Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-09
GATHERING HOME.

county. did at his home near this
place on D .cember. % 1907, aged IS
years. HIS death was from that rare
but maligu ant malAdy known az Hods-
kin's disease. and he had been ill for
a long time. Mr.. Lucas VAS the ED
est con of the late Col. E lward L1cas.
and was boIn in H.rpers Ferry. He
lived in this county all his life, except
the time spent els where during the
Civil War. When that great coDd CT
bsp4n he enlisted in Company F First
Virginia Cavalry. and Was soon alter
ward captured by the enemy and i'm
prisonsd in Fort Delaware military
prison. In this dismal place he was
kept for twenty-seveu long and weary
months, when be was releA'ei Mr..
Luca. Was Virginia gentleman. cour-
tsous and kindnearted, and bis death
breaks another link that binds US to
the past. H. il survived bv his wife,
one brother, J. B Luc4s, and one sls-
ter, Miss T.x4n. Llc4s. Tue tun1r4l
service was held Moniay in the Epls
cop4l Clurch the service being con-
Quoted b. Rev. G. E. A. Marshall.
and the body Was inferred in Elm
wool Cemetery. Tue Veterans AMI
the Sons OF Veterans ATTENDED the fu-
neral service, detail Of the latter
serving as p.llhearers.
Mr.. Augustus Trump, for many
years a prominent resident OF h7tr-
neysviile. TINS county, lied r4'hDr sud.
denly on December 9th, 1908, from
heart trouble caused oy complictuol
of ise4s4s. Mr. Trump, who was ~
wears oil, WAS native Of Manchester,
MI, but had live at K44rneysvllle
long time, being engaged IN the lum
Der business. He WAS m4u OF ex
cellent business qualifications, aud
WAS highly regtrd9l by vile circle
of f.leuds he is survived by his
wife, two sons, G. h Trump. Of Pitts
burg, and Frank D Trump. OF K4Ar
nevsvlllp, aui Que d,u5nter, Mrs.
Cnfjri Roach. of b. tlmore; also
three sisters and four brothers, Rev.
Cu4s. S. Trump, Of Mlrunsburg, 'e
ing one OF the brothers. The funeral
eIvice Was con ilcte1 by Rev. j.
David Miller aud the body Was inter-
red i'll E IN WOO Cemetery.
Mr.. Edward T. KIRBY, II years
Old, died last week at his home 10
Bolivar, after protr4cted illness.
H. was bora in E lsl4ni. and wneu
II years old he came TO Amerlc4 with
his parent, who later returned. he
vac a Uuron soliler aud served In
C,mp4uy n, Second Ono cavalry
H was marie four times. his last
wlf4, who survives him, having ben
Mss Mary E ,Ostn Wilson, OF b iii
var, sister OF tue late Willis Wilson.
former Governor of West Virginia
The culldren surviving Mr. K,roy are
Miss Ella KIRBY, OF Cleveland, Onl1,
and Arrnur NJ. Krrbv, Of ] rs-y City,
by hls first vile; Norval E. KIrbv,
Il gu L. Kroy. OF Nv York; NJ.
Gsrtru lie. Arys W, Maria F. and
Mamie, by Ills present wife.
After a protracted perioi Of ill
health, Mrs. C..oline X mode, wife Of
Mr. w. B Ktuode, Of this county,
died early Tuesday morning at her
home ~ B puey's mill. near Wneatlaud,
aged 63 years. she leaves best les
ner hu ~ /, three sous. MesSrs WIN
K mode, R chmpnd, W. ; Jonn, IT
r pom, aud AlouzI. IN Cu4rles Town:
aud two daughters, Mrs. Ella Beach
ey, res ding at Mtu4-aas. Va aud
Mrs Lula B.ker. at Enmlttsburg,
MI Tne funeral services we're bel
THURSDAY morning at 81. ) nm )
Cnurch, R pm, followed by luterment
IN E lge Hill Cemetery. Charles Town
Mrs Stella FIagg, wife Of Mr..
ST. UNIONS F .Agg, died at their nom
near .ncevesvllle on December
% n, after long illness from con
-umptlou ag.i34 years Mrs. F.4gg
vas d ttlve OF J fro coin V, aui
was daughter OF Blacktord o.
b urn, of B,ltlmore. Sic VISA cool
CHRISTIAN woman, and for years c)u-
4lstent member of tue K'arneysvllle
Presby terrain Church. Sle Was bur.
led in E IN WOOL Cemstery, Slep
nerdsto wn, the funeral servlcs being
conducted at her late home by Rsv
Dr.. CHARLES Gllselin.
Mrs. Susan N. Emmert, widow OF
G Jorge E nmert, died at her home In
D .nver. Colorado, last Thursday night,
aged 70 years. Mrs E uuert, who's
malien name Was Noll, Was a native
OF Berkeley county, aud formerly live !
IN Saepherdstosu. she moved 10 the
Vest some thirty years ago, aud has
since resided IN D.nver. she IL sur
sivsd by two sous aud four daughters
Ashby P. Conner, a well-knoSn
resident of H4g.rsiown, where he WAS
engaged IN t real estate business,
lied last Frilay from pneumonia after
iu illness OF only one S-es Mr.. Con-
uer, who was brother of Theo. Cou
ner. of atrpers Ferry, was native
If Winchester, aud was 46 years old.
a. Is survived by his wife and three
Mr. Clarence A Melester. son Of Mr..
aud Mrs William M.lest r, OF Antle-
tam Cement Works farm died on De-
cember % last at his home In Fred
erick county Va after lingering Ill.
ness, aged 81 years. he is survived
nv his yu,Fs and ona ann also h,a nI