Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-03-31
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
Death Roll Of Ten-Everyone of Them Sud-
denly Called.

denly Called
Dr. Edward n. Logan, prominent
young physician of this place, aged
twenty-nine years, died suddenly
Thursday night of congestion OF the
brain, at the residence OF Mr.. j. q.
Wyatt. He attended the Inaugural
ton Of President Cleveland, where
he contracted cold. and it is be
lieved this induced the brain trouble.
On Wednesday he fell unconscious in
his office, where he was found and re
moved to Mr.. WAITS residence.
From that time to his death he never
fully recovered consciousness. He
was a son of the late s. b. Logan,
prominent citizen OF New Orleans. DIR.
Logan came to this place nearly two
years ago from Culpeper county,
Va, where his widowed mother now
resides. He has relatives here, and
by his energy and affability had built
up considerable practice. His
mother arrived Thursday night only
a few hours before his death. His
funeral took place on Saturday morn
ing, services in Zion Episcopal
Church. The remains were deposited
in the vault Charlsstot0n Spirit.
Mrs. Mary Goode, widow Of the late
Jacob Goode, former resident OF
Washington county, died at the home
of her brother, Mr.. John G. Walper,
at Walper's Cross Roads, last Friday
night. Her death was quite une1pect-
ed. She was last seen alive about III
o'clock at night, when she left her
room to visit her brother, who was
sick in his own apartment. She ap-
peared then to be in her usual health.
She failed to make her appearance III
the morning, and a servant who went
to call her found her lying upon the
bed dead. She had died some time
during the night apparently without
a struggle. Mrs. Goode was n years
old. Her remains were buried in Elm
wood Cemetery on Sunday, Rev
Charles Ghiselin officiating.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel gives
an account Of two sudden deaths in
that place, as follows: Mrs. Clara b.
Daniels, wife of Mr.. H. V. Daniels, OF
this place, died very Unexpectedly dur
ing the night Of the 18th inst. She
had been i'll for several days but moth
ing fatal was apprehsnded. Her nus
! band was also sick at the time ana
sleeping in ali adjoining room. When
the attendant left Mrs. Daniels bed
side the last time she appeared to be
sleeping comfortably, but in the morn
ing the family was painfully shocked
to find her lifeless. She was fifty
years Of age. Mrs. Rosa Lee Rocken-
baugh, of this place, died very sud
denly this week Of flammation OF
the stomach Her age was 26 years.
Mr.. Asbury A. Tabler, a native OF
Berkeley county, but who has been
making his home with his son-in-law,
Mr.. James P. Staley, near Shepherds
town, died very suddenly on Friday
last. He was seized with an attack
of heart disease about eleven o'clock,
and before twelve o'clock he was
dead He was buried in Mt. Zion
graveyard, in Berkeley county, on
| Sunday. Mr.. Tabler was - years OF
| age.
The Charlestown Free Press says
that Mr.. John w. Wiltshire, son of
Mr.. Davenport Wiltshire, of this coun-
ty, died at his home, Burton, Wetzel
county, this State. on Monday, hay-
ing been taken suddenly ill on Friday.
He was about thirty years OF age and
had the prospect of bright future.
Mrs. Josephus Renner, a former
resident of Sharpsburg, died quite
suddenly at her home in Washington
on the 10th of March. She had been
out for walk in apparently good
| health, and had hardly gotten home
| when she died. She leaves husband
and three grown children.
Laura, daughter of Mr.. G. G. Rs-
| mey, residing short distance west
of Charlestown, was taken suddenly
i'll last Friday afternoon, of beart
failure, and died about midnight.
She was thirteen years OF age.
Mr.. Jonathan Grove, aged "a years,
a wealthy farmer living near Hagers-
town, was found dead in bed by his
wife last Friday night. Death is at
tributed to heart disease. He was in
good health during the day.
Mr.. John f. Shaull, an aged and
well-known citizen residing near
Middleway, this county, died on Fri
day last after a short illness resulting
| from a stroke of paralysis.