The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-12-02
Died.


KENSEDY-At his home in Morgan
district. a few miles up Decker's
creek from here, Henry Kennedy
died on Saturday night, aged about
S5 years. Deceased was thrifty
farmer, highly respected by all. He
was unmarried.
WILLIAMs-Mrs. Elizabeth Will
iams died at the home of her son
Rev. W. NJ. Williams, in Mount Nor
ris, on Sunday November 18th, aged
as years. months and % days. De-
ceased was an excellent christian
lady and has gone to her reward.
Funeral services were held on the
Goth by Rev. U. w. Ireland. She
sleeps in peace,
FRuM-Sampson Frum died at his
home in Clinton district last Sunday
morning. His age was ~ years.
He was born and raised and had al
ways lived in this county, and was
known far and wide. He was better
known as "Bully" Frum, familiar
cognomen which he had been ad-
dressed by for many years. He leaves
wife and one daughter.
HoeuE-After an illness of over a
year William Hogue died at his
home in South Morgantown on We'd
nesday morning of last week. The
last weeks of his life we're weeks Of
suffering from internal ailment which
long before had marked him for
death, but the last hour was pain
less. He was conscious to the last.
The deceased was born at Unioptown
Pa, 50 years ago AT an early age
he vent TO Washington, Pa. and
learned the painting business La
ter be went 10 South Bend, Indiana,
and worked for several years for
Studebaker & Hogue, his father be-
ing member of the firm which is
now Studehaker Bros. He came
here and was married meanwhile.
and later, after another residence at
Washington, removed here and had
been here fol Il years. There was
not more highly esteemed and re-
spected man in the community than
William Hogue. He was a pure
minded, order loving citizen. who
was active in movements for the
moral welfare Of the community in
which he lived He lived an honest
life The deceased leaves large
family to mourn his loss. The re-
mains were inferred in Oak Grove
cemetery Thursday evening,and we're
followed to their last resting place
by large number of friends.
CHRIsTiAN-Died at his home in
Morgantown, w. Va, November %,
1898, Scott Christian, colored, aged
about so years. The news of Scott's
death was received throughout the
town with genuine sorrow not only
by the members of his own race but
by large number Of our best people
for whom he has for years done err
rands and from whom he has receiv-
ed aid in his old age. General" as
he was Familiarity known, came to
Morgantown from Richmond, Va, in
1868, and made his home with Capt.
Samuel Sears, deceased. Capt. Sears
gave him a house and lot two miles
from town where he resided until
few years ago, but becoming too
feeble t. walk to town he was fur
nished home in town by Mrs. Char
lotte Sears. For many years he has
done the marketing for several fami
lies and handled hundreds Of dollars
never a cent of which was not ac-
counted for. He was a regular at
tendant and member of the Baptist
church, white, and Christian both
in name and deed. Two weeks ago
he was taken i'll with something re-
sembling pneumonia and died peace
fully and apparently without a strug
gle. Fifteen minutes before his death
he arose from the bed and knecling
down beside it offered up an earnest
prayer; too feeble to rise he was as
sisted into bed and as If in answer
to his prayer closed his eyes and his
soul passed to the Master whom he
had served so well.