Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-10-26

weeks OF pneumonia ana typnold Win
com plications. She was rs years of age
and is survived by her husband, and
two young children, her mother, one
brother, Mr. Cecil Watson, and sis
ter, Hiss Mabel Watson, all living at
Leetown.
FURLEY.
John f. Furley, an aged veteran +
the Civil wsr died at the home OF Mr..
William <. Brathwait at Inwood on
Tuesday last aged about IS years. The
deceased had for some time been an
inmate of the county hospital but had
made trip 10 Winchester last week.
On Monday he returned to Inwood
and Mr.. Brathwait kindly took the
old man in aud cared for him until he
died.
RILEY
Mr.. John S. Riley, who years ago
lived at Gerardstown, this County, a
cousin of L. S. Fish Commissioner,
Bowers, was killed by train on the
Norfolk IL Western railroad on Tues
day of last week He has for some time
been running Coca-Cela bottling
works at Roanoke. He leaves wife
who was Miss Lupton, of Bedford
County, Va, and three children. His
sister lives in New York.
WILTSHIRE.
John G. Wiltshire, a weIl-known cit
izen of Jefferson county, died at his
home near Charles Town OH Saturday
n ght after an illness of some weeks,
aged about 81 years. He WAS identified
with the public schools of jefferson
county for some years. He is survived
BY a widow and one son, John l..
Wiltshire.
SMITH.
Mr.. Alex. Smith, son Of Mr.. Will
liam Nj. Smith, of North Martlnsburg,
died suddenly and unexpectedly in
Baltimore on Monday night last, OF
heart disease, aged about 20 years. He
formerly ran stove and tin store in
the Opera house building in this cit. ,
but closed out and went to Baltimore
about a year ago. The funeral took
place from his fathers home, Sl4 n.
Queen street, this city, yesterday,
/ Thursday, at 2.30 o'clock, services cor
Quoted by Rev G. S. Trump.
swIMLEY.
IT is with profound sorrow that we
chronicle the death of Mr.. Thomas j.
Swimley highly respected citizen OF
theTabler vicinity who died at his ho ne
near that place on Wednesday of last
week, Oct. II, 1906 after long illness
of consumption at the the age of "a
years and Is days. lie is survived by
two children, Miss Halle W. and q.
IL. SwimIey, two brothers, David, of
Ohio and Geo. ID. Swimley of this
county and Mrs. James Dillon of near
Hedgesville.
The funeral took place on Friday and
was conducted by Rev. r. Ashlin
White pastor of the Gerardstown Pres
byterian church and the interment
was at Bunker Hill.
McKOWN
Mr.. Samuel Silver McKown, one on
Berkeley County's best known citizens
iAl IL nt hi al
miles this side of Gerardstown on last
Sunday about 10 O'Clock. Death came
suddenly and Unexpectedly and was
due to heart trouble. Mr.. Mckown
vas IS years of age and is survived by
his wife who was Miss Campbell, OF
this county, and one son, Mr.. James
| w. Mckown, the only child. The de-
ceased was native of this County
having been born and has lived all his
life IN the Gerardstown vicinity. He
was a splendid man, good citizen and
kind neighbor and had host OF
friends. He followed farming all his
life and was devoted to rural life.
L ht IuiiClol tpOh ItldCC Ou lpSSddS
from his late home, Rev h. a. White
pastor of the Gerardstown Presbyter
ian Church officiating and the inter
ment was at Gerardstown.
HOLLIS.
Mrs. Rebecca Hollis, widow of the
late John Hollis, Of the Gerardstown
vicinity died at the home of her son
Capt. Parrin NJ. Hollis, on Boyd ave
nue., this city about noon of Sunday
last aged about 81 years. The deceased
lived all her life at Gerardstown until
about five years ago since which tim
she has made her home with her son
here. She had been extremely i'll fol
several weeks before her death. Her
surviving children are:
William t. Hollis, If Washington
j. 5. Hollis, of Cincinnati; Clarenc,
Hollis, Jas Hollis, Edgar K. Holli.