The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-18

Brilliant.

| Brilliant.
George o. Brilliant, prominent
member of the Carroll county bar
died Monday night, October 14th at
the nome OF his mother, Mrs. Maria
Brilliant, at New Windsor, aged az
years, 8 months and 25 days. He
was a graduate of New Windsor Col
lege and the University of MARYLAND
and had been in active practice more
than 10 years. Until the recent
change in the State administration
he was counsel to the Board of Su-
pervisors of Elections of the county.
Mr.. Brilliant was vice-president of
the First National Bank of New
Windsor. He was the only child of
the late Isaac Brilliant.
His death was caused by tubercu-
los1s from which disease he had long
been a sufferer. For weeks he was at
Lake Saranac in an effort to regain
MS health but continued steadily to
grow weaker.
A meeting of the Carroll county
bar was held here Wednesday morn
ing in memory of Mr.. Brilliant. In the
absence OF Chief Judge William H.
Thomas, Hon. James A C. Bond pre-
sided and Theodore F. Brown acted
.. III,
Fink, Francis Neal Parke and George
l.. Stocksdale were appointed a com
m1ttee to draft resolutions to be pre-
sented during the November term OF
court. Messrs. John Milton Reif-
snider and Michael E. Walsh, a COM
m1ttee, was instructed to procure
suitable floral tribute, and It was re-
solved to attend in body the funeral
which will take place at Winters
Lutheran Church tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Revs. DR.. Frazer and
DR.. G. w. Baughman will be the Off
clatlng clergyman, and the honorary
pallbearers will be: Messrs Chas.
E. Fink, F. Neal Parke, Charles o.
Clemson, Theodore Brown, j. Milton
Reifsnider and George l.. Stocksdale.
The Masons of Union Bridge will
have the burial service in charge.
Harvey Bankard & Son, undertakers.
Bevard.
Wakeman II. Bevard, died suddenly
at the home of his son, Howard w.
Bevard, near Belair, Tuesday night,
while on a visit. The cause of his
death was hemorrhage Of the brain.
Despite his advanced age of sc years,
Mr.. Bevard was active and enjoyed
remarkably good health Np to the
time he was stricken
Besides his widow, he is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. Lulu Day
and Mrs. G. Albert Geatty, both Of
Baltimore, and Mrs. F. H. Iglehart, of
Belair, and three sons, G. Harry Be-
ward, of Eldersburg; Howard w. Be
ward, of Belair, and Samuel S. Be-
ward, Of Abingdon, a representative
from Hartford county for two terms i'm
the Maryland legislature. The funer-
al took place this morning.
Peregoy.
John H. Peregoy, aged SO, a we'll
known farmer of Pleasant Grove,
Baltimore county, committed suicide
early Monday morning by hanging
himself from rafter in his barn.
Mr.. Peregoy was apparently in good
spirits when he retired on Sunday
night When his son went to the
barn to feed the stock on Monday
morning he discovered the body Of
Mr. Peregoy hanging from the rafter.
1t is said that he had been in ill
health for some time, which was
probably the cause of his rash act.
He is survived by widow and ten
children Thomas, of Baltimore;
John, Marvis, Wilson, and Misses
Beulah, Iowa, Olive, Ida and Hester,
at home; Mary, of Baltimore; also
one sister, Mrs. Daniel Wheeler, Of
Foreston, Md; and two brothers,
Howard, of Mt. Carmel, and Frank,
of Baltimore
Funeral services were held on We'd
nesday afternoon at Pleasant Grove,
Rev. H. K. Gill, the pastor, officiating,
assisted by Rev. a. J. Derr, of Hamp-
stead, and Rev. Frank Steelman, Of
Baltimore. The pallbearers were
NJ. =. Watts j.. G. Caltrider, III. s.
Pipps, a. w. Armacost, +. ID. Ensor
and T. F. King. G. V. Upton & Son
undertakers.
Knfpp. s'-~.
Mrs. George Davis Knipp, wife OF