The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-09-20
DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And Others
Who Have Passed Away.

Henry Garrett. one of the oldest and best
known citizens of the vicinity OF Sherman's
Church, died Sunday morning, September 10,
at 4 o'clock, at his home in Manchester dis
trct. this county, near the State lne. he
was retired farmer, In his eZd year: g.
Miss Harriet Craumer,, died thirty years ago.
His second wife was Mrs. Rinehart; she
died 10 or II years ago. The following chill
dren, all by his first wife, survive; Reuben,
living on the home farm; Henry. who lived
| with his father; Charles, near Glen Rock;
| Nelson, of Aesia; John. of near Sherman's
| Church; Mrs. Wesley Zumbrum and Mrs.
| Theo. Houck, both of West Mannheim. Two
sisters-Mrs. Andrew Disc. of Dug Hill, Md,
| and Mrs. Thos. Kelly, of Union Mills.
| Funeral took place Wednesday morning at
9 O'Clock at the house. Rev. J. H. Hartman
| officiating. Interment was in Shermans
| Church cemetery.
Jesse o. Townsend, aged 46 years, 10
months and 81 days, son of Thomas and Mary
Townsend, of Union Bridge, died very sud
denly on Friday last of complication of dis
eases. Mr.. Townsend was employed in the
Western Maryland Railroad carshops at Union
Bridge and was unmarried. He is survived
by six brothers and one sister, Charles b.
Townsend, Joseph c. Townsend and Mrs.
Lydia E. Grumbine, of Baltimore; Evan T.
Townsend and John r. Townsend, of Mi
amisburg. Ohio; Isaac W. Townsend and
VIM. F. Townsend, of Union Bridge.
His funeral took place on Sunday from his
late residence. Following were the pallbear
ner, A. Yingling, Il. Z. Fogle and c. G.
Fogle all brother workmen in the Union
Bridge shops The floral tributes were hand,
some and numerous.
MICHAELs.
Charles Michaels, n resident of Pennsyl
vania avenue, this city, died Tuesday evening
at the Maryland University Hospital, aged
43 years and days. He taken to the
hospital Thursday of last week, but owing to
his weak condition was not operated on. He
was brakeman on the Western Maryland
Railroad. and an injury which he received by
jumping from a car in a wreck some time ago
is supposed to have started his trouble. He
is survived by wife and four sons, Howard,
Wilbur, Arthur and Melvin; his mother, Mrs.
Sarah A. Michaels, of Philadelphia; three
sisters, Mrs. Emma Harris, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Catharine Gibson and Mrs. Sarah Sloyer,
both of Coatesville, Pa, and three brothers,
John H., of Emmitsburg; Isaac, of Waynes-
boro. and James Wesley. of New Windsor.
Funeral services were held this afternoon
at !. 80 D. H. at the Reformed Church in this
city, Rev. C. S. Slagle officiating. Interment
was made in Krider's Cemetery, near this
city.
The Odd Fellows of New Windsor, of
which lodge he was member, had charge of
the burial service and the pallbearers, Chas.
Fowler, William Helm, Bradley Miller, Adam
Lindsay. David Lindsay and Guy Lindsay
were brother members.
DEvILBISs.
Caspar Devilbiss, aged about 81 years, died
Wednesday, September II, at his home in
Shellsburg, Benton Co., Iowa, where he had
resided for the past forty years. After the
death of his wife, September 90, 1893, he lived
the life of a recluse, as he had no children.
He was a native of Maryland and has many
friends in This section. He removed to Ohio
and Ip.Gr to Iowa, where he lived till his death.
His funeral took place September II, Rev
Mr.. Barr officiating. lnterment was made in
the lakewood Cemetery. The pallbearers
were John Nabholz, Alonzo Kellogg. Isaac
R. Noah William NJ. Lewis, Mr.. Lane and
George Combs, all of Shelsburg.
The deceased was brother of the late Ada
Greenwood, widow of Joseph b. Greenwood,
late of this county.
REYNOLDS.
Frederick R. Reynolds, worthy colored
citizen, formerly of this city, died at his home,
on Charles street. September 7, in his 4sth
year. He was born in this county. and was
employed by Judge Clabaugh for several
years, afterward removing to Washington, D.
c.. where he was sexton for st. Thomas
Church for four years. He leaves a wife and
two children. He was an honest and reliable
man and highly respected by all with whom
he was connected. by reason of his temperance,
good morals and christian spirit. He was
brother of Mrs. Nelson Edwards.
STEM.
Charles Stem, aged II, son of George Stem
of near New Windsor, died Tuesday morning
about eight clock of what the doctor pro-
nounced sunstroke. The young man had
threshed in the morning of the day before,
pulled sweet corn and did other work in the
| afternoon and became so overheated that he
became i'll in the evening. He continued to
| grow worse and died early the next morning.
+, Funeral services were held at the home at II
m. Thursday and interment was made in the
Taylorsville cemetery, Rev. Cissel of the
| Methodist Church officiating.
| The pallbearers were: Arthur Keefer. Roy
Bowersox, Clarence Barnes, Murray Killer,
| and two Mr.. Mosers