Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-01
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS.
Mr.. HENRY KERN, COUNTY SURVEYOR
AND Mr. JACKSON wYMRR DROP DEAD
ON CEDAR CREEK WITHIN A FEW
HUNDRED YARDs OF ZACH
OTHER AND ABOUT THE

HUNDRED YARDs OF EACH
OTHER AND ABOUT THE
SAME TIME.
MIR. Henry Kern. who resided near d.
Lukes, dropped dead while surveying on
Cedar Creek last Saturday morning about
10 o'clock and about the same time MI
jackson wymer fell dead while grinding
an axe at the house Of Mr.. Lewis Shells
about three hundred yards distant iro"
where Mr.. Kern was at work.
Mr.. Kern was surveying boundary be-
tween the farms Of Messrs. Lewis Shells
and Moses Copeland, and Mr.. Copeland
and Jasper Orndorff were assisting him.
Owing to the severe cold that morning
they had not began work very early ana
wban Mr.. Kern fell had been in the field
only a short while. He meyer spoke ana
when his companions, who were close oy'
reached him he was dead. His death 10
supposed to have resulted from heart
disease. Mr.. Kern had been on Cedar
Creek only day or so. That morning ne
ate a hearty breakfast at Mr.. Shells and
apparently was in the best OF health
Mr.. Orndorff left Mr.. Copeland in charge
of the body and came on TO Mr.. Shells TO
inform them of what had happened. lie
had nearly reached the honse when DO
was apprlsed OF the death Of Mr.. Wymer,
Mr.. wymer, it appears, fell dead
while grinding an axe In Mr. sheirS
ward. HIS death occurred 30 close TO the
tim. Of Mr.. Kern's that it is hardly known
which happened first, 1t is supposed,
however, that Mr.. Kern's death occurred
about five minutes before Mr.. Wymers.
On the morning of his death Mr.
Wymer started out to a woods some ais
lance from his home to make shingles =
He had not gone very far when he con-
cluded it was too cold to work and re-
turned home. After remaining snort
time he decided TO 20 over to Mr. Shells
and grind an axe. His little son accom-
panied him. When they reached their des'i-
nation they went into the house to warm
and STAYED a few minutes. They warmed
several times while grinding the axe ana
had nearly finished it when Mr.. Wymer
fell. The cries Of his little son who was
turning the grindstone brought out those
in the house, but when they reached inc
prostrate man he was dead. lie also
never spoke. Mr.. wymer had been sur
fering from dropsy for a number OF years.
and his death is thought to have been
caused by the disease reaching his heart
The funeral of Mr. Kern took place
Tuesday from his residence, and was at
tended by a large concourse OF relatives
and friends of the deceased. Mr.. Wymers
remains were buried on Monday. The
body was buried under pine tree near
his home where he bad expressed wish
TO be laid to rest.
Mr.. Kern was appointed county sur
veyor in January, 1888, to succeed VIM
Tisinger, deceased He was seventy
three years old, and leaves 2 large family
of children to mourn their loss. Mr..
Kern was one of Shenandoah's most re-
spected citizen and he had lived a life
of usefulness to his neghbors. He will
be greatly missed by the people in the
vicinity in which he lived, for by his
kind and genial nature he had greatly en-
deared himself to the people. Mr.
Wymer leaves a wife and nine children
and was aged fifty-two years. He was an
honest and hardwOrking man end the only
support Of his family. The afflicted faml-
lies have the sympathy OF she entire popu-
lace in their sore bereavement.