Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-11-28
DEATHS MANY VICTIMS.

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CITY Sunday night shortly after 10
o,clock-thus ending long and heroic
struggle against the approach OF the
greatest of all enemies. Few men
have made drawer fight against death
than Mr.. Legge. and for several years
it was only by the exercise OF the most
indomitable will power that he fought
of the grim monster. For long time
he had been ill from serious forus OF
heart trouble, together with a compli.
cation Of other diseases. and he suffered
greatly. During The past year ne had
SCANNED often to be at Deaths door,
but he always rallied and gathered
strength for the next attack. Last
Sunday he suffered extreme pain most
of the day. In the evening his ply
stefan gave him relief and he sank in.
to slumber. A few minutes before 10
o'clock he awakened, and then 1t Was
seen that the end was near. Fifteen
minutes later he passed away.
Mr.. Legge, who was 90 years OF age
was born 10 England February ~.
l847. When he was three years Old
bi, parents came to this country, set
Ting at Frostburg, Md. He was fiji
teen years old when the Civil War
broke out, and be entered the Union
service as a musician, serving until the
close of the war. In 1855 ne entered
the service of the B. & q Railroad as
telegraph operator at Cumberland. !n
1870 he was appointed train despatch
er :or the company st Parkersoarg'
and by successive promotions became
superintendent of the western DIVISION
OF the B. & o, having charge from
Cumberland to Wheeling and Parkers'
burg, with headquarters at Grafton.
II was while in this position that he
received serious injuries in a railroad
wreck, which inc4p4citated him for
some time. He resigned from the rail-
road work and came to Shepherdstown,
where he was in business for seversl
years. Being offered the position OF
terminal agent in Washington, he re-
entered the B. & o service, holding
this place until his death.
Mr. Lsgge was twice married. HIS
fret wife was Miss Dora B.utz, o.!
Frederick, Md who died some twenty
years ago, leaving tour children, who
still survive: Mrs. Mamie Schrock. of
Aurora, W. Va. Harry Davis Legge,
of West Virginia Francis W. Legge
and Clements W. Legge, both of whom
are in the government service IN Wash
ington. Mr.. Lagos second wife was
Miss Nellie Reynolds, of Shepherds
town, who survives him, together with
four sons: John Allen, Frederick,
Withrow and Kenneth.
Mr.. Legge was man of much abll-
ity in his chosen line of work, and
was very highly regarded BY his So
perior officers in the B & o. Company,
who were most thoughtful and consld.
crate of him during his long period OF
suffering. He was man of the high.
est integrity, a.genial companion, and
hal wide circle of friends who re
greet that he has passed away. he
was a member of the Masonic order.
The funeral service was held We'd
uesday morning at 8 o'clock at the
family residence in Washington, Rev.
J NJ Schick, of the Reformed Church,
officiating. The body was then
brought to Shepherdstow n on special
train by way of Shenandoah Junction,
accompanied by members of the fam
lly and a number OF B. & o. officials.
The remains were taken to EImWood
Cemetery, where they were laid to
rest The pail bearers here were
Messrs A. s cambridge, NJ B. Baker,
q. L. Snyder, q W. Potts, W. ?
Licklider and E b. Reinhart. The
committal service was read by Rev.
j David Miller, of the Reformed
Church of this place, and Rev. J. M.
Schick, of Washington.
Mr.. Thomas Lickiider, one of the
oldest and best known residents of the
Kearneysville neighborhood, died last
Sunday morning at an early hour from
the effects of stroke of paralysis re-
ceivet week or two previous Al
though in his 83 | year, Mr. Licklider
had enjoyed good health until short
time ago, aud was remarkably active
and well preserved for man of his
years. He was a member of one of the
oldfamilies OF Shepherdstown, of whom
but two are now left. Mr. Lloyd Lick
li,fer and Mrs L. G. Brotherton. Mr..
Licklider was natural born merchant,
and conducted stores at Leeto En and
At Kearneysville in days gone by. -Po
lite. genial, atf4ble, he was man OF
very attractive personality, and had a
wide circle of friends and acquaint-
ances. He is survived by his second
wife, who was Miss Rus Marshall, and
the followiug children: T. Powell
Lickl,d r, of Martinsburg and Mrs
Moler, of B4kerton. children by his
first wife, Messrs. Marshall and Boyd
Llcklider and Miss Bessie Lickllder,
all of Kearneysville. The funeral SER
vice was held at bis late home on Mon
day, Rev. Dr.. Charles Gbiselin and
Rev. HI Stephens officiating, and the
rem aims were inferred In Elmwood
Cemetery, Shep6erdstown. The fu-
neral was attended by great number
OF persons.
VIM. Taylor Powell, well-knowu
farmer of this .neighborhood, died last
Saturday morning at his home on the
Billmyer farm, east of town, aged 55