The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-03
PROMINENT LAW YER
GONE.
Charles Worthington Ros S
Dies After a Brief Illness.
Sketch of His interest
ing Career.

Mr.. Charles WorthingtOn Ross,
ST., one of the oldest and most
esteemed members of the bar of
Frederick County, died at his
home on Court Square. early last
Saturday morning, the 24th inst. &,
after a serious illness of a few
days duration. aged 81 years.
The sudden ending of the career
of this distinguished man, came
an great shock to the entire
community. in which he was held
in the highest regard.
For some time past Mr.. Ross
had been complaining, but his
family had no idea of the gravity
of the disease which affected him.
A few weeks ago word came of
the illness of his daughter, Car
oline, who married Mr.. George
r. Rogers, of Plainfeld, New
Jersey. This news seemed to
worry him greatly, but he bore
up we'll until a few days before
his death. Then the collapse
came, and despite the efforts of
the best medical skill obtainable,
he sank rapidly until the end.
Better than any words of ours,
+ to describe his personality, his
worth as a man and citizen, his
standing as a lawyer and bust
ness man is the tribute paid to his
memory by the Bar Association
of Frederick County, which we
herewith append:
"Mr. Ross was the oldest member
of the Frederick Bar, having
been admitted as practitioner
in October, A. D., 1858, and dur
ing his long career, has always
enjoyed the confidence and re.
spect of his fellow memb ers, and
the highest reputation as a law.
yer and counsellor.
His professional life stands as
monument of strict honesty,
integrity and compliance with
every essential necessary to abso-
Lutte professional dignity. Com
ing into the profession with a
family prestige and reputation of
the highest type which had been
gained by his father and grand
father before him, he fully main
tanned them in every particular,
never allowing a single act or
deed of his to be of such char
! acter as to detract from or OBJ
scure the luster of a brilliant
family record.
Mr.. Ross was of a kind and
charitable disposition. never fail
ing to give his aid and assistance,
both in his profession and out of
it, to all persons aud objects
which were considered by him at
all worthy.
We feel 1t useless to multiply
words in praise of his life, char
acter and virtues of our deceased
fellow member. His reputation
in his profession and in the com
munity as a man of the strictest
honesty and integrity, a gentle
man Ill every respect, speaks
louder and with more force than
anything we can add.
or him it can be truthfully
said that he
$50 lived that when his summons
came to join
The innumeri BILE car, van that moves
To the paie realms of shade, where
each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of
death,
He goes not like the quarry slave at
night,
Scourged to his dungeon. but sustained
and 500 he'd
BY an unfaliering trust, approach his
grave,
Like ore who wraps the drapery of his
own couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant
Dreams"
In the death of Mr.. Ross, his
bereaved family has lost kind
husband and father, the Fred.
erick Bar, one of its most able
and respected members, and the
community most useful and ex-
emplary citizen"
The committee met on last Sat
urday and was composed of the
following members: VIM. p.
Maulsby, +. Y. GOldsborough,
Benjamin F. Reich, John S.
Newman and Emory l.. COblentz.
The editors of the CITIZEN
have had the most pleasant assO
Citations with and the most ex-
allied opinion of the deceased,
and extends it's deepest sympa
thy to the afflicted family
Mr.. Ross was son of the late
William j. Ross and was born in
this city on April l, 1886. He
/. has always been a resident of
Frederick. He graduated from
Princeton University in 1856 and
in October, 1858, was admitted
to the bar. He was Que of the
most prominent lawyers in the
State. In recent years there
were associated with him in his
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