The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-11-09
Death of Well-Known PERSONS.

Susan. widow of the late Sebastian Bowers,
who died on September 25, last, died at the
residence of her son in law, Mr.. Ellas N:
Davis. in this city, Monday. Mrs. Bowers
maiden name was Frizzell, and she was IN
her SD year. She leaves eight children.
She was good wife, devoted mother ana
kind neighbor Her funeral took place at
ST. Johns Church, Wednesday, Rev. Father
Cassidy officiating. The pall-bearers were
and Emanuel Bowers, and two sons law,
Messrs. Elias n. Davis and George W.Arnoid.
Matilda. wife of Mr. Gersbom Huff, died
at her residence on Pennsylvania Avenue,
this city, last Wednesday, aged 70 years, ~
months and Is days. Besides her husband
she leaves seven children.
The funeral will take place on Sunday, and
her remains will be taken to Littlestown, "a,
for interment. Mr. F. G. Sharrer will have
charge of the funeral.
Mrs. Rachel Davis, widow of the late John
Davis, of Bird Hill, died on November 9th,
aged SO years, months and II days. She
leaves five children-Wm. Harrison, Elias N,
Mrs. Ezra Little, Mrs. George w. Barber, and
Mrs. Elias B. Shilling, of Woodberry, Md
Her funeral was held at Mt. Pleasant Church,
near Gambler on the 9Th instant, Rev. Mr.
Burdette of Deer Park Circuit, officiated. Six
grandsons acted as pallbearers. WIZ. Leon
ard and James Fl. Davis Ezra and Henry
Little, William N. and Harvey Barber.
Mrs. Davis has two sisters living, one, Mrs
Barbara Shockney, of Arlington, Md, who IS
in her Goth year, and Mrs. Eliza Wakeland,
of Baltimore, who is rs years old.
Mrs. Abraham Caylor died at her home
near Linwood, on Tuesday, November 9Th,
aged 46 years. She was a daughter OF the
late John Cover, of Elkins, West Virginia.
A husband and three children survive her
Howard, Florence and Anna Belle. Funeral
services we're held at the house on Thursday
afternoon by Rev. b. w. Kindley, of the
Methodist Protestant Church, of which she
was devoted member. The interment was
in Pipe Creek German Baptist Cemetery.
The pallbearers were J. Wesley Little, William
j. Haines, Nathan Englar, R. Lee Myers,
Guy Segafoose aud James NJ. Shellman.
Charles P. Bale, of New Windsor, had charge
of the funeral. The beautiful flowers and
the numbers in attendance attest the esteem
in which she was held. Many friends were
present from her former home in Virginia.
Mr.. John Tracey, ex-Sheriff and formerly
prominent politician OF Carroll county,
died at 40 O clock Wednesday night at Ar
lington, Baltimore county, where he had re-
sided for the past q years. He had been
sick 10 days with pneumonia Mr.. Tracey
was born in the Fifth district of Baltimore
county in 1888 and was son of ex-Judge
Jonathan Tracey. In 1857 he married Miss
Mary Richards, second daughter of Richard
Richards, of Hampstead, Carroll county, and
in 1858 moved to Carroll.
Mr.. Tracey was stanch Democrat, and in
1869 he was elected sheriff by large majority.
In 1874 he was appointed steward of the aims
house and held that position for six years.
Mr.. Tracey moved to Baltimore county in
1880 and had been prominent factor in
Democratic politics in that county and was
road supervisor of the Third district for a
number of years.
During the last years of his life Mr.. Tracey
was general contractor. He is survived by
six chidren-Mrs. A. B. Stansbury, Mr..
George B. Tracey, ex Fire Marshal of Balti
more county; Mrs. R. E. Biggs, Mr.. Jonathan
Tracey, Mr. Samuel S. Tracey and Mrs. W..
j. Snyder. His funeral will take place at
Hampstead today, Saturday. at II m.