The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-08-23

the residence of Mr.. George Proctor, at
Upper Cross Roads, on Tuesday of last
week. Her funeral took place at Provi-
dence NJ. P. church on Thursday, Rev r.
S. Barnes officiating. c. E. Hornberger
was the undertaken.
MISS NELLIE MccOMAS.
Miss Nellie McComas, aged 50 years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John McComas,
of Madonna, died on Thursday of last
week of typhoid fever. Her funeral took
place on Saturday, the interment being
in Bethel Presby terrain cemetery. Rev S.
M. Engle officiated. The pail bearers
were Messrs. Emory A. McComas. Will
liam N. McComas, Walter X. McComas.
Ross Hanna, William MARKING and
Robert J. Wiley.
JOHN SIANAHAN.
Mr. John Shanahan, highly respected
resident of West Hartford, died at his
residence near Reckord on Tuesday of
last week, aged SO years. His funeral
took place on Friday, the interment be-
ing in the Catholic cemetery at Long
Green. His six grandsons, Messrs.
Thomas, John, Edward and John Shana-
han, and Joseph and Daniel Lynch, acted
as pail bearers. c. E. Hornberger was
the undertaken.
MRS. ELIZABETH KEEN PATTERSON.
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80 years, wife of Mr.. E. Stanley Patter-
son, died at her home near EmmOrton,
on Thursday of last week. She is surviv-
ed BY one son, Hall Patterson. Her
funeral took place on Sunday, the inter
inent being in the cemetery of Church
vile Presby terrain church. Rev. William
l. Glenn and Rev. c. WATSON officiated.
The pail bearers were Messrs. F. O.
Mitchell, W. w. Preston, Dir. F. A. Cronin,
b. Frank Hanway, Jr., w. F. Everett
and c. c. Spencer. Dean & Son were
the undertakers.
MRS. EDITH KIMMELL BAKER.
The gloom in the vicinity of Aber-
deem caused by the death of Mrs c. W.
Baker was profoundly deepened just be-
fore her burial by the announcement of
the death of her daughter in-law, Mrs.
Frank Baker nee kimmell, who died of
peritonitis at the Church Home in Balti-
more on Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Baker was one of the most popular
ladies in that section, and death came
lust as she seemed to have everything to
live for. She left an infant son about
seven weeks old She will be buried in
Baker cemetery, today, Friday. services
at the home of her mother, Mrs. John H.
Baker at two o'clock.
MRS PRISCILLA GRIFFITH.
Mrs. Priscilla Griffith, widow of the
late John l.. Griffith, died at the residence
of her grandson. Mr.. John L. G. Lee, lii
Bel Air on Sunday evening, OF heart fail
ure incident to declining years. Mrs.
Griffith would have been 90 years of age
in October, and up to recently had been
remarkably active and vigorous both in
mind and body, her final illness lasting
only a few days. Mrs. Griffith was the
daughter of John W. Stump, and sister of
Col Herman Stump, of this town. In
early life she married MIR. John l.. Griffith,
a prominent farmer and landholder of
the second district, where she resided
until the time of his death, which oc-
Cured in 1865. Two daughters were
born OF the marriage, Mrs. Sallie Lee,
first wife of Col. Ohio S. Lee, who died
some years ago, and second daughter
who died in her youth Upon the mar
rage of her daughter Sallie in 1867, she
moved to the latter's home in Bel Air
and during the past forty years has en-
deared herself to wide circle of friends
and acquaintance in this community.
Funeral services were conducted at En-
manuel Protestant Episcopal Church,
Bel Air, on Wednesday morning, Revs.
K. A. CastIeman and John |. Yellot Off
ciating. The interment was in Spesutia
cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs.
Eugene Greenway, Bertram N. Stump,
w. BOYD Bell, Septimus Davis, Thomas
NJ. Allibone and Dr. E. Hall Richardson.
Dean and Son were the undertakes.
MRS. EMMA BAKER.
Mrs Emma F. Baker, wife of Mr.
Charles w. Baker, died at her residence
in Aberdeen on Monday morning, August
| 10Th Mrs Baker had been in poor
health for more than year, but until
wit hin the past two months she had been
active in attending to the affairs OF her
home. She was jealous worker in the
| Methodist Episcopal church, being a
member of it's different societies and was
| the church organist, and was especially
active in the furtherance of the temper
ance cause. Mrs. Baker was 50 years of
age. She was daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William B. Michael, who have re-
Gently moved from Baltimore county to
| Aberdeen, their former home. The de-
ceased leaves her husband, three sons,
Messrs. Tevis, Frank E. and Lynn Baker,
| anu OilC uduShlSl, miss bSulchH
Besides her parents, one sister, Miss Ida
Michael, survive her. Funeral services
took place from her late residence on
Wednesday at 2 2. NJ, and were con-
Quoted by her former pastors, Rev. H. W.
II. Weech and Rev. Kenneth 6. Murray,
of Baltimore. who were assisted by Rev.
Francis X. Bailey and Rev. David Jami-
son, of the Presbyterian church. The
death of good woman always causes
an aching void in her own home, but her
good deeds live after her and become
monuments to her memory as the years
go by. The pail bearers were Messrs o.
c. Michael. George Evans, Robert A.
Mitchell, c. A. Courtney, M. F. Kerr and
w. f. Morgan. The interment was made
in Baker cemetery. Mr.. A. X. Fletcher
had charge of the fuEeral arrangements.