street. east of Calvert street. On
the monuments erected on the Neal lot are
the following inscriptions
Mrs. Sarah Neal, died October Is, 1914,
in her eighty fourth year.
REV Abner Neal, her son, died April -.
1924, in his sixty-frst year.
Barbara Neal, his wife, died June IL,
1894, aged sixty-two years.
In The same lot lie the remains of an uncle
of Mr. Cleveland Joseph Neal, born Janu-
arv s, 1865. and who died September p.
1856 also, the remains of Rev. John 4.
Gore, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
of his wife, Sarah, who was an aunt Of Mr.
Cleveland. Rev. Abuer Neal was a member
of Light Street Methodist Church, which was
torn down in order 10 open German street
through from Charles to South streets.
The graves are in the very best condition,
and are always kept So The lot is one of the
most prominent in the cemetery. Standing
in it. one gets n beautiful view of the whole
cemetery, the scenery out the Frederick road,
across the field to the House of Refuge and in
to the city. To the northeast of the Neal
monument stands shaft erected, 50 the IN
scription reads. ITO the memory Of Rev. Rob
ert Strawbridge the first Methodist local
preacher in Maryland, and also his wife On
the south side Of the shaft is the following I:
..He built the log meeting house in Frederick
county. Maryland, in l164, the first in Amer
lea He died in peace in 1871. at Mr.. John
Wheeler. Baltimore county. whittier he had
gone to preach. The following Is on the
north side Of the shaft He was born At
Drumsnaugh. Ireland. and came To America
in 1850. settled on Sans Creek. Frederick
county. aud began to preach Christ in his own
house
Near the shaft is a tomb aud a slab to the
memory of Rev. jesse Lee. the Apostle Of
American Methodism in New England. aud
to whom the ladies Of New England erected
a shaft in the lower part Of the cemetery.
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There was heavy fall of snow at Augusta.
Georgisi, on Sunday evening. December seth.
Dispatches from Florida Indicate that the
cold wave has been very destructive 10 the
orange and vegetable crops. Il Is estimated
that there were 2.500. 600 boxes Of oranges
on the trees. aud that :, 000, 600 Of them are
total loss. Young orange groves are reported
to be ruined. Al Saratoga. New York, on
Saturday morning, the thermometer marked
80 degrees below zero. Two negroes were
frozen 10 death al Gadsdcn. Alabama, on
Saturday An unknown white man was
found by theroadside, near Lake City. Florida.
on saturday. in a diving condition from cold.
Dr. Martin Brandt, who is said 10 have
served fuuT wears in Pennsylvania prison
for swindling the Hotel Lafayette IN Philadcl
phia. and six months in Chicago FOR the same
crime, was arrested in St. Louis December