The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-02
THE DEATH RECORD.
ANDREW DELAWDER.

W l. AHUreW DeldWuer, uncle or Mr..
ames A. Delawder, of Oakland, and
brother of Mr.. David Delawder, of near
Hutton. The deceased was aged "a
/ years and is survived by his widow,
four sons and five daughters. He was
a resident of Oakland Immediately fol-
/ lowing the Civil War where he was en-
gagged in the blacksmithing business,
and left here more than forty years
ago when he returned to his old home
in Howard county, Md, where he con-
tInued to reside until his death. He was
a close personal friend of former Cover
nor Edwin Warfield in whose employ
three of his sons now are.
EDWARD MARGRoFF.
Mr.. Edward Margroff, life long
resident of the Accident District, died
at his home near Accident Tuesday, his
death following stroke of appoplexy.
The deceased was we'll known in all
portions of Garrett county and counted
his friends legion. Mr.. Margroff was
for number of years tax collector for
the county, served one term as County
Commissioner and for the past fourteen
years has been vice president o. the
Farmers Fire Insurance Company of
this county. He was Union veteran,
serving his country throughout the war
of the Sixties with credit and honor.
He is survived by his widow and num-
Der of children, all of whom are grown.
His funeral will occur today with in
terment at Accident.
DAVID MORGAN MASON.
This vicinity was called upon to wit
ness the passing OF another of its old
and respected citizens last Saturday
evening about $3.50 o'clock. at which
time Mr. D. M, Mason succumbed from
heart trouble, at his home on Third
street.
While it was known that he had been
in failing health for some time past,
his death was a shock to the community,
it being sudden and unexpected. Early
in the evening he seemed better than
usual and in fine spirits.
Mr.. Mason was born in Preston
county, West Virginia, on June %, 1843.
and was a son of William D. and Re
becca Mason. AT the outbreak of the
Civil War he cast his lot with the for
tunes of tbeSouth joining in September,
1862, Company F, 33rd. Virginia Vol.
unters, which later became a part of the
famous Stonewall Brigade. He served
in the Confederate army until the close
of the war in 1865, and during his army
career was captured and made to serve
fourteen months in a Federal prison.
Mr.. Mason came to Oakland in the
year 1871, and about the year 1888
entered the service of the Baltimore &
Ohio r. R. Co., at the station here, and
served in various capacities until about
1900, when he was appointed agent of
the company in Oakland. He held this
position until December, 1903, when he
resigned to enter the milling business
with Mr.. j. H. Painter, under the firm
name of Mason & Painter. He later
sold the business and has since been en-
gagged in various official capacities.
Always prominent Democrat, he
took an active part in the politics of
the state, town and county, and has
held different positions of trust, hav-
ing been mayor, a member of the
Board of Election Supervisors for Gar
rett county several years ago, and serv-
ed several terms as tax and water COL
lector for the city of Oakland, which
position he held at the time of his
death. He was an appointee to the
Election Board under the present Demo-
cratic administration of the state, and
would have been a member of the new
board had he lived.
Mr.. Mason was united in marriage to
Miss Sarah Chisholm, of Oakland, on
February q, 1889. No children were
born of this union. He is survived by
his wife, Mr.. George M. Mason,
brother, and Mrs. Mary Susan CHS
holm and Miss Martha Ellen Mason,
sisters.
The funeral took place from the Gar
rett Memorial church Tuesday after
noon, after services conducted by Rev.
DR.. ]. C. Ely, the pastor.
The local lodge of the Knights of
Pythias, of which the deceased was a
member, attended in body.
We join with the many friends of the
bereaved wife and relatives in extend
ing heartfelt sympathy in their sad
loss.