Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-05-05
The Death Record.
The sudden death of Mr.. George W.

The sudden death OF MIR. george w.
Clipp, highly respected farmer from
near Halltown, caused shock among
the people of that section of the coun-
ty at noon on Wednesday. On the
day of his death Mr.. Clinp was appa-
rently in his usual health, and spent
the morning in looking after his stock.
He returned to his barn about noon,
put his horse in the stable and accom-
panied by a ten-year-old boy who
made his home with him, he started
for the house a short distance away.
Without uttering a word and appa-
reptly without pain, Mr. Clipp sank to
the ground, death seeming to be IN
Simultaneous. Hoping that there was
a chance to restore him, members of
Mr.. Clipp's household summoned Drs.
Neil and Perry. Upon arriving,
the physicians found that life was e1-
tinct. Deceased was in the Goth year
of his age, and during his life after
reaching manhood he was an indus
trious farmer. Three sisters survive
him, Mrs. Bette Myers, from near
Shepherdstown, Mrs Milton Smith
and Mrs. Lewis W. CIlpp, of the
Myerstown vicinity.-Charle' IO10'
Advocate.
Mr.. George W. Johnson, a former
resident of Shepherdstown, died at
his home in Hagerstown last Sunday
night from acute indigestion and heart
trouble, after an illness of only a few
hours. He complained early in the
evening of feeling very badly, and a
physician was summoned. While the
doctor was with him he suddenly ex-
PRED while sitting in chair. Mr..
Johnson was plasterer by trade and
was well-known here, where be lived
until about % years ago, when he
moved to Hagerstown. He was a
brother of Mrs. Mary McAnly and
Mrs. Helen Turner, of this vicinity.
He was twice married, and is survived
by his second wife and the following
children by his first wife: George T.,
Walter, James and Mrs Hester Thrush,
all living in Dayton, Ohio; William,
of Dufields; Mrs. Annie Wise, Of
Shenandoah Junction and Mrs. +. R.
Grove Of Hagerstown. The funeral
services were held at his late home
Yesterday afternoon, and the body
was then brought to ShepherdstOwn
and inferred in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Ephraim Taylor died last
Thursday morning at the home of Mrs
Elizabeth Bane, three miles west Of
Charles Town. Mr.. Taylor, who was
a native of this county, was about 81
years of age. He was born near Shep-
herdstown and in the Civil War served
as teamster in the commissary de-
partment Of the Stouewall Brigade.
Mrs. Jane A. Rohr, widow of David
f. Rohr, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. c. W. Taylor, in Charles
Town, at n early date hour last
Thursday morning. Deceased was a
Miss Crawford before her marriage
and was "a years old.
Mr.. Frank Clements died recently
at Wichita, Kansas, at the age Of 30
years. His wife, who survives him,
was Miss Ella Mallory, daughter OF
Thomas Mallory, who formerly lived
near Swan Pond. Two sons also sur
vive him.
Mr.. William Mckee, one Of the
Oldest residents of Martinsburg, died
yesterday afternoon very unexpected
| ly, as he had been in good health un-
til a few moments before his death.
He was 81 years old.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Sanders died in
Martinsburg last Sunday night, aged
"A years. She is survived by nine
sons and daughters.
Mrs. Rebeccs Potts, wife Of Mr.. John
Potts, died at her home in Charlie:
Town last Sunday, aged y years.