The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
[. MARSHALL HAINES
Dies At His Home In EIkton Last
Sunday Morning.
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED

| L. Marshall Haines, one of the leading
lawyers of Elkton Bar and highly re-
spected resident of Cecil county, died
early Sunday morning. at his home in
Elkton, from heart trouble, aged 63 years.
The news of his death was received with
deep sorrow, and while he had been in
poor health for months past and had but
recently returned to his home from the
mountains, it was thought he was greatly
| improved.
The deceased was son of Eli and
Hannah Marshall Haines, and was born
near Rising Sun. His primary education
was obtained in the public schools near
Rising Sun, after which he entered the
Pennsylvania State Normal School, near
Lancaster. While at school and yet in
his teens he enlisted in the Union Army,
joining Company c, Eighth Pennsylvania
Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac.
He served with his regiment in Virginia
until the close of the war, and then return
ed to the normal school. Upon gradual
AhS3 NAts lAdiHCo LduSHL oSAOOl at tAS Oi0
Stone" school house, east of town, known
now as Pleasant Meadow school. In 1868
he took up the study of law under the late
William ]. Jones, of Elkton, and was adj
mitted to the bar in 1870. In 1872 he
formed partnership with his former pre-
ceptor, which said firm continued until
the death of Mr.. Jones in 1894, when Mr..
Haines succeeded TO the lucrative practice
of the firm. In politics Mr.. Haines was
Republican and was. twice candidate of
his party for State S Attorney, was can
didate both for the State Senate and House
of Delegates, and in 1897 was nominated
for associate judge of the Second Judicial
Circuit, but the circuit being overwhelm-
ingly Democratic he was defeated.l
Mr.. Haines was also actively identified
with the business interest of his town and
county. He was one of the original trus-
tees of the Jacob Tome Institute, at Port
Deposit, position he held at the time of
his death. In addition to being director
of the Mutual Building Association of
Cecil County he was for many years its
treasurer, director of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Cecil County, di-
rector of the National Bank of Elkton and
one of the incorporates and directors of
the Union Hospital, of Cecil county. In
grand army circles he was well known,
being a past commander of the Elkton
Post, and also past master of the Masonic
Lodge of Elkton, of which he was prom
inent and active member.
For many years Mr.. Haines was chief
counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. In 1873 Mr.. Haines married
Miss Elizabeth Jackson, of Chester
county, Penn, who, with two sons,
Frederick T. Haines, a member of the
Elkton bar, and Warren J. Haines, Of
Philadelphia, survive him. The funeral
was held on Wednesday afternoon from
his late residence in Elkton, and was
largely attended by residents from all
sections of the county who held the de-
ceased in high esteem. ~saf,fs
Services were conducted by Rev John
McElmoyle, pastor of Elkton Presbyterian
Church, burial being in Elkton cemetery.
The members of the Cecil bar and the
Singerly Fire Company attended the flu
neral in body. and delegations were
present from Union Lodge of Masons,
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company and
Union Hospital. The public schools and
high school were closed for the afternoon
and all public buildings and business
houses along the route of the funeral
were closed. The pallbearers were Gov.
Crothers, Mr.. John Gilpin, DR.. John H.
lamar, Dr. Howard Bratton, Mr.. George
A. Blake, Mr.. William S. Evans. Mr..
Charles B. Finley and Mr.. William T.
Warburton.