The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-17

A Popular Business Man Dies Suddenly.
Mr.. d. Buchanan Merryman, popular auc-
tioneer and head of the Baltimore firm of D.
B. Merryman & Co., died of pneumonia at his
home, West Chase street, on Saturday evening
last, after an illness of less than two days, in
the 44th year of his age. He had wide circle
of friends and his sudden death was great
shock to them.
Mr.. Merryman was a son of the late Hon
John Merryman, a prominent citizen of this
State, and was born at Hayfields, near Cock
eysville. His early education was under Col.
Richard Malcolm Johnston and he afterwards
graduated from the University of Virginia.
He travelled extensively, visited the West
and on his return to America went West and
was connected with the Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans Railroad with Gen. James G.
Clarke. He returned TO Baltimore in 1880 and
soon thereafter engaged in auctioneering with
the firm of VIM. Seemuller q Co.. in which
business he continued up to the time of his
DEATH
MI. Merryman leaves a widow, who is q
daughter of Mr.. William /. Montague, of Bal
timore, but no children. He is also survived
by three sisters and four brothers-the Misses
Merryman, of Hayfields, NJ rs. P. A. s. Frank
lin, of New York Mr.. N. Bosley Merryman,
Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Messrs. E. Git
tings Merryman, William D. Merryman and
James Mex. Merryman.
The funeral of Mr.. Merryman took place in
Sherwood P. E. Church, Cockeysville, at $50
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon and the remains
were inferred in the family lot in the church
yard. The services were conducted Rev. DR..
j. Houston Eccleston, of Emmanuel Church,
Baltimore, assisted by Rev. A. T. Pindell, rec
tor of Sherwood. The pall-bearers were DR..
VIM. f. Lockwood, Dr. K; l.. Burweli Capt
Nelson Poe, Judge NJ. J. Block and Messrs.
John Peasants, n Winslow Williams, R. S..
Blackwell and w. Cary McHenry.
The attendance at the funeral was large and
was composed of many representative profess
sional and business men, beside great many
Walter S. Franklin. s. Davies Warfeld, John
s. Cuttings, Alex. Taylor. c. FL. Bryan, A: II.
S. Post, A. w. Martin. VIM. Dammann, Rich
ard B. Post William II. Bosley, George Jessop,
John V. Slade, Thomas G. Ridgely, Joshua +.
Cockey c. Philip Laurenson, d. Sterett Git
tings, r. NJ. Miller, II. M. Warfeld, Charles
G. Denison, Arthur Brogden, A. B. Clark, A.
Ellie Waters. DR.. B. F. Bussey, q. Poteet,
George w. Yellott, DR.. Thomas c. Bussey,
Clinton Jessop, H. E. Bart!eson, Harrison
Rider, Michael Padan, William r. Hoff, NJ. j.
O'Hara, Capt. E. Herman. VIM. H. Wight, j..
G Bosley, William Montague, A. H. Wight,
Edward II. Matthews, Joshua +. Cockey, Jr,
Henry B. McGlone, Charles H. STREET., John
Cockey, w. w. c. Stewart, Charles Hoff, Sum-
merfield Crowther, John B. Longnecker and
many others.
The society editor of the Baltimore Herald
paid the following tribute to the deceased
1.-THE death of Mr.. d. Buchanan Merryman
came as a shock to his many acquaintances, the
majority of whom did not know that he was i'll:
The news of the passing away of this prince of
good fellows was received with sincere regret
by all of those who knew him. for to know him
was to like him, to admire and respect him. 1t
is doubtful if a more popular man than Buck
Merryman, as his intimates called him, ever
lived in Baltimore. Certainly no man was more
entitled to have friends. Always kind and con-
siderate for Others he possessed the qualities to
attract. His democracy was trait in his char
acter that placed him in touch with all mankind.
favorite. His genial disposition his ability to
tell good story, his fairness with men, his cour
tesy to women, and above all the knowledge of
the great big heart that beat in his bosom are
explanatory reasons for the general regret, ex
pressed at the demise of this typical Maryland
tlorn