The citizen., 1913-06-27
OBITUARY..
Some of Those Who Have Fallen
Before the Silent Reaper.

HARRIS.
James w. Harris, infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Harris. died on June u
at the home OF his parents in Buckeys.
town.
James Edward Baer, eldest son of Mr..
Iohn r. Baer, East Fourth street died in
Baltimore June is. of tuberculosis, aged
al years.
CHAPMAN.
Miss Mary A. NJ. Chapman, aged IS
years, died at the home of her mother in
Gaithersburg Of tuberculosis. She for
merly lived in Washington.
BIER.
Mrs Susan Bier, nee Leather, widow of
the late Christian Bier, died at her home
in Baltimore on June IS in the us: year
of her age. She has several cousins liv-
ing in this city.
HoGG.
Mrs. Mary c. Hogg. the wife of Will
liam McKim Hogg, died at her home,
No 1915 Edmondson avenue, Baltimore,
Md, on Saturday, June 2Ist. Mr. Nc
Kim Hogg is very well known in this
city.
Mrs Susan NJ Bieh, wife of Mr.. Mar
tin L. Biehl. died at her home, at Yellow
Springs, this county, on Saturday night,
June 2ISt, of tuberculosis, aged 81 years.
Besides her husband she is survived by
one brother, Martin E. Bartgis, ofYellow
Springs.
THOMPSON.
Thomas Perry Thompson died at the
home Of his sister, Mrs Cornelius Bean,
near Deerwood. Montgomery county,
Monday morning, of paralysis, aged "a
years. He WAS the son Of the late Elijah
Thompson, of Montgomery county. Co.
lumbus Thompson, of Washington, is
his brother.
GROVE.
Mrs. Rosa Lee Grove. wife Of S Ed
ward Grove, of Ridgevile, died at her
home from Brght's disease, aged AZ
years. She had been in poor health for
some time. She is survived BY her hus-
band and three children, CLYDE and
French, at home, and Mrs. lanes Nor
wood, Ridgeville.
darcy.
Mrs. Sallie A. Darby. wife of Lawrence
A. Darby. formerly Judge of the Orphans
Court for Montgomery county, died June
"a at her home, near Jacksonville. aged
7o years. Besides her husband she leaves
three daughters and five sons, all of
Montgomery county. Mrs. Darby was,
before her marriage, a Miss Chiswell.
M'PHERsoN.
Mrs. Worthington Johnson, of this
CITY. has received word OF the death of
her cousin, Miss Matilda A. Mcpherson.
of Frederick, but who last spring went
to Macon Georgia, TO make her home
with her niece Miss Mcpherson would
have reached her goth birthday on July
10th. of this year Some time ago she
sustained a severe fall, and was housed
for a considerable time. when pueu-
monia developed. Her death occurred
on June 10Th.
SMITH.
Rev |. Lawson Smith, a minister of
the Lutheran Church, and native of
Myersvlle, this county,, died at Pitts
burg. Pa. on last Saturday morning.
June 2Gst, following an attack of paral-
ysis. He was aged 76 years. Rev. Mr.
Smith was born in Myersvile in 1886.
In 1869 he married Miss Elizabeth e.
Watson, the daughter of Rev c. L.
Watson, of Loa, Ill., Besides his widow
and several children, he leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Smith and Miss
Savilla Smith, of Myersvile.
NORRIS.
Mrs. Mary Ann Norris, widow of Thos.
Norris, formerly of Keedysvlle, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. s.
Finfrock, Frederick street, Hagerstown.
from cancer and general debility, aged 90
years. The family lived in Keedysville
for about thirty.hve years. She is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs.
Otho Finfrock, Miss Martha Norris, Jas.
H.. Charles F., Mrs. Carrie Davis, all of
Hagerstown; Mrs. Daisy Hagan, Gap
land; sisters, Sarah Moss, Knoxville;
Mrs jamie Runkles. Cumberland; BROTH
ers, John and Daniel Lapole, Knoxville,