Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-11-20
Deaths.

And soothed its griefs, and stilled Its vain
alarms;
And baby slept
Again II weeps,
And God doth take il from the mothers
From present pain and future unknown
harms,
And baby sleeps.
By friend. b.
In this place, ON Monday evening
last, the 18th Instant, Miss ANNIE
BRANTNER, youngest daughter of
Mr.. Andrew Brantner, IL the l4th year
OF her age.
Long hast thou watched my bed,
And smoothed the pillow Oft
For this poor aching bead,
With touches kind and soft.
Oh, smooth it yet again,
AS softly as before;
Once, only once, and then
l need thy hand no more.
There sw eetly shall sleep,
Nor wilt thou need - bring,
And put to my hot lips,
Cool water from the spring.
Then to the sleep crave,
Resign me till see
The face of Him who gave,
His life for thee and me.
Leave at my tide space,
Where thou shalt come at last,
To find resting place,
When many years are past.
BY friend, d.
Iu this place, on Wednesday morn
ing last, the 18th instant, Mr.. WIN.
II. UNSELD, in the 74th year Of his
age.
In this place, on Wednesday evening
last, the 18th instant, Mr.. PHILIP
ENTLER, aged about 65 years.
On Thursday, 4th lust, MAGGIE,
daughter of Henry and Sarah Ellen
Link, aged IA months, of Berkeley.
On the 9th inst, Miss MARTHA
HELAN, in the cath year OF her age,
of Berkeley.
On the 18th Of October, WIN. HEN
RY, aged 62 years, 6 months and II
days, OF Berkeley county.
In Lexington, Mo-, on the 18th of
September, of Paralysis, Mr.. LEWIS
v. WERNWAG, formerly OF Harpers
Ferry, aged II years
AT Lynchburg, Va, the residence Of
her son, G. w. Button, on Sunday, the
9TH instant. Mrs. JANE BUTTON.
relict of the late Charles Button, OF
Harpers Ferry, aged IS years.
OBITUARY.
JAMES WATSON, Esq, died at
his residence in Leetown, on Sunday
Aug. goth, 1875, after painful illness
of ten DAYS duration.
Mr.. Watson was born and reared
near Middleway, and his remains were
laid to rest in that old burrough, near
the place of his birth and the scenes Of
his youth. The latter half of his life
was spent in Leetown, where he was
several times chosen to fill local Offices.
For several yesrs previous to the war,
he filled the Office of School Commits
sioner and after the return Of peace, for
two years he was Justice Of the Peace
under the old Constitution Of West
Virginia He was al the time Of his
death, near the close of two years
term as President Of the Board Of Edu-
cation of Middleway District. 10 all Of
these positions his official acts were gen.
orally accepted as just and right, al
though be was not considered an en-
thusiastic admirer of our tree school
system.
He was quite friendly to ministers of
the gospel, and appeared interested in
religious matters yet he never made q
public profession of Faith 10 Christ He
was twice married; his second wife sur.
wives him. He reared eight children,
six soDs and two daughters One of
the sons fell in the Confederate ranks
at the second battle OF Manassas, and
one of the daughters, has followed ber
father to the eternal world, most Of the
surviving children are living in the vi
cinity of Leetown aud are all highly
respected. A FRIEND.
OBITUARY.
In Martinsburg, October 18th, 1875,
THOMAS HENRY, only child Of
William and Annie Z. Grove, aged !
year, months aud IA days
Annie, God took your little cherup,
Your cherished hope and JOY;
In vain You tired TO keep him,
Your darling baby boy.
You watched and waited by him,
Still hoping he would stay;
But the angels gently whispered,
I'll bear this gem away.
Weep not for him. dear parents,
He could not longer stay,
For he IL now an angel
And shines in endless day.
God of Love, send us some token
From the spirit world above,
That our hearts al crushed and broken
May be healed By heavenly Love.
Yes, again, we hope to meet thee,
when the sI,xde az evenings coma