The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-21

& Attorney Frank II Rhodes died in
his room at the home of Dr. Charles
Taylor at the corner Of Mechanic
and Third streets at 1910 o'clock
Monday night. The announcement
Of his death was a sudden and most
painful shock to his many friends.
Only a few friends knew of his
serious condition and they only for
a few hours before he died. For
two days before he died he suffered
from severe attack of diarrhoea,
Monday morning between 8 and 8
o'clock he seemed much improved
but shortly after 9 o'clock he com
planned of being unwell. AT
10:0O o'clock he went to
his room, leaving word at the Of
fee to be called at IL O'Clock to
meet a committee of Odd Fellows.
The latter. however, decided that 1t
was not necessary to have him call
ed for. the meeting as his services
could be dispensed with and they
accordingly did not. have him, dis
turbed, having been informed that
he was indisposed.
Upon DIR. Taylor's return home at
dinner time he was informed that
Mr.. Rhodes was in his room, that
he had been heard walking to the
bath room a number Of times and
was then heard snoring. DR.. Tay-
lor concluded he was asleep and did
not go to his room.
Shortly after / o'clock Guy Mer-.
ritt- went to the Taylor residence to
see Mr.. Rhodes on business matters
and he and DR.. Taylor went up
stairs to his room. They heard a
noise in the room resembling loud
snoring. They got no response from
him and had to break the door in.
They found him on the bed uncon-
scious. Physicians were hastily
summoned and treatment was given
him. Between and A o'clock he
was restored to consciousness and
remained that way until o'clock.
When he suddenly relapsed into un-
Consciousness and all efforts to re-
vive him again failed, death reliev-
ing his sufferlngs at the hour stat
ed above.
From the time he recovered con-
+sciousness to the relapse he was ra-
tional and recognized and talked
sgreably to his friends, among whom
were Odd Fellows, who went to his
bedside, when they heard of his M
ness. Asked If he had taken any
thing that would bring about an
abnormal condition, he stated posi-
lively that he could not recall hav-
ing taken anything of that kind.
The indications pointed to the use
of laudanum to check the diarrhoea
and, that, If taken, the doses from
time to time since he was seized with
the diarrhoea permeated his system
with fatal effect, suprinduced. doubt
less by sudden liver and kidney at
tack.
The physicians state that he died
of paralysis of the brain, the result
OF his unnatural condition.
Frank H. Rhodes was born in
Greencastle. Pa. April S, 1881, and
was in his 27th year. He gradu-
ated from Dickinson Law School at
Carlisle, Pa. in 1902, with the de-
gree, l.. L. B.. and was licensed in
Pennsylvania TO practice law. He
came to Clarksburg the same year
and located for the practice of his
profession, forming a partnership
with his brother, Joseph Lee Rhodes.
at which he had good success. He
also engaged in the real estate busi-
ness with his brother and met with
most signal success both here and in
other States, where they promoted
some large lot sales that brought
chem handsome profits and placed
them among the average well-to-do
men of the city.
In 1904 he was the Democratic
nominee for mayor of Clarksburg
and in 1906 received the nomina-
Etion from his party for the House Of
Delegates.
Mr.. Rhodes was prominent in fra
ternal societies. He was a member
OF the several orders OF the odd Eel
lows, belonging to Adelphl Lodge
mo. 8, ENEMA Encampment No. 4,
Golden Rule Rebekaha Ledge No. SO,