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Obituary. 
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Br.  Joseph  Roberts,  who  died  in  Baltimore  January  31st,  was  born  in  the  same 
city  February  15th,  1824,  of  parents  descended  fi'om  Welsh  and  German  stock. 
He  was  educated  at  the  West  Nottingham  Academy,  and  in  1841  entered  as  an 
apprentice  in  the  store  of  the  late  John  Miihau  in  New  York,  graduating  from 
the  College  of  Pharmacy  in  that  city  in  1845.  In  the  following  year  he  opened 
a  drug  store  on  Greenmount  avenue,  in  Baltimore,  where  he  continued  in 
active  business  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  soon  became  identified  with  the 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  when  that  institution  was  re-erganized  in 
February,  1856,  on  the  basis  of  the  charter  granted  by  the  Legislature,  January 
27th,  1841,  Mr.  Roberts  was  elected  one  of  the  examiners,  the  other  two  members 
of  this  first  board  being  J.  Faris  Moore  and  Alpheus  P.  Sharp,  the  latter  alone 
surviving.  In  this  capacity  as  well  as  a  member  of  th«  Board  of  Trustees,  as 
Treasurer,  and  for  over  ten  years  as  President  of  the  College,  Dr.  Roberts  ren- 
dered valuable  services,  and  during  the  past  two  years  he  labored  assiduously 
for  the  institution  as  chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee,  having  in  charge  the 
erection  and  management  of  the  new  college  building.  In  1856  he  joined  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  was  elected  vice-president  in  1859, 
and  president  in  1885.  When  serving  on  committees  his  counsel  was  sought  by 
his  associates,  and  highly  appreciated  for  its  wisdom  and  prudence.  In  the 
meetings  he  preferred  to  be  a  listener  to  the  debates,  but  when  he  conceived 
the  proper  moment  to  have  arrived  he  expressed  his  views  with  energy  and 
frankness.  While  of  a  conservative  disposition,  he  not  only  kept  fally  abreast 
of  the  progress  of  science,  but  he  likewise  sought  to  secure  for  pharmacy  the 
benefits  arising  from  healthy  and  substantial  progress. 
Of  late  years  Dr.  Roberts  spent  a  portion  of  his  time  as  an  associate  member 
of  the  firm  of  Geo.  R.  Page  &  Co.  at  the  work-shops  for  portable  engines  and 
agricultural  implements;  and  his  fondness  for  country  life  induced  him  to  secure 
a  farm  on  Back  River  Neck,  which  he  was  in  the  habit  of  visiting  weekly.  On 
the  occasion  of  such  a  visit,  on  January  24th  last,  he  contracted  a  severe  cold, 
which  developed  into  pneumonia,  and  after  confinement  to  bed  for  two  or  three 
days,  terminated  his  life.  Since  1861  he  had  been  married  to  Miss  Carrie 
Hutton  of  West  Virginia,  who  with  one  son  survives  him. 
In  person  Dr.  Roberts  was  of  large  and  portly  build  and  of  commanding 
presence.  Though  somewhat  difficult  of  approach,  he  was  a  firm  and  true 
friend  and  valued  pure  friendship  towards  his  associates,  but  scorned  preten- 
tiousness. His  fellow  citizens  elected  him  twice  to  the  City  Council — a  deserved 
compliment  to  his  manly  virtues. 
Dr.  Jacob  Faris  Moore,  Professor  of  Materia  Medica  at  the  Maryland  College 
of  Pharmacy,  died  in  Baltimore,  February  3d,  at  the  age  of  62  years.  The  de- 
ceased was  born  in  Port  Penn,  New  Castle  Co.,  Del.,  February  20th,  1826,  and 
was  educated  at  Elkton.  In  1842  he  became  an  apprentice  in  the  pharmacy  of 
the  late  George  W.  Andrews,  remaining  with  him  for  six  years,  and  graduating 
from  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1847.  Subsequently  he  was  in  busi- 
ness for  three  years  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  and  graduated  in  medicine  from  the 
Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  in  1849.  He  then  returned  to  Balti- 
more and  opened  the  drug  store  at  the  corner  of  Howard  and  Madison  streets, 
until  1858  in  partnership  with  J.  K.  B.  Emory.  On  the  reorganization  of  the 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1856,  Dr.  Moore  was  one  of  its  corporators 
and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Examiners;  from  1872  to  1875  he 
