The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-17

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David, aged 20, and Scott, aged %
years. sons of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott Gilpin, of Thomas, formerly of
Swanton, died at the former place
Saturday and were buried IN the George
Cemetery near Swanton Sunday, their
bodies being inferred in the same grave.
The elder of the brothers was married
and is survived by his wife. The cause
of death was pneumonia.
MRS. GEORGE SMITH.
Mrs. George Smith, of near Swanton,
died at her home on Friday last and
was buried Sunday In the George
cemetery. The cause of her death was
pneumonia. She is survived by her
husband and several children. Her age
was 35 years.
ARTHUR SCHLoSSNAGEL.
In the midst of life we are in death
We are growing accustomed to sur
prises and the coming of death among
us. The reaper pale is gathering a
rich harvest.
But it is not often that one is taken
who was so universally liked as was
Arthur Schlossnagel, whose CHEEKY
face and kindly manners greeted you at
the postoffice window and as he handed
out your letters it was with smile as
if to say, "I'm glad to give you your
letter and hope it's good news" He was
a kindly. genial, gentleman who won
friends everywhere and there was an
expression of universal regret at the
news of his early and sudden departure.
His memory will be cherished. AS the
end drew near he said to a watching
friend, 1.-THE end is near, and few mo-
ments before he fell asleep he said,
"l'm going home" Thus departed one
of the best and most promising young
men of our community He was
consistent member of the Lutheran
church and in the absence of the pastor,
by reason of sickness, the services
were conducted by Rev. DIR. J. c. Ely.
The floral contributions indicated the
tender regard in which he was held by
his friends. They are silent messengers
of comfort and speak of our estimation
of the worth of the departed at rest
with his Saviour
NORA AND NINA STEYER.
No sadder news has reached the little
village of Steyer for long time than
the telephone message from Baltimore,
which came to the home of j. T. Steyer
on Wednesday of last week. stating
that his daughter Nora had passed away
that morning, victim of Spanish
influenza and pneumonia. This sadness
was Intensified when on Saturday the
news came that her sister Nina had
died from the same cause.
Miss Nora was buried in the cemetery
at Ryan's Glade on Friday. the funeral
services having been conducted by Rev.
Frank McCamic, of the Deer Park
Methodist Episcopal church. who de-
liYered an address from the very ap-
propriate text, Her sun went down
while it was yet day" Miss Nina s
funeral has not been held at the date of
this writing.
Both Of the girls were in the bloom
of young womanhood Nora having
been born November 20, 1892, and Nina
March 4, 1897. thus they were re-
spechVely twenty-five and twenty-one
years of age. After completing the
common school course and taking
years work in high school in the
state of California. Nora taught school
for about five years. Last winter she
taught the Steyer school and also nine
weeks in the school at Mountain Lake
Park. On June 23rd she went to
Baltimore to attend a slx-week's term
of school expecting to return at the end
of that time, but she obtained employ
ment with the acknowledgement Co,
manufacturers of ammunition, and re-
manned in the city. Nina was at that
time in the Aberdeen Supply Co, store
, at Steyer, but she resigned, and on
. September l4th went to join her sister
in Baltimore where she spent Just four
weeks.
Both girls were converted in child
hood, Nora at the age of 10 and Nina at
the age of 8 or 9. and both, | think, on
the same day, and at the bedside of their
sister Emma, whom God afterwards so
miraculouslY restored to life and health
Both were members of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Tho the writer had known them but
short time, scarcely year and half,
yet most of that time he had known
them rather intimately, having been
often in their nome and associated with
them in church and Sunday school work.
and he has no hesitancy in saying that
they were two as noble Christian young
ladies as he ever met. He has often
said that Miss Nina was the most loval
and dependable Sunday school worker
with whom he was eyer associated.
Miss Nora was just as loyal at heart,
but her duties called her away from