The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-28
DEATH AND FUNERAL
OF HENRY WEBER, SR.
One Of the Most Widely Known For
tcuIturistS Of the Country.
He WAS a BRITISH SOLDIER
In the Crimean War and Came to
America In l865-His Success As
a Florist and AgricuIturist-The
Funeral Services.

With the death of Henry Weber,
Sr, at Oakland, Oh Thursday after
noon of last week. one of the most
noted men in horticulture in this
country passed away. Mr.. Weber
was a man Of many interesting traits.
He had the German penchant for
gardening. Some ears ago be came
here from Cumberland and with 81, 600
he bought 100 acres OF glade land aud
started an industry which brought
him note and wealth. The land which
he bought for mere song is today
worth forty or fifty times the amount
he paid for it. He made additions to
| the original tract, and his holdings at
his death aggregated many hundreds
of acres. HIS property lies along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad just east
of Oakland, and makes a beautiful
picture from a car window.
Mr. Weber was born in Hesse Cas-
sci, Germany, in 1885, being son of
John and Elizabeth Weber. The
| father was II farmer by occupation
and died at the age of sixty-three
years as the result Of an injury. His
wife, the mother of FIVE children, of
whom Mr. Henry Weber was the
youngest and sole survivor, died when
in her fifty-ninth year
In the usual manner of German
lads Mr. Weber attended the govern
ment schools until he was fifteen
years old, after which he began serv-
ing an apprenticeship to a florist. In
time he became a trusted and compe-
tent employee and was placed in charge
of his EMPLOYERS business. During
the Crimean war in 1854 and 1855, he
served in the British army and in
the following ten years he was sta
toned at various points in Asia, AT
RIGA, Australia and New Zealand
Thus it may be seen that he was lit
orally worldwide traveller and that
his experiences were something un
common and extremely interesting
1t was in 1865 that he decided to come
to America, and with his brother
John he embarked in general farm
ing and market gardening at Noun
Savage, iAllegany county. There be
was married in the following year tt
Miss Catharine Schultz, and fou1
years later he removed from Noun
Savage to the Potomac Meadows
about two miles west of Cumberland
where his nephew, John A. Bopp
now has extensive greenhouses. Mr.
Weber was among the pioneer veget
able and flower growers in Western
Maryland, devoting more of his tim
to the former in his early days.
! Then it was that he looked to tn
! bog lands of Garrett county, fog-en
shrouded, despite the fact that the,
| are on the summit of the Alleghanies
5 Here he raised celery with such sue
cuss that he became known as "Th
Celery King With equal success
he raised caulifower and cabbage
t and his products took first prizes a
g the Worlds fair at Chicago.
g His land is similar to that aroun
: Kalamazoo, Michigan, the great ce
4 ery-growing section, made famous b
/ the Holland COLONY, and worth $50
4 an acre There is similar soil o
D Long Island.
1 While known as 1.-THE Celery King,
: Mr.. Weber gained prominence in III
+ latter days from the cultivation {
}, flowers, developing the rose, carni
f tion and chrysanthemum. At flowe
shows everywhere he was premium