Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-02-06
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Jefferson county and business man
farmer and fruit grower well known
in this section. died at Green Cove
Springs, Florida, last Thursday. Mr.
Osbourn was man of robust phyeique
until year or two ago, when he was
stricken with Bright's disease, which,
with other complications, caused him
to fail rapidly. A few months ago
he went to Florida, where he hoped
that his health would improve. Al
though he seemed to get better at
times, the disease progressed rapidly,
and the end came on Thursday. His
body was brought to his old home
near Keller last Saturday, and Sun
day afternoon was laid to rest in Elm
wood Cemetery, Shepherdstown. The
funeral service was held IN Elk
Branch Presbyterian Church at Duff
fields, Rev. DR.. Hopkins, of Charles
Town, preaching the sermon and Rev.
Mr.. Siler, of Duffislds, assisting in the
service. Mr.. Osbourn, who vas al
zoos ATTY years Of age, was born and
raised in the vicinity of Keller, this
county. He graduated from SheP-
herd College in the class of 1875, and
afterward engaged in farming and
various business enterprises. He was
in the mercantile business in Charles
Town for time, and was also an ex-
tensive fruit grower, having large or
chards upon the mountain slopes north
Of Harper's Ferry. He was very sue
cessful in his business, and accnmula-
ted fortune estimated at from $780,.
900 to 100000. Mr.. Osbourn was
man of admirable qualities, a. sincere
friend, a devoted husband and father,
and his death will be mourned by
many who knew and esteemed him.
He is survived by his wife, who was q
Miss Bolton, of Philadelphia, and one
daughter, also one brother, Mr.. W.
B. Osbourn, of Baltimore, and two
sisters, Mrs. Ida and Eugenia o.
bourn, of Keller. A brother, j. Fon-
rose Osbourn, died about a month
ago.
Capt. George W. Chambers, one Of
Harpsrs Ferry most prominent res
idents, died last Monday at his home
in Bolivar, aged 80 years. He was
descendant of General Benjamin
Chambers, a Revolutionary patriot,
and was himself a gallant soldier. He
served in the Mexican War as Sec
ond lieutenant, and when the Civil
War broke out he recruited Company
K, at Harpsr'S Ferry, for the Second
Virginia Regiment, Stonswall Brigade,
serving as its captain. He had con-
siderable experience in the Newspaper
business, publishing the Harper
Ferry Journal for a time, and later
the Valley Democrat at New Market,
Va. He is survived by ais wife, who
was a daughter Of George W Cutshaw,
and three daughters aud one sou,
Mr.. George W. Brooke, who many
years ago married Miss Laura Shaner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Shan
er, of shepheristown, died very sud.
denly in Washington, where he resid.
ed, last Wednesday. He was taken
i'll while riding on street-csr, and
was removed to the Homeopathic Hos
pital, where he expired in few mo-
ments without regsining consciousness.
Mr.. Brooke, who was 55 years old,
leaves large family. He had been
for many years an expert machinist in
the government navy yard in Wash.
ington.
Mrs. Anna Cecilia, wife of Snow
den q. Watson, Msrtinsburg, died
Friday evening of lock-jaw, aged So
years, Two weeks previous Mrs.
Watson ran a splinter into the thumb
of her right hand, and while the slight
injury gave her no trouble at the time,
a week later tetanus developed. She
suffered great agony and had frequent
convulsions, yet her last moments
were apparently free from pain and
she died peacefully. Surviving are
her husband and three children.
Daniel Poole, native of Frederick
county, Md, but for IS years a resi-.
dent of Greensburg, Berkeley county,
died last Thursday, after long period
of ill health, aged II years. He is
survived by his wife and three sons
@. E. Poole, Of Washington, Keno
phon Poole, of Martin burg, and
Thornton Poole, near Greensburg.
Mr.. James H. Sperow, a we'll
known and respected resident OF
Hedgesville district in Berkeley coun,
ty, died last Sunday from conSum p
ton, after a long illness, aged 38
years. He is survived by his wife,
one son and one daughter. His wife
was Miss Katie Merchant, daughter
of Mr.. John W. Merchant, formerly Of
this vicinity.
Mrs. E. A. Colston, much-es.
teemed lady Of the Summit Point Vi
cinity, died last Sunday, after long
illness from cancer, aged rs years.
She had undergone an operation on
Thursday, from which she never RAJ.
lied. She was buried in Charles
Town on Tuesday.
Mr.. John Kennedy, for many year.
farmer and miller of Bsdlngton dis
trict of Berkeley county, died last
Wednesday, in hi. 74th year. He is
survived by his wife aud three daugh.
ters.
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