The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-17
A RICH HARVEST.
Death of Well-known Citizens and Other
Persons

EX-Judge Charles L. Reifsnider died a
Winchester Place, this city, shortly before
p. M, October II, in his esd year. from all
gina pectoris, from which he had suffered in
tensely for several weeks.
He was son of the late Jesse Reifsnider
was born in this city, and had long and sue
cessful career as lawyer. He was educate,
in the schools of the county and at FRANKLIN
and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa, an,
studied law in the office of the late William
Ross, of Frederick. In 1862 he served TO
several months as first lieutenant of Compan
F, Seventh Regiment, Maryland Infantry, il
the Federal army. After he was admitted t,
the bar he took an active interest in politics
and in 1867 was elected States attorney O
this county on the Democratic ticket II
retired at the end of his term, in 1871, ant
gave his entire attention to the practice o
law, which was large and lucrative. Sine,
1888 he had been an active Republican ant
was appointed by Gov. Lowndes Judge to sue
coed Associate Judge |. Thomas Jones, who
resigned to become chief judge of the circuit
to which he was elected November Z, 1899
and held that position for two years. He wa
nominated by the Republicans for Associat,
Judge, but was defeated in the circuit by VIM
81. Thomas. For number of years he wa:
associated with the late Elijah f. Crout later
with Charles E. Fink, with his nephew Johr
Milton Reifsnier, and then with his son
Charles I. Reifsnider. He was for many
years senior warden of Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church. In every particular h,
was a devoted husband and father
He is survived by his wife, daughter of the
late Joshua Smith, and a sister of the late
Judge John E. Smith, and five children, Mrs
Harry Farber and Charles T. Reifsnider, o
oil PaiE ,;tI
Reifsnider and Ralph Reifsnider, of this city
He was a brother of John l.. Reifsnder, o
this city, and an uncle of j. Milton Reilsni
der. His entire family, except Miss Bette
were at his bedside when he died. She was
in Paris when he was taken i'll, and was cablet
for.
A meeting of the Bar was held Monday af
ternoon, at which Ex-Judge James A. C
Bond presided and Guy w. Steele was secre
tary. A committee was appointed to prepare
resolutions, &C., to be presented at the first
day of the November term of court. A flora
tribute was ordered to be procured and they
resolved to attend the funeral as a body
There was requiem celebration of the Holy
Communion at Ascension Church at 7.3(
Thursday morning al which several members
of the Reifsnider family were present. Rev
F. H. Sill, of Holy Cross House, ot1iciated.
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon
at Ascension Church at 2 O'Clock and was at
tended by large number of relatives, mem
bers of the Bar, and others. Interment il
Westminster Cemetery The members of the
Bar marched from the courthouse to Win
chester Place and accompanied the remains
to the church. where services were conducted
by Rev. F. H. Sill, of the Order of the Holy
Cross, and Rev. DR.. Peregrine Wroth, rector
of the Church of the Messiah, Baltimore, who
concluded the service at the grave in West
minister Cemetery. Rev. c. S. Slagle, pastor
of St. Paul's Reformed Church, also took
part in the burial service at the grave. The
pail bearers were:
Honorary-Judges JONES' Revell and
Thomas, Ex-Judge Bond, Charles f. Fink,
Dr. j. Howell Bllingslea, VIM. Y. Frizzell,
E. o. Grimes, ST., Oscar ID. Gilbert. George
r. Gehr, VIM. l.. w. Seabrook, Simon p.
Weaver and John Ii. Cunningham.
Activc-E. o. Grimes, Jr., f. Neal Parke,
John NJ. Roberts, Guy W. Steele, Claude 7.
Smith, George l.. Stocksiale, Michael f.
Walsh and Ivan l.. Hoh.
The very sudden death of Mrs. Anna Hub
bard Watts, wife Of Rowland Watts, professor
of physics at Western Maryland College, is "a
sad one to record. Mrs. Watts illness was
l.,
at which time she was in perfect health, she
became overheated and by going into the
open air too soon brought on an attack Of pleu,
risy, which later developed into pleuro-pneu
monia. The attention of two physicians. two
trained nurses and the loving care of her de-
voted husband and friends seemed 10 be car
rying her successfully through the disease, but
on the evening Of the eighth day, October O.
there was an unexpected weakening AMI al
most before the seriousness of the situation
was realized, the distressing news had TO BE-.
sent abroad that Mrs. Waits was dead.
She was the daughter of Thomas r. Hub
bard, Esq, of Chestertown, Md. and he had
Just come to Westminster to spend the winter
in order to be near his daug hter. The Tt.
mains, accompanied by the bereaved father
and husband, were taken to CheStertown on
Saturday and the funeral services were held
at the home of her brother, Wilbur W. Hub
bard, President Lewis, of the c0lege, and
Rev. DR.. d. l.. Greenfield, pastor of the
Chestertown NJ p. Church, officiating. The
bearers were: Messrs Jeff. d. Bacchus and
Fred. G. Usilon, of Chestertown; Prof }. r.
Micon and Prof E. j. Clarke. of Washington
College; DR.. j. H. Rowland, of the Baltimore
Medical College, and DR.. Theodore Malone,
of Berlin, Md.
Prof and Mrs. Watts were married III lS92,
and two years afterward. in September, 1894.
they came to Western Maryland COLLEGE to
live, he having accepted IL protessorshlp there
Since that time Mrs. Waits has greatly en-
deared herself to all the students with whom
she has been closely associated the Faculty
and large circle of friends in Westminster,
TO all of whom her death is Il loss that Will be
most keenly felt.
The remains of Joseph Saylor, more com
monty known as "Iosep, the Whitewashrr.
were inferred at the Catholic buryng ground,
Manchester, last Saturday afternoon.
He was aged 76 years. and had been Il
prominent itinerant character for IA number OF
wears through a large section of Pennsylvania
and Maryland, plying his occupation as Il
whitewasher of fences and outbuildlngS, and
had become an annual employe 1T many
homes in his special territory. he always
carried large bundle containing blankets for
IA bed and Il smaller one with brushes, etc.
He made his last trip through Manchester
several weeks ago.
On Thursday, Oct. s. he arrived at Mr..
Henry's house, near Alesia. and asked TO stay
all night; his request was granted. He rested
we'll during the night, and enjoyed his break
fast next morning. Later he walked out
toward the barn. Some time after Mrs.
Henry found him lying near the walk IN a
semi. conscious state. He was carried to the
house and made comfortable. DIR. Sherman
was summoned, but he died Of heart failure
about 4 p. m. Rev. FIR. Foley, of Reisters
town, was the officiating minister. Rumor
has it that Saylor has $1,000 or more on de
post in a Lancaster bank.
William Sayers, of Baltimore, died Sunday
night at the residence of his son, lven ii.
Savers, of Smallwood, this county. of general
debility, aged II years. Mr.. Sayers followed
the business of furniture moving and had u
stand with wagons on Pennsylvania avenue
Baltimore. About two months ago he came
to this county to recuperate his health, which
soon became much better, and he returned to
the city. His health failing again, he came,
with his wife, to the home of his son, hoping
to be benefited by the change, but grew rap
idly worse until his death. He leaves a
widow, the son at whose home he died, and
one daughter Mrs. Edgar Hobbs, of Balti
more He was n member of the Methodist