Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-03-03
Ever Busy Death.

MT george L. operoW, We4l-KnoWn
farmer of Berkeley county, died Mon
day night at his home about four miles
west of Shepherdstown, aged 81 years
He had been i'll long time from an
emia. which gradually sapped his
strength until the end came. Mr.
Sperow was a man of high integrity,
and by industry and good business
management had attained consider
able success. Of a genial, friendly
disposition, he had wide circle of
friends, and his death will be greatly
deplored both in Berkeley and JEFF
ferson counties. He was a director
in the Citizens National Bank of
Martinsburg since its organization.
Mr.. Sperow is survived by two sons,
Henry and Oscar Sperow. His wife
died about two years ago, and his
daughter-in law, Mrs. Oscar SPerow,
died month or two since. His funer-
al was held yesterday in the Pres
byterian church in Shepherdstown,
Revs. Charles Ghiselin and J. E Guy
officiating, and he was buried in Elm
wood Cemetery.
Hugh Quantrell Earnshsw, son of
Mr.. and Mrs VIM G Earnshaw, died
suddenly at the home of his parents
in Charles Town Tuesday of last week,
aged q years. He had been unwell
for several days, but had been seen
on the street the evening before. He
had Just been talking to his mother
and had gone into an adjoining room
when Mrs. Esrnshaw heard" some
thing fall, and on going into the room
found him gasping for breath, and IN
few minutes he was dead After
the funeral arrangements had been
made, there seemed to be some signs
of life, and the funeral was postponed.
Every effort was made to resuscitate
him, but it was proven that the vital
spark had fed, and he was buried
Friday afternoon.
Yesterday morning VIM. G. Earn
shaw, the father of the young man re-
ferred to, also died. He had been
clerk in the Berkeley Hotel at Mar
tinsburg, and was taken i'll with ty-
phoid fever about four weeks ago. He
was in the SD year of his age.
Mrs. Mary Greenwood, wife of
James W. Greenwood, died at her
home in Shepherdstown early We'd
needay morning, after long illness
from consumption, aged 50 years.
Mrs. Greenwood, whose maiden name
was Unseld, was sister of A Taylor
Unseld and Mrs. Bette McChan, Of
this place, and she is survived by her
husband, and two children, Harry
Greenwood and Miss Clara Greenwood.
The deceased was a sincere Christia n
woman-of those blessed ones who,
pure in heart, shall surely see their
God, and she has gone to the reward
of those who endure and are faithful
to the end. The funeral service is to
be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the NJ. E Church, of which she was
devoted member Interment IN Elm
wood Cemetery.
Mr.. B. F. Moler, of Melville, has
Just received notice of the death of
his sister, Mrs. Emily B Kephart,
widow of the late John L Kephart, of
Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Kephart
departed this life February 9Th, in the
10th year of her age. She is sur
vived by four daughters, Misses Myr-
tie, Lillian, and Louise Kephart and
Mrs. D. Copeland, of Miss and four
brothers, Messrs. B. F., Newton and
Milton Moler, of this county, and Mr..
Daniel Moler, of Berkeley, and one
sister, Mrs. D. Fl. Backus, of Roanoke,
Va. Mrs. Kephart was buried by the
side of her husband, at Pennington,
Marshall county, Tenn.
Mrs. Catharine Brown, widow Of
Frank NJ. Brown, died last Saturday
morning at her home at Shenandoah
junction, aged about SO years. Mrs
Brown, whose maiden name was Ruth
erford, was an excellent woman, and
was held in high esteem by her friends
and neighbors. She is survived by
three sons and one daughter: Charles
w., G. P. and Strother Brown and
Mrs Fannie Swan. The funeral SER
vice was held at her late home on
Mon day, Rev. B. F. Ball officiating,
and the remains were inferred in
Elmwood Cemetery.
Miss Mary E. johnson died Tues
day evening at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. J. Henry Smith, near Hagers-
town, after a prolonged illness from
heart trouble, aged 70 years. Miss
johnson lived here for a number Of
years with the family of Mr.. Smith,
and her friends will regret to learn Of
her death. Rev. Dr. Charles Ghise-
lin went to Hagerstown today to as
sist in the funeral service.
Mrs. Ida c. Yates, wife of Mr. B F
Yates and daughter Of the late Will
liam Lloyd, died Monday morning at
her residence near Ripon, Of typhoid
fever, aged 81 years. The deceased
was a loving and dutiful wife and
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