The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-04-03
OBITUARY
Some of Those who Have Fallen
Before the Silent Reaper.
MOORE.

MOORE
Sophie Moore, colored, died last
week in Baltimore, aged lib years.
Her only living son, jeremiah Moore,
is 80 years.
Mary Matilda, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben McClain, died at High
field, Md, on March 18th.
sTALEY.
Miss Carrie Staley, daughter of Cor
nelius Staley, of IT,, died OH Saturday
afternoon last, at Shookstown, of men
nights, aged 10 years, 8 months and 6
days. Her funeral took place on Mon
day at 1890 o'clock. Interment was
made in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
BOWERS.
Genevieve l.. Bowers, wife of John
Bowers, of SchleysvIlle, died suddenly
on Saturday morning last, of neuralgia
of the heart, aged 26 years. Her fun
eral took place ON Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock, from st. Johns Cath
Ollie Church. Interment was made in
the Catholic Cemetery.
WITTER.
Joseph G. M, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. Witter, of near this city, died on
Saturday morning last, aged eighteen
months, of measles. His funeral took
place from the home of his parents Oh
Monday afternoon, one O'Clock. Rev.
DIR. Beall Officiated. Interment was
made in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
SPARROW.
Ex-Burgess Allen Sparrow died at
the home of bis son Howard. in Mid
dletown, this county, on Monday last.
He was aged 81 years, and next to the
oldest citizen of that place. Mr.. Spar
row served number of years as bur-
CESS of Middletown. He leaves four
children.
Howard Fox died on Tuesday, the
oath inst, of complication of diseases,
from which he had suffered for a long
time. He leaves wife, one daughter
and three sons. He was member of
the Mt. Zion Band and valued citizen
of the community. Mr.. Fox had re-
Gently been appointed register of voters
for that district. His funeral took
place on Thurday morning, interment
being made in the cemetery adjoining
the church.
WISSINGER.
Mr.. Solomon Wissinger, formerly of
BoonsborO', died on March 18th, at his
home in Oregon, Illinois, of cancer of
the stomach, aged about SO years.
Mr.. Wissiuger was formerly a well
known resident of this county and re-
sided near Benevola, but had moved to
the West several years ago. He leaves
wife and five children-Jacob and
George, in the West; Joseph, in Breath
erdsville, and Mrs. Kate Baker, of
RoXbury
Our Fountain Mills correspondent
says: Mr.. Joseph Wood, father of W.
p. Wood, died at the home of Thomas
Griffith, near Kemptown, this county,
on Friday night last, aged IS years
His funeral took place from the resi-
dence of his son, near New Mar
ket, on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Rev. @. f. Earring officiating. Inter
meut was made in New Market Gem
etery. He leaves one brother, Mr.. Chas
Wood, of near New Market. and two
sisters, Mrs. p. II. Griffith, of near
New Market, and Mrs. Rev. Dick, of
Kemptown, all of this county.
WAGNER.
Our correspondent at Feagaville
sends us the following obituary: Died
at his home in Kansas City, Kansas,
March 18th, of progressive muscular
atrophy, Harlin J. Wagner, aged SO
years, months and IS days. The de-
ceased leaves "a widow and two small
children. He formerly resided near
Mt. Zion, Feagaville, and was son of
the late James and Martha Wagner
and brother of Mrs. Sarah Ellis, of
Feagaville. and Mrs. Kate Kimmel, of
Park Mills, this county, and Edward
Wagner, of Newport, Ky. He has
one brother Mr.. Charles l.. Wagner,
residing at Polo, Ill. Interment was
made in Woodland Cemetery, Kansas
City.
GAvER.
Our Wolfsyille correspondent sends
us the following obituary: The funeral
of Mr.. Henry Gaver, a well known and
highly respected farmer, whose Illness
was noticed in last weeks issue, took
place at Church Hill on Friday morn
ing last. Mr.. Gaver was sick with
pneumonia but one week. Deceased
was one of our most Industrious far
mers and exposed himself very much,
which no doubt was the cause of his
death. Mr.. Gaver was a good neigh
Dor, kind and loving father aud hus-
band. He leaves widow, five girls
and two sons, all of whom are married
except Miss Mary, who is still at home.
Mr.. Gaver was consistent member
of the Lutheran Church for MANY
years and was always ready to do his
part toward the advancement of the
church. His former pastor, Rev. A.
M. Smith, OBLIGATED and delivered an
excellent funeral address from Mat
thew, oath, 45th and 47th verses, com
pairing them to the life of Mr.. Gaver.
His aye was 68 years, months and
10 days, and his funeral was one of the
largest known for many years. The
bearers were Eli Castle, Jackson Fresh
our, Martin Grossnickle, Ludwig
Routzahn, Ezra Routzahn and Isaiah
Harshman. Mr. Bittle was funeral
director
WILLIAMSON
DIR. Joseph A. Williamson died on
Saturday morning last, at $50 O'Clock.
at his residence on North Market
street, this city, aged 81 years. He
was attacked about three years ago
with his fatal ailment and was seri-
ously i'll for a time, but partially re-
covered. About a year ago he suffered
a relapse and underwent five months,
treatment at the Johns Hopkins Hos
pltal in Baltimore without any mate