Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-24
The Work d Deaths
saRAerE BISHOP.

OF three weeks. MIR. Spraeue Bssnop. one
OF fne leading and most prominent buSi
ness men OF thss city, passed away al his
home On West MarIn street Monday
evening at ten minutes past tive O'Clock.
He passed the twenty ninth milestone Oh
his age the fifteenth Of this month
Three weeks ago the deceased was tax
en- Ill with symptoms Of typhoid lever,
which rapidly developed INTO the disease
in its most dangerous torn. and, although
the PARENT Was under the care OF three
skilled physicians and trained nurse. he
finally succumbed. after hard struggle
for life. Last Friday when he became de-
lIrlous and sank into Inconsistencies II
became evident that his condition was
very serious.
On SUNDAY he began to sink very rap
idly and the physicians gave no hope Of
his recovery. All day Monuav he lay
lowering between lite and the great chasm
OF death, until at $40 o'clock. when ne
gave few convulsve jerks and il was all
over. His wife, mother and near relatives
We're al his side when the end came.
BY the death of Mr.. Bishop Martins
burg loses one OF its most successful and
most promising young business men; the
whole city mourns the loss. Lett in charge
OF the extensive business interests OF the
Bishop firm by the sudden and unexpect
ed death OF his father, the Ia.e John w.
Bishop. on December II, 1897, Sprague,
the only son, grasped the reins Of business
and during the three years he has held
them has conducted the business on the
fafI h.ct x{ar
more extensive and just as successful
scale. Only traveiing salesman with
but brief experience, the Young ma n
| took hold OF the relns OF business with a
vim and push that was remarkable.
AT the time he was taken i'll he was en-
gaging in other business pursuits and be-
fore him was career that would ur-
doubtedlv have beeu connected with the
commercial advancement OF this, his ma
tive city. The firm OF which ne was the
head owned and controlled the Bishop
flour mill, the Bishop wholesale and job
bling house and two grain elevators. The
firm is known all over the State and
throughout the valley. The flour made
at the mill was rapidly gaining a national
reputation, was used extensively by that
great trust. the National Biscuit Company
and was being exported in large quaint
ties, besides being a favorite brand with
all the housewives in the county. The
deceased was director and large stock
holder in the Merchants and Farmers
Bank. his father having been one OF the
founders and at the time OF his death the
president OF the bank.
Thus cut down IN the prime OF life and
when in the brig htest period OF his bust
ness Car er. his demise is one OF the sad
dest and most untimely that has ever oc-
cured in the city.
MIR. Bishop leaves widow, who was
formerly Miss Anna Youtz, OF this city,
and one young daughter, five years Of
age, the latter now being down with the
disease which caused the death OF her faith
er. A mother. Mrs. Emile Alburtis Bish-
op, and two sisters, Katie and Virginia,
survive him.
The funeral took place from his late
residence Wednesday afternoon at three
O'Clock, Rev. John S. Douglas, assisted
by Rev. S. G. Ferguson, officiating.
| A. A. MILLER.
Albertus Arvine Miller, well known and
closely related in this county, died Mon
day evening at State Line, Pa, afe a
brief illness from pneumonia and the in
hrmities OF old age. aged Sc years.
| He died in the room in which he was
born. He was well known In this county
and also in Pennsylvania. He was a
staunch Democrat and voted for every
Democrat, including Bryan at the late
election. He was nominated on the Dem
ocratic Legislative ticket several years
ago to carry forlorn ticket in an adverse
district, but was defeated by only IS
votes. He is survived by sons: Victor d.
and Frank p. Miller, State Line and
daughter, Mrs. Ellen Janney. of Bunker
Hill, this county. Messrs. Robert and A..
A. and Misses Bessie Lamon. of this city.
and Mrs. F. H Baker. of New York,
formerly OF this city, are his grandchild-
rem.