The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-12-18
The Late John w. Belt.

This community was shocked last Fri
day morning by the news of the sudden
death of Mr. John W. Belt, which occurred
thai morning at the Providence Hospital
in Washin gton. He had been suffering
from nervous prostration for several weeks
and had been at the Hospital about ten
DAYS. He seemed much better on Friday
morning, when his son left him to resume
his work in the State Treasurer's office in
Annapolis. A few hours afterwards Mr..
Belt was found dead by the nurse who had
been absent from the room few moments
The cause of death was pronounced by
the physician to be clot Of blood around
the heart.
Church. this town, at , o'clock last Sun
day large concourse of friends, many
of whom came from a distance, assembled
to pay the last tribute of respect to the
m Emory of one of the most popular men
WHO ever lived in this county. The mem
beers of Centennial Lodge of MasOns at
ten led the funeral in a body. The pail
bearers were X n. Lane, Thomas Berry,
Arthur Hooe Thomas T. Houston r.
Harry Brooke and Thomas n. Magruder
the honorary pallbearers were Sheriff
Mason, of Baltimore City, J. n. W. Will
son, Chief clerk under Mr. Belt, Richard
E. Brandt Esq, Senator Wilkinson, of
St Mary's county and Dr. Washington
q Tuck, of Annapolis.
The floral tributes We're numerous and
beautiful, among them being pillow of
TO ses from the employees of State Tobacco
Warehouse No. } and wreath of lilies
from the officials of the Court House
Mr. Belt was generous and kind heart
e i TO a degree rarely seen. His friends
were devotedly attached to him. Those
who were the bcncticiaries of his generosi-
" Will deeply feel the loss of him. His
genial presence and happy disposition
will be sadly missed in his home circle,
and in this community where he passed
the whole of his life
He was born in this town February p
1si3 His mother was Rebecca Lane, of
'
who for many years was Chief Judge of
the Orphans Court Of this county. The
Belts are an old Maryland family, who
settled in the State more than two hun
dred years ago. John W Belt was educat-
4 at the Upper Marlboro Academy
and st. James College, Iagerstown Md
On returning to his native town he be-
came associated will. his father in the
mercantile business, in which he remained
70" fifteen years. He joined the Rcpubli-
en- party in 1873 and hats since then been
conspicuous in politics As a delegate to
* National Convention in 1850 he sup
ported Hon. James e.. Blaine Of whom he
was an enthusiastic admircr, and when il
was found he could not be nominated Mr.
Belt voted for Garfield In 1891, Mr.. Belt
Was appointed Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the uneXpircd term of Mr. Jarboe He
WIS elected in 1889 and reelected in 1889
and a"ain in 1895, Had he lived to ill
cut his term, he would have been clerk
nearly twenty years.
Mr. Belt leaves widow who is daugh
ter of the late Dr. Thomas =. Male, of
Nir"init, and son Mr. James h. Belt who
has been appointed to succeed his father
"a Clerk of the Circuit Court
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