Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-11-01
Passing Away.

Passing away.
Mr.. Frank J. Manning, one Of JEFF
| ferson coun,y's best known farmers
and stock.raisers and large land
owner, died at his home mile south
of Charles Town last Thursday even.
ing, aged 81 years. His death was
| the result of stroke of paralysis re-
ceived week previous, and from
which he never rallied. Mr.. Man
ming was native of this county, hav'
ing been born on tue farm where be
| died, in November, 1849. When the
| Civil War broke out, filed with the
| spirit that animated the boys of his
| native county at that time. he eluded
his mother, and at the tender age of
fourteen years volunteered in the Con-
federate Army, enliating in Company
B, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry. A Sc
we're bullet wound thst rendered him
an invalid the remainder of his life
attested bis courage and supplied
proof of his devotion to the cause for
which he fought. When the war was
over he was sent to the Virginia
Military Institute at Lexington,
where he completed his education, a
work that had been interrupted by
the opening of hostilities between the
sections. Returning from school, ne
took upon himself the management OF
his large landed estate. Vinton, near
Charles Town. In addition to his
large farming operations, Mr.. Man
ming engaged in raising fine stock,
making speciality Of high bred horses,
and was widely known as an authori.
ty in stock-raising. He ia survived
by his wife, who was Miss Cowan,
of Shenandoah county, Va; also three
daughters, Mrs. s. Preston Smith, Of
Charleston, W. Va, Misses Della and
Antoinette Manning, at Vinton, and
one son, Mr.. T. J. Manning.
Mr.. Henry w. Grittenden, for
number of years well.known farm
er living near Ripon, this county,
died last Sunday at Takoma Park,
near Washington, D. c., at the resi-.
dence of his son, with whom he had
lately made his home. Although he
had been in declining health for the
past year, his serious illness was on
" during the past week. Mr.. Crit
tenden, who was rs years old, was a
native of Massachusetts, but came to
this county in 1866 and bought a
farm near Ripon, where he resided
until few years ago. He was a
good man and was an active and
helpful member of the Presbyterian
Church and an earnest Sunday School
worker. He is survived by one son,
Edgar V. Crittenden, and one daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie H. Crittenden, both
of Takoma Park. His remains We're
taken to Charles Town on Tuesday
and inferred in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Jane Moore Campbell, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Campbell, died
last Thursday at the home of her pa
rents near Kearneysville, aged eleven
years. Her death was caused by
diphtberia, and is a sad blow 20 her
loving parents. The body was in
TERED in Elmwood Cemetery, Shep.
herdstown.
Mrs. Lillian Caskey, wife of Con-
ductor William Caskey. of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, died at her
home last Saturday night, death be-
ing due to heart failure. She was
aged 40 years and is survived by her
husband and four children.
Mrs. Sacy Longerbeam, wife of
Hemburn Longerbeam, died Monday
from typhoid fever at her home on
the east side of the Shenandoah river,
aged SO years. Her husband and
FIVE children survive her.
Howard Medlar, aged lo years, a
son of Frank Medlar, of Millville,
died a few days ago from diphtheria.
He was the second victim of the dis
ease to die in that vicinity within a
week.
Miss Margaret Mason Rodefer,
daughter of Mr.. G. Berry Rodefer,
died at the home of her parents, near
Charles Town, last Wednesday, of con-
sumption, aged IA years.
John F. Furley, an aged Confeder-
ate veteran, died last week at the
home of VIM. s. Brathwait, at Inwood,
Berkeley county, aged rs years.
Mrs. Alice Harvey died last week
at Steelton. Pa. She was a niece of