The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-02-11
DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And others Who
Have Passed Away.
BROWN.

BROWN.
Belinda, widow of the late Thomas )
Brown, died at The residence of her daughter
Mrs. Ellen Shreeve, in Lima. Ohio, Februar
B, and would have been 95 years old mex
April. Her maiden name was Stansbury ant
she was a daughter of Mr.. William Staus
bury, OF Wooery' district. She is survived b.
five daug hters and two sons-Mrs. Jane Man
ming. of Sparransburg. Indiana; Mrs. Geo. W
Miller, of Westminster; Mrs. Elizabeth Our
sier aud Mrs. Rebecca Gardiner, both OF Bal
timore; Mrs. Ellen Shreeve, OF Lima, Ohio
Joshua j. Brown, OF Baltimore, and VIM. )
Brown, of Reisterstown, Md.
In the early sos she married Thomas 5
Brown, who was killed on the railroad neal
Lynch lumber yard, this city, in 1867. Thel
owned and lived on the farm owned by the late
William Miller, near Sandyville, who bought i
shortly after Mr.. Brown death. Mrs. Brown
then went West with her youngest daughter
Mrs. Ellen Shreeve, with whom she lived
until her death.
Besides The children above mentioned, she Il
survived by 35 grandchildren, 40 great grand
children and 3 great. great grandchildren.
She outiived sll her SonS-in-law, except Mr..
George W. Miller, of Westminster.
Mrs. Brown possessed lovabe character;
had the happy faculty OF drawing friends to
her, aud keeping them by her christian aud
cheerful manner, and was universally respect
ed. The few friends surviving her 10 this coun.
~ will recall with tenderest associations the
memories that clustered around the old home
Fear Sandyville. while those of recent years,
in the West, will mourn her death, which
came while calmly sleeping On the day be
fore her death Mrs Brown WAS IN her usual
health aud assisted her daughter in some light
work IN the house, and retired at the usual
hour, but before morning she was visited by
the Angel of Death who bore her spirit % her
Maker
Her remains reached Westminster on The
Owl train last Sunday night, snd were Inferred
in the Westminster Cemetery on Monday at
ternoon. Rev. l.. F. Warner, officiating.
BGNKERT.
Mrs. Sarah C. Bankert. wife OF L. J. Bank
ert. of Hanover, Pa, died Saturday. February
4. of a complication of diseases, after an Ill
ness Of nine months, aged SO years, months
sud 10 days. She was daughter OF Isaac
Rife, Of near MeSherrystown, Pa, and was
twice married Her FIRST husband, David Ru.
disill, to whom she was married about %
wears ago, died 80 years ago. On December
%, 1885. she married L. J. Bankcrt. son Of
jams Bankeri, OF Carroll county. Nd, who
survive her, together with two sous, Lew and
John. both Of Hanover, and one daughter,
Mrs. Mary Morley. of CoHeWaga township.
Adams county Two sisters, Mr. Joseph
HeaEy, ct Union township. and Ms. Caroline
Rife. Of OranRa. aud an@ brother, Henry
Rife. of Table Rock. Adams county. Pa. also
survive her
CLEBAUGH.
Amos CArlsaugb, OF Nj Pheasant. York
county. Pa. died February q. of drup~y. aged
o..
VAS a daughter oi John Bar, 81 scaT l.ui'eS-
town. Pa. died about one year ago. lie -
survived By QUE son. Curvju CafhsnEk, Of
Mt Pleasant. and one grandson. Ert,A Car
haugh. at Washington. u. {. -Four sisters
also sugSivr. Mr. Martin ArssiHeer and Ar>,
Cornelius Wolf. IT near I.litlesiosD, Mrs..
Henry STAIR, 81 hinFsda'e, and Mr. John
GeiS-lmzu, e! Westminster
LrlCH
Miss Henrietta I.e,gh. haeal descendant
Of the i.eighs Of Stonrlcigh Abbey, Englsad.
died II The Church Home and Inirmary. Bal.
umore. 90 February , lu,crmeai ~lil he
made IN the eharchysFd OF The Protestant
Ep,scopAl Cathedral. NJ Ea-ion, Nd. MISS
Leigh belonged TO an Old and distinguished
Continental and Eastern Shore family. Lord
Leigh, Ihe present bead olthc family q l.eiehs
OF S,oaeleigh Abbey. = a relative. Mss Leigh
vas daughter Of George SinElrtoa and
Sophia X. Leigh. ard Is closely connected ~iih
mi,ny Of ,hs foremost families q the Pen'u-
suls She Was q cousin Of Col. OswAld Tllga
man. Secretary Of State fer MARYLAND. and
OF Mrs Ro-ale T. Shreve. a BAlimure, and
40 aunt Of Mrs J Ho~eil Bill,arslsa. af
Westminster, whom she fFeqaeoilr visited
EirrAED.
Mr.. Emily J. RiPpArd died A. her FeSi.
tescr 10 this city al an esrIy hour oa Fsbyu,
AIRY 10 from general debility. ~ "A advanced
age For $ number Of vsaFs she SIS pro
prirgress Of the American Seaiiuel newspAper
aud iew year ago disposed Of \ bali
interest 10 the sanse 70 Mr. John Ii Ausa,
who had bren the general manager ui iis
aud Who vail coa;inUc iis pubi5cauon-
Mrs. RippAr,i' maiden name was Wsgplcr,
She wAs daughter 81 JOAN NamPieg aud
Miss YiuRlipg. and Is the !asi one Of that
lArxe lRmily. She zSs married thT~e tines
her frs hsssh4nd ~as Wm. Grzmm~r. the
second, John RinehaIt, father Of DR.. jacob
RinehArf. Of Fslseliburz; ana ihe third james
Ripp4rd. By neither Of whem sAs thsrv RaY
lssas. She Vas = member Of Grace LuskcraR
Chureh: Der charity Go ali ~as anboauded.
aad her death Is noarued hy ngmbeE Of
seicrs and aephe~s and izrE- circle It
lricadS
Her funeral aiIl take place ncSi Sauiay AZ
= ., IA from her late residence. ka& gnseTueDt
~ii h. Al Kinder Cemetery neag Tbs city.
guRREST.
R0se. uifr 81 wesiey Forrest, died FebruA'
IS > a. her home Abong uuc ntle wrsi 81
MON Bridge, Of pneumonia. aged about 20
years. She Is survived by her husband. one
son. John. Of Union Bridge district, aud one
A - d..
delphlz. Pa Her funeral took place last $50.
day morning; in,eFtneni 81 louisville.
FEANELlx.
MARY r., wife OF Elder Wm. H. FrankIa,
,iiei n Der house. near psnuings. ga February
:, aged 3 yeaFs. / months and 4 DAYS from
heart ,nogbie and dropsy. She vas the !Asi
OF i've children, and vas greatly esteemed aud
loved hy large circle OF relatives and friends
Though ne, unexpected her death ~as a sAd
one 10 her husband and children. She vas a
member OF the Quaker Church for nearly 81
Years, and by ~hich she Will he greatly mrsscd.
Sos bore Der suffering ailhou, murmar.
She was the mother Of four children David
" Frankln, deceased; y +. Frsaklin. Of
EnglAF, Mr. Edgar jenkins, Of nenuing' s,
and Prof W. X. Franklin. Of l.orisburg. Cal.
Eleven grandchildren and great gandchli.
dren also survive her. Ms. Harry Diiman,
Of near this city, IS granddaughter Of the
deceased. Her remains we're entered IN the
sam Greek Cemetery on Friday morning.
February 10.
cRETIN
Mary E., wife Of Andrew Cretin. Of Aiioo-
ma. Pa. formerly Of Carroll county. Nd. diet
February ,, aged 20 years. 10 months and -
DAYS. She Is survived by her husband. tao
sons and a brother. Mr. Frank ClaSsOn, Of
Westminster, Md.
Mrs Hannah A. Owings died nj the home
OF her daughter. Mr. DIR. u. +. Stone. Of
Moant Pleasant. Nd, February 5, ahers a
short illness. She was one OF the oldest
members OF the Methodist Protestant Church,
being go years Of age 10 March. She WAS the
mother of Miss Louie Owing-. who Was con.
nected with Western Maryland College for a
number of years.
Mrs. Anthony Kluuk died February at
her home in McSherrystown, Pa, Of pneu
monia. aged &c years.
She was q daughter of Joseph Weaver, Of
Mt. Rock, and is survived by her husband,
four sons-Martin Klunk, of Tiighman's Is
land, Nd; Harry, of Bonneauville; Lewis. Of
Irishtowu; Gregory, OF Coatesville, and four
daughiers-Mrs. Louisa 0rndorff, Of West
minister; Miss Mary klunk, Mrs. Charles
Krichteu aud Mrs. Howard Mum inert, OF
McSherrystown.
FOWLER.
Mr. Dominica Fowler. aged Sc years, died
at his residence 10 Westminster, on February
!, of paralysis He is survived by widow
and two sons-C. Herbert Fowler, an official
of the Maryland House of Correction, and