Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-30


home at Darkesvil!e, this county on
last wednesday evening after an i'll
ness of a year or more of consump-
ton.
She was the daughter OF Mr.. > r.
Turner. The funeral took place on
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from
Darkesville but the interment took
place at the Dunkard graveyard at
Vanclevesville, of which church she
was member
BEDFORD.
Mr.. Charles Bedford, a former resi-
dent ofthis city but who has been ltv-
ing in Cumberland for the past twelve
years, died at his home in that place
on last Monday at the age of about 50
years. He lived here for a long time
and was well known here especially
among the railroad men.
The remains were brought here on
Thursday and taken To the home OF
Mr.. Hesekiah Williams ON East Liber-
ty street from whence the funeral took
place on Thursday afternoon az 2
O'Clock Rev. C. S. Trump, OF this city,
officiating and the interment was in
Green Hill cemetery.
sTAuB.
Mr.. Carl Stau5, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Staub, died at Pittsburg last
Friday morning at the age of % years,
10 months and % days.
The young man has lived in Pitts
burg some nine or ten years but was
raised at Inwood in this county where
his parents now live. He was unmar-
ried and leaves besides his parents sew
eral sisters and brothers.
The remains were drought. here on
Friday evening and taken to his home
at Inwood where the funeral took
place on Sunday morning at l0o'clock
Rev. R. A. White, of Gerardstown
officiating.
GRUBB.
Mrs. Katie Virginia Grubb, widow
of the late Nathan Grubb, of Bunker
Hill, died at the home of her sister, on
East John street in this city on Mon
day morning last in the And year OF
her age survived by two daughters and
number of sisters and brothers.
Mrs. Grubb was daughter of the
late George Jenkins and was born and
has lived all her life in this county.
She was consistent member of the
Methodist church aud was much
thought OF In the community.
The funeral TOOK place from the NJ.
f. church at Bunker Hill and the in
terment was in the Bunker Hill ceme-
terry.
CoLsToN.
Mr. Edward A. Colston, a highly es-
teemed farmer, of the Summit Point
vicinity, died su 'denly about noon on
Wednesday,. lie was engaged in stack
ing wheat when he was seen to place
one hand over hisleft breas', and COM
planned 10 the men working with him
that he felt ill. Iu less tnan minute
he was dead
When mere youth he volunteered
in the Confederate Army, and served
through the closing months of the
Civil War in capt. Jack Adams com
pany Of the. 22ad Virginia Cavalry
Deceased was in the 9th year Of his
age, and was devout member Of the
Baptist church at Summit Point,
where bis funeral was held.
cambridge.
Winchester, Va, July 26.-Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Taylor cambridge, the daughter
of President Zachary Taylor, and a
former mistress of the White House,
died here after a brief illness, aged
eighty-hye years.
Mrs. DandrIdge was the third daugh
ter of General Zachary Taylor, twelfth
president ofthe United States, and was
born at Fort Smelling, Mimi, April 20,
1924. Death was due to heart failure,
following after long period Of Illness.
She will be buried here.
Mrs. cambridge received her educa-
ton in Philadelphia. At the age OF
nineteen years she married Major Will
liam w. y. Bliss, who was a mem be I
of her fathers staff in the Mexi an
War, and who later became bis private
secretary After her fathers inaugur
alton, Mrs. Bliss, or Miss Betty" as
she was popularity called, became mis-
tress of the White House. 1t was said
of her that she "did the honor of the
establishment with the artlessness
of rustic belle and the grace of a
duchess She had wide acquaint-
anee with public men of the day and
was noted for her keanty and charm
and the splendor Of her entertainment.
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