The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-10-11
DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And Others
Who Have Passed Away.

wIIHIDE.
Niles NJ. Wilhide, aged 20 years, died Dc
tober 6 at the home of his son, George N.
Wilhide, near Four Points, Frederick county,
sons, George N, of Four Points; John NJ, OF
York. Pa. and Peter r.. of Keysvile.
BRETT.
iii less Than a day. John Breiz, hotel
proprietor of Liltlestown, died Saturday after.
noon, October 5, from pneumonia, Until
| Friday evening he was in good health and
complained only of little cold. He trans,
acted some business in Harrisburg on Thurs,
| day and the next day contracted cold. Late
| Friday night he called in physician.
His condition grew worse until Saturday
noon. when the attending physician pro.
| nc unced his condition as being very critical.
Ii was not many more hours before he died.
The deceased was proprietor OF the Hotel
Ocker
He moved TO Ltllestown from Harrisburg
last fall. He is survived by his wife and one
child, Ezra.
Sallie Belt, formerly of Union Mills, died
on Saturday last at the county almshouse,
aged IS years. Miss Belt had charge OF the
household duties at the home of Mr.. Nathan
II. Bale. New Windsor, for number of
YEARS. uucIdi tOOh pidSC VII p'hNhJ 90
Meadow Branch. Students of the Westmin-
ster Theological Seminary had charge of the
funeral rites intermrnt was made IN Meadow
Branch cemetery Mr.. J. NJ. Stoner was
funeral director.
BUCKINGHAM.
Mrs. Mary A. Buckingham, wife of the late
William Gardner Buckingham. died at her
home, 1920 Hollins street, Baltimore, on Wed
nesday last in the seventy-eighh year OF her
age. Death was due to dropsy. Mrs. Buck
Iugham WAS born in Frederick county, and
Was a daughter OF the late John Barholow, one
of the most prominent residents of The county.
She came to Baltimore AZ years ago, and since
taking up her residence here has been an act
i've member of the Union Square Methodist
Episcopal Church She is survived by three
sons. John b., William q. and +. Herr ert
Buckingham, and one daughter Miss Il.
Florence Buckingham). She also leaves four
grandchildren and one great -grandchild The
funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon,
at 3 o'cock. from her late home. Services
will be conducted by Rev. +. &. Gallaher,
pastor of Union Square Church, and burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Clement Weaver, son of Lewis Weaver, of
Littlestown. and Miss Rosa A. Sneeringer.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. H. Sneeringer.
of Hanover, Pa. were married at st Joseph :
Catholic Church on October Sth. by Rev.
Father Huber. George Topper. of Baltimore.
AN uncle of the bride. was groomsman, and
Miss Tilie Sneeringer, sister of the bride WAS
bridesmaid.
SKEGGS-wATERS.
Frank w. II. Skeggs. son Of Henry Skeggs.
and Miss Bertha l. Waters. both of Mount
Airy. were married in Frederick yesterday
Il. Il -
the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal
Church by the pastor, Rev. A. j. Gill. After
the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Skeggs returned to
Mount Airy.
COLLINS.
Hannah c. Collins, colored, died at her
home in Eldershnrg. at Il p. M. OH October
4, aged "a years. after long illness from
,yphoid fever. The sympathy of this com
munity was much aroused on Saturday morn
ing when it was announced that her death
had occurred during the night. Hannah Col
Inns who. before her marriage. was Il Gosneli,
was born and reared in the town known AS
townsville, one half mile north of here, and
was known by everyone an upright woman
in all the walks of life; quiet. honest, in.
dustiious. economical, and strictly attentive
10 any and all duties that were entrusted to
her. She. with her husband. Allen, who has
been dangerously III with the same disease,
had provided themselves aud family with
very comfortable home. the same being kept
to high standard of neatnesS. Her example
to her race was such as to be IA living memory,
and her removal will be deeply felt in The
community where she labored so hard to i'm
prove her relatives and friends. She
buried in the white Rock Cemetery on Sun
day: IA large attendance of both white and
colored people being present. She leaves
husband and eight children, and large mum.
Der of other relatives.