Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-22
THE GRIM REAPER, DEATH.
Sudden Calls From Time to Eternity-The Old
and the Young Alike Are Taken.

Mr.. Alexander r. Boteler, son of
the late lamented Hon. Alexander
R. Boteler, died at Salem, Va, last
Monday night after a long illness
His home was in Farmville, but bout
a month ago he was taken to Salem,
with the hope that change would
benefit him. He had been totally
blind for three years. He was about
90 years of age, and leaves a wife, a
married daughter and a grown son.
Mr.. Boteler was a native of Shep-
herdstown. When a mere boy he en-
tered the Confederate army as mem
Der OF Company B, Second Virginia
Regiment, and saw desperate service
with General Jackson's Stonewall
brigade. He was afterward a mem
Der of Pogus's and McLoughlin's bat
terry. He was twice wounded, once
at the first battle of Manassas and
once at Winchester He was a pol
ished, cultured gentleman, man Of
winning personality, and all who
knew him admired him.
His remains were brought to Shep-
herdstown Tuesday, aud on Wednes-
day. after the funeral service in tie
Episcopal church, were laid to rest
in Elmwood Cemetery with his faith
er and mother. Peace to his dust.
Mrs. Anna Catherine Wysong, wife
of Mr.. Chipley A. Wysong, died sud
denly at the home of her mother in
Baltimore last Thursday, aged "a
years. Besides a devoted husband,
she leaves an infant three weeks old
and little son aged about four years.
Mrs. Wysong's death was very unex-
pected. She was rapidly recov ering
from recent sickness and expected to
sit up the day she died. Seized with
an attack of heart failure, however,
she died in a very short time, to the
great grief of her loved ones. The
deceased was the daughter of Mrs.
VIM. H. Engle, formerly of this coun
ty. Mr.. Wysong is a former we'll
known resident of this vicinity, and
has the sympathy of large circle Of
friends here. The funeral was held
in the Presbyterian Church of Shep-
herdstown last Sunday morning, the
service being conducted by Rev. G.
H. Hockey. The remains were in
tered in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. n. f. Stevens, boatman on
the Chesapeake & Ohio canal, fell
dead while at work near Goose Creek,
in Montgomery county, Md, last
Thursday evening. Mr.. Stevens, who
was a resident of ShepherdstowD, was
running two boats for Mr.. H. G. Get
zendanner. He had tied up for the
night at Goose Creek, and while car
rying a feed trough ashore was at
tackled with a spell of heart disease.
His wife saw him fall, but by the
time she reached his side he had
breathed his last. The remains were
brought back to Shepherdstown and
buried in Elmwood on Saturday.
Mr.. Stevens leaves a wife, who is a
daughter ofMr. Richard Morgan, and
six little children, three boys and
three girls. He was a steady and in
dustrious man and we'll thought OF by
all who knew him. He was about "a
years of age.
Mr.. Charles o. Rowe, superintend
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany at Pittsburg, died suddenly last
week, aged SO years. Mr.. Rowe was
a native of Harper's Ferry, and was
noted for remarkable efficiency in
telegraphy.
Mrs. Amanda Walker, widow of the
late James Walker, died at her home
in Martinsburg last Thursday, aged
81 years. She had been paralyzed
the Saturday previous.
w. Lee Hollis, formerly Of the b. &
o. shops in Martinsburg, died recent
ly at East Radford, Va. He had been
married but short time.
Maria, the only daughter of DR.. w.
w. Brown, OF Kabletown, died Wed
nesday night of last week Of diph-
liberia, aged five years.
w. H. Diffenderfer, OF Winch ester,
died suddenly last week, aged 53years.