Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-02-24
The DEATH RECORD.
Nine Persons Who Have Paid the Debt to Ma
ture That Everybody Owes.

ture That Everybody Owes.
The friends Of Rev. and Mrs. b. f.
Bausnann, OF Arendtsyille, Pa, Will
learn with regret Of the death OF Mrs.
Hiram B. Swarr, mother OF Mrs. Baus-
mann, which occurred very suddenly
in Lancaster, Pa, on Wednesday OF
last week. Mrs. Swarr had been
reading aloud to her husband in the
parlor few minutes before. Mr..
Swarr had gone up stairs to his room
and returning through the sitting
room in the second story Of the build
| ing he found his wife, who had fol-
lowed him up stairs, seated in chair
in collapsed condition. He tried to
rouse her, but finding her unconscious
| hurriedly summoned assistance. He
was quite alone IN the honse, but
found neighbor next door and said:
"Somethins terrible has happened TO
Mrs. Swarr aud don't know what's
the matter am afraid she is dead. !"
DIR. NJ L. Herr. who lives opposite,
was quickly called in and pronounced
life extinct. The cause OF death is
supposed to have been heart disease
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Sands died of old age
at the residence OF her daughter, near
Sharpsburg, on Saturday night. She
was in her ninety-fifth year. Her
maiden name was Mayhem and her
father was we'll known as brave sol
der, who fought five and a-half years
in the Revolutionary war. He died
about fifty. four years ago. Deceased
was born in Virginia. The following
children survive her: William ID.
Sands, OF Florida; Mrs Louisa Ann
Scharmer, of Washington, ID. c.;
George w. Sands, Of Hagerstown;
Mrs. Benjamin f. Graves, with whom
she resided, of Sharpsburg. John
Canada Sands, u son, went to MeXi-
co and fought in the Mexican war
He was never heard OF after he en-
listed. Mrs. Sands remains were in
tered in Mountain View Cemetery,
at Sharpsburg, Monday. She was a
consistent member OF the Lutheran
Church for II years.
Mrs. Francis Herri. Stuart, widow
OF the late Col. William Dabney
Stuart, died at her home in Hagers-
town last Friday. of pneumonia, in
the 18th year OF her age. A son, Will
liam, and two daughters, Miss Martha
and Miss Mary, survive her. The re-
mains were inferred in the cemetery
vt Staunton, Va, on Monday. Mrs.
Stuart, who was born near Shepherds
town and who lived here many years
ago, was n great-aunt OF Mr.. Towner
Schley, Of this vicinity. Her husband
was gallant Confederate soldier,
and commanded the Fifty-siIth Vir
GINA Infantry. He was mortally
wounded at Gettysburg, and the day
he died was appointed a brigadier-
general.
Mrs. Sarah Fulk, widow OF the late
George Fulk, died at the home Of her
son-in-law, Mr.. Raleigh Williams, at
Snydsr's Mills, last Saturday, after an
illness OF some weeks, aged about Go
years. Her remains were inferred in
the graveyard At that place on Tues
day. The funeral service, which was
held in the NJ. =. Church, was con-
Quoted by Revs. P. c. Edwards, H. G.
Mcdaniel and J. r. Van Horne.
Mrs. Kidwisr, wife OF Mr.. Adam
Kidwiler, Jr, died at her home near
Bakerton last Sunday morning, aged
81 years. Besides her husband, she
leaves three children, the youngest Of
whom is but two months old. The
funeral service Mas held in Zion
Church on Monday, Rev. Charles
Ghiselin officiating.
Martha May, daughter OF Mr.. j. ID.
DeII, ucaI y NlIloI LlII1 SOuhNyi NANN
on Saturday last, aged about five
years. Her death was caused by
Bright's disease, which attacked her
as she was recovering from the diph.
liberia.
Mrs. Susan Domer, wife OF Mr.. Raj
eigh Domer, was stricken with paraly-
sis at her home in Kssdysville on Fri
day Of last week, and died in few
hours. She was 7s years old.
Mrs Boothby, a teacher at Storer
College, Harper's Ferry, died from
pneumonia last week. She was from
up North.
Mrs. Margaret Stuart Hunter, wife
Of Major r. w. Hunter, died in Win
chester last week.