Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-13
LAID TO REST.
Two Old So dfers Laid Away Among tn
vast Army Of the Dead this After
noon-Body of Mrs. Earnshaw
Brought Here
Prof y. a. Down.

| OF the F1fth WARD ScnOOl ana one VI
the oldest and best known teachers in
the public schools Of Martinsburg,
succumbed to the ravages of con-
sumption at his home, 80 w. John
street, Monday evening at $3.50 clock
aged fourty-four years.
Prof. Downs was compelled to give
up teaching and retire to his bed last
Wednesday week ago and from that
time he declined rapidly until death
resulted. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Davenport Downs, Of this coun-
ty, who shortly before the Civil War
moved 10 Buffalo, Louisa county,
Iowa, where, ON August 10, 1856.
Joseph Allen Downs was born. While
he was an infant his mother died and
soon after her death young Downs
was brought by relatives to the native
county of his parents, where he was
reared bv Mrs. Mary Cookus, Mr.
Downs received his first instruction
| in the public schools of the county
and completed his education in Ro-
anoke College, this city, of which
school Prof Hyde was principal. At
an early age Mr. Downs began to take
an interest in educational matters and
| when nineteen years of age he began
teaching in one of the county public
schools. He followed that occupation
all his life, having for the past thir-
teen years been the efficient principal
/ of the Fifth ward school in this city,
at which he gained the admiration
and respect of both the patrons and
the scholars who went through the
school under his direction.
Prof Downs was regarded as one
of the most efficient of the corps of
city teachers, as is shown by his long
term of service and the public school
system has suffered an irreparable
| loss by his death. He had been a
faithful member of the Lutheran
church since CHILDHOOD and was man
| of high Christian character.
! The deceased was the last surviving
member OF his family, his only broth
or having died in Iowa several
months ago. He leaves widow who
l,as formerly Miss Carrie Evans, two
sons and one daughter, William S..
Harry A. and Ethel Downs.
The funeral of Prof. Joseph A..
Downs, which took place from St.
Johns Lutheran church Wednes-
day at 2 80 O'Clock, was largely at
tended. A delegation of members of
the Jr O. "A. M. acted as nallbears
and delegation of teachers were the
honorary pail bearers. Interment was
made in Green Hill cemetery.
J.E. weise.
Another Veteran of the Confederate
Army in the person of Mr.. James Ed.
ward Weise, of 212 N. Maple avenue
yesterday afternoon at ten minutes of
five O'Clock joined the great army OF
those that are no more. He was in
the seventy fourth year of his age.
The death of Mr.. Weise was caused
by paralytic stroke which he receiv-
ed one week ago, which effected his
entire left side and rendered him
helpless. For sometime previous to
the stroke of paralysis he had been
suffering with rheumatism, which
was the only ailment he had during
his entire life.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
Mr.. Weise joined Company B. Second
Virginia Infantry, which was from
Shep herdstown. and became leader of
| the Second Infantry Band. He later
joined the cavalry and served until
the last days of the war as bugler in
the company under Capt Baylor.
| Mr.. Weise was born and raised in
| Shepherdstown, Jefferson county. He
was potter by trade. In the year
1867 he moved to this city, and fol-
lowed his trade in building back of
the Baltimore and Ohio shops, later
starting a pottery in the old pottery
building near the quarries of the
| Standard Lime and Stone Company.
He has been living a retired life for
about twenty years. He leaves one
son, Silas Clinton Weise, of this city.
One brother, William Weise, OF
Shepherdstown, survives him.
The funeral took place from the
house Thursday afternoon at one
O'Clock, Rev. G. S. Trump officiat-
ing. Interment was made in
Green Hill cemetery. The Berkeley
County Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans, of which the deceased was a
member attended the funeral in a
body.
mrs Harriet Elizabeth Thompson.
Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Thompson,
proprietress of the hotel and restau-
rant connected with the Baltimore and
Ohio passenger depot died Sunday