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At Frederick Captain Bamford was with his regiment under Generals Tyler and Wallace, and while there he was brevetted major. On account of being wounded in the left leg by a shell he did not afterward engage in active duty, but served as provost until he was mustered out of the serv- ice. He then returned to Sharpsburg, where his parents lived, and there he engaged in dealing in horses and hay. In 1868 he moved to Hagers- town, where he was storekeeper of Spreckler's
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distillery for the government, but after two years in that position accepted employment as salesman in a large stove and tinware store, where he re- mained until his election as sheriff. In the fall of 1871 he became sheriff, a position that he filled with the greatest efficiency. He was elected on the Republican ticket by a majority of one hun- dred and eighty-six, although the county had a Democratic majority of four hundred and seventy. This was not his first experience as an office- holder, as he had been elected to the legislature in 1866, and had served in that capacity with credit to himself.
At the expiration of his term of two years Cap- tain Bamford retired from the sheriff's office and resumed business pursuits. He built prop- erty and engaged in the livery business, for nine years conducting a stable and also buying and selling horses. In 1893 he was nominated for the position of judge of the orphans' court but was defeated. In 1875 he was elected a member of the town council and served for two years. Fraternally he is connected with Eureka Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M., at Sharpsburg, of which his father was a charter member and one of the founders. He is also a member of Reno Post No. 4, G. A. R., of Hagerstown, in which he is past commander.
The family of Captain and Mrs. Bamford con- sists of two children, both daughters: Flora, wife of E. H. Ziegler, a ticket agent connected with the Baltimore. & Ohio Railroad; and Bertha, wife of Lewis Ziegler, of Hagerstown. In poli- tics, as may be inferred from facts already given, Captain Bamford is a stanch Republican and one of the local leaders of the party. In 1852 he united with the Methodist Church. He was a member of the committee that had in charge the building of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Mr. Crane is a native of the neighboring state of West Virginia, his birth having occurred in Preston County in 1855. He is a son of Samuel B. Crane, a life-long resident of the same locality. He is still engaged in the cultivation of a valu- able farm in Preston County, and stands high in the respect and esteem of all who know him. During the war he was a member of the state Church of Hagerstown, a handsome edifice, erected at a cost of $52,000. In this church he has been a trustee for twenty-five years. He de- serves especial credit for the success he has gained, when the fact is considered that he started out for himself without capital. When he was about twenty years of age the iron works failed in which his father had invested all his militia. His wife, Ruth A., is a daughter of Sam-
money and he was left, an old man, without money and unable to work. The burden of sup- porting the family fell upon our subject and nobly did he discharge the trust. He supported his parents until their death, and also cared for and educated his younger sister. Since the war he has never been strong, having lost his health while in the service; however, he has always been active and even now, though practically re- tired from all labors, he still maintains an over- sight of his business interests and keeps himself posted concerning questions of local and national importance.
B ENJAMIN F. CRANE, one of the leading citizens of Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County, has been a resident of this charm- ing resort in the mountains ever since it was or- ganized as a town, and no one has been more deeply interested than he in the upbuilding and improvement of the place. He is very influen- tial as a Republican, and is a great worker in the party. The cause of education and better school facilities finds in him a sincere champion, as does in fact everything of a progressive nature. In 1892 he was appointed justice of the peace by Governor Jackson; upon the expiration of his term was reappointed to the office for four years by Gov. Frank Brown, and again in 1898 was returned to the position by Governor Lowndes for four years more. For some time he was a trustee of the school board and used his influ- ence, as might have been expected, in behalf of improvement in the present system.
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uel Forman, and is the mother of eight children, namely: B. F .; Thomas, of South Dakota; Jen- nie R., wife of James D. Berry; Charles C .; Jarvis D .; John C .; Ida May, deceased, and William Edgar. The paternal ancestors of our subject were natives of England, who came to the United States at an early day, settling in New Jersey. Their descendants went to West Virginia and Virginia, and are, with a few exceptions, living in those states to-day. Grandfather Cal- vin Crane, who was born in New Jersey, went with his parents to West Virginia in his boy hood and was occupied during his active career as a miller, himself being the proprietor of a valuable mill property for many years. He became well- to-do and influential in Preston County, his name being a synonym for progress and public spirit.
Up to the time that he was twenty-five years of age Mr. Crane lived at home aiding his father in the management of the homestead. His edu- cation was such as was afforded by the public schools of his home neighborhood. In 1880 he came to Mountain Lake Park and for several years was engaged in the ice business, furnishing supplies to the citizens. He belongs to Oak Lodge No. 8, I. O. O. F., of which he is past grand; to Mountain Lodge No. 8, Order of the Mystic Chain, and in the last named he has been Sir Knight Commander. He is also a member of Garrett Lodge No. 113, K. of P., at Oakland.
methods have been the factors in the success which he now enjoys. He is rapidly building up a very large custom among the leading familie- and business houses of the city and deserves the patronage he receives.
Dr. John Andrew Reinhard, the father of our subject, was born in Germany and died in 1864, at the age of forty-seven years. He was success- fully engaged in the practice of medicine in Cum- berland for many years and at the time of the cholera epidemic in 1840 was especially fortunate in his treatment of the many cases that fell to his share. Upon his arrival here, however, he taught school for several years, and, being a fine scholar and an able man in every way, met with success in this vocation as well as in his later calling. He owned a number of merchant boats on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, which were engaged in trading. Politically he was a Demo- crat, and was a leader among the German-Amer- ican citizens. During the Civil war he sympa- thized with the south and in his own house cared for many wounded soldiers. He married Emma Doerner, also of German birth, and six children were born to their union: Nelda, Mrs. Jacob Bender; Anna G .; Maggie and Rosa, all of whom are deceased; George A., a merchant of this city. and our subject. The mother became a resident of Cumberland when she was but seven years old and is still living here, being now in her sixty- ninth year.
In 1877 Mr. Crane married Miss Civilla C. White, daughter of Johnson White, and the six W. A. Reinhard was given the benefits of an excellent education, as he not only attended the children who grace their union are Lloyd W., Alma A., Lawrence B., Leo F., Della. F. and , public schools but was a pupil in A. M. Adams' Wilmer L. . Mr. Crane is a member of the Baptist Church and gives liberally of his means to its support. private school and others. At the age of fifteen he commenced to earn his own livelihood by clerking in Balzell's store, where he remained about a year. He then became an employe of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as a messenger, and a little later was made weigh master and freight clerk. Gradually he was pro- EYAND ARMIN REINHARD, who is engaged in the coal and wood business in Cumberland, is one of the native sons of this place, his birth having occurred here in 1861. His industry, application and well-applied moted until in 1887 he was given the position of cashier. He continued to occupy this responsi- ble place until he resigned in September, 18SS. in order that he might engage in business upon his own account. He was interested in merchan- dising with his brother for a short time, but in
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HON. JOSEPH READING.
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April, 1889, accepted the position of freight agent for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which was tendered him by the general manager. He ably and efficiently discharged the duties of this office until October, 1897, when he resigned and purchased the coal, wood and sewer-pipe business of C. C. Hetzel, and is still carrying on the enterprise. He uses his franchise in favor of the nominees of the Democracy. Religiously he is a Catholic.
In 1885 Mr. Reinhard married Miss Fannie A. Ways, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Ways of this city. They have two children, Armin Leo and Emma E.
ON. JOSEPH READING, ex-mayor of Rockville, Montgomery County, came to this city in 1890 and has since made it his home, being the proprietor of a drug store that is the finest establishment in the place. He is a Democrat, and upon this ticket, in 1896, he was elected mayor, receiving two hundred and one out of two hundred and five votes and being the unanimous choice of the people, irrespective of political affiliations.
A native of Hunterdon County, N. J., Mr. Reading was born near Flemington September 13, 1850, to the union of William and Sarah M. (Capner) Reading. The family is one of the oldest in America, where it was established about 1686. John Reading, with his wife, Eliza- beth, and their two children, John and Elsie, settled in New Jersey at what is now Gloucester. When the town was laid out he became the owner of some fifty lots and about twelve hun- dred acres of land, a large portion of which he afterward sold. He made extensive purchases of land near Amwell, which were bequeathed to his son John. He represented Gloucester County in the councils of 1687 and the following year was appointed recorder of deeds and surveys, which position he again held in 1695-1701. Educa- tional advantages in New Jersey were then exceedingly limited and desiring that his children
might be afforded every opportunity he sent them to England in charge of his wife and they re- mained there for nine years. He was a man of large property and high standing and was one of the first surveyors in his locality. He died in 1713 and was buried across the river in Bucks . County, Pa.
Next in line of descent was John, who was a surveyor and also largely concerned in the active management of public affairs. Through inherit- ance from his father and through purchase he became one of the largest landed proprietors of the region. After the death of his father he was appointed councillor and was the incumbent of that office from 1713 until his death, in 1767. In 1746, as oldest councillor, he succeeded in the management of government affairs President Hamilton, successor of Lewis, first governor of New Jersey after its separation from New York. Again, after the death of Governor Belcher, the administration of affairs devolved upon Mr. Read- ing. His name is first on the list of trustees of the College of New Jersey. He died at the age of eighty-one and his remains lie in the burying ground of the Amwell Presbyterian Church.
By the marriage, in 1720, of John Reading to Mary, daughter of George Ryerson, of Passaic County, five children were born, of whom the eldest bore the family name of John. He was born in 1722 and married Isabella, daughter of William Montgomery, of Ayr, Scotland, their union resulting in the birth of seven children. The eldest, John, was born in 1751 and married Eliz- abeth, daughter of Joseph Hankinson. Of their five children Joseph, the youngest, was the grand- father of our subject. He died in November, 1820, aged sixty-nine years. He left to his old- est male descendant a silver tankard which his grandfather, Governor John Reading, had given him and which bore the family coat-of-arms. It has been transmitted from one generation to an- other and is now in the possession of Henry N., son of Judge James N. Reading, of Morris, Ill.
Joseph Reading married Eleanor, daughter of Dr. John Grandin, of Hamburg, Hunterdon County, N. J., and they became the parents of the following children: James Newell; Mary
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Ann, wife of William Hedges, of Somerville, active and zealous advocate of the system for the N. J .; John Grandin, Philip G., William and gradual abolition of slavery. His death occurred when he was seventy-eight years of age. Joseph H. William, father of our subject, was born in Hunterdon County and devoted the prin- The children of Mr. and Mrs. William Reading were: Hugh Capner, a farmer living near Darnes- town, Montgomery County, Joseph and Matil- da Capner. The education of our subject was obtained in public schools and in St. Timothy's Hall, at Catonsville, Baltimore County. He re- mained with his father until twenty-eight years of age, when he embarked in farming for him- self, establishing his home at Glen Echo, Mont- gomery County, and from there in 1890 he removed to Rockville. Fraternally he is identi- fied with Montgomery Lodge No. 195, A. F. & A. M .; Montgomery Chapter No. 33, R. A. M., and King Solomon Council No. 13; also Rock- ville Council No. 180, Junior Order United American Mechanics. He is an active member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he holds the office of ruling elder. cipal part of his life to farming and fruit raising. He was an inventive genius and patented the first power corn sheller used. In 1853 he re- moved to Washington, D. C., where he eugaged in the wood and coal business. He purchased eleven hundred acres of land in Montgomery County, intending to use the wood thereon in his business, but in 1860 moved to the place and ein- barked in farming. He made the farm his home until 1886, when he moved to Rockville, pur- chasing fifty acres and engaging in the real-estate business. His death occurred here December 29, 1897. In religious belief he was a Methodist. He was married May 28, 1845, to Sarah Matilda, daughter of Hugh Capner, of Flemington, N. J. The first representative of the Capner family in this country came from England just after the close of the Revolution and settled in Hunterdon County, N. J., where he and his descendants eri- gaged in farming. Joseph Capner, grandfather of Mrs. Reading, was a farmer and a man of standing. He married Christiana Letitia Run- yon, by whom he had two sons and three daughters, Hugh being the next to the youngest. By occupation the latter was a farmer. Politi- cally he was a strong Whig. He assisted in building several churches and gave the lots for two church buildings in Frenchtown. He mar- ried Matilda, daughter of Capt. George Anderson, of Mercer County, N. J. In the earliest move- ments of the American colonies for independence Captain Anderson took his stand among the friends of liberty. Soon after the commencement of the war he raised a company and having received a captain's commission he joined the colonial army. He remained in service until the close of the Revolution, enduring many hardships and per- forming much arduous and dangerous duty. He was justice of the peace and held commission as judge of common pleas for about sixty-five years, a strong testimony to his official ability and faith- fulness. For many years he was a member of the legislative council of New Jersey and was an
October 16, 1878, Mr. Reading married Eliza- beth, daughter of James Edward and Mary (Morris) Marshall, and the great-granddaughter of Chief Justice John Marshall, illustrious in the annals of our country. She died December I, 1890, and was survived by three of her four children, the youngest, Philip Marshall, having died in boyhood. The others are: William Montgomery, who is a member of Company K, First Maryland Regiment; Joseph Louis, who was accidentally shot and killed while at school one day in 1895, and Sarah Capner. The second marriage of Mr. Reading took place December 9, 1897, and united him with Mary Farrow Gas- saway, daughter of William A. and Mary (Farrow) Gassaway.
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M AHLON GLOTFELTY, now serving in the responsible position of treasurer of the funds of Garrett County, was elected on the Republican ticket in the fall of 1897, and re- ceived a good majority. He has acted in the
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capacity of road supervisor for several terms and has always been very loyal to the interests of his party without being a politician or office- seeker. The position has sought him out rather than he the position, and certain it is that no one is more trustworthy and conscientious than he is in all matters affecting the general welfare.
Mr. Glotfelty, whose beautiful home and farm is called Bear Creek Glade, has been a resident of this county since he was a child. He was born in Somerset County, Pa., June 2, 1839, and is a son of William and Esther (Livengood ) Glotfelty, the latter a daughter of Christian Livengood. The father continued to dwell in Somerset Coun- ty until 1858, when he removed with his family to Allegany (now Garrett) County, Md. Here he purchased the farm known as Cherry-tree Meadow-a tract of one thousand acres. His home was located about a mile east of our sub- ject's present residence, and he became very well- off in this world's goods by his dealings in cattle and live-stock and his general farming operations. Late in life he retired and his death occurred in 1894, when he was in his eighty-fifth year. His father, Henry, was a prosperous farmer of Som- erset County, his home being in Salisbury, Pa., for many years. His ancestors were numbered among the early pioneers of that portion of the Keystone state, and formerly were obliged to con- vey salt and other needed articles on horseback from Baltimore through the wilderness. Mrs. Esther Glotfelty resided with a daughter in Oak- land. She died in May, 1898, when eighty- seven years of age. She was the mother of ten children, three of whom are deceased. The others are: Adrian; Nimrod, who lives on the old homestead; Jesse; Mahlon; Elizabeth, widow of William Hinebaugh; Thaddeus and Jonas.
Mahlon Glotfelty attended the common schools of Garrett County in his youth and remained at home, assisting in the care of the large farm until he was thirty years of age. He then struck out for himself, and from that time to the present has been engaged in the cultivation and improvement of Bear Creek Glade farm. The place comprises three hundred acres, and in addition to this Mr. Glotfelty owns about five hundred acres of well-
improved and valuable land. He operates a saw- mill and deals quite extensively in building mate- rial and finished lumber. In his numerous busi- ness ventures he has met with almost uniform suc- cess, this being due to his wise judgment, foresight and correct methods. He has ever given his earnest support to the cause of temperance and all other reforms, and favors progress along all lines of public policy. With his wife and family he holds membership with the United Brethren Church and has been steward and superintend- ent of the Sunday-school.
In 1869 Mr. Glotfelty married Miss Jane Boyer, daughter of William Boyer. Twelve children came to bless the home of this estimable couple. Mary, the eldest, is the wife of S. P. Specht, of Deer Park, Garrett County. The others, in order of birth, are named as follows: Emma, Pierce, Frank, Judson, Lucinda, Henry, James, Beeson, Asa, Walter and Ethiel May.
ESLIE E. FRIEND. For the past fourteen years this enterprising citizen of Friendsville has been engaged in carrying on a mercan- tile establishment in this place. He is a native of Garrett County, and from the time that he reached maturity he has been actively identified with its advancement. As a business man he stands very high in the esteem of all of his fellow- citizens, and his record is one of which he may justly be proud.
Born in 1859, our subject is in the prime of life and activity. His early years were spent upon his father's homestead, which is situated about four miles from this town. He was edu- cated in the district schools, and after finishing his higher studies he engaged in teaching in this county. He was thus occupied for some four years, after which he went to Kansas, and there lived for about one year. In 1883 he returned home and soon embarked in business, carrying a full line of goods usually found in a general store. By strict attention to the needs of his
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customers, by unfailing courtesy and fairness in all his dealings, he has built up a remunerative trade. Though not a politician, he is a loyal worker for the Republican party, and takes great interest in the success of its principles and nominees.
In 1891 Mr. Friend married Miss Ida B. Glot- felty, daughter of Nimrod Glotfelty, of this county. Three children have come to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Friend, namely: Ernest, Lawrence and a babe unnamed. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and at present Mr. Friend is one of the trustees and recording secretary for the district.
The father of Leslie E. Friend, Elijah Friend, was born in Allegany County in 1833, being a son of Israel and Dorcas (Willison) Friend. Is- rael Friend went to Missouri when he was a young man, and after five years returned to this state. Later he removed to Virginia, where he carried on a saw-mill for some time. He died in Sang Run, Md., in 1850, aged about fifty years. His chief occupations in life were those of milling and farming. His father, Charles, was a brother of John and Gabriel Friend, and from these three the various branches of the family in this county have descended. Dorcas (Willison) Friend was a daughter of Jeremiah Willison, and by her marriage became the mother of ten children. They are as follows: Elizabeth, wife of William McCabe; Polly, Mrs. Isaac P. Martin; Louisa, Mrs. James DeWitt; Elijah; Rev. Henry, a min- ister of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Charles of this county; Susanna, Mrs. Rollin Martin; Pru- dence, wife of Benjamin F. Blackburn; Martha Alice, widow of James Weimer, and John, who died in infancy. The mother departed this life February 2, 1876, aged about seventy-five years.
Elijah Friend spent much of his boyhood in Virginia, where his parents were then living, and, returning to this state with them, he con- tinued to reside with his father up to 1858. He then came to Elder Hill and from there enlisted in Company D, Third Regiment of Maryland Volunteers, as a private in the infantry service. He served from 1862 until the close of the war, was captured at the battle of Harper's Ferry and
after being paroled, was placed on detached duty From 1865 until 1890 he was actively engaged in farming, and for the past eight years he has lived retired in Friendsville. He votes the Republican ticket. He has been chaplain of Sherman Post No. II, G. A. R., for some time. For many years he has served as a steward and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1858 he married Anna E. Friend, daughter of Jonathan Friend, and of the seven children born to them Leslie E., of this sketch, is the eldest. The oth- ers are: Jonathan B .; Ada, deceased; May, Mrs. Harrison Black; Effie, Mrs. William H. HI. Friend, Jr .; Henry A., a teacher; and George M.
ILLIAM H. H. FRIEND, who is the quartermaster and chaplain of Sherman Post No. 11, G. A. R., of Friendsville, Garrett County, was one of the brave boys in blue who went forth to fight for the Union and the principles which determined the destiny of the nation in the late Civil war. Enlisting as one of the soldiers in the ranks, a member of Com- pany D, Third Maryland Infantry, he served for one month over three years, and for meritorious conduct and attention to duty was promoted to sergeant and later to the rank of first lieutenant of Company D. He was captured with many others of his regiment at Harper's Ferry and was sent to the parole camp at Annapolis, Md.
The parents of our subject were Cornelius W. and Sarah (Kemp) Friend. The father was born at Sang Run, Garrett County, and after his mar- riage he went to Carroll County, Ohio, where he carried on a farm for about fifteen years. In 1846 he returned to his native county and for a few years operated the old homestead. In 1851 he became the proprietor of the Cherry Hill farm, located near the town of Blooming Rose. In that neighborhood he owned large tracts of land and was known as one of the wealthiest farmers and stock-raisers of that locality. Buy- ing another place just across the line into West
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