The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
Obituary..

Mr.. Lewis McCommons, a widely known
second district farmer, died at his home near
Aldino, on Wednesday of last week Of
neuralgia Of the heart, aged eeventy-fve
years. He had been at work all day and after
partaking Of hearty supper, laid down upon
the lounge and shortly afterward died. He
leaves a widow, two sons, Messrs William
and Eli McCommons, and one daughter, Mrs.
Laura McGeoch, of Baltimore. His funeral
which took place at Wesleyan Chapel on FRI
day morning, was attended by Aberdeen lodge
l. o. o. of Aberdeen. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Frank H. Mullineaux, pastor
OF Susquehanna Circuit of the NJ. P. Church.
The funeral of Miss Ella Nelson whose
death at Aberdeen, was reported in last weeks
issue. took pl.ce from her late residence on
Wednesday. Rev. j. +. Bags, pastor of the
the Southern Methodist Church OBLIGATED, the
pail bearers being Messrs. w. NJ. Hopkins, H.
A. Well and Harry Hopkins, of Baltimore
county.
Mr. Hosea Roster, well known farmer of
Baltimore county, died at his home near New
Market, Tor Maryland Line last week.
RUSSELL an infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam G. Sheridan, OF Baltimore, died at the
home OF his grandmother, Mrs. Frances
Esley, in Bel Air on Sunday morning, and
was buried at Holy Trinity cemetery, Church
vile, on Tuesday. Rev. F. X. Isaac conduct
ed the services at the house and Rev. E. A.
Colburn at the grave. The bearers were
Masters Price Shertzer, Wilbur Mock, Clifton
Kennedy and Harry Mock.
Mr.. James Nj. Magness, died very suddenly
of paralysis, at the home of his son-in-law,
| Mr.. John A. Griffith, near Bel Air, on Sunday
| night, aged about seventy years. He was a
native of and resided in Hartford county dur
| ing his whole long life. He leaves widow
and si1 children, viz: Messrs. Purnell, Ohio
| E. and Clarence Magness, Mrs. John A.
| Griffith, and Mrs. j. Oscar Moore, of Hartford
| county and Mrs. Lille j. Elliott, OF Philadel-
| phia. His funeral took place on Wednesday
| day morning, the burial being made at Mt.
| Carmel NJ. 2. Church. Emmortou, Kew. Silas
| b. Tredway officiating. The pall-bearers were
| Messrs. ;Amentis T. Patterson, NJ. Morris
Dean, James Temple, K Lee Magness, Henry
Somerville and Augustus Kennedy.
The remains of Mr.. John 7. Spicer, who
died in Baltimore on February II, were
brought to Bel Air on Saturday, and taken tc
ChurchVille, where they were inferred in the
| Presbyterian cemetery. Rev f. d. Flnney
who had been the past or of the deceased fol-
twenty-five years, delivered the discourse
Rev. Kerby s. Miller conducted the othel
services. The pail bearers were Messrs. Johr
Bauer, John B. Hanna, j. Edwin Webster
Richard f. Bouldin, Robert e. Richardson
and David II. Hanson.
Mr.. John w. Anderson, q prominent far
mer Of Baltimore county died suddenly at hi
home near Gorsuch on Friday, aged abou
sixty-two years. He leaves widow, who wa
daughter of the late Hope Kirkwood, o
Shawsville, and five sons. He was buried o
Sunday afternoon at Bethel Presbyteria
| Church.
Mr.. James Erwin died at his home, nea
' Dublin, on Wednesday OF old age, in hi
eighty ninth year. Four children, Messr
Thomas Erwin, Mrs. Mary Grew, Mrs. Jos
D phine Burns and Mrs. Wild, survive him wit
e seventeen grandchildren and eighteen gre;
;: grand children. He will be buried this Frida
: morning at nine o'clock, the interment beIn
O in the Slate Ridge cemetery.