Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-03
Passing Away.
information has been sent the Register

Information has been sent the RegiSte
of the death of Henry Berry, native o
Shepherdstown, which occurred Monday
of last week in Arkansas City, Kansas
Mr.. Berry, who was so years old, wa:
born and raised in Shepherdstown, hi:
father having been Henry Berry, noted
lawyer of this place. Mr.. Berry left here
many years ago and located in St. Louis
where he practiced his profession and &C
cumulated considerable property. Later
he lost most OF his money. About three
years ago he made a visit to Shepherds
town, being at that time interested in
patent which he went to Washington to
have protected. Last July he LEFT St. Louis
and went to Bentonville, Arkansas, where
he remained until December, when he
went to Austin, Texas. Very recently
he left there for Arkansas City, Kansas,
and it was at the latter place, accordingt to
Dur informant, that his body was found in
hedge. Mr.. Berry is survived by his
wife, from whom he had been separated
for thirty years, and a son and daughter.
The last of the Berry family now living
are two sisters, Mrs. Matilda Butler, OF
this county, and Mrs. Johns, of Washing
ton. Mr.. Berry was man OF many tai
ents, and those who knew and liked him
in the days of long ago, when he was one
OF the bright and popular young men OF
this community, will be sorry to learn OF
his death among strangers so far from the
old home that he loved TO the last
Major Israel c. Green, the man who
captured John Brown in the engine-houSe
at Harper's Ferry in October, 1859, died
last week on his farm near Mitchell, South
Dakota, where he had lived for the past
SO years. He was IS years old. AT the
time OF the John Brown raid Green was
lieutenant in the marine corps, and was in
command of detachment OF soldiers sent
from Washington to capture the inSurrec-
tionists. Brown and his men had barri-
caded themselves in the government ar
senal, and when the soldiers battered
down the doors Green was the first man
to rush in. He made for Brown and
whacked him over the head with his Sa-
Der, and in a moment or two the whole
party of raiders were prisoners. Green,
who was close friend of General Lee,
was very courageous man.
Mrs. Frances Gray Strong, wife OF Mr..
!. w. Stewart Strong, died suddenly from
acute Bright's disease in the Memorial
Hospital at Winchester Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Strong was well-known and highly
esteemed lady of Berkeley county, living
near Inwood, and her death was shock
to wide circle of relatives and friends.
She had gone to the hospital aboutthree
weeks previous, but was not thought to
be so seriously i'll. Mrs. Strong, who was
IS years Of age, was daughter of the late
John S. Bowers, of GerardStown, and
sister of Hon. Geo. M. Bowers, U. S.
Fish Commissioner. She is survived by
her husband and three children.
Mrs. Alice Virginia Brantner, wife OF
FriSby +. Brantner died last Monday at
her home in Martinsburg, after long and
painful illness from cancer, aged 46 years.
The deceased, whose maiden name was
Orem, was native OF Duffields, this coun-
ty, but had lived in MartinSburg for the
past seventeen years. She is survived
by her husband, one sister and four broth
erS.
Mrs. Mary Isbell, widow OF Thomas
NJ. Isbell, died last Saturday at her home
near Gaylord, at an advanced age. A
son and two daughters survive her.
William Butts fell dead from paralytic
stroke last Friday while sitting in his
home in Martinsburg reading newSpa-
per. He was 81 years old.