Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-02-02
The Death Record of the Week.

Mrs. Margaret Osbourn' vile o
Mr.. George W. Osbourn, died las
Saturday at her home a couple o
miles below Shepherdstown, aged 81
years, 5 months and "a days. Mrs
Osbourn had been i'll only about one
week. and her death was caused byy
the grip. Her loss is one that will bt
deeply felt in her own household ano
in the community in which her life
was spent, for she was woman who
devoted her life to doing good. Faith
full in all the duties required Of bel
as helpful wife and a loving moth
er, she yet found time to be neigh,
Dor ever ready to help those about
her, and the memory of her good
deeds can never die among those to
whom her helpfulness and sympathy
was extended whenever needed.
Mrs. Osbourn's maiden name was
Donley. She was twice married, her
first husband having been David Hotf-
man, who was killed near Leetown
during the civil war fighting on the
Confederate side. One child, Mrs.
C. ]. Knott, survives this union. At
ter the war she was married to Mr..
Osbourn, who survives her, together
with the following children; Mrs.
John Daniels, Emma, Cora and Alice ;
William, Daniel and Oscar The
funeral was held Monday in the
Southern Met odlst church in Shep-
herdstown, of which the deceased had
been a useful and consistent member.
The service was conducted by Rev.
J. L. Kibler assisted by Rev. 6 G.
Everhart, and the body was laid to
rest in Elmwood Cemetery. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Geo. S.
Knott, J. NJ. Hendricks, Lee h. Mo-
LEI, D. G.. Moler, A. P Remnant and
NJ NJ. Skinner. The funeral was a
very large one, the church being
crowded with friends and relatives of
the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph White, of
Summit Point, have the sympathy Of
the entire community IN their great
affection in the loss Of two children
within three days. Edith May, aged
eleven years, FIVE months and eleven
days, died January 18th ofdiphtheria
On the 18th of January Bunnio Crit
fifth died in the nineteenth year Of
his age, after long illness Of phthisls
pulmonitis The death of this youth
is particularly sad, as he was Just on
the verge of young manhood, and a
life full Of hope and promise of use
fulness to his parents.-CharleStOwn
AdUocate.
The wife of Mr.. Charles Broadway
Rouss, the millionaire merchant, died
at her home in New York City last
Sunday, after long illness. Her
body was taken to Winchester Tues
day and inferred in Mount Hebron
Cemetery. Mrs. Rouss was native
of Winchester, and her maiden name
was keenan,. She was GO years Of
age and is survived by husband ami
two children, Peter Winchester Rouss,
who is associated in the merchantlle
business with his father, and Mrs.
David Lee, of New York.
Mrs. Sallie Smith, widow of John
H. Smith, Sharpsburg, died on Mon
dav after two weeks illness from
grip, aged eIghty-two years, She was
member of the Lutheran Church. Sur
viving children: Mrs. DeKalb, Iowa;
Mrs James Snyder, John P, and W.
A., Sharpsburg.
Miss Anna NJ. Faulkner, native OF
this county, died last Saturday in
Pakersburg at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Conman. Her age was 81 years.
She was the daughter of James K. and
Hannah Faulkner, and a cousin Of
Judge E. B. and Senator c. j. Faux
ner.
Mrs. Helen Ridenour, widow Of
Samuel Rldenour, died in Charles
town yesterday after al illness OF two
weeks, aged IS years. She is sur
vived by her step-daughters, Mrs. Geo.
W. Chase. of Shepherdstown, and Miss
Annie Ridenour, of Washington.
Miss JEANNE C. Miller, of Charles
town, died on Sunday in Staunton,
where she was visiting her sister at
the home of Capt. W. H Ktble The