The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
More Tributes to the Memory
Of the Late General L Vic
tor Baughman

Is. Harris Camalltr. al Leonard
town, a we'll known Democratic
lawyer and Congressional aSpir
ant. writes at General Baughman
as follows: "Ml htaIt is tull #
sorrow for Nuu all. have known
the General from my hoy hood and
hdvr ever admired aud eSteemed
him No man in Maryla Il was
more beloved and closer IL the
hearts of til. people Of Sout htrn
Mary land than ne. Nav God
watch over and console You all is
, the ptaNer of one who loved him"
Mr.. William H. Thomson. presi
dent OF the Boatman'S Bank. one
OF the most prominent business
men of st. Louis, and native of
| Frederick county writes aS fol-
lows: Through the courtesy of
a common friend OF his and mine
| have been favor, d with the par
ticularS attrHdent on the death of
my life long friend, Victor laugh
man. | write 10 ask you To accept
in the warmth of friendship The
assurance of the deep sympathy |
feel for all you in the great loss
You have sustained. | know of
no man who had more or warmer
friends than he-nor more deserv-
eddy 81. My acquaintance with
him dates back To boy hood and
with added years our friendship
has known no name. His friends,
his community, and his State can
i'll afford TO part with such ii man-
ii is common loss lhrOug hout."
Mr. Arthur Peter of Rockville,
Md, writes of General laugh
man as follows: Il cannot eX-
press how greatly VAS g'Ieved
10y the death of General Baugh-
man He had been such Z. cd
friend to me-alwaAS klnd. con
siderate and watchlul hat | should
share the advantages aud oppor-
tunltleS his almost unlimited ac
qualntance and nigh sanding
opened TO him.
Ibis house, his State. and his
courteous friends have III his deaf Ii,
suffered "a heavy irreparable loss.
''He was indeed an unusual
man-Of d type, as WAS SAID 10y
DR.. Stafford, fast disappearing.
"llls charming personality, his
never failing splTit, his stauucn
loyalty to his friends. his candOr
a I'd bravery i'll public affairs, his
love OF the good and brautlul,
his lack of atfectdtiOn or raise
pride, his chlvaAy aud pleasing
manuerS, his wonderful ho>pl.
tallIA, his lifetime devotion To his
family, his cnuIch, his friends,
his party and his state, uhi,ed to
create IN him pIlnccly man"
KNEW GENERAL BAUGHMAN IN
WAR TIMES.
W tHcHeStCF nee , IM. IJOO.
, 1t is with much Sorrmw that
! have Noted the uedt Ii oi Col. l.. V.
Bau9 hman. AS little boy |
Cd RED a basket OF TODD 10 him
and his comrades who were hiding
IN Mr. ilite Willis woods, now
Summit Point, jefferson county,
now West Virginia. They were
on their way TO join the Couted
crate Army. After feeding them,
| passed them through the Federal
picket lines was we'll acquaint-
ed with he country. Gen. Eagon
was camped at Summit Point at
] the time and some one reported to
him that my aunt had fed these
! people. Mrs. Ambrose Timber
lah was her name. The next
! night the house was surrounded
/ and fired into and one of her
daughters little girl was sleep
/ ing and "A bullet went through he
I plllor and head board of he bed
she was sleeping OF. That was
! the same man of EN- balmed beef
fame.
| had the pleasure of meeting
Col. Baughman after the war in
Charlestown as "a member of the
Nameless b. b. Club of Frederick
City, and the meeting was very
cordial. | have forgotten which
club won but the banquet that
followed the game was all right,
as it was provided by Mr.. Bless
ing who was General L. j. Jack
son chef.
A. HOLMES BERRY.
DEATH DEEPLY REGRETTED.
From the Oakland Democrat
The death of General l.. Victor
Baughman, of Frederick, is deep
ly regretted by all. In Garrett
county, where he has appeared on
the platform frequently in politi
cal campaigns. news of his death
came as a shock to his many
friends and admirers hele, who,
although aware of his continued
illness, mad hopes that he would
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