Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-30
Death Calls For Old and Young.

His death was not unexpected, as Ne
had been in declining health for the
past year. Rev. Mr.. Mcdaniel was
born in Alexandria. Va, in 1880, and
part of his early life was spent in
Charles Town. While yet young
man he studied for the ministry and
Joined the Baltimore Conference of the
M. E. Church, of which he was a
member for over a half century.
During his active ministry he served
many charges in Virginia, West Vir'
ginia and Maryland. he had some
appointments of prominence, but
wherever he was sent he went will
ingly, whsther the field was desirable
or not. he was appointed to the
Shephsrdstown Circuit in 1887, and
with the exception of about three
years he has lived in this place ever
since, making his homs with his
.daus-.sr, Mrs. J. D. Billmyer. His
wife, who was Miss Mary Leech, Of
Washington, D. O, died in 1890, and
after her death he gave up active
work. Rev. Mr.. Mcdaniel was a
man of much originality Of thought
and expression and preacher OF abll-
ity. He always had the courage OF
his convictions and never heSitated to
champion any cause that he consider
ed right. He was widely read man
and always kept well informed upon
public questions. BE had many
friends in ShephsrdStown, where his
latter years were spent, and his genial
friendliness will be missed by those
who knew and liked him. The fun
eral service was held at his late home
Yesterday, the service being conducted
by Rev. @. F. Bonn, assisted by Rev.
DR.. Charles Ghiselin and Rev. Dr. H.
G. Haithco1. The body was taken to
Washington this morning for burial in
Glenwood Cemetery beside his wife.
The deceased is survived by three
children-Mrs. Emma Cuttings and
Mra. ]. D. Billmyer, of Shepherds
town, and Rev. Frank Mcdaniel, a
Methodist minister of Passaic, N. ].
Miss Hannah Frances Harper, who
was born in Shepberdstown October
8, 1885, died in Fulton, Missouri,
January 10, 1908, in the I'D year of
her age. miss Fanny" as she is
best remembered here, was daugh-
ter OF Colonel Charles and Mrs Eliza
Harper, and her early life was spent
| in Shepherdstoan. She went to Mis-
souri, in 1858, but after spending SONS
time there came back to her old home
where she taught school for time.
After the war she returned to Mis-
souri, where she remained the balance
of her life, teaching in several i'm
portant female colleges from time to
time. A number of years ago she
opened q school for little children and
| taught as long as her health per-
mitted. Miss Harper made her home
with her relative, Mrs. Lucy Kerr,
whose daughters were unrsmitting in
their attention to her during the last
five years, when she was helpless
invalid and entirely blind, confined to
her bed and her wheeled chair. Dur
ing this long period Of affection her
sunny temper never ceased to brighten
the days, and her quaint humOr
brought many smiles to the faces Of
those who knew and loved her. Pa
thence, meeknsas, long-sufsring, love,
and implicit faith were the traits that
marked her life, until one day she
fell asleep in her chair, to wsksn in
that brighter cline.
Miss Nsttie P. Conard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Conard, died
Monday morning, January Goth, at
9 o'clock, at her home at White Oak,
near Frederick, Md, after a long i'll
ness, which she bore with Christian
fortitude. She was stricken i'll in her
church. Miss Conard was a member
of All Saints P. E. Church and Sun
day School and had many friends.
Besides her parents, she is survived
by two brothers, Lewis F. Conard, of
Urbana, and ]. D. Conard, Jr., of
Frederick, and three sisters, Misses
Minnie AMI Julia Conard, at home,
and Mrs. J. D. Roger, near Charles
Town, W. Va. Her funeral was held
Wednesday at 2 o'clock, services at
the house, and interment at Mt. Oil
vet Cemetery, Frederick, Nd.
Mrs. Susan Sperow, wife Of Mr..
George o. Sperow, died at her home
in Martinsburg last Wednesday night,
aged 50 years. Mrs. sperow, whose
maiden Dame was Riner, was life.
long resident of Berkeley county.
She was married to Mr.. Sperow when
she was nineteen years Of age, and
she and her husband celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last De-
cember. The funeral service was
held Saturday in Falling Waters
Presbyterian Church, of which she
had been a member for many years.
The deceased was the grandmother Of
Dora and Wilson Sperow, students of
Shepherd College.
Miss Fannie Belle Crowell, much
respected resident of Martinsburg,
died at her home in that place Tues
day morning after a long illness from
typhoid fever, aged 80 years. She is
survived by four brothers and two
sisters, one Of her brothers being
jerome OrOwell, Of Shepherdstown.
Miss Virginia Welsh, an estimabls
lady of Swan Pond, Berkeley county,
died at her home at that place last
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