Baltimore County MD Archives Obituaries.....Maryland Journal, 24 May 1890 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Green Kerr mmkerr@wideopenwest.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ Maryland Journal May 24, 1890 SHEA, MARY MAGDALENA - At Towson, on May 22d, 1890, MARY MAGDALENA, beloved wife of John M. Shea and daughter of John McGrain. WEST, WILLIAM C. - At Mt. Washington, Baltimore county, on May 18th, 1890, WILLIAM C. WEST. Wm. C. West, a citizen of Mt. Washington, 3d District, died at his residence on Sunday 18th from pneumonia, aged 52 years. Mr. West was extensively engaged in the oil business and was at one time Vice President and General Manager of the Baltimore United Oil Company. He leaves a widow and five children. LOWERY, MARY A. - Suddenly, at Pikesville, Baltimore county, on May 18th, 1890, MARY A., aged 35 years, beloved wife of Clarris S. Lowery. BELT, MRS - Mrs. Belt, wife of Mr. Ebenezer Belt, was buried on the 19th inst. at Vernon. She died in Baltimore. Rev. A. M. Courteney officiated. NORRIS, CLARA - Miss Clara Norris, daughter of Mr. Wm. H. Norris, who was buried last June at Vernon, was removed on last Friday to Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Norris will have a beautiful and costly monument put up. ADAMS, CHARLES S. - State Senator Charles S. Adams. Charles S. Adams, Representative of the Third Legislative District of Baltimore in the Senate of Maryland, died at his residence, 410 N. Carey street, on Sunday morning, 18th inst., aged 56 years. He was a native of Fredericksburg, Va. He was a chemist and a few years since conducted a pharmacy in the city. In 1887 he was elected to the Senate and served acceptably in the session of 1888 and also 1890. STRAWBRIDGE, JOSEPH - Mr. Joseph Strawbridge who had been confined to his bed for some time past suffering with cancer, died on the 16th inst., and was buried at Center Presbyterian Cemetery on Sunday, 18th. Mr. Strawbridge was 54 years of age. He leaves a wife and 10 children. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Wm. Leib, of Gorsuch Mills. KISSINER, DAUGHTER - The little five-year-old daughter of Mr. Scott Kissiner, of Blue Ball, died on Sunday, 18th inst., and was interred at Center Presbyterian Cemetery on Tuesday, 20th. BROWN, GEORGE S. - Gen. George S. Brown, head of the well-known firm of Alexander Brown & Sons, bankers, died at his residence, Cathedral street, Baltimore, at 1 o'clock A. M. Monday, 19th inst., aged 56 years. Gen. Brown was born in Baltimore in the old mansion which stood on the northeast corner of Fayette and Holliday streets, now covered by the City Hall. Gen. Brown's father, George Brown, was a native of Balleymena, Ireland, and after he came to America he married Miss Isabella McLanahan, of Greencastle, Pa. He was educated at the McNally Institute, Baltimore, and at the age of 16 years entered his father's banking office, then and now known as Alexander Brown & Sons. Gen. Brown always took an active interest in the business until ill health compelled him to take long vacations. Gen. Brown's mother, Mrs. Isabella Brown, was long known as one of the most charitable ladies in Baltimore and freely gave of her ample means to worthy objects claiming her bounty. Gen. Brown's personal character was of the strongest possible kind. He was a Democrat of that true stamp that despised duplicity and he always counseled uprightness in all public matters, and was not afraid to avow and maintain his principles in the boldest manner. There were times in the recent past when he threw into the scales the weight of his influence, and when once his course was determined he never relaxed or bent one iota from his high purpose. And it usually had its effect. He was a true patriot, he loved his country, but never desired nor would he accept public office, though he vigorously performed his duty as a good citizen by casting his vote and as far as lay in his power endeavored to keep the stream of politics pure. He cared to hold but few positions except those of a financial nature and in the line of his regular business, among which were President of the Baltimore and Havana Steamship Company, Director of the National Mechanics' Bank, a Manager of the House of Refuge, a member of the Boards of the Blind Asylum and of the Maryland Bible Society, Trustee of the Peabody Institute, Vice President of the Canton Company, Director in the old Calvert Sugar Refinery Company, and the Union Railroad Company. Gen. Brown was one of the chief financial friends of the Maryland Central Railway and faithfully maintained his friendship for it down to the day of his death. He was also one of the first friends of the Belt Line Railroad project, and it is believed his influence in favor of it had great weight in its just assured success. The death of such a man at a time like this is a sad blow to such public enterprises. Gen. Brown's wife was a Miss Harriett Eaton, of New York, who, with one son, Mr. Alexander Brown, survive him. Mr. Alexander Brown has been in business with his father for several years. Gen. Brown was one of the chief organizers and a warm promoter of the Elk Ridge Fox Hunting Club. He delighted to follow the hounds for the exhilarating exercise it gave him, being conducive to the health. Gen. Brown's funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon from his residence, corner of Cathedral and Madison streets. The services were very simple and conducted by the Rev. Dr. J. T. Leftwich, of the First Presbyterian Church. The interment was in the family lot at Greenmount, the Rev. Samuel McLanahan, of Lafayette Presbyterian Church, assisting at the grave. The pall-bearers were Wm. Keysser, Wm. Gilmor, Gen. Stewart Brown, W. Graham Bowdoin, J. Holmes Whiteley, Gilmor Meredith, R. D. Fisher and J. Wilcox Brown. Captain Kerr, with officers John R. Gould, Jacob Wells and John C. Rowe, and the crew of General Brown's yacht, the Ballymena, and the clerks of the banking house of Alexdander Brown & Sons were present. Many of the most prominent citizens of Baltimore and friends of Gen. Brown were present, including some from New York and elsewhere. H. W. Jenkins and Sons had charge of the funeral arrangements. This file is located at http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/baltimore/obits/mj18900524.txt