Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05
,rpeE HAMMOND DEAD.

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~. Assistant Treasurer of the United
st,tes ut Baltimore anu vas highly
Esteemed.
Baltimore sun.
Indre Ormond Hammond, Assistant
Treasurer Of the United States at Balti-
mire died yesterday at TIE residence OF
his son. Mr.. Ormond Hammond, Jr'' SI'
West Hoffman street
The Judges illness began about SIX
weeks ago. with a slight sore on one Of
his feet. The sore refused to yield to
medical treatment and grew worse until
blood poisoring resulted. causing ms
death He was attended during ms ILL
ness bv Drs. Samuel T. Earle. William
Oser and Louis NcLane Tiffany. The
bodv will be taken TO Talbot county
to-day for burial.
erick comfy. Nd. November 9. 1873.
After a thorough collegiate education
he came 20 Baltimore. where he ac-
cepted q clerkship with commercial
house. On his twenJy-secOnd birthday
he was married TO a daughter OF the
late Rev. Luther J. Cox. Of Baltimore.
Immediately after his marriage he re-
moved 70 Talbot county, where he pur-
chased solitude" a beautiful estate on
the tributaries of the ChOptaak river.
The plNce is one Of the most attractive
in Talbot county. which is saying
great deal. The estate comprises about
1000 acres Of land.
The Judge was q member OF the con-
stifutional convention of 1867 and sew
eral times represented his county IN the
House of DELEGATES and the State Senate
and was Chief Judge of the Orphans
Court of Talbot county twelve years.
He was appointed Assistant treasurer
NJ the United States at Baltimore by
President Cleveland and entered upon
the duties of the office in July 1894:
He was very popular and always de-
uanded and retained the respect, cOAn-
dence and esteem Of all who knew him.
Il is said Of him that he acted as trus-
tee administrator and executor Of more
c5tates and guardians for more orphans
than any man in the State, and was
widely known for generosity or dlSpo-
sition. vlraciCy and other sterling quail
ties
His wife died about seven years ago.
He leaves five sons and three daughters.
The sous are OTmOnd Hammond, Jr.,
general manager of the Maryland Ice
and Cold Storage Company; Howard
Hammond. superintendent Of the same
company: Herbert Hammond. who Is
engaged in business at the corner OF
Hoffman street and Linden avenue;
Francis E. Hammond who is farming
in Talbot county. and Percy Hammond,
receiving teller az the United States
sub-Ueasury.
The death Of Sub-Treasurer Ham
mond will probably add 70 the comph-
Gated conditions now existing IN The
Republican party. as the sub-Uessurer-
shin is an Office which will have TO be
filed withou, delay.
The recent removal Of surveyor or
the Port. Buchanan Schley and the
death of Judge Hammond give 10 the
COngreSsmen three Offices TO fill at Cnce.
the United States District AtJoFneyshlp
having been since the inauguration at
their disposal In June the Collector
shin of Internal Revenues will also be
az their command because Of the eXpira-
ton Of the term of office OF Collector
Murray Vandiver.
The necessity of deciding upon
selection for the sub-treaSurership viii
cause the delegation 90 get together ar
an earlier date than contemplated and
the full appOrtionment of federal offices
10 the congressional districts may then
be determined upon.
Politicians think that the next sub
treasurer viii come from the Sixth dis
trict and that the possible selection viii
be Mr. Newman :. Cook. of Washing
ton county. Mr. Cook has been for
years a close friend of Senator Yelling
ton. His fight for the sIIrveyOrship may
iniure his chances for the latest Office
in the gif, of his party. and slight rival
~ between him and Alexander r.
Hagner. OF the same county, may add
complications 20 the situation.
If the sub-reasurership should so to
the Sixth district then the apportion-
ment 20 be expected is as follows:
Surveyorship, Benjamin T. Parlett,
First district United States district at
torneyship. State Comptroller Robert
p. Graham. First district; collector Of
Internal revenue, Dr.. Wash. G. Tuck,
Fifth district.