The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-27
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starr
Rev. Jesse c. Starr, a retired minis
ter of the Methodist Episcopal Com
ference, died at his home on Park
avenue, yesterday morning about 9-46
o'clock, after lingering illness, dur
ing which time he suffered intensely,
bearing his Affections with an Inus-
ual degree of patience and fortitude.
His age was ~ years. MIR. starr
joined the Baltimore Conference in
1872, and served number or differ
ent charges, including West River, ST.
Mary's Hancock, Magothy. Mount
Carmel, Thurmont and Buck
eystown. He was also pastor Of
Gorsueh Church, Washington, for
several years. In 1898 he retired
from active ministry on account uf i'll
health, and moved to Westminster,
where he has resided ever since.
Mr.. Starr was born i'm Uniontown
his parents being the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Starr.
He married Miss Mary Jones, OF
Leonardtown, st. Mary's county, Nd,
who survives him, together with three
children: Thomas Eddy Starr, llving
in Florida; Harry Starr and Mrs.
Edward G. Little, Of this city.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock at Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal Church,
Rev. L. Emory Bennett officiating. The
pallbearers were selected by MIR.
Starr himself, will be: Theodore
Kaufman, Frank * Herr. T. %.
Grimes, Sr., Harry P. Gorsuch, Frank
Cassell, DIR. ID II. Shipley. Funeral
director, F. c. Sharrer.
DeVine.
Following an illness of about a
week, william p. Devine, the we'll
known proprietor OF the Hotel O'Bold,
Hanover, Pa, died from erysipelas at
4.45 o'clock Monday evening. He
was aged 49 years.
The deceased was one of the best
known hotel men In that section, hav-
ing spent most Of his life in the busi-
ness In Hanover and Gettysburg. He
was a member Of eight fraternal
orders.
The deceased was a son Of the late
James Devine, and Agnes (Klunk)
Devine. The following brothers and
sisters survive: Mrs. Joseph Kahler
of Catonsville; John Devine and
James 7. Devine, OF Edgegrove; Mrs,
Robert Sneeringer, of Mt. Rock, and
Harry Devine, now OF Davidsburg
formerly of York, Pa.
Funeral Thursday, February 26
requiem high mass in st. Joseph's
church, Rev. James a. Huber officiat-
ing. Interment on family lot In
Conewago Chapel Cemetery.
Deal.
George 8. Deal, aged 173 years, q
retired farmer, died at his home neal
Hampstead, Monday night, from
cerebral hemorrhage. His wife who
was Miss Wheeler, died several years
ago. He il survived by two sons:
John "a. Deal, at home, and Leslie
Deal, of Celevlend. Ohio; foul
daughters: Misses Flora, at home
Alice and Grace, teachers at the
Franklin High School. Reisterstown
and Clara, a trained nurse, of Wash,
ington, Id. Oh; one brother, Thomas
Deal, OF Sykesville, and one sister
Mrs. Joseph Lippy, OF Greenmount.
Funeral services were held or
Thursday afternoon at St- Pauli
Lutheran SauECA at ArCduldy rev
Edward Brown, of Baltimore, officiat
ing, assisted by Rev. J. r. Hensel, o
Arcadia The pallbearers were: A
J. Belt, T. s. Lester, J. Rhoten
George Prechtel, Charles Richards
and william Brown. Funeral direc
tors G. " Upton A. Son.
Everhart
Mrs. Caroline Everhart, S6 year,
old, a member of one of the oldes
families In Westminster, died at hel
home, 225 N. Calhoun St., Baltimore
yesterday afternoon. Death was due TX
pneumonia. Mrs. Everhart was borI
In Westminster and was the widow
of the late Mr.. Samuel p. Ever
hart. She had been living LIZ
Baltimore for the past Is years. Mrs
Everhart il survived by two sons. DIR
George Y. Everhart, OF Baltimore
county, and John ~. Everhart. OF Bal
timore. and three grandchildren. The
funeral will take place from thu
Calhoun street address Sunday after
noon. Her body will be- brought *
Westminster on the 3.13 b. m, trair
and services will be held at the
Methodist Protestant Church. Rev
d. l.. Greenfield officiating. Funera
director, T.. @. Sharrer.
Ange4L
Nathan Angel, a Grand Army man
died suddenly at his home in Taney
town, Monday afternoon, February
23, of heart trouble. His age was III
years. He is survived by his widow
who was Miss Sheets before her mar
riage, and two sons: Arthur Angel
of Milwaukee, Wis, and Ernest Ang-
ell, at home. Funeral services were
held yesterday morning at the United
Brethren Church In Taneytown, Rev
Mr.. Spangle officiating. Interment
was made In the adjoining cemetery.
Mr.. Angel was a member Of the
Knights OF Pythias and three OF his
pallbearers were members OF the
order, and the other three were
Grand Army men, G. Q. Fuss, funer-
al director.
Webb.
Mrs. Martha Webb, wife of 4. p.
Webb, died Tuesday morning, $50
o'clock at her home at Waynesboro,
Pa, from heart trouble, aged Sc
years. She was born July 8, 1857. at
Beverly, nv. y. At the age Of 10 years
she moved with her parents to Phila-
deIphiay Pa- There she was married
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