Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-08
Tributes to Good Woman and Words Of
Kindly Sympathy.

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brought some light into the dark cloud
! that enshrouds their home because of
the terrible bereavement that took
| from them beloved wife and mother.
Scores of friends, from far and near,
who have been guests in the home
and thus came to know the lovely
character who was itscentral influence,
have written loving tributes to her
memory and sat sweet sympathy to
those who are SO sorely afflicted. The
editors newspaper friends In West
Virginia have been go sympathetic and
thoughtful that their goodness shall
never be forgotten, and we cannot re.
frain from publishing some of the edi'
Ftorial utterances that have reached US.
The newspaper fraternity will one and
all sympathize deeply with Mr.. Harry
L. Snyder, of the Shepherdstown. Reg
/ lister, IN the sad accident which resulted
| in the death of his estimable wife on
Sunday afternoon. Truly, God works
| in a mysterious way sometimes. Here
was mother on her way to Sunday
school with three of her children. A
backing strap breaks and the horse starts
to run. The mother in attempting to
| lump from the buggy to save her chill.
dren falls and her neck is broken. Such
a tragedy What heartaches What
desolation in the home Yet, somehow,
if our friends have to meet violent
deaths most Of us would prefer that they
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than to some other places that many OF
us could mention. Mr.. Snyder's home
will be dreary and lonely with the wife
and mother gone, and the suddenness OF
her departure will add to the sorrow Of
it. The West Virginian sends this
word of coincidence in Mr.. Snyder's time
of grief, expressing the deepest heartfelt
sympathy for him and his motherless
4 children. -Fairm0nt West pIrginian.
I 1t is with unfeigned sorrow that We
learn of the sad and sudden death OF
Mrs. h. Snyder, of Shepherdstown,
| wife of Hon. II. l.. Snyder, editor and
owner of our esteemed contemporary,
the Shepherdstown Register, at one
time~our neighbor and competitor In
newspaper work in Jefferson county,
| w. Va. We feel that we would be der
reict in our duty to the noble dead
and to Christianity did we not pay a
small tribute to her sterlingqualities OF
heart, and sweet Christian character.
Knowing her as we did intimately for
over three years as neighbor and Chris
| tian, we can with a truth say that she
practiced all the Christian virtues in
way that shed light over tie entire
community in which she lived and
moved, especially that of loving her
neighbor as herself, for the love of God.
| The poor were never turned from her
| door without assistance, and word OF
| cheer. The Carolinian tenders condo
leuce to the bereaved husband and
| children Central North CaroliniGn.
Mr.. Harry L. Snyder, of the Shep-
herdstown Register, has the sympathy
of West Virginia newspaper men in the
loss which he has suffered from thu
death of his estimable wife, under Pc
| culiarly distressing circumstances. Mr..
Snyder's acquaintance in West Virginia
| is wide, and wherever he has an &C
quaintance he has friend. Mrs. Sny-
der was a cultured woman, a good wife,
good mother. true helpmate-WheeI-
ing LnteIHgeHcer.
1t is with the deepest regret we note
the death Of Mrs. H. l.. Snyder, one of
| Shepherdstown' most estimable wom-
en-. We assure Bro. Snyder of our
heartfelt sympathy in this dark hour OF
distress. Memory calls us back to very
bright spot in our life when, in COM
pany with young man (who, alas has
also gone to his reward) we visited this
town as a delegate to a Y. M. {. A.
convention. 1t was at the home of Mr..
Snyder we were most cordially enter
tanned, and the impress of the beauty
and Joy of the home life of this then
young couple, where loves garlands
entwined the brow, was as the beauty
and fragrance Of the rose, and though
distance and time have since interviewed
the remembrance shall linger"till mem
DRY lends her light no more" Mrs.
| Snyder was woman Of charming per-
sonallty, and her life was active in
Christian ministrations. The news
came as a personal shock and words
fail to express our sympothy to Bro.
Snyder and his family.-Berkeiey
Springs Post.
The newspaper fraternity of the
State will deeply sympathize with
| Harry l.. Snyder. editor of the Shep-
herdstown Register, over the fatal &C
cident that befell his wife on Sunday.
Mr.. Snyder is popular member Of the
| newspaper fraternity, and has enjoyed
a happy home in his locality. The loss
of the wife and mother in the tragic
manner IN which it occurred arouses
for the bereaved husband and little ones
the sincerest sympathy GRAFTON Sen
| tinDk
The entire press of the State will
sympathize with Editor Harry H. Sny-
| der, editor of the Shepherdstown Reg
| lister, in the tragic death of his wife.
| Probably no newspaper man is more
| widely known or better beloved than
Mr.. Snyder, and his bereavement will
be felt as a personal loss by those
throughout the State who have learned
by association to esteem him for his
attractive qualities of heart and mind.
Charleston Nail.
The Journal joins the newspaper fra
ternity of West Virginia ir tenderest
sympathy TO Mr.. H. L. Snyder, editor
of the Shepherdstown Register, whose
wife was killed in an accident while
she and three Of her children were on
their way to Sunday School Sunday af-
ternoon. I.is truly sad occurrence
and to think of the home without the
wife and mother The husbands many
sad and lonely hours with his five moth
erless children will have many heart
/ aches, and to think how sad it IS to re-
move kind, religious, devoted COM
panion and mother from happy home.
But there are some comforting thoughts
to remeh ber-her on her way to Gods
house where she loved to worship and
teach others to enjoy the blessings of
| God. 1t NAV be said that God plucks
the brightest flowers from among his
workers in His kingdom.-PreSfoH
| Journal.