Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-10-24
DEATHS DECREE.
The Long Mortuary Record of the Week-John
Allen Lucas. Mrs. y. O. Lambert and Others.

county, died Monday night at the
residence of DR.. V. D. Miller at Mason
Dixon, Pa. He was there visiting
when he had an attack of nervous pros
tration. He grew better, but at noon
on Monday another severe attack came
on and twelve hours later he died
During Lincoln's first administration
Mr.. Lamon was a United States depu-
ty marshal, under his brother Ward
H. Lamon, the well-known biographer
of Lincoln, who was the marshal of
the District of Columbia. He was a
deputy sheriff of Berkeley county
during the shrievalty of A. ]. Thomas,
and in 1885 he was elected high sheriff
of the county. Mr.. Lannon's term of
Office expired in 1889 and he was elect
ed in the following year TO the lower
house of the State Legislature, since
which time he has devoted his time to
business interests, which consist of
several farms located in Berkeley coun-
ty and large retail hardware store
in Martinsburg Mr.. Lamon, who was
SO years of age, was twice married,
his first wife being Mrs. Catharine
Miller, widow, and of which marriage
two sons and two daughters survive
the father. In April, 1885, Mr.. Lamon
married Miss Burkhart, the eldest
daughter of DR.. W. D. Burkhart, who
with one son survives the deceased
The funeral will be held at Martins
burg this Thursday morning.
Mr.. John Allen Lucas, a resident of
Shepherdstown all his life, died at his
home in this place last Friday evening
about 9 o'clock. He had been i'll for
about six months, and all efforts Of
his physicians to stay the progress Of
his disease were unavailing. 1t is be-
lieved that he had cancer Of the stom-
ach. Although he has been sick all
summer, Mr.. Lucas kept on his feet,
and only took to his bed about ten
days before he died. He became
mem Der of the Lutheran Church be-
fore his death. Mr.. Lucas, whose age
was 43 years, 9 months and 4 days,
was an industrious citizen, kind hus-
band and a devoted father, and his
death is a great blow to his family.
His funeral was held in the Lutheran
Church Sunday afternoon, the service
being conducted by Rev. G. H. Rockey,
assisted by Rev. F. A, Strother. The
remains were laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery. Mr. Lucas leaves a widow,
three daughters and two little sons to
mourn their loss. He is survived by
two sisters, Mrs Maggie Wissler and
Mrs. VIM. R. Miller, and one brother,
Mr.. Edward Lucas.
Mrs. Annie M. Lambert, wife of
Mr.. John G. Lambert, died at her home
in Shepherdstown yesterday afternoon
about o'clock, aged so years, 2
months and "a days. She had been
sick for about two months, having at
first suffered from typhoid fever, fol-
lowed by complication of diseases.
Mrs. Lambert, who was a native OF
this place and whose maiden name was
Bradshaw, is survived by her husband
and FIVE children, VIM. c. and Elmer
Lambert, of Washington City; Mrs.
Benjamin Greenwood, of Roanoke
and Mrs. Robert G. Miller and Miss
Maggie, at home. All of her family
were with her when she died. Mrs.
Lambert was a good woman. She
was of a quiet, retiring disposition,
but her influence was always for the
right. She was devoted to her family,
and her life was one Of self-sacrlhce
and motherly kindness. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon at 2
clock in the Reformed Church.
Mr.. E B. Sheetz, a prominent Baltl-
more salesman, well known in this
section, died at his home in Winches-
ter, Va, last week, after lingering
illness, aged about ffty-four years. He
was native Of Hampshire county, W.
Va, During the late war Mr.. Sheetz
served as private in the cavalry, and
a commission was issued to him by che
Confederate government to raise a
company, but he was captured in the
meantime by the Federal forces and
imprisoned at Camp Chase. He was
a prominent Mason and member OF
the Presbyterian Church. For many
years Mr.. Sheetz has represented the
dry goods firm of Pearre Bros. & Co.,
of Baltimore, in the valley. and had a
large acquaintance in Maryland and
Virginia. He married Miss Kate Sny-
der, of Hampshire county, who, with
six children, survives him.
Miss Amelia Entler, native Of Shep-
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