John Alvin Friend died at his home in Sang Run, March 30. He was

born at Sang Run, July 25, 1868, a son of Judge D. Harrison

Friend and Mary R. Riley, grandson of John Friend, Jr. and

Elizabeth Ward, and last surviving great grandson of John Friend,

Sr., first settler of Garrett County at Friendsville.

Mr. Friend kept the general store at Sang Run and retired from

the office of postmaster there at seventy years of age.