Isaac Cavanaugh, February 20, 1906

Mr. Isaac Cavanaugh died last nigh at 10 o'clock at his late residence at Ocean, aged sixty years. He was a blacksmith by trade but had not worked at the business for full eleven years, owing to sickness. For seventeen years he served as a justice of the peace, resigning that position only a few months ago on account of bad health. Mr. Cavanaugh is survived by his wife and six children: Messrs. Isaac, Clarence, Richard; Misses Margaret, Mary and Esther. He also leaved one brother, Mr. Patrick Cavanaugh, of Midland, and the following sisters: Mrs. John J. McGeady, of Ocean; Mrs. Patrick Stakem, Lonaconing; Mrs. Daniel Ryan, Midland, and Mrs. Phillip Cavanaugh, Midland.

Cumberland Evening News, Feb. 23, 1906

More than 500 people attended the funeral of Isaac Cavanaugh yesterday morening. The little church at Midland was well filled with the dead man's relatives and friends, every one of them a sincere mourner.

After a requiem mass was sung, Father Mackall spoke to the congregation, saying in part: "It is the universal law that all men must die, yet none of us like to think of death, and the dead are soon forgotten. He who is resigned and at peace with God sets a good example and encourages those who gather about his bedside, to live so that death will have no terror for them. Our brother who lies dead before us was unconscious forfor some hours before hi death, but regained consciousness and when I asked him if he wished to speak to his family, he answered: 'No, father, they know me and I know them'. He live a good life, he died tranquilly. May he rest in peace."

Isaac Cavanaugh was born in the County of Wicklow, Ireland, sixty years ago. He came to this country in his early youth and worked at his trade, that of blacksmith, and became one of the most expert horse shoers in the country. Some years ago, Mr. Cavanaugh wrote a book on horsshoeing which is considered a standard work on the subject.

Mr. Cavanaugh served as a justice of the peace seventeen years, and had just been reappointed by Gov. Warfield. He was a capable and just magistrate and no man on George's  Creek had more friends that Squire Cavanaugh.

the pallbearers were Messrs. Henry Ward, Paul Byrne, James Cavanaugh, Thomas Murphy, James Conlon, Cornelius Richardson, and Garrett Burns.

The many and beautiful floral tributes were borne by Messrs. E. R. Grant, Peter J. Monahan, John Lathey, Richard cullen, Myles Thompson and John C. Douglas. The funeral cortege, after leaving the church, took the train for Frostburg where interment was made in the Catholic cemetery.

The funeral was in charge of Mr. ? J. Durst, of Frostburg, undertaker.