Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-13
GR|r REAPER VERY BUSY
-Four Old and Respected Men
are Gathered Hence,
Mr.. I.H. MILLER DIED MONDAY
Harrison Kilmer, George GLADDEN.
and Samuel Baker Join the Silent
Majority Mrs. League Also.

Mr.. John Harley Miller, well.
known business man and the senior
member of tile wholesale grocery firm
Of j. H. Miller &. Son. of this CITY, died
at his home in Hedgesyille Monday
morning shortly after I o'clock, his
death berg immediately due TO pneu-
. monia He had been i'll but a few
days. being confined to his bed since
Wednesday of last week, and his death
was source Of great surprise to his
many friends throughout the county.
Mr.. Miller was native and life
long resident Of this county, and had
tesided at Hedgesyille since an early
Eege. For 80 years he conducted gen.
Eeral mercantile business in Hedges
vile, bat for the past six years has
been associated with his son, MIR. O :.
A. Miller, in the wholesale business
in this city. his son being the active
member of the firm. and the fatner
! spending his declining venrs in partial
retirement. de was in his fist year.
During the Civil war Mr.. Miller S
sympathies were with the Union cause,
and he joined Captain Robertson :
COMPANY, composed partly of men OF
Berkeley county. He was prisoner
|of war in the jail in tbs city for a
time, but was liberated wien the
Union forces gained control 10 this
section. He was a widely-gnown and
respected man, and had large circle
of friends in this city and county.
h Surviving him are the following
children: J. William Miller. of Win
chester; O. A. Miller, of Martirshure !;
IL. p. MILLER, of Berkeley SPRINGS; Z.
5. Miller, of Hedgesville, and Mrs.
IA. A. Mstchell, who had been his
housekeeper for many years. His wife
flied about six wears ago. He is also
kurvived bv 10 grandchildren.
The funeral took place Eat Mt.
Zion Episcopal church at HedResville
lon "Wednesday morning at II O'Clock
The services were conducted by Rev
e. q. Shaw, pastor of the church. Mr.
Miller Rad been q member of this
church since early life, and at the
time of his death was a yestryman.
Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
GEORGE GLADDEN..
Mr.. GEORGE Ga en-, formerly q
prominerit farmer of Berkeley county
but for the pist inc years n resnect d
resident Of & is .itv, died It his home
on South Queen stress on Sundav
morning AZ O'Clock, nEed 6S Gears.
Death was tue 10 bronchial ruubles.
which confined i'm to his home for
Eeve,al wee rs beforr the END c,me.
Mr.. GLADDEN. was native of Berke-
ey county and was highly esteemed
sitizep. After his removal to this
sity be became the innitcr atsthe High
school building, which positlon he
filled cnDseisDtiouslv, gaininp the re-
Epect of the members Of the schnol
board and the + cul'v of the school.
He was a sallant soldier III III. Coa-
lSNeihte &tnN uullHR tHN (lNli war
.nd fought throughout thar cnnficf
with -alor He WIS member NJ
comp,nv B. First Virgins cavalry
Returning 10 his home 10 this county
tnd resuming his oceuration as
FARMER at Il clts cf the war.
All the immediate members of his
amily arr dead. but the survive the
blowing brothers and sister: Kirk
MADDEN, OF Kansas; MIS-. George
ross, of Berk lev Springs, and NJ $.
lara McCarroH ,eMiss Cora Gil ,ddan,
nd Mr.. Hsrl,n GLADDEN., Of this City
The funeral was hell on We'd
esiav ~ O'Clock fir m the late resi-
epce. The services were con
ucted by Rev. Charles @. Trump,
astor If 81 Johns Lutheran church,
L vi hi h the deceased was a membe
or v, arg. Iutsrment in Green Hill
emetery,
HARRISON d. KILMEK
Mr.. Harrison D. Kilmer, promi-
ent Berkeley county farmer and well
nown in Martinsbnrg. died ut his
ONE ut Rlley's ford, on the Opea-
on. few miles from this city, at II
clock on Sunday after an illness of
xpnntha ua h~l k~aav, ~ foff