The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
OBITUARY..

Some of Those Who Have Fallen
Before the Silent Reaper.
MOORE.
Alverdia A. Moore, daughter of d H.
"A. and Sarah Kohlenberg, died at her
home i'll Baltimore.
SHOOK
Mrs. Savilla Shook, of Shookstown,
died at Montevue Hospital, of general
debility, aged about rs years. She is
survived by two brothers. Mr.. Edward
Shook, of Shookstown and VIM. Shook,
OF Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Mary
Supp, of Braddock.
Mrs. Rosela Wills died Iune 40 at Mon.
tevue Hospital of general debility, aged
70 years. Mrs. Wills was the widow OF
George Wills. Her maiedn name was
Finch and she was the last of her family.
Her nearest relatives are NJ. A. McCaf-
frey and Albert and Bernard Smith She
was member of St. Johns Catholic
church.
HlLDEBRAND.
Mrs. Della Hildebrand, widow of Fred
erick Hildebrand. died June 26 at her
home at Rocky Springs after an illness of
some weeks, aged 70 years, months
and % days Mrs. Hildebrand was well
known. She leaves two sons, Tohn II.
and G. w. Hildebrand, of Rocky Springs.
One brother, John Crabbs, Yellow
Springs, and one sister, Mrs. William II.
Stone, this city, also survive.
MUssER.
Ralph Eugene Musser. died Tulv at
his home, SIS North Market, from heart
trouble, following a long illness. Mr..
MuSSer was for some years a cabman, and
met the trains arriving in Frederick He
followed this calling until poor health
caused him to abandon the work. He
was aged 81 years. He was a member
of the Frederick Order of Moose. Be-
sides his wife he is survived by one
brother and three sisters: James Musser
Scotsdale, Pa; Mrs. Reuben Grove and
Mrs. Wesley Phleeger, Frederick; Mrs.
Marker Kaufman, LeGore.
FAHRNEY.
Jacob Fahrney a widely known and
prominent citizen of Washington county,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
+. NJ. Warrenfeltz, Funkstown, Monday
morning, of pneumonia, aged SIS years.
He was born at BoonSboro and was the
son of Samuel and Barbara (Gantz)
Fahrney and grandson of the original
DR.. Peter Fahrney. He was a cousin of
DR.. P. d. Fahrney, this city Mr.. Fahr-
ney was miller, learning his trade and
conducting a mill at Funkstown and al
terward at Beaver Creek, Smoketown
and St. James, His father, Samuel Fair
ney, it is claimed, was the inventor of
the first reaping machine which after
wards was patented by Mccormick.
Mr.. Walter !. King, who is well
known and has many relatives in this
county, died of general debility on Tune
ID, near Germantown, being in the nine
tieth year of his age. He was born in
Montgomery county on March ID, 1928.
At the age of 2I was married to Miss
Caroline Windsor, of Frederick county,
and to them were born six children.
Some time after the death of his wife,
Mr. King was married to Mrs. Emaline
Pyles, of Dickerson, Md. His second
wife lived but a few years. For the past
few years, Mr.. King has been residing
with his granddaughter, Mrs. Herbert
Price, near Germantown. He is survived
by three children, Arnold King, Balu-
more; Mrs. Annie Connolly, Washington
and and Mrs. Horace Peters, of Urbana,
this county. He is also survived by one
brother, John, of Lewlsdale, and by two
sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Riggs, of Cedar
Grove, and Mrs. Jemima Ball, of Wash
ington, d. c. The deceased is survived
by II grandchildren and 40 great grand
children. He was buried in the cemetery
at the Sugar Loaf chapel, Montgomery
count