DEATH'S WORK - On Saturday evening last, our town was startled by the announcement of the sudden death of Col. A. K. Stake, a prominent and well known citizen of our county.
Mr. Stake had not been very well for several days, but his indisposition was not at all serious, and only about two hours before his death we saw and conversed with him on the street. His death is supposed to have been caused by apoplexy.
He was in his 57th year of his age, and was interred at Williamsport on Monday last with the usual Masonic honors, of which fraternity he was an old and honored member.
Col. Stake was a man of remarkable natural abilities, as well as eminently attractive social qualities, and held a number of important positions during his life time.
He was Director of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the time of his death, and was probably more familiar with the history and operations of that work than any man in Western Maryland. He also represented this county in the Legislature of Maryland in the years 1849-50: 1859-60, and 1874, and took a prominent part in all the legislation of the sessions of those years.
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The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland
April 19, 1876
Mr. Stake had not been very well for several days, but his indisposition was not at all serious, and only about two hours before his death we saw and conversed with him on the street. His death is supposed to have been caused by apoplexy.
He was in his 57th year of his age, and was interred at Williamsport on Monday last with the usual Masonic honors, of which fraternity he was an old and honored member.
Col. Stake was a man of remarkable natural abilities, as well as eminently attractive social qualities, and held a number of important positions during his life time.
He was Director of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the time of his death, and was probably more familiar with the history and operations of that work than any man in Western Maryland. He also represented this county in the Legislature of Maryland in the years 1849-50: 1859-60, and 1874, and took a prominent part in all the legislation of the sessions of those years.
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The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland
April 19, 1876
DEATH'S WORK - On Saturday evening last, our town was startled by the announcement of the sudden death of Col. A. K. Stake, a prominent and well known citizen of our county.
Mr. Stake had not been very well for several days, but his indisposition was not at all serious, and only about two hours before his death we saw and conversed with him on the street. His death is supposed to have been caused by apoplexy.
He was in his 57th year of his age, and was interred at Williamsport on Monday last with the usual Masonic honors, of which fraternity he was an old and honored member.
Col. Stake was a man of remarkable natural abilities, as well as eminently attractive social qualities, and held a number of important positions during his life time.
He was Director of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the time of his death, and was probably more familiar with the history and operations of that work than any man in Western Maryland. He also represented this county in the Legislature of Maryland in the years 1849-50: 1859-60, and 1874, and took a prominent part in all the legislation of the sessions of those years.
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The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland
April 19, 1876
Mr. Stake had not been very well for several days, but his indisposition was not at all serious, and only about two hours before his death we saw and conversed with him on the street. His death is supposed to have been caused by apoplexy.
He was in his 57th year of his age, and was interred at Williamsport on Monday last with the usual Masonic honors, of which fraternity he was an old and honored member.
Col. Stake was a man of remarkable natural abilities, as well as eminently attractive social qualities, and held a number of important positions during his life time.
He was Director of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the time of his death, and was probably more familiar with the history and operations of that work than any man in Western Maryland. He also represented this county in the Legislature of Maryland in the years 1849-50: 1859-60, and 1874, and took a prominent part in all the legislation of the sessions of those years.
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The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland
April 19, 1876
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