Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-01-14
GOVERNOR LOWNDES DEAD
Former Executive Of Maryland Ex-
pired Very Suddenly on Sunday.
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE

DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Was a Native of West Virginia, AM
Interested in Business Concerns
in the State.
Hon. LLOYD Lowndes. former Cover
nor of Maryland. millionaire banker
and republican leader in Maryland
died suddenly Sunday morning in hi
bathroom while bis valet was rubin,
him down after his bath. Death wal
instantaneous and was caused by val
vular heart trouble.
Though Governor Lowndes had beer
advised Of his condition three years
ago. there had. been no indication Of
illness. and Mr. Lowndes appeared te
be in his usual good health and spirits
when he arose Sunday morning.
.One Of his last acts was writing an
obituary on Saturday night of his
friend. Capt Goff. of Clarksburg, W
Va. brother of Judge Nathan Golf. for
the. CumbsrlandtDa News, which he
owned. Hes.rarely wrote for the
paper. and it is regarded as a coinci-
dence that he should have written the
obituary OF friend. only to pass away
himself few hours later.
1t was in Clarksburg. w Va, Febru-
airy 81, 1916. that Lloyd Lowndes was
born. He received his education in
the academy at Clarksburg. in Wash.
ington college. Pennsylvania. and Tat
Meadville, Pa. where he graduated in
1865. He studied law in.the Office of
Richard L Ashhurst. of Philadelphia.
and in 1867 graduated from the law
school Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
He removed to Cumberland, where
he built M large practice and be-
came identified with the business in
terests OF Western Maryland.
Governor Lowndes' active connec-
ton with politics began with his
electioni.in 1879 to the Forty.third
congress.
e In 1896 he was nominated for gov.
ernor by the republican state convep.
ton at Cambridge and after strenu-
GUS campaign he defeated John e
Hurst, his democratic opponent, by a
majority of more than Is. He was
the first and the only republican gov
ernor of Maryland since the close OF
the Civil war. He was trenominated
in 1899. but-was defeated by Hon
John Walter Smith by IL, 600 majority
MRS MARY A DAY
Mrs Marv A. Dav, widow of the late
James W Day and welI.known ana
estimabie resident of MartiDsburg,
died at the home OF her daughter, Mrs
Asbury Chambers, on N Spring street.
last Saturday morning shortly before 2
O'Clock. Death was caused by an alb
cess on the brain. from which Mrs Day
had been suffering for several months.
and during which time she was an in
valid. She was aged 70 years.
Mrs Day was born and reared in
Martinsburg, and spent her entire life
in this CITY. She was the eldest
daughter of the late George w Hollis
and member OF prominent Berkeley
county family. Her husband, who
was an emplove of the Baltimore g.
| Ohio road for many years, died several
years ago. The funeral took
place from her late home on Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The services
wee conducted by DIR. A. j. Gill.
pastor of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church, and interment in Green
Hill cemetery
Surviving Mrs Dav are the follow
ing children: George w Day. OF
Pittsburo; William L Day and Edgar
A Day. of Allegheny. Pa. /; Mrs James
CLARK and Mrs Asbury Chambers, Of
Martinsburg The following brothers
and sisters also survive: John A Hol
lis, James ID Hollis and Mrs p
Cheuvront. of Martinsburg Mrs S I
Troup, of Hendricks, w Va. !; william
NJ Hollis, of Washington; II M Hollis
of Louisville, Ky.. and George W
Hollis, of McKeesport. Pa.
MRS DAAID UNGRR
Mrs David Unger died Sunday nigh
at O'Clock at her home on Terrace
street, North Martinsburg. of con
sumption. She was aged about 81
years. She had been suffering To-
some time with the disease and deatl
came as an end to her suffering. Sh'
J is survived by her husband and TIVE
! small children. She has large mum
. Der of friends in the community IL
} which she resided, and was held II
| high esteem.
II The funeral occurred last Tuesda,