The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-17
Death of Wen-Known People,
WILLIAM a. THOMSON.

WILLIAM A. THOMSON.
William A. Thomson, manager of E. B.
Whitman & Co., 220 West Camden street,
Baltimore, Md, died May IL, at his home,
1915 Edmondson avenue, of general debility.
He had been sick about three months. He
was born at Taneytown, Nd, 81 years ago,
and married Miss Isabella A. Seminar, who,
with two children. survive. The children are
Mr.. William E. Thomson and Miss Clara
Louisa Thomson. Interment at Piney Creek,
Carroll county, on Tuesday, May 49,
MRS. cATHARINE FEEsER.
Mrs. Catharine Feeser, wife of Henry Fees
er, was found dead in bed last Sunday morn
ing at the home of her son, Ezra Leppo, re-
siding on the farm of Jacob Sell in Penn town.
ship, York county, Pa. Mrs. Feeser's death
was due to paralytic stroke, She was aged
about 10 years, and formerly resided near
Silver Run, Md, is survived by her husband
and four sons-Ezra, of Penn township, Elmer,
of Union Mills, Ira and Charles, of Taneytown,
and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Winterode, of
Silver Run. The funeral was on Tuesday,
May 10, at the house. Services and interment
at Silver Run Church, Rev. W. Fl. Ehrhart
officiating.
ANDREW sTAUBIrZ.
Mr.. Andrew Staubitz, a prominent farmer
of Henryton, Howard county, died on Sunday
of old age. He had been i'll tor about five
weeks. Mr.. Staubitz was born in Germany,
but emigrated to Howard county when about
20 years old. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Staubitz, three sons, Messrs. Frank
and Charles Staublitz, of Henryton, and Halle
Staubi,z, of HalloGeld, Hartford county, and
two daughters, Mrs. Max Ditch, of Henryton,
and Mrs. Charles Frank, of Baltimore. Mr..
Staubitz was leading member of the Farm
ers' Grange. His funeral was held Thursday
| afternoon from Springfield Methodist Episco
| pal Church, Sykesville, OF which he was an
| active member.
GEORGE E. ECKENRoDE.
| Mr. Geo. E. Eckeurode died at his resi-
dence on George street, Westminster, yester-
day friday morning at 40 o clock, of
stomach trouble, from which he had suffered
| two years. A widow and six children survive
| him. His age was 46 years, months and Ia
DAYS, and he was a brother of John E., Fred
erick Frank and Ed. Fckenrode and Mrs.
John Steffey and Mrs. Harry K. Schaeffer,
| all of Westminster and vicinity. His funeral
will be held at o'clock Monday morning, al
ST. Johns Catholic Church. The deceased
was a member of the Westminster Fire De-
partmrni, and members of that organization
will be the pail bearers.
MRS. HIvELY.
|
Jacob lively, aged "a years, 8 months and
days, died suddenly on the night of the 10Th
instant, at her residence i'll Frlzeiburg. She
retired Saturday night, but when her grand
children went TO call on her on their return
from Sunday school the next morning, they
found the house closed They Immediately
Informed their father who went to her house,
forced the door, went to her room and found
it was locked also. Upon opening the door
she was found lying ON the floor dead. She
had locked the door and in falling she pulled
the key out and it was found beside her, show
ing that she had dropped dead suddenly. She
leaves five children-John c., Edward L..
Burnside, Mrs. jesse Warner and Mrs. Lppy
Her funeral took place at Baust Church OF
Tuesday, Rev. Geo. W. Baughman officiating
Rey William A Mcdonald, pastor of the
Gaithersburg M. E, Church South, Montgom
cry county, and who previously to going to
Gaithersburg, was stationed at Freedom, died
on Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Eye
and Ear Hospital Baltimore, where he hao
gone last Sunday to undergo an operation fol
an abcess at the base of the brain. A widow
and one son, DIR. William B. Mcdonald, o
Baltimore, survive him.
Mr. Lloyd kesler, an aged resident anG
farmer of Morgan, died at his home on the
| lftH iuStdut vi pucuLuOuid, aScu % years. LAC
leaves eight children, his wife having died
several years ago. For number of years
Mr.. Kesler drove the mail from Woodbine tC
Florence, Howard county.
Mr. Milton ID. Mettee, for many years
prominent wallpaper dealer of Baltimore. dice
suddenly last Saturday evening at his home in
that city, of Brights disease. Mr.. Mettee was
well and favorably known at New Windsor
where he had boarded for So consecutive
summers; he was prominent church WORKER
and his alks and exhortations were great.
appreciat ed by the Methodist congregation
| there.
Mrs. Mary Ann Little, who had been al
inmate of the Aims House since 1895, dice
there on Wednesday afternoon. Had she
lived until next month she would have beer
1O1 years old. Her funeral took place yes
terday friday at Bort's Church, in Myers
district.