The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20

baugh, died at her residence in
Brunswick, Thursday morning,
January 18th, of cancer, aged
46 years. She is survived by two
daughters.
BLACK.
William X. Black, aged about
85 years, died at the home of his
niece, Mrs. Francis Lambert, at
Emmitsburg, this county. He
was formerly of Baltimore, but
had resided at Emmitsburg, for
the past Ii years.
JONES.
Mrs. Jennie Jones, aged 81
years, wife of Mr.. VIM. Jones,
of Woodville District, died on
January 10th, after an illness of
several months. Mrs. Jones was
a daughter of the late Henry
Hyatt, of MOnrovia, this county.
STONE.
Mrs. Ella M. Stone died at her
home, Springdale and Galloway
avenues, Forest Park, Md, from
typhoid fever, after being i'll for
about seven weeks. Mrs. Stone
was born in Frederick. and was
the daughter of the late William
G. Martin.
STITELY.
Jacob Stitely died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. William
Damuth, near Woodsboro, on
January 10th, of general debility,
aged SO years. He leaves five
children: Mrs. VIM. Damuth,
Charles w.. Elmer, Edward and
Curtis Stitely.
B1LLINGSLEA.
Mrs. Elizabeth Billingslea,
widow of the late DR.. j. L. Bill.
lingslea, of Westminster, Md,
died Saturday morning last, at
the residence of Mr.. @. T. F.
Howard, 322 North Market
Street, this city, of general de.
bility aid grippe, aged so years.
She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. G. T. f. Howard.
SPEAK.
Mr.. George W. Speak, aged "a
years, died at his home, near this
city, January 18th, of paralysis.
He is survived by a widow, four
daughters-Mrs. Bessie V. Hoff-
man, of Urbana, and Misses
Mary, Edna and Sarah Louise
Speak, at home, and five sons
Charles William, Ernest B., Ben
jamin F., George w. and Steiner
Speak, all at home.
MYER.
Mrs. Margaret Catharine Myer,
wife of Mr.. John j. Myer, 20
West Second Street, this city,
died Friday afternoon, at the
Emergency Hospital. this city,
of heart failure, caused by dia.
betes. Mrs. Myer, who was in
her 65th year, was a daughter of
the late David Ogle and Eliza
beth Thomas, and was born on
the Rose Hill farm, better known
as the Governor johnson place,
short distance north of Fred
erick, and which she owned at
the time of her death.
ROELKEY.
George Frederick VIM. Roel-
key, we'll known resident of
Frederick. died at 4.3O o'clock,
Monday morning, the 10th inst,
at his home on West Patrick
Street, of paralysis, aged Sc
years, 6 months and IL days.
Mr.. Roelkey was a stonecutter
and was formerly engaged in bus
mess on South Market Street.
He leaves a widow, four sons
Eli, of Baltimore; George, of
Hanover. Pa; Richard and EN-
NETT, of Frederick-and one
daughter, Mrs. George Keyser, of
this city.
TODD.
Mr.. William Nelson Todd, a
we'll known farmer of this county,
on Saturday night at his home,
near W alkersville, of drOpsy, aged
"a years. Mr.. Todd was native
of Baltimore, a son of Stephen
Todd of that city, a plasterer, and
from him learned that trade. At
the age of 20, he joined the gold
seekers to California. He worked
at his trade in San Francisco, but
soon returned to Baltimore and in
1854 he married a daughter OF
Edward Keen. He then engaged
in the grain and feed business in
Baltimore as the head of the firm
of Todd and Robinson. His wife
died in 1861 and he subsequently,
moved to Frederick county and
engaged in farming. He married
the widow ofthe late Isaac Neidig
who survives him. He leaves two
sons by his frat marriage-Edward
Todd, of Ohio, and II. II. Todd