The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-09-28
Death of Well-KnOWn Persons.

Death of Well-KnOwn Persons.
Rev. james Bryan Purcell NJ. d. rector OF 81
Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal Church. Sykesvllie
Carroll county, died there last Tuesday morning ~
the nth year of Usage ola complications OF disease,
He born i'll Dublin, Ireland, in ISL. Ills faiht
officer iii Tie English Army serving OH !l'I
staff "f Gen. Sir lie Lacey Evans during Inc mr.
CarIist i'll spain. Dr. Purcell WAS the head oi =
family eminent i'll Irish history for hundreds o.
years-the Barons OF Loughmoe. At an earl? mst
he ran away from home and came to inns couptI!
lie then lived life of adventure on the plains lol
several years. Tired of this, he thought OF Stud hg
for the Roman Catholic priesthood but finding thai
it was not his vocation he studied medicine ut the
University of Mary land and graduated i'll 1860 inc
same wear he was ippointed acting assistant surgeon
i'll the United Stat Army at Raleigh, n. &. -,
He held this position until 1865 when he resigneu
and decided to take orders in the Protestant Epis
copal Church. He called i'll 1871 to be assistant
to Rev Julius f. Grammer i'll 81. Peters Churcn'
Baltimore Two years later he took charge OF 81,
| Johns, Mount Washington, and was rector tneic
for Is years. In 1891 he accepted cal TO HOY
| Trinity parish Carroll and Howard counties, whefe
| he remained until his death.
Dr. Purcell was Mason, a Knight Templar and
| Grand Chaplain of the Masonic Grand Lodge % .,
Maryland i'll lS-S79. He was also member OF me
St Georges Society Of Baltimore lie leaves " Ia
| ow, who was ii NJ ISIS Cowcher, of Dartmouth Eng-
land, and one son, Mr.. 7. Noel de l.. Purcell, no
Is a student i'll Johns Hopkins University Baltimore
Mr. Ephraim Bish, aged Y years and IL months,
died suddenly from heart disease about 10 O'clock
last Monday night, ut his residence in Union Mllls.
Mr.. Bish formerly lived at MI Pleasant, near mon
| Mills, where for Il long time he was srccesSlui
| huckster and accumulated II fine estate: His hrsi
wife was Martha A., daughter of Jacob Gingling, oil
| Mt Pleasant, who died about IA years ago, leaving
| two children, Mr.. Frank Bsh and Mrs. John Wantz,
both of MI. Pleasant. Mr.. Hish last fall married
| Mrs. Susan widow of John Bowers, who survives
him. together with the flowing brothers, MesSrs'
Joel Ruben, Ezra NJ. and Silas NJ, of this county
Noah T., of Dayton, Ohio, and Anna Maria, VIE oil
Jonas Warner, OF LinebUrO. His funeral took place
at Rchn:ans Church on Thursday, and was largely
| attended
| Mr. Sebastian Boss Bowers, died at his residence,
| near Bird Hill, oa Wednesday last from heart dis
ease and dr0psy. Mr.. Bowers was n native of Ger
many, but came to this country with his parents
| when about fifteen years old He leaves nn aged
| widow, whose maiden name was Susan trizzeii
| and the following children: Mrs. Jacob Edmond
son. OF ReihaIl, Ohio Mrs. Elias n. Davis, of West
| Minister; Mrs. George W. Arnold, of near Gambler
| Levi I. and Emanuel, of Baltimore; Joseph C., OF
Harrisburg. Pa, VIM H., of savannah, Odio, and
| James of Dcnninas; also 30 grandchildren and 81
| great grandchildren living.
IN religion he was n Roman Catholic. in I.oIitic'
| II democrat and was highly appreciated by II large
circle of relatives and friends rs an upright man m
all his dealings. His remains were inferred at ST
| Johns cemetery this city, on yesterday, Friday
| morning. His age was ~ years, e months ana q
| days.
Mary, wife of Conrad Snyder died on September
Il, instant, aged 81 years, months and days after
| an illness of one week. at Two TaverIls, Adams
| county, Pa, from kidney trouble. She was the
mother of Mr. Charles Snyder, of this city.
Ex-Judge William A. Fisher of Baltimore, senior
partner of the law firm of Fisher, Bruce Il Fisher, II
| very prominent member of the bar ana one of the
leading men in Maryland, died Thursday morning
| ut his country residence, ut RuXton, Baltimore
county. Mr.. Fisher we-known in Westmin-
ster, where no had IA number of relatives.
| Mr.. James Sheets died at the residence of hi,
brothcr-in-law, Mr. Samuel Stone this city, ON the
10Th Instant, aged A years. months and IL days
Mr.. Sheets was native of this city, was plastere
10y trade and an excellent workman. His remains
were inferred in Westminster cemetery Sunday
| afternoon. after services at the house.
| DR.. f. o. Manakce died i'll Washington. ID. c., OF
the DIST, ana his remains inferred i'll the
| Friends cemetery ut Union Bridge on Tuesday last
| Dr. Manakee was about u years old and for mum
| Der Of years actively engaged i'll practice al
| Union Bridge and vicinity. About twelve years
ago, owing to failing health, he moved to Washing
ton where he has since resided. He leaves widow
who is daughter of Mr.. Nathan IIaines, formerly
oil this county
Elizabeth Kempcr, widow of Elias Kemper o.
| Silver Run, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs
Jacob II. Sell Hanover Pa, last Wednesday after
noon from the nrmitieS of old age, after an ill
ness of one month aged about - years. She is
survived bt four sonsand two ,iaughte The son:
are John, Benjamin, Henry and Amos Kemper, o
Silver Run. The daughters are Mrs. Mary Wamp
Ter, of SugartOwn, Adams county, and Mrs Jacut
II. Sell.
Mary NJ, wife of Mr.. Eli Market. died at her resi-
dcnce in Germantown, near Manchester on III,
22d instant. from ap"pleXy, aged e. years months
and days
Miss Anna Markell. Mrs. David J. Brown, anc
Messrs George and William Markell. She is sur
yivcd by the following brothers and sisters:-Mr
George Rireart. Mrs. Elizabeth Bubb and Mrs
Susan Rhodes, of York county, Pa; Mr. Eli Rine
hart. of Baltimore: Mrs George Miller, Of Hereford
and Mr.. Henry RinehArt and Mrs. LoulSe Hosteit
of near Manchester
In La Grange, Indiana on sunday, september 10
john Paul Jones, brother OF the late Mrs. Katherine
Jones Shelm IN, OF Westminster, died in the S0tl
Year ri ms age
family of ten children. He the youngest sol
OF the late Philip and Mary Jones, who moved Il
Westminster from Baltimore soon alter the clos
of the of lSl2-lI, in which his father took al
actce part, being one of the cold Defenders o
Baltimore City. His great grandfather Philip Jones
Jr surveyed and laid ont Baltimore Town il
| 17%o and his guntlfatber Judge Thomas Jones wa
of the Judges Of the first Court OF Appeals u
Maryland. He was born i'll N,stminster III tn
house. occupied by Mrs Emily Rippard, an,
lived in Westminster until he was II years Old ,whe
he removed to Bangor, Maine with his parents. II
sisted his brother, DR. Philip Jones, who was at tina
time Clerk of \ lien county Circuit Court. He sub
Scquently studied for the ministry, but was oblige,
| to give up his ministerial work on account of Sc
riouS throat trouble. In 1916 he married Miss Aurei
Fobes, who with four children, survive him. Ii
1919 he moved To La Grange, where he entered upO
n mercantile career. and soon became IL leading ma
i'll county affairs. The following account of hi
political career is taken from the La Grange Stand
ard:
In 1850 he nominated BY the Wings as thei
candidate for representative of the county in tn
State Legislature, rendere credlabe service ma /
ing his trips to and from indianapolis on hors
blck and i'll stage coaches. In 1872 he asai
taken up hy the Wings as their candidate for Cler
of the Circuit Court, and was triumphanty elected
though all his associates on that ticket We're
+ teSSfu He one Of the most efficient factors il
| the organization of the Republican party in tn
county i'll 1856 and was by that party nominal tee
for re election rs clerk and elected by large ma
ority. His ability public speaker, and his DOT
uiriIy II man Ill the county and district led TIN
Republicans i'll the northern part OF the State ore
sent his name To The Republican State Convention
1860 for Hnminatlon as candidate for clerk of lii
Supreme Court of the State, ami to this office h
was duly elected and reelected AMI has the distinC
ton of being the only man in La Grange count
who ever filled Stale elective Office In the frs
contest, his opponent for the nomination was tn
late Benjamm Harrison, attrrward President of III
| United states and i'll the second, Hon. Walter &
Gresham, Secretary of State i'll President Cleveland
Cabinet.
"lIe filled this Office during the four years of tn
most eventual and trying events i'll the history G
the State, and besides discharging its duties acceE
tably, made many speeches throughout the State i
support of the Union cause, and in encouraging Ell
liStment i'll the army, finally himself becoming
member OF Il home guard organization for repellin
the Morgan raid into the Stale. lie returned 10 Ii
Grange county Ill 1870, ana Ill 1877 elected
County Recorder, reelected in 1876 and in 1852 wa
elected Auditor, filling the latter office four wears
In all he served the county q years and the Stat
four years i'll responsible oficlal capacity. All hi
nominations came to him freely from his party AN
every one without personal canvass his par
Such popularity with his fellow citizens anon
whom he spent about all his active life atests bel
Ter Than words of praise, talents, efficiency an
agrccablcness ofassocintion of unusual degree %
, the day of the funeral Judge Ferral adjourne
court the members of the Bar and county official
attending his funeral in body"
His last visit to Westminster was i'll August, 1856
Bachman's Valley Items.
Farmers busy sowing grain and cutting o