The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09
THE DEATH RECORD.


ApY.-Mr. Benjamin W. Ady, whose serious
illness from blood poison was announced in
Hyde's, Long Green Valley, on wednesday last,
from heart failure. aged 45 years. He received
death, and calmly awaited the end, making all
ARRANGEMENTS for his funeral. Mr.. Ady was q
son Of the late Francis .Ady, who was well
ing been a native of the former. He was In all
respects an excellent citizen, upright in his
dealings and unassuming TO a degree. Always
an earnest Democrat, he was the nominee of his
party in 1887 for Register of Wills. He was
elected in November and served acceptably the
full term of six years since then ne nad been
Valley. Mr. Ady's wife, who survives him, was
Miss Annie Eliza Parlett. daughter of the late
children-four daughters and two sons. He
leaves one sister and one brother-Mr. William
II. Ady, of Birmingham, Ala. The late Edward
ed Mr. ADV was a member of st. Johns Catho-
lie Church, Long Green Valley, where a high
mass of requiem will be offered at 1890 o'clock
this Saturday morning, with the pastor, Rev.
J. b. Hauck. as celebrant. At the request of
Mr.. ADV the sermon will be preached by Rev.
]. j. Dillon, of Baltimore, former pastor OF
st. Johns. The honorary pail bearers will be
Judge N. Charles Burke, Dr.J. f. II. Gorsuch and
Messrs. James ]. Lindsay, Frank l. Duncan, W.
Gill Smith Leonard F9ard a. b. BoarT Risbo5
Frank ]. Kearney. NJ. j: Dunn, Henry ;CrllIey,
John Arthur. w. o. B: Wright, James i; Nor
j. III.
r. Jenifer, Arthur W. Shanklin, Harry J. Lilly
and John B. Foard. Active-Messrs. George W.
Yellott, Marion Shearman, Harry w: Dilworth,
Henry w. Knoebel, John T. Ambrose and
Joseph Dilworth.
SMIrH-Mrs Martha E. Smith, wife of Mr..
William B. Smith, an aged citizen of Towson,
died on Friday evening, January LIST, aged about
70 years. For years Mrs. Smith had been great
sufferer from rheumatism and was confined to
her room for about three years prior to her
death. Week before last she sustained stroke
of paralysis, followed by second stroke the
first of last week. She was rendered uncon-
scious by the second and continued in that con-
ditiOn until the end. Deceased was the young
est of seven daughters of the late James Mays,
seven years ago. She had been a resident of
Towson about thirty years. Besides her hus-
band she is survived by one sonFMr; W. Gil Gil
place at 23O O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, Rev.
John X. Edwards, pastor of Towson M. E.
ment was in the family lot in Prospect Hill
Cemetery. The pail bearers were Messrs. Will
liam Grason, John F. Anderson, q. Howard
Isaac, William s. Keech, Frank l. Duncan and
Dr. j. Royston Green. Mr.. VIM. c. Brooks, of
Philopolis, had charge of the funeral arrange
ments.
A coincidence in connection with the death of
Mrs. Smith on New Years day is the fact that
Mr. W. Gill Smiths mother-in-law, Mrs. Samuel
E. Parks, also died on the same day two years
before.
PEAoH.-Mrs. Mary E. Peach, widow of Charles
P. Peach, died on Saturday last at her home.
"Wildwood,'' near Granite, I'd district, in the
74th year of her age. She had been resident of
that section of the county over thirty years.
She leaves large family, one of her sons being
Mr.. William j. Peach a member of the Towson
bar and chief clerk in the Office of the Register
of Willsat Towson. Mrs. Peach, who was widely
known for her kindness of heart and charitable
disposition, was adevOut member of st. AlphOn-
sus'Church, Woodstock. from whence the funeral
took place on Monday morning at O'Clock. A
solemn requiem mass was celebrated %, ny hev'
Leahy, Mas and Harmon, OF woodstock Jesuit
College. The sermon was preached by Rev. A.
j. Mas, s. j. The interment was in the family
lot in Bonnie Brae Cemetery: The pall-bearers
were Messrs. Thomas Whalen, p. Murray, p.
Feeney, Thomas Davis, Joseph Donovan and
William Donovan.
CARBAcK-Miss Elsie A. Carback, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John 7. Carback, died after short
more, December 3lst. in the 18th year of her age.
The funeral took place last Sunday afternoon,
Rev. W. G. Herbert, of Caroline Street N. e..
Church, conducting the services, assisted by
Rev l. G. Burke, pastor of Third English Luz
theran Church, and Rev. w. F. Roberts, pastor
of North Avenue M. e. Church. The interment
were six young lady members of Miss Carback's
Sunday school class of North Avenue Church.
Mr.. Carback owns farm near Baldwin, Balti-
more county, where his family has been living
part of each year.
GwYNN.-Mrs. Amanda Howard Gwynn, wife
of Mr. John H. Gwynn, of Washington, died at
Walbrook last Sunday morning, after lingering
illness. She was the daughter of the late John
S. and Augusta Richardson Howard, OF Hartford
county, and was a granddaughter of the late
Judge Beale II. Richardson, of Baltimore: Her
early childhood was passed at the Howard home
stead. Verdant Valley Farm In Hartford county
She is survived by her husband, one daughter,
aged IL years, and one brother, Mr.. Beale r.
Howard, of My Lady, Manor. The funeral took
place at St. James P. e. Church, My Lady's
Manor, on Tuesday.
LANDoN-Mr. George W. Landon, former
resident of the 4th district, died on Sunday at
the University Hospital, Baltimore, where he
had been operated on for an abscess of the head.
About one year ago he moved from Glyndon to
Charleston, w. Va. where he was interested in
o manufacturing plant. He was 65 years of age
and leaves a widow and three children. Mr.
Landon is also survived by four sisters-Mrs, w.
d. Merriken, of Glyndon; Mrs. l.. Lloyd, MRS
Lydia Akehurst and Mrs. George Akehurst, all
OF Baltimore county.
NoRRIs.-Mr Edward Taylor Norris died on
Sunday last at his home at Pikesville, after a
short illness from pneumonia, aged AZ years. He
was son of the late Edward Il. Norris, of the
Baltimore firm of Otis, Baldwin s. Norris. His
wife, who survives him, was Miss Mary Murdoch,
daughter of Mr.. Alex. Murdoch. He also leaves
two children. Deceased was the junior member
of the cotton brokerage firm of Turnbull Nor
ris. his partner being his brother-in-law, Mr..
Chester B. Turnbull, of Baltimore county.
KENNEDY.-Mr. James Kennedy, a well known
resident of Pikesville, died on Monday morning.
Death was due to the effects OF congesitd5Sy,e
and came to this country when about % years of
age He is survived by his widow, three sons
(Messrs. William j., Walter L. and Joseph A.
Kennedy) and three daughters misses Nellie,
Bessie and Alice Kennedy Mr.. Kennedy's eld-
est son died last June.
SHACKELFoRD. - Mrs. Marian Shackelford,
widow of Capt. James M. Shackelford, died at
her home on McCulloh street, Baltimore, on the
9Th inst. at an advanced age. For years the
Shackelford family owned and occupied the
property at the northwest corner of Hartford
road and Hamilton avenue, now owned by the
Weissners
HUNT Mrs. Julia A. Hunt, who was formerly
a resident of Rayville, Baltimore county, died
at her home in Shrewsbury, York county, on
Wednesday, December Both, aged 70 years. A
son of Mrs. Hunt, who had been living in Alaska,
returned two days before his mothers death.