The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-01
DIED..

den, aged rs years and 81 DAYS. The
funeral will occur today with services
at the residence conducted by Rev. K.
Manages, pastor of st. Marks Luther
an church, and the interment will be
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Crook Post, G.. A. R., being in charge.
/ Mr.. Bolden was born in Grantsville
Sept. ?, 1926, where his early days
were spent. For number of years
during his boyhood he was employed
by prominent stage line operating
on the old National Road and later he
was engaged with a contractor in bis
native town. In May of 1852 he
shouldered his carpenter tools and
walked from GrantsvilIe to the site
| upon which Oakland now stands,
I there being located here at that time
but three residences-the old Stoyer
property, then standing on the pref
ent site of D. E. Bolden's residence:
/ the old Totten house and a small
/ frame house near where the Glades
/ l.
| Bolden made some repairs to the Tot
! ten property and upon completing
| that work erected several small resi-
dences for different parties Being
impressed with the location and the
! climate he decided to settle here. In
a short time afterward he was united
| in marriage to Maria l.. Shirer, eldest
! daughter of the late PeteriShirer, who
I at that time resided at the old Red
House. When the period of strife
/ came on between the North and the
South Mr.. Bolden enlisted in the ser.
| vice of the Union in Co. O, 9th Va,
! and at the expiration of his three
| years service he reenlisted for two
more years. During four years of
| this time he was located at old Fort
Pendleton, enduring with his com
rades many severe hardships and at
| times suffering for the meagre neces-
stiles of life. AT frequent intervals
he made hazardous journeys afoot to
visit his family at this place. In 1865
when the Confederases came through
this section Mr.. Bolden, together with
many of his command, was captured
| but were paroled on the streets the
same day. At this time an incident,
memorable to at least two families of
Oakland, occurred. The Confeder-
ates, during their march through the
| town, determined to find and destroy
! the American flag, kept at that time
and for years afterward by the Bolden
/ family, and entering the Bolden resi-
/ dence they demanded that the flag be
/ delivered tothem. Receiving no sat
isfactory reply they proceeded to- ran
sack the entire house but failed to
( find trace of it. A daughter, Ella,
( the eldest, with her aunt, Miss Lizzie
I Shirer, had sewn the flag in a large
straw tick, placing the tick back on
! the bed and smoothing the coverlid
/ just as the soldiers entered the room.
/ The daughter, who later became Mrs.
I Sheridan, died Wednesday LAST Just
fifty wears ago last June Mr.. Bolden
completed the erection of the old
Catholic church which yet stands on
Oak street. He also built the old.M.
/ E. church. He was employed for
many years by Capt. j. NJ. Jarboe,
and assisted in the erection of MANY
of the best buildings in the city. He
was ever stalwart Republican, vot-
ing that ticket faithfully and raising
! family of six Republican voters. He
never sought nor asked for office, but
was content to aid his party in his
own quiet ma 1ner. Mr.. Bolden was
| the father of IL children, three of
whom died in infancy The wife and
mother died nine years ago Six sons
and two daughters survive. During
his lifetime Mr.. Bolden watched Oak
I land grow from village to city of
its present proportions; he watched
the coming of the railroad and heard
the first whistle of the steam eagines
as they split the clear, cool air of his !
hnulNC HlounudluS, ttuu Gue u6CHnlQg H
years of his life was spent amid the |
surroundings which he loved so well !
and of which he never tired. Ripe in /
years, holding the high respect of his \
neighbors and acquaintance, deeply /
revered by the children to whom he /
had ever been an indulgent, kind and /
affectionate parent, he died as he al \
ways desired to live-a plain, humble,
God-fearing, upright citizen, and as
such he will be remembered and re-
gretted After life's ftful fever he
sleeps well; the flag of his country
draped oyer his bier; the insignia of
the Grand Army OF the Republic
pinned where loved to wear it, and /
clad in the blue, emblematic color of /
the country to which he gave five |
years of his busy life. And so ends |
the career of one of the old landmarks. !
one of the pioneer citizens, one of the /
history makers of Western MARYLAND. I
Money to loan on real estate. Easy 4
payments. Apply to Julius G. Rem !
nlnger, Oakland, Md. SO If