Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-10-19
Prominent Gerrardstown Resident
Expires After Long illness.
NEWSPAPER MAN AND POET
Fine Young Man Dies Here Of con
suEnpton--Mrs. Walter Arvine,
Of Scottdale, Dead.

MIR James Brenard Morgan, prom
inent citizen Of Gerrardstown, and for
more than thirty years editor and
publisher OF the Gerrardstown Times,
a weekly newspaper died Sunday at
IN a. M after a lengthy illness OF
stomach trouble, aged about 6S years.
He had been belfast for the last
month.
Mr. Morgan was the last Of his fam
lily His wife died nearly two years
ago, and he was chi'dless.
Mr.. Morgan was leading member
of the Presbyterian church of Ger
lrardstown, where he was born and
reared and always resided. He was
| a man of culture and refined literary
tastes. Decides being a good newspa-
per writer, he wrote a great deal of
poetry, some of which possessed lit
erary value that brought favorable NJ.
tice from Metropolitan publications.
Some years ago he published two vol
! umes of his poems, one of which he
dedicated to his wife. About two years
ago Mr.. Morgan suspended publication
of his newspaped on account of de-
Ginning health, much to the regret of
the people OF his community.
Mr. Morgan was one Of the best
known men in the southern section of
Berkeley county, and he was also
| widely known to public men in the
country at large. One of his intimate
friends was the late Charles Broadway
Rouss, the New York merchant,
who was formerly of Winchester. Mr.
Morgan used to visit him once year
for a number of years.
much genuine sorrow in the commun-
| ity in which he spent a long, useful
and honorable life and where he was
universally esteemed for his exalted
character as a man and citizen.
Mrs. Walter Alvin.
Mrs. Annie Aryin, wife OF Mr. Wal
| ter NJ. Arvin. of Scotda'e, Westmore-
land county, Pa, died at her home
there on Saturday night at 1850 o.
clock of mncerous affection after an
illness of year and a half. She had
Peasant and Pittsburg hospitals but
the relief afforded was only temper
airy She was rs years, months and
Is days old.
The remains were brought here Sun
day night at 8 O'Clock and taken TO
the home of her half-brother, Mr. j.
| S. Cage corner Second street and
Union avenue. The funeral will be
held there Tuesday at p. m, conduct
ed by Rev. A. b. Wilson, of the
United Brethren church, and inter-
ment in Green Hill cemetery
Mrs. Arvin was the daughter Of
.. Benjamin Palmer, deceased, and was
born and reared in Martinsburg She
resided in Scotdale for the past nipe
years. She was a member of the
United Brethren church and was a
very estimable woman. A large circle
of friends here and elsewhere viii
mourn her death,
+ Surviving are her husband and these
brothers and sisters, ]. S. Cage, Will
| liam and Charles Palmer, Mrs Joseph
| Mr. Morgan's death will cause
| Palmer and Mrs H. C. Arvin, this
city, and j, f. Cage, Brunswick. She
had no children.
| Charles NJ. Wall.
Mr.. Charles n. Wall, the Oldest son
of Mr.. Roger Wall. S13 East King
street, died this morning at o'clock
of consumption. He had been in fail
ling health for a year but had only
been confined to bed for The last few
days. He would have been 81 years old
on the oath of this month
Mr.. Wall was a member of the Lu
theran church and Sunday schco;
lowing to an accident when he was
lquite young, he has since been a Grip
lple He was a fine young man and
greatly esteemed by all who knew him
Surviving are his parents and these
brothers and sisters: Berry, Thomas
Misses Daisy. Edith, Beulah and Paul
inc and infant sister