Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-01-09
Dr. John Reynoids Dead.

night about 10 O'Clock after an illness
of only few days Of pneumonia.
About a year go DIR. Reynolds had a
severe spell OF sickness which left him
in an enfeebed condition, and though
he recovered his health in a measur-
able degree, he did not regain
strength sufficiently to enable him to
make a successful resistance against
the attack that so swiftly carried
him off.
The funeral services were held on
Monday morning in the Reformed
Church. Seldom has so great a
number of persons assembled on such
an occasion in this section. From
every part Of Jefferson county. and
from Berkeley and Maryland, friends
OF the dead man had gathered to pay
the last tribute of respect to the one
whom they so loved and venerated.
The church was crowded to its ut
most capacity and many could not
get inside the doors. The pail
bearers were DR.. |. s. Tanner, Mr. J
H. Show, Mr.. Henry Shepherd, Mr..
w. n. Lemen, Col. A. R. Boteler, Mr..
John Keplinger, Mr.. David Billmyer,
Mr.. II. II. Davis, Mr. Daniel Getzen-
danner, Mr.. c. Il. Butler. The SER
vices were conducted by the pastor
of the church, Rev. Geo. q. Ever
hart. An eloquent and earnest trib-
ute to the life and character OF the
deceased was delivered by Rev. j. G.
Bowman, of Hanover, Pa, formerly
pastor Of the Reformed Church here.
and an intimate friend Of DR.. Rey-
noldS. Mr.. Bowman's remarks were
most appropriate, aud his loving tes-
timony as TO the worth of the good
physician met with an earnest and sin
eere response from every heart. The
remains were Inferred i'll Elmwood
Cemetery, Of which the deceased had
long been one of the directors and
managers.
DR.. John REYNOLDS was born in
Shepherdstown March 81, 1917. He
spent his entire life in this place, ex
cept the time spent in fitting himself
for his chosen profession. He read
medicine under the late DR.. Thomas
Hammond. He attended the Univer
sity of Virginia and the University of
Maryland, graduating in medicine
from the Univer,ity Of Pennsylvania
in 1S41 Having formed o partner
ship with DR.. Hammond, he began
the practice Of medicine in Shep-
herdstown in April, 1871, which he
continued uninterruptedly up to
within few days Of his death. Dur
ing the past couple Of years he had
gradually relinquished the more la
borious part Of rs work, his son, DR..
Allen S. Reynolds. taking the burden
off of his shoulders. Had DR.. Rey-
nolds lived couple Of months longer
he would have rounded out an even
fifty years Of practice in this town
and vicinity-a half century Of work
devoted to relieving the ills Of his fell
lowmen.
DR.. Reynolds married Miss Kate
Witherow on June 81, 1854, the cere.
mony being performed in the Re
formed Church and the first wedding
held in that edifce Three chi dren
were born to him Charles, who died
Just as he was entering young man
hood; Allen s., who lives in Shep
herdstown and who follows his
fathers profession; Nellie, wife of Mr..
]. Frank Legge. The widow Of DR..
Reynolds also survives him.
Few men have possessed as large
measure OF the esteem and confidence
and love OF their felowmen as DIR.
Reynolds did. Being engaged for
fifty years, as he was, in the work OF
relieving the pains Of the suffering
and afflicted, it was but natural that
he should be regarded with grateful
affection. But the secret of the ad-
miration in which he was held was
not simply that he did good-it was
in the tenderness and unfailing gen
tleness OF the man, the broad charity
that he exercised, the generous Civ
ing and the kindly excuses for the
faiings Of others, the ever ready help
that was so freely extended-these
were the ties that bound him so
closely to the people An aged per
son, in speaking of his charity, re-
called many incidents OF how he had
not only given his time and attention
to the poor without charge, but had
often paid out of his own pocket for
delicacies and nourishing food for
those who could not buy such things
for themselves.
The first operation, probably, that
was performed in this section of
Virginia with the use Of chloro.
form was by Dr. Reynolds 1t was
on March 1st, 1913, and the patient
was an Irish workman at the Vir-
ginia Ore Bank. DR.. Taylor had
gone to Baltimore and obtained a
supply Of the newly discovered anaes-
thetic. With the assistance of DIR.
Taylor and DR.. Butler, DIR. Reynolds
successfully amputated the man leg.
The life of Dr. Reynolds was a
most laborious one. His practice was
large one, almost from the begin
ming. From every part OF this county
and Berkeley the calls came, and
even in Frederick county, Virginia,
and the adjoining counties OF Mary
land his services were in demand. He
always travelled on horse back, and
no one Knows how many thousands
of miles ne has ridden His record