The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18

Mrs. Matilda C8rman, died early Sunday
morning, at her home near Kalmla, after q
lingering illness, aged about Is years. She
was buried Tuesday morning at st. Iguatius
Church. Rev. Father Frederick officiating
Minnie McROy.
Minnie, II year old daughter, of Mr.. John
McRoy died at her homo on Bond street Sun
day night, after All illness of only few days.
She WAS buried ", dr, sday at Mt. Zion ceme-
terry, Fountain Green, Rev. F X. I.aac pastor
Of the church OBLIGATED. The pail bearers
were Masters Page, Evans, Harry aud Wilbur
Mock, Clifton Kennedy and Price Shertzer.
Mr.. john Kidd.
Mr.. John Kidd well-known cattle dealer
of Churchvile wa paralyzed last Friday
afternoon while cutting wood and died Satur-
day evening. He was 81 years old and leaves
two sous. The funeral took place on Tues
day morning, the intcrment being at Church
vile Presby terrain cemetery. Rev. Samuel G.
WATSON ofliciated.
Mrs. Mary Lennon.
Mrs. Mary ane Lennon died at her home
near Madonna, early Monday morning. She
attended church Sunday seemingly In good
health, and arose early Monday morning and
was about attending to the affairs of the house,
when she suddenly dropped dead. Mis-. Lem
mon leaves surviving her one daughter, Mrs,
William Woodrow, Of Worthwhile, and three
sons, Holmes, Cleveland and Andrew Lennon.
The funeral took place Wednesday morning, at
Bethel Presbyterian Church, Rev. w. A. Price
officiating The pail bearers were b. F.
Cathcurt, Nicholas Watt, j. C. Turner, David
Wilson, James Turner, j. Il. Thompson, DR..
Frank Turner and c. r Preston.
MRS. Elizabeth Bond.
Mrs Elizabeth Bond, widow of the late
| Samuel l.. Bond, who was formerly crier OF
| the Hartford county court, died at her home
on Main street, Bel Air, Sunday morning,
| aged 80 years. She was the oldest inhabitant
| of the town and one of the oldest in the
county. Mrs. Bond belonged TO one of Har
| ford's first familieE-her grandfather, Parker
| Fl. Lee being prominent in the Revolutionary
| war and her father, William Snithson, was
/ soldier in the war of 1872. She was re
| markable person for her extreme age. Hel
| faculties were bright until the last and sht
1
could readily thread needle or peruse t
newspaper without the aid Of glasses. ON
daughter, Miss Margaret l.. Bond, survives her
The funeral took place on Tuesday morning
the interment being at Rock Spring cemetery
rbe services were conducted by Rev. j. 4
Amos. The pail bearers were: Lawrence
Penniman, William s. FOrwood, Jr., Judg
James ID. Waters, DIR. Frank P. smithson
Lawrence Forwnod and David itanway.
Ben j"miO b. II. wharton.
Chief Engineer Benjamin b. Il. Wharton
United States Navy, retired, who was wei
known In Hartford, where he was connected
died at MDnlclair, New Jersey, on Suuda
with illness caused by grip.
He was a native of Virginia, but resided /
Baltimore for a number of years before en-
tering the navy and married there. His wife
who died several years ago, was Miss Kate
Morrison, daughter of the late Hugh d,
Morrison. Until his retirement about fiv
years ago, he made his home in Baltimore.
He entered the navy in 1857 as third assis
ant engineer. His first sea duty wos on tn
Water Witch on the Paraguay expedition an
subsequently on the Saranac, in the Pacific
He was ordered to the monitor Patapsco
the Charleston blockade and served on tt
Chicopee and Mahasku in most of the navt
| engagements Of the North Atlantic squadro
in the sounds and on the James river durin
the Civil War. After the war Mr.. Wharto
! served on the Lancaster, Pacific squadro
a Benz ella, Asiatic squadron; Enterprise al
Quinnebang, European squadron. He WI
e detailed as superintendent of construction
D machinery OF the Boston, Atlantic and Oh
t cago, aud thence to the Trenton, Pacif
e station, but was detached before her d
struction at Samoa and ordered at Cramp
= yard, Philadelphia, and thence to the Bait
s more. lie was chief engineer on board th
| vessel when she visited Baltimore In Ma
Q 1890, under command OF Admiral-tht
} Captain-SchIey.
6 For some time prior to his retir ement
l. was detailed on special duty at Cramps shi
e yard, Philadelphia. He is survived by OIL
l. son, Mr.. Hugh Morrison Wharton, of Pitt
r. burg, and three grandchildren.