Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-11-05
The Death Record.

we greatly regret 10 IeColu Tue
death OF Mrs. Clara A. Henson, wife
of Mr.. Alex Henson, which occurred
at her home opposite Elmwood Gene
terry last Sunday morning, from ty-
phoid fever. Mrs. Henson had nursed
one Of her boys through spell Of fe-
yer, when she herself was taken sick.
She did not have the strength to re-
sist the disease, and grew steadily
worse until her death ensued. The
news that she was dead was a great
shock to her friends, for it was not
known che was so i'll until the day
previous to her death. Mrs. Henson,
whose maiden name was Zepp, was
about thirty years old, and was ma
tive CT Hagerstown, removing to this
place six years ago with Der hus-
band. She was a member of the
Lutheran church and a most estima-
bic woman-a faithful wife, loving
mother, a good neighhor She is sur
vived by her husband and two little
sons, also her father, mother, four
brothers and three sisters. They have
the sympathy of the community in the
loss that has befallen them The fu-
neral service was held at her late
home Tuesday afternoon, Rev. H. c.
Haithccx, D. D., officiating, and the
body was laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary E. Vanmeter, widow Of
James Vanmeter, died Tuesday after
noon at her home near Snyder's Mills,
in Berkeley county, after long per-
iod of i'll health, aged 68 years. Mrs.
Vaumeter's maiden name was Coffin.
barger, and she was a sister of James
H., J. William and George B Coffin
barger, of this vicinity. She was a
consistent member of the Lutheran
Church for many years, and was a
most estimable Christian woman. Her
death will be regretted bYa wide cir
Gle of relatives and friends Four
sons and two daughters survive her:
William f., Thomas, Frank and Harry,
Mrs. Moorehead Miller and Mrs.
William Hollida. Funeral this morn
ing at 9 o'clock at her late residence,
interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
John Carey Trussell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. n. Trussell, formerly of
Shepherdstown, died on Monday last
in the Naval Hospital at Mare Island,
California, of typhoid fever. Carey
left New York three years on the bat
tleship "Kentucky," and was over a
large part of the world on that ship,
He was sent home from the Philippines
and was assigned to the Marble head, "
on which he made the trip to Alaska,
and upon his return he went to the
hospital. He was frst-class appren-
tice in the Navy, and the saddest
feature of his death is that he died
when he had but two days more to
serve, his time expiring on November
4th, his twenty-second birthday.
Mrs. Katharine Trussell, widow of
Nimrod Trussell, died in Charles
Town on Tuesday at the home of her
sister, Mrs. S. S. Dalgarn, from aTo-
plexy, aged As years. She was
daughter of the late Reason Shugert,
and was well-known in this neighbor-
hood. She was sick only two hours.
DR.. Julian Chsolm, formerly we'll
known surgeon and eye specialist of
Baltimore, died last Sunday in Pc
tersburg, Va, aged 70 years. He
had been i'll for four years. He was
well-known surgeon in the Confed-
crate army during the civil war.
Miss Pearl Mcbride, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Mcbride, Of
Gsrardstown, Berkeley county, died
in Berryville last Saturday from ty-
phoid fever. Miss Mcbride, who was
90 years old, had been teaching school
in Berryville.
Mrs. Barbara Keller, widow Of Dan
iel Keller, died at her home at Bed
ington, Berkeley county, on Tuesday,
from paralysis, aged 70 years. Four
sons and three daughters survive her.
Miss Maud Cullers, daughter of
Charles Cullers, formerly of Wood
stock, Va, died in Charles Town last
Friday from typhoid fever. She was
10 years OF age.
James Johnson died near Berryville
Sunday, aged II years. Mr.. Johnson
served in the Confederate Army as a
member of the Clarke Cavalry.
Mr.. George NJ. Noll, retired farm
er of Berkeley county, died last Fri
day, aged rs years. Five sons and
one daughter survive him.
Harry Reininger, aged IA years,
son of Charles E. Reininger, OF Charles
Town, died of typhoid fever last week.