Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-05-18

years. On about the 18th of February
last his residence with its contents
was destroyed by fire, and the excite
ment in connection with the worry
in endeavoring to effect arrangements
for the erection of a new dwelling APP
peared to hasten on the disease. Mr..
Buhrman had been to Martinsburg on
Thursday when he was taken with
weak spell but was relieved by medi-
cal treatment. He had another at
tack on Friday morning and was con-
fined to his bed until his death on
Saturday morning at about 3 O'Clock.
I'm early life Mr.. Buhrman follow
ed the vocation Of school teaching.
He married Miss Elizabeth Routzahn,
of near Ellerton. Having purchased
property in this place he built him
self a house, and subsequently store
building and went into the general
mercantile business, and being man
OF push and energy he was successful
in accumulating some means.
"Mr. Buhrman was elected to the
Maryland House of Delegates three
times on the Republican ticket from
this county. The first was in 1864,
when he accomplished great good for
this locality, which will ever be held
dear TO his memory by the good peo-
pie of this section. Being a man of
strong temperance proclivities, and
through the aid of petitions he was
instrumental in having an act passed
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors within three miles of the
churches in this town. Neighboring
towns took up the idea and had the
same accomplished, covering Middle
town, Myersville and Wolfsville dis
tricts. OF that assembly from this
county, Charles f. Trail is the only
survivor In 1865 he was reelected,
his associates from this county all be-
ing dead. He was again elected in
1867, and of that body from this coun-
ty, J. r. Rouser, john l.. Linthicum,
Thomas Gorsuch and John A. Steiner
are still living, Mr. Henry Baker be-
ing dead. He was also a delegate to
the Chicago Convention in 1880 that
nominated James A. Garfield for
President of the United States.
"Mr. Buhrman was raised in the
Methodist faith but had never con-
nected himself with any church until
several years ago, when he accepted
the Lutheran church as his choice.
Being a strong man who had strong
dislikes for anything dishonest or dis
honorable, he would denouuce it with
great force of argument, and what he
undertook to do, to that he would ap-
ply his whole energy; and when he
had united himself with the church
he went into the work for the Master
with the same degree Of energy that
he manifested in secular affairs.
"He was brother to DR.. Hiram
and Rev. Alfred Buhrman. both dead;
DR.. Harvey Buhrman, Foxville, Md;
Rev. Emory, Hampstead, Md; Mrs.
Joseph Marker, Frederick city and
Mrs. Conrad yesterday, Danville, III.
His children are Clayton and Harry,
of Philadelphia Pa. Charles, in Bal
timore, and Webster and Edward at
home, all grown and married, and
Mrs. Rev VIM. B. Evers, near Van
clevesville; Mrs. Charles Grossnickle,
near Middlepoint and Mrs. Rev. j. f.
Bittle, Turtle Greek, Pa.
His funeral took place on last
Monday afternoon from the United
Brethren church in this place, Rev.
A. NJ. Smith officiating, assisted by
Rev. ]. r. Ridenour, of Middletown,
The funeral was attended by
large concourse of friends some COM
ing quite a distance to pay their last
respects to the memory of this esti-
mable gentleman.
The pall-bearers were Messrs. DR..
L. NJ. Zimmerman, Dawson Flock. G.
w. Watchtel, Isaiah Poffinberger, J.
T. Hildebrand and Daniel Shepley."