Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-02
THE WORK or DEATH.
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mrs. virginia Bartlsste.
| Mrs. Virginia Bartlett wife of the
late Capt E. q. Bartlett passed away
this morning at fifteen minutes Of elev-
en-. aged n years. Funeral win take
place from her home SOP North Queen
street at four o. clock Tuesday after
noon.
Rev. J. S. Douglas conducted the
services assisted by Mr. w f. Gruver
samuel Busey.
Mr.. Samuel Busey, one of Berkeley
county's largest land owners and most
prominent citizens, died suddenly of
heart trouble on his farm near Ger
ardstown Friday at noon. He was
in his eightieth year.
Mr. Busey was born near Shep-
herdstown, jefferson county, but has
been a resident of Berkeley county
for fifty years He was originally a
miller by trade, but a number of years
ago he gave mp milling and went TO
farming He was man of excellent
business ability and was well thought
of. He was the principal organizer
and the first president of the Peoples
| National Bank, row the Peoples Trust
Company. = During his active business
career he was considered one of the
foremost business men in the county.
For a number of years he was mem
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
] The deceased is survived by three
sons and one ddanghter, Geo. NJ, of
the firm of McKown and Busey, this
city, Walter, and N. W. and Miss
Mary Anna Busey, all of the county.
The funeral took place from the
house Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
Rev. Lowe officiating Interment at
| Gerardstown
John ID. Gordon
Mr. John Davis Gordon, another
widely known resident of the county
and postmaster at Gerardstown, died
Thursday night at his home in Ger
ardstown aged SO years 10 months and
2 days. He was taken i'll on Thursday
/ two weeks ago with an abscess in his
throat, which developed other compli-
cations, causing his death.
The deceasedc was born in Clark
county, Va. He Termed the tailoring
trade under John Smith of White Hall,
| Va, and then moved to Gerardstown,
where he followed his trade and was
also engaged in the general merchan-
disc business. He has been resi-
dent of Gerardstown for 40 years.
Twenty-one years ago he served a
term as postmaster at that place and
five years ago he was again appointed
postmaster under President Mckinley.
The deceased is survived by six chill
dren, Mrs. Joseph Flynn, of Kinsey,
o., Mrs. Edgar Bowers, of North
Carolina, Elizabeth, Maud, Lula and
William Gordon, of Berkeley county.
/ The deceased was laid to rest Fri
ady afternoon at o'clock. Rev. f.
M. Lowe, assisted by Rev. Carol
Maddox officiating at the funeral.
Daniel Matthaei.
Another inroad was made by grim
death into the ranks of Martinsburg S
we'll known bu isness men Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock, when Mr. DAN
iel Matthaei, after having fingered be-
tween life and death for nearly two
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into the great world beyond. Death
descended into the Matthaei home on
the corner of Queen and Race streets
after long period of anxiety ON the
part of the family and friends, dur
ing which hopes appeared died out
and We're born anew, but toward the
last all hope for his recovery was
finally given up and since Wednesday
morning. when he lapsed into uncon-
seriousness, the announcement of the
end was looked for at any moment.
1t came at five O'Clock, when, with
his nearest relatives around him he
passed peacefully away.
The death of the deceased was caus-
ed by gangrene For year or more
he has been in i'll health and his blood
has been IN bad condition. -Four
weeks ago gangrene, caused probably
by the poisoning of the blood by an
instrument, set in. Prof. III. G.. Rush,
an expert from Baltimore, was called
in two weeks ago in consrltsficA ith
Dr. McSherry and all DE was
done to save him, but the poisoning
had spread into his system and could
not be checked.
Mr.. Matthaei was in the sixty-nintl
year of his age. He was born in Mar