Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-04-02
The Death Record.

DR.. John Breathed snodgrass, a
lifelong resident of Berkeley county
and for forty years prominent ply
stefan OF Msrtinsburg, died at his
home in that place last Saturday, after
a long illness from Bright's disease.
DR.. Snodgrass, who was IS years of
age, was member of one of Berke-
ley county's most prominent families,
and was a man Of the highest stand.
ing. At the breaking out ofthe Civil
War he was a cadet at the Virginia
Military Institute, and was one of that
gallant band of youngsters who made
for themselves an immortal name at
the battle of New Market. After the
war be graduated in medicine from
Jefferson Medical College, and then
located in Martinsburg. where he
practiced honorably for forty years.
He is survived by his wife, one son,
Stephen r. Snodgrass, and a daughter,
Mrs. George L. Viewer.
Mr.. James T. Merchant died las
Sun 'av At his home near ZJaI, this
county, after a lingering illness Of
several months of great suffering from
complication of diseases. Hs was in
his SD year. Mr.. Merchant was
born in Montgomery county, Md,
and removed to this section IN his
early life, where he has since resided.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons
and one daughter: S 81. Merchant, of
Washington, D. c.; Oliver NJ. Mer-
chant, of this county, and Miss Bessie
I. Merchant, at home. The funeral
services were held from his lat. home.
Intsrment in Edge Hill Cemetery at
Charles Town.
Mrs. Clara Billings Shepard, wife
of Prof. George Shepard, died very
suddenly at her home in Winchester
on Tuesday, aged go years Mrs.
Shepard was the youngest daughter of
Rev. Silas Billings, many years ago q
well.known Presbyterian minister Of
Jefferson county, and sister of the
late Henry Billings, of Shepherds
town. She was the last living mem.
Der of the Billings family. Her hus.
band, two sons and two daughters sur
vive her.
Samuel D. Piper, wealthy retired
farmer formerly of Sharpsburg dis
trict, died from cancer at his home in
H.gerstown last Sunday, aged II
years. Mr.. Piper owned several fine
farms near Sharpsburg, one OF them
being the scene of tn. fercsst fighting
of the great battle Of Antietam, bor-
dsring the famous Bloody Lane. He
is survived by his wife. three sons aud
one daughter.
Mrs. Ann R. Castlenan, widow of
William A. Castleman, and former
proprietrs.s OF the famous Virginia
Hotel, in Berryville, known far and
wide among the travelling men, died
Sunday afternoon after an illness OF
three weeks from complication OF
diseases, aged "a years. The de-
ceased, whose maiden name was Islsr,
was native OF Jefferson county.
Mrs. Efie Kimble, wife Of Arthur
@. Kimble, of Williamsport, Nd, died
Tuesday evening in the hospital in
Hagerstown, from blood poisoning,
aged % years. She is survived by
her husband and an infant daughter
four weeks old. The deceased was an
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
W. Crow, Of Williamsport, and had
friends in Shepherdstown.
John Calvin Anksny, one Of Hag-
erstown's oldest residents, died last
Saturday, aged 80 years. He had
been an invalid for q number of years,
and Jacob 81. Cooku,, of Shepherds
town, had nursed him for a long time.
Andrew E. Kennedy, Jr., a native
of Charles Town, died last week at his
home in Hyattsvills, Md, after a
brief illness from pneumonia, aged 80
years.