The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-11-29
DEATHS
Louis 2. slingfuff Dead.


ed with it's county and State central
committees. He served two terms a.
a judge of the Orphans Court and
was chief judge the second term.
Subsequently he was appointed q
member Of the Board of School Com
His remains were inferred on We'd
nesday in the Pipe Creek Cemetery
OF the Church OF the Brethren, near
Uniontown. His wife died many years
ago. He is survived by two daugh-
ters and two sons-Mrs. James w.
Beacham, of Avondale; Mrs. Thomas
Stouffer, of New Windsor; Thomas G.
Slingluff, at home, and Robert Lee
Slingluff, of the Baltimore bar. He
also leaves nine grandchildren and
one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver, of
New Windsor
AT the funeral Elder a. ?. Snader
officiated assisted by DR.. James
Frazer. The paIlbearers were ::
Thomas Slingluff. r. Lee Slingluff, r.
J. Stouffer, J. W. Beacham, Sr., J. w.
Beacham, Jr., and Slingluff Beacham.
Harvey Bankard and Son, undertak-
ers.
Steward.
Mr.. John Steward, a we'll known
resident of Union Mills, died on Tues
day, November 26, about noon, aged
about IS years. Mr.. Steward was a
prominent Democrat in the county,
and had been a subscriber to The
nearly all Of his life. He
is survived by a widow and four sons
DiaharI Gnnrpa arI
and by two daughters, Mrs. 1. ]. Bank
ard, of Hanover, Pa, and Mrs. David
Starner, Of Baltimore.
Funeral services were held this
at the Bachman's Valley
church, Rev. J. w. Reinecke officiat-
ing. Interment was made in the ad-
joining cemetery. MIR. Steward had
been ill all the summer.
HesS0n.
Mrs. Mary Hesson widow of the late
Abraham HessOn, died at the home of
her son in Linwood, on Monday, No
vember 25, aged 80 years. She il
survived by two sons: Milton Of
Union Bridge, and John, of Linwood; /;
also two daughters: Mrs. John Sion
aker and Mrs. John Brown, both OF
one brother, Isaac Shaffer,
OF Harrisburg, Pa, and one sister,
Mrs. L. S. Moss, of Iowa. She had
been confined to bed by illness for 81
Funeral services were held
at Baust Church on Wednesday at /
o'clock. Rev. G. w. Baughman, pas
tor of the deceased, off1ciated, assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Witter of the Progressive
Mr- ID
Garner, of Linwood. The pallbearers
were her grandsons: Thomas II. Hes
son, Henry II. Hesson, William
Brown, Thomas Slonaker, William
Hesson and Edward Hesson. Inter
ment was. made in the cemetery of
Baust church.
Frederick.
Mr.. Joshua Frederick, a brother of
the late Mrs. Sarah r. Brown, of this
city, died on Sunday at his residence
in Topeka, Kansas, aged 81 years. He
was a former resident of Baltimore
county and leaves two sons and two
daughters. His remains were brought
to this city on Friday morning and
inferred in the family lot i'm the West
minister Cemetery after funeral SER
vices at the grave by Rev. l.. Emory
Bennett, pastor OF Centenary Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
He served i'm the United States Army
as an Indian Scout, and had a num-
ber of brothers in the late war. He
has a number of nieces and nephews
in this vicinity, one of whom is Miss
Ella T. Brown, residing on Green
street. The pallbearers were Messrs.
George r. Brown, W. H. Brown, U. G..
Brown and Dohnea Nygren. II. O.
Sharrer was the funeral director.
Shank.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shank, widow of the
late Otho a. Shank, died Sunday at
her home in Taneytown, OF a compli-
cation of diseases, aged about 66
years. She il survived by three
and four sons. She is al
50 survived by two brothers, John T..
Smith, Of WoOdsboro, and Philip
Smith, of Alpha, Md. She was half
sister Of Mrs. James w. Robinson,
Frederick
KnelIer.
William G.. Kneller died Friday, No
vember 22, at his home in Manchester,
from a complication OF diseases. He
was about 20 years of age.
MIR. Kneller was a mason and brick
layer by trade, and was widely known
as a contractor, but of late years, on
account Of his advanced age, he con
fined his work to Manchester and
vicinity.
.Eckard.
Mr.. Herbert D. Eckard, an employee
at the Springfield State Hospital for
the Insane, at Sykesville, this county,
died at the hospital Saturday, No
vember 90, aged SO years. He is
survived by two brothers and six sis
ters. The remains were brought Sat
urday to the undertaking parlors of
Harvey Bankard & Son this city,
from whence they were taken Monday
to Unionville Methodist Episcopal
Church, Frederick county, and there
in the adjoining cemetery.
MIR. Eckard was q member of the
Masonic Lodge at Freedom, and Sui
phur Springs Lodge I. O. O. f., New
Windsor. The Masonic Lodge had
charge Of the services at the grave.
The pallbearers were Messrs- Is
ward Barnes, Edward Bankard, Clar-
ence Ensor, Harry Nusbaum, Harry
Yingling and Halbert Nusbaum. Har-
yey Bankard and Son had charge OF
the funeral.
Baxter.
Louis wv. Baxter died at his late
residence, at Catonsville, Nd. on No
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