Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-11-10
The Death Record.

we noted in eur last weeks issue
passed peacefully away at her home
in this place last Saturday afternoon
Her death was the result of stroke
Of paralysis received Wednesday ev'
ening. Her children had been sum-
moned to her bedside, and those with
in reach were with her when she died
Mrs. Powell was "a years of age
She was the daughter of the late Ed,
mund I. Lee and his first wife, who
was Miss Shepherd. She is survived
by the following children: Mrs. b
w. Potts, Miss Kate Powell and Miss
sallie Powell, of this place Mrs. Will
lam T. Roberts, of Culpeper, Va.
Simms, of Parkersburg; E. Lee, Of
Richmond; Cuthbert, of Kansas City,
Mo. and Charles L., of Los Angeles
Cal. She was sister of Mr.. Charles
S. Lee, of Berryville, Va. Rev. 81. B.
Lee, of c Charlottesville, Va; Mrs. Ida L.
Rust, of Leesburg, Va. and Mrs. Charles
W. Goldsborough, Of WalkersVille,
Md. Mrs. Powell was one Of the most
intelligent and respected women OF
Shepherdstown, full Of good deeds and
ever ready for charitable work. She
will be greatly missed by the poor Of
Shepherdstown. Her funeral was
held Monday afternoon, and her body
was laid forrest in Elmood Cemetery
Rev. DR.. Nelson conducted the ser
vice. The pall-bearers were Me.srs.
J. S. Lucas, J. S. Bragonier, W. N.
Lemen, L. S. cambridge, ]. O. Aglion-
by and George Washington.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Will Tay-
lor, who live couple of miles south
Of Sheph.rdstown, died very suddenly
last Monday morning. She had been
in delicate health for some time, but
it was not thought that she was seri-
ously i'll. At breakfast time she said
she felt sick, and soon after was seized
with CONFUSION, dying in a half hour.
Her death was great shock to her
parents, to whom the deceased was a
loving and helpful daughter. ..She was
seventeen years of age. The funeral
service was held at her late home yes
terday morning, conducted by Rev. c.
H. Hockey, and the remains were in
tered in Elmwood Cemetery. We ex-
tend our sympathy to the afflicted
family.
Mr.. John James, the lock tender at
Bridgeport, on the G. & O. canal, op-
po,ite Shepherdstown, died Tuesday
morning, in the 57th year Of his age.
He had been partial invalid for sew
eral years, but had been confined to
his bed only since last Friday. Bright
disease is given as the cause Of his
death. Mr.. James was native Of
Washington county, and used to be a
boatman on the canal. His wife sur
wives him, together with four sons and
one daughter. The funeral takes
place today from the SharPsburg
Methodist Church. The remains will
be buried in Anti0tam National Gene
terry, the deceased having been SOL
der in the Union army during the
civil war.
Mrs. Mary Donlsy, whose illness
from paralysis we noted couple OF
weeks ago, died last Friday at the home
of her son-in-law, Mr.. Geo. W. Os-
bourn, below Shepherdstown, at the
advanced age Of Sc years. The body
was taken to Adams county, Pa, her
native place, for burial beside her hus-
band, William Donley. The deceased
is survived by the following children
Mrs. Geo. w. Osbourn and Mr.. Clay
Donley, of this county; Mrs. Alfred
Hoffman and Miss Emma Donley, OF
Berkeley county; and Mrs. Criswell
and Mrs. Giles, of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Mary Daniel Eichelberger,
widow of the late D. S. Eichelberger,
who founded the Independent Demo
crat in Charlestown prior to the civil
war and in 1869 the Martinsburg
Statesman, died Friday at her resi-
dence in Martinsburg, after linger-
ing illness of heart failure, in her sew
enty-third year. The deceased was a
member of the Episcopal church, en-
joyed large acquaintance and was
held in the highest esteem by the en-
tire community. She is survived by
three daughters and four sons.
The sad intelligence of the death OF
Mrs. Bette Opie Jamison at the resi-
dence of her husband, Mr.. Maurice
Jamison, in Allegheny county, Md,
reached us last week and will be very
sad news to a large circle of friends