Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-23
AGED WOMAN DEAD
CANE TO THIS COUNTRY WHEN
SHE WAS Rur A cAllp

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Mother Died and Was Buried a, Sea.
and With Her Father Settled IN
Pittsburs, Where She Married.
Mrs. Jane McKinstry, one Of the old.
est residents In this city, died at her
home on North Queen street about I
o'clock Wednesday. Death was due
% the infirmities of age. she being In
her S0th year.
Mrs. McKinsty's parents. with their
five children had quite an experience
when they came to this country. when
they We're about to sail from Liver.
pool. daughter wandered away from
the family and was not missed until
they were several hours at sea. Her
father returned on the first vessel and
found the missing child The excite
ment and shock of the disappearance
of the child resulted in the death OF
the mother and she was buried al sea.
The four children landed In New York
and a few days later an infant son
died. When the father arrived In
New York few days later. he found
the children and with them settled In
Pittsburg, where Mrs. McKinstry iiv.
ed until her marriage
Mr.. Fred HetxeL
Mr.. Fred j. Hetzel, son of Hon. ].
j. Hetzel, OF this city, died at his home
at Romney, Wednesday afternoon. ar
ter short illness. Mr.. Hetzel hao
been In delicate health for some time
but 1t was only during the past few
days that the seriousness of the dis
ease made itself apparent Mr.. Hetzel
was 81 years of age. He had only re.
Gently gone to Romney, where he had
charge of a grocery company
He is survived by his wife, who was
a Miss LANG. OF Cumberland and a
daughter. three weeks old, his mother
and father and brothers Guy and John,
and sisters Mrs. c. w. Link, and Miss
Amelia, of this city; Mrs. A. B. Garges,
of Washington, and Mrs. II, St George
Carmichael, OF Hagerstown.
The news of the death. when receiv.
ed here yesterday evening was quite
a shock to the many friends OF the
family and there were many EXPIRES.
sions of sorrow.
Mrs. Mary c. Nickiin.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Nicklin. widow OF
the late Joseph Nicklin, died at an
early hour Wednesday at her home
on South College street. Death was due
to complication of diseases from
which she had been suffering for some
time. She was aged "A years, Z
months and 2 days.
She II survived by two sons and two
daughters. Ward, Lawrence, Lula and
Viola. Her mother. Mrs. Mary Ulium
and sister. Mrs. John Bartgis, are
residents of this city. A brother, Mr.
Charles Ullum. is resident Of Muncie
Ind.
The funeral will take place from the
home on Friday afternoon at 2:3C
O'Clock. The services will be con
drcted by Rev. c. s. Trump. OF the
Lutheran church and interment will be
In Green Hill cemetery
Mrs. Luther Whitlock.
Mrs. Luther Whitlock died at hei
homo in Berkeley Springs ON Saturday
from peritonitis, aged &c years. She
was taken sick a week ago and never
rallied. She was daughter OF the
late Deputy Sheriff James Harley, Of
Hagerstown, and had resided with hel
family in Berkeley Springs for severa
years. 1t will be remembered that Mrs
Whitlock shot her husband one night
last summer upon his return TO Berke
ley Springs from Martinsburg, where
he had come with the base ball club OF
his town. 1t was claimed that Mrs
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burglar. and after lowering between
life and death for a several weeks
Whftlock recovered and the husband
and wife were reunited. It Is said that
Mrs. Whitlpck never recovered from
the shock OF the affair, and had been
in I'll health ever since. She Is sur
vived by her husband and several
sma-- children
Mrs. Elizabeth McGinniss.
Mrs. Elizabeth McGinniss, wife OF
MIR. ID. A. McGinniss. the South Queen
street restaurant man, died at her
home on Saturday of consumption,
after an illness of year. Mrs. Nc
Ginniss was Miss Baker before her
marriage, and had a large circle of
friends.
She was aged "a years, and is sur
yived by her husband and one small,