Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05
SATURDAY, FEB. 5. 1881.
DEATH OF DR.. GEO. FERREL.

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This community was shocked on
Tuesday by a dispatch from Hon. e.
B. Faulkner, announcing the sudden
death, on that morning, of DR.. Geo.
Terrell, our delegate to the Legisla-
ture. The news was at once carried
to his wife and daughter at their
home, three miles west of Hedges
vile. II was sad stroke to them.
They were anxiously awaiting let
ter from the absent husband and
father, and had sent to the postoffice
on Saturday expecting to receive it.
Instead of the expected letter, breath
ing love and affection, came the mes
senger bearing the sad news of his
death. We would not, if we could,
picture the mental agony, the deep
sorrow, and the almost breaking
hearts of that mother and daughter
when they received the sorrowful
message. May He who doeth all
things well, apply the balm to hearts
stricken by His dispensation.
In the death of DIR. Terrell, Berke-
ley county loses one of her most val
liable citizens. Asa representative in
the legislature, he was industrious,
watchful and earnest in his efforts to
look after and further the best inter-
ests of his constituents. He was
about IS years of age, an earnest and
devoted christian,-a member of the
Deciples Church. We append the
following from the Wheeling Regis
ter in regard to his sudden death:
"The details surrounding his death
are peculiarly sad when are remem-
bered the loving wife and daughter
he left in the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley waiting for his return from
the post of honor he had been select
ed to fill by his fellow citizens, and
then to think Of the sudden blow
dealt by the hand OF an all-wise Prov
idence. Ever since the opening of
the session of the Legislature, DR..
Terrell has been found in his seat,
earnestly working away for the well
fare and advancement of the State,
until Monday afternoon, when he
was suddenly taken sick and as
sisted to Mrs. Oldham's boarding
house on Main street, where he was
stopping. He complained of a dull,
deadening pain between the should
ers, and in the arms, and applied mus
tard plasters, which seemed to revive
him. Mr.. Brady, the colleague of
the deceased, and Senator Dawson,
occupied the same room with DR..
Terrell, and during the evening they
assisted him into the parlor which
opened out of their room, and talked
to him, in hopes that he would for
get the pain which was something
he could not explain and said he had
never had before. When the time
for retiring arrived, he laid down
without undressing, saying that he
would call if he should need assist
ance. During the night he slept and
walked the floor by turns. About
six O'Clock Tuesday morning, Mr..
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awake, asked him how he felt. He
replied, "no better" Mr.. Brady
shortly afterwards dozed off again,
but about O'Clock he, Mr.. Dawson
and Mr.. Hall, who had rooms in the
building, were awakened by Mr.. Old
ham who said that in going into the
parlor to build fire, he had found
Mr.. Terrell stretched out on the floor
dead. DIR. Harvey was Immediately
called, who examined and said there
were no doubts as to his death, al
though he apparently had been dead
but a short time"
A Coroner's jury was summoned,
who viewed the remains, and listen
ed to the testimony, which was in
substance as above, and rendered a
verdict that he came to his death
from natural cause, being that sta
ted by DR.. HarveY-spinal appoplexy.
The indications were that DR.. Fer
rell had seated himself in chair be-