The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-12
DEATHS,
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posed recently, and was taken to I'll
Centre, and operated on Tuesday
morning for appendicitis and compli-
cations, passed away shortly before
noon on Friday. III
| Mrs Starner's demise will be sad
news for a large circle of friends in
this vicinity and in her former home,
Westminster, Md, where her body
will be taken for interment.
Besides many friends i'd the Val
ley, Mrs. Starner left besides her hus
band, young daughter, Eva, "a
years II age +
THE remains Of, Mrs. Starner, ac-
companied by her husband, arrived
in Westminster, from El Centro Cali |
fornia Monday, September &, and were
conveyed to the residence Of her faith 4
CT. David Robertson, John street, \
where on Wednesday last at 4 d. M,
the funeral services, conducted by.
Rev John H. Gonso, Of the Church Of
God, were held. The interment was. in
the Meadow Branch cemetery, near
this city.
The pallbearers were Edward Gre
CORY, Weldon Duvall, Clinton KEN
per, Herbert Petry, Charles Lowe and
Charles Lease
Mr.. and Mrs Starner were mar
ried here in the year 1914 and i'm
mediately afterwards left for Holt
Vile. Cal, where Mr.. Starner engaged
in ranching and has been successful.
When MI Starner came back with
the remains Of his wife lit was his
first visit to his old home and a
mighty sad one. On Monday next he
will return to his home near Holt
vile, Cal He is a. son Of Calvin Star
ner, ST., of Fountain Valley. Harvey
Bankard & Son funeral directors.
Polk.
Trusten Polk, for Is years manager
OF the Stewart Distillery at Highland
town, died Saturday afternoon after a
brief illness at his home in Baltimore.
He was stricken with a cold, which
developed into pneumonia.
He was born A years ago in Carroll
county and was the son of Mrs. Louisa
C. and the late Trusten Polk. He
was bachelor and for many years
had been regarded by the children of
Highlandtown as one of the benefac-
: tors of that community On each
nm Fourth of July and on other holidays
he delighted to give entertainments
for the poor children there.
J Besides his mother, he is survived by
= two sisters, Mrs. III. Ross Barton and
Mrs Pierre IL. Wilson. wife of Com
y lmander Wilson, of the navy, and six
brothers, Benjamin d., Thomas O.,
: William c., Sterett W., Albert 5. and
g. Causey Polk.
The funeral took place from his
NJ residence at 2 o'clock Monday after
"A noon, the Rev. d. P. Allison, of ST.
"a Michael and All Angels Protestant
Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial
J; was in Springfield cemetery, Sykes
v. vile.
10 Franklin.
Thomas Nathan Franklin, husband
4 of Rosa e. Franklin, at his home al
r. Taylorsville, Sunday, September z, al
m 1.3O d. m. aged 4S years. month and
~ % DAYS. He is survived by his wife
III three sons, Merton, Walter and Rus
sell: two daughters, Viola and Maye
g all at home: five brothers, VIM. j
ID Franklin, of Taylorsville; Charles
Franklin, near Sans Greek; Harvey
g Franklin, Westminster; Raymond and
John. of BALTIMORE six sisters, Mrs
!, Thomas Byers, Of Taylorsville; Mrs
:, Neal Haines, Of MarstOn; Mrs. Johr
Lowell, OF Dennings; Mrs. John Wilt
of Marston Bessie and Margie, ol
es Baltimore. Funeral was held Wednes'
day. September 10, at Taylorsv-lle
n Methodist Episcopal Church at
ce o. m. Rev. c. H. Wagner officiating
" assisted by Rev. Mowbray. Pallbear,
y ers were VIM. J. Franklin, Charles
Franklin, Raymond and Johr
~ Franklin, Merton and Walter Frank
- lin. Interment in adjoining cemetery
n G. M. Waltz funeral director.
~ Bush.
as Mrs Josephine Crawford Bush ex
. nired at her home on Carroll street
IL Wednesday at s o'clock a. m, aged 7t
wears She leaves two sons, DR. II. q
~ Crawford. Of Beulah, Colo, and T.. j.
~ Crawford. this city, also three grand
r sons, Harold ID. Crawford, of Des
Moines. Iowa; Howell D. Crawford, o.
j. Baltimore. and Carroll Lee Crawford
r this city. Interment was made II
Finksburg cemetery after funeral ser,
a vices were held today at 4 p. m. II
Finksburg church, Rev. Day oflclat
t- inp Pallbearers we're Fillmore and
Albert Hoff. Jabez Shreeve, Octivus
h. Shirley. William Tanner and Emory
ad Zepp. f. A. Sharrer & Son funera
directors.
= ROyStOn.
ln William T. ROystOn, q prosperous
farmer. died at hi home near Hanp.
NJ stead. On Wednesday afternoon, aged
"a so years. Besides his widow,he Is sur.
il yiyed by one son, Charles. His aged
= mother. Mrs. Edw. Royston; two sis
g tiers. Mrs. JOS Waltemyer, of Bali,
more. and Mrs. John Bosom, OF A.
% cadia. and two brothers, Robert, O.
Ut Hampstead, and Wesley, Of Iowa
;i- His funeral will take place Saturday
morning Az Grace Methodist Episcop-
,y al church. Rev. J III. Lehman assist,
~ ed by Rev. DIR. Dibble, officiating.
es The pallbearers will be Geo.. Nc
. Comas. Abraham Fowble, Joshua
a. Hale. Walter Cullison, Jos. Armacost
NJ and David Rhoten Fipton G. Son fun.
es eral directors.
n-
". ShipIey.
as James M. SAipley, OF Freedom dis
Ia trict, near Sykesville, died on August
% after a short Illness. He was in
his S5th year. Mr.. Shipley lived his
entire life in Carroll county. He was
staunch Democrat and served as
er Judge and later as gatekeeper DC the
ld elections for about S5 years, serving
T. in November for the last time Fun
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