Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-01-06
The Death Record.

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Col. Lewis 7. Moore, prominent
citizen of Winchester, Va, and broth
er-in-law of Mr.. ]. S. Bragonier, of
Shepherdstown, died very suddenly
Tuesday of last week. He was walk
ing along the street in Winchester
when he was seen to fall. He was car
ried into the corporation clerks Office,
but expired before physicians could be
summoned. His death was due to pa
ralysis of the heart. Col. Moore was
83 years of age. His wife was daugh-
ter Of the late Rev. D. G. Bragonier
mot Ferguson, as enormously pub
lished), of Shepherdstown, who sur
wives him, together with six children.
Col. Moore was native of Loudoun
county, but has lived in Winchester
since 1874. He was a brave Confed-
crate soldier in the late war and made
a splendid record. At the beginning
of the war he was major Of the old
Thirty-frst Regiment of Virginia In
fantry. He was wounded at the first
battle of Bull Run, but returned to his
command as soon as he was able, being
promoted to colonel of the Fourth Vir-
ginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade.
He was prominent member of the
Masonic order
Mrs. Sallie P. F. Pierce, sister Of
Senator c. J. and Judge E. Boyd
Faulkner, of Martinsburg, died at her
home in Washington, D. c., Tuesday
night of last week. Her malady was
rheumatism, with which she had been
great sufferer, not for years being
able to move without assistance. The
deceased was in her sixty-fourth year.
She was the daughter Of the late Hon.
C. J. Faulkner. Her husband, Charles
Pierce, New York banker, died
about twelve years ago, leaving her
son, C. J. F. Pierce, who still survives.
Besides her two brothers, Mrs Pierce
leaves four sisters-Mrs. McSherry,
Mrs. Love, Mrs Campbell and Mrs.
Bocock. The two latter were with her
at the time of her death. Mrs. Pierce
was buried in the family burying-
ground at Martinsburg.
Capt. VIM. N. Mcdonald, a we'll
known Virginia gentleman, died Tues
day at his home in Berryville. He
was one of the twelve sons Of the late
Col. Angus Mcdonald, and was
brother of Maj. A. W. Mcdonald, Col.
E. H. Mcdonald and Mrs. T. G. Green,
of this county, and of Col. Marshall
Mcdonald, former fish commissioner.
The deceased was a gallant Confeder-
ate soldier. Entering as a private,
he was promoted to be captain Of ar
tillery in Mahone's division of Lees
army. He was Christian gentleman
and a good citizen in every respect.
Mrs. Sarah c. Hof, wife of Mr.. Har-
rison Hof, died at her home at Baker
ton last Sunday after long illness of
consumption, aged 81 years. The
funeral was conducted in the Baker
ton Church by Rev ], L. KILLER, after
which the remains were taken to
Uvilla for burial.
Mr.. Gibson G. Johns, an aged resi-
dent of Harper's Ferry, received a
stroke of paralysis Tuesday Of last
week, and died soon afterward. He
was rs years old. Mr.. Johns is the
third undertaken who died in Harper's
Ferry last year.
Mr.. Richard C. Smith, native Of
Charlestown, died recently at Alexan-
dria, Va, where he was visiting his
nieces. He had been a resident of
Baltimore for forty years. He was SO
years of age.
Mr.. Asahel Vanmeter, well-known
citizen of Berkeley county, died on
December Oath at his home on the
Schoppert ford road, near the Ope-
quon. He was 70 years, 8 months and |
s days old.
Mrs. George Harris died very sud
denly at her home at Shenandoah |
Junction on Wednesday of last week,
aged about As years. She leaves a
husband and nine children.
Mr.. John J. Conway, who was for
merly postmaster at Harper's Ferry,
died last week of consumption at his
home in that place, aged q years.
Mr.. David Bowers, an aged resident
of Martinsburg, died last week.
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