Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-02-27
Old Resident Called Today After
Years Of Usefulness
{. MONG PlTZER DIED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Ore From lnfirmatives Of Age After
Useful Life--other called in Prime
of Manhood, When He Had Prepared
to Spend Ills Gays In Comfort
Both Well Known Residents.
From The World Of Monday:

Both Well known Residents.
From The World OF Monday.
The grim reaper has claimed
another victim, In the person OF Mr.
Philip Showers, who died at the resi-
Deuce OF his son, Mr.. George Il. Show
ers, at the advanced age Of SO years
Death WAS due to the infirmittes of
age and the gradual breaking down
OF the system.
Mr.. Showers was native of this
city and was the eldest son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Ezekiel Showers. His father
WAS prominent, and in his day and
gearation, wealthy citizen. Mr.
Philip Showers was an active business
man, and for many years conducted a
~oolen mill, near the present site OF
The old water works, which was noted
Tor the excellent quality of the goods
Il turned out. He did much towards
equipping the Southern soldiers who
left Berkeley county
Mr. Showers was an ardent South
ern man, and as his only son, George
had elisted in Go. B Of the 1st. Va.
Cavalry, upon the breaking out OF
nostilties, he made specially of
looking out for the interests OF the
Berkeley county soldiers.
After the war Mr.. Showers was
prominent In the affairs oil the county,
political and otherwise, and was re-
garded as an encyclopedia OF useful
Information.
He is survived by his son, George
~. Showers, OF this county and three
grandsons; Frederick, Of Cortland N.
"; James and Pail, of this city; and
M5rgare- Eva, Mamie and Mrs. w
S. Small; also five great grand-chil-
dren. $50 s-~N
Tire funeral will take place Wednes-
day at 2 p m. at the home of MIR.
George E. Showers and the interment
will be in Green Hill cemetery. The
services will be conducted by Rev.
John S. Douglas
{. Mona Pitzer.
: M. = Mong PIER, orr Of the best
known reside@ts OF the county died at
his some, on the old Goheen place,
south west of the city. Sunday after
noon about o'clock.
Jr Pitzer had bsen i'll less than
Two weeks and for the past week his
condition had been such that there
sas sonIy a ight chancs of his re-
eorety. He only recently moved to
the place and it is thought that he
Noaught heavy cold which developed
apidly into pneumonia. When he first
called a physician he had fever of
more than 105 and his condition was
at once considered seriou. The ply
'sicians and nurse in charge OF the case
were constantly on the watch and
everything possible was done for his
recovery The disease had such a
hold on him that their efforts were
without avail.
Mr.. Pitzer was aged 46 years two
months and sixteen day He comes
from one of the best known families
IN the county and had a host of friends
who will regret TO learn of his early
death He was in the prime OF lie
and had just purchased his home and
had intended to take things easier.
He is survived by his widow who
was Miss Sadie Brown, and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters Mrs.
Margaret VanMetre, Mrs. Rachael
Miller, Mrs. Willis Busey and Messrs.
Turner and Martin Pitzer, OF this
county; and Henry Pitzer, McKses-
mort. Pa: Mrs. Nellie Bantz, Seattle
Wash; and Mr., Everstt Pitzer, Of Kan
sas.
The funeral viii be held Tuesday
morning at 10 O'clock at the First
Methodist church, and interment will
gss made in Green Hi Gem 5tery.