The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-09
BEAR DEAD.

CAPTAIN WIFI GUMPANE Ny, SlAIH
MARYLAND INFANTRY DURING The
CIVIL WAR COMMANDER OF THE
GA, R. THIS CITY FOR IS YEARS.
Captain James Shellman Bear, 3
leading resident of this county, died
at his home at Tannery, in his 83rd
year, of infirmities of age, Sunday
at o'clock.
Captain Bear was born in Balti-I
more on July Az, 1884, and that city
was MS home until the close ct the
Civil War. Ha was son Of Dr-
Michael Shellman Bear, a prominent
and skillful physician and surgeon,
and of Matilda Chase Bear,S nee
Ridgely, of Annapolis. He wa IA
brother of Dr- AZ. R Bear, William H-
Bear, Arthur P. Bear and Mrs John
Wilson Brown, of Baltimore, who pre-
deceased him; one sister, Mrs. Gra-
ham Ridgely, Of Baltimore, and three
children, DIR. Harry r. Bear and Miss
Blanche X Bear, of Tannery, and
James S. Bear, Jr, of Baltimore. sur
vive him. He was lineally descended
from George Bear and John She'll
man, who came from Germany to
Frederick county in the 18th century.
John Shellman was one of the sur
vivors of Braddock's defeat and
Henry Bear served under Captain
Peter Mantz throughout the Reyolu-
tionary War. His father, DIR. Michael
Il. Bear and several uncles served in
the war of 1912 and took part in the
defense of Baltimore. Captain Bear
was educated at private and prochial
schools, at Loyola College and &C..
Mary's Military Academy
At the time of the Baltimore riot in
April, 1861, when the sixth Massa-
-chusetts was attacked while passing
through the city, Captain Bear took
sides with the troops and the same
night with a party of citizens seized
the Pikesville arsenal and helped
hold it until United States troops
took possession He served through
the Civil War in the First Maryland
Volunteer Infantry, under Col. John
r. Kenly He entered the service as
second lieutenant of Company a., June
80, 1861, and was promoted to first
lieutenant of Company a, November
.1, 1861. He was wounded and taken
prisoner May 23, 1862, at Front Roy
al, va, and was confined at Charles
ton, Belle Island, and Libby prisons.
Exchanged and returned tO his regi-
ment, he was fOr gallant service pro-
NOTED to tn captaincy of Company
G, December 16, 1862, and served to
The end OF the conflict Prominent aS
a Grand Army man, he was member
of the Grand Army Club Of Baltimore,
and OF Burns Post this city For
many years he has been commander
of the latter, and also served as De-
partment Commander of Maryland,
and as an officer on the staff of the
National Commander-in-ehief of the
G. A. r.
At the end of the war he purchased
and for five years conducted farm
near Reisterstown. In 1866, he mar
ried Susan K, eldest daughter of
Henry p. Fessler, of Frederick, who
died in 1914. In 1870 he formed a
partnership with his brother, Arthur
H. Bear, a. A. P. Bear & Bro, and
purchased the Schlosser Tannery, at
Tannery, assumed personal charge Of
the tannery and has since resided
there In 1880, when the plant was
sold to England & Bryan, and later
when re-organized as the Carroll Oak
Tanning Company, ne remained con
tinuously in charge as superintendent.
until ne retired from active business.
He was originally a Whig in politics; !;
voted Tor Abraham Lincoln in 1860,
was staunch Republican, and one of
the pioneer leaders of the party in
Carroll, but never aspired to office.
He was one of the original volunteer
firemen of Baltimore City.
He was also agent for the Western
Maryland Railroad and postmaster at
Tannery for many years.
The funeral took place Tuesday
morning. The services were conduct
81 by Rev II. Ct. Fields, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. The body was
brought to this city for burial on the
ll-5l train The cortege was met at
the station by members of Burns
Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
under command Of Adjutant John Fri
Mitten; detachment from Company
III, Maryland National Guard, under
First Lieutenant Harry G.. Berwager.
and troop of Boy Scouts. under
Scoutmaster Augustus Shriver. and
marched in line on each side Of the
hearse to the cemetery. Following
the religious services at the grave the
Grand Army ritual was read. The
long roll was beaten by Earl Brown.
and taps sounded by Musician Paul
Wimert, and three voIIeys fired over
the grave by firing squad by Sar-
geant Peter SANTOS, Corporal Arthur
y. Englar, Privates William Byers
John Magins, Nevin Long, Robert
Long, William Stoner, Samuel Myers,
Leland Jordan and Labon Baker. The
body bearers were H. Peyton Cor
such, Judge James "a. C- Bond, George
R- Gehr, T. W- Mather, Sr., Joseph ID.
Boyle, Elias O Grimes, B. W. Heagy
and Jesse C. Sharrer. The honorary
pallbearers were the 19 members VI
the Burns Post, OF which Captain
Bear had been commander for years
r. ?. Sharrer, funeral director.
Courtesy Night.