Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
DEATH or MRS. J.W.LOWER
Expired at Her Home Saturday
Morning After Brief Illness.
MARRIED BUT ONE YEAR AGO
And Death was Wholly Unexpected
TO Her Friends The other Deaths
and Funerals.

Nicklas furniture establishment, dice
nj her home on South Maple avenut
at an early hour Saturday .after ar
fines. of about week. The death OF
tae Young woman was wholly unex'
pected, and was great shock TO h'i
young husband.
Mrs. Lower was the daugher o. MT.
Gideon Dulabaum, OF Greencas'le'
Pa. and her marriage to Mr.. Lower
took place in this CITY about year
ago. She was an estimable young
lady. and the news of her early deatp
will be learned with regret by many
friends here.
She was aged 26 years. Surviving
are her husband and father and the
following brothers and sisters: John,
of Ohio; Blaine. Harry. Laura, Mollie
and Della, Of Greencastle.
q The funeral took place on Tues
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the
late residence. The services were
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Wilson. pastor
of the United Brethren church. In
termenr 10 Green Hill cemetery.
MR.. p. W. AMBROSE.
Mr.. Peter Wesley Ambrose, the
weIi.known Baltimore 81 OHIO engi-
neer. succumbod at his home on North
High street at Z 80 O'Clock Sunday
morning after making brave fight
for life for the past six weeks. Mr..
Au.brose's condition grew so serious
the latter part of last week that all
hone CT his recovery was practically
ahandoped by his family aud friends.
and his death was not surprise to
those who knew now serious his con-
dition had been.
Mr.. Ambrose became i'll about six
weeks ago of typhoid fever. and hope
Of his recovery was strong until COM
plications became apparent. He was
aged Al years.. and is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Margaret JOY,
of Martinsburg. and an adopted
daughter, Sadie. His father. who
ress:::..:ss at Great Cacapon, W. Va.
and five br ,thers and three sisters.
residing at other points, also survive.
The tfnneral took place on Wed.
nesday afternoon at O'Clock from
fha United Brethren church, OF
which he was member. Interment
in Green Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Ambrose was a native OF Nor
gan county. but removed to Martins
burg about % years ago. He entered
the service of the Baltimore q Ohio
81 years ago, and by his devotion to-
duty rose to the position of an engi-
neer between Brunswick and Cumber-
land about eight years ago. de was
n fine type of the railroad man. fear
less. watchful and eminentlv trust
worthy, and these qualities gained
for him the confidence and esteem OF
his supeiiois. His kindly nature
and upright character made him pop.
MAR among his fellow employees. and
he was well liked by all who knew
him.
He was me nber of the Martins
burg lodge of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, and membars OF
this order attended the funeral as n
last mark Of respect to their dead fell
dow workman.
MRS. MARC ARET s. FOULK.
Mrs. Margaret s. Foulk, widow of
ihe late Rev. John S. Foulk and an
aged and well-known lady, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. ID. 3.
Noble, on South Raleigh street, Tues
day afternoon after a brief illness
of pleuresy. Although Mrs Foulk
bad been in delicate health for several
years. her last illness began only on
SATURDAY.. and owing to her feeble
condition she was unable to Withstand
= e attack and quickly succumbed.
Mrs. Foulk was in her Saith year.
Sha was native of this county raw
jim been born and reared near Darkes-
vile. She was the last surviving child
of the late Enoch Matthews, who was
q Of the pioneer residents of Berke'
! ycounty, and who was well-known
ael.,r in this section. and superln'
I naent If the poor during the later
years If his life. Iu early life she
1aarried the late Rev. John s. Foulk
IA M,ll.known minister of the Pres
u terrain church, who died about II
yc,rs ago after being compelled h,
II vanciug years to give up his ACTIVE
. ,rt "a minister.
For the past 10 wears she has resides
with her daughter in this city. Sur
yiviug her are two children-Mrs. ID
S. Noble and Prof. Wilson nj. Foulk
OF Piedmont, W. Va.
Tee Funeral took place ol
" ur dav morning at 0 O'Clock at th
house. The services were. conducte
by Rev. DR.. r. M. Woods, pastor O