Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-13

tSWus tcAA AFotm the dumping
bridge while at work shortly
before noon Tuesday and sus-
tanned injuries which caused bis
death in a short time afterwara
The young man was helping
TO unload a truck, which had
been drawn onto the dump. and
through some accident in the
machinery he lost his footing
and fell to the railroad tracks
below, a distance Of about IS
feet.
II is believed that the unfor-
tunate man struck his head
on the tracks below, aud
when picked up it was found
his skull was fractured on the
left side. His leg VAS also
crushed by the fall of the truck.
The young man was aged -
years, and resided on the
"boom," in the western part of
the city. He is survived by his
young wife and one small child.
The remains were taken TO
the Wilen undertaking estab~
lishment and prepared for
burial, after viii III they were
taken to his home
MRS. MARY E. BRANTNER.
Mrs. Mary f. Brantner, wife of
Mr. Frisby r. Brantner, a well-known
engineer on the Baltimore q Ohio road
died on Sunday afternoon at her
home on North Queen street about
5 80 o'clock, after an illness of ABOUT
five months. Death was due to
Bri gifts disease.
Mrs. Brantner was well-known
and most highly esteemed lady, be.
loved for her many quiet deeds of
charity and her manv womaniy quail.
ties. She was native of Sandy
Hook. Md, but removed to Martins
burg many wears ago, and has since
resided here. She was a daughter of
the late Harmon III. Broddy, and was
a member of well-known family.
She was in her 5sth year.
Mrs. Brantner was charter men,
Der of Elizabeth X. Fitzgerald divis-
ion, No. Ill, Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers, and the first president of that
lodge, which position she held for five
years. She was also a charter men,
Der of Tippecanoe council. No. II,
Daughters OF Pocahontas. and widely
known and influential among the
members of that order. She had a
large circle of friends, who will learn
of her death with regret.
The funeral took place Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock ut st. Johns
Lutheran church. The services were
be conducted by Rev. A. b. Wilson,
pastor of the United Brethren church,
of which Mrs. Brantner had been
member for years.
MISS MARY E. KURTZ.
Miss Mary Il. Kurtz died at Win.
chester on Monday, aged 81 years.
She was an ardent supporter of the
Confederate tause, and during the war
was head nurse in one of the hospitals
in Winchester. Miss Kurtz founded
the Ladies Memorial association there,
the first organization of it's kind ever
established. She was born, had lived
and died in the historic house built
by George Washington and used by
him as headquarters. Miss Kurtz's
grandfather was Adam KuItz. one of
che famous "Dntch Mess which ac-
companied Gen. Daniel MORGAN on the
march from Winchester to Quebec Dur
Ing the Revolutionary war.
MRS. ELLA BIEHL.
Mrs. Ella Biehl, mother of Mrs.
James +. DugaD, of Falling Waters
district, died at her home at Litttieton
Pa, Of PARALYSIS. aged rs wears. Her
funeral took place Yesterday. and the
intermert was at Middlebnrg. Carroll
county, Md. Mrs. Biehl was re-
markably active old lady MP TO the
time she was stricken.
DEATHS ON THE RAIL.
Dennis Barclay, Baltimore and
Ohio car inspector, had both legs