The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-11-16
HENRY S. WOOD
SuCCumbS to Double Pneumonia
After a Brief Illness of
Five Days.

heavy gloom cast over the entire
population of Mt. Sterling when
it was learned that Henry S.
Wood, better known as "Gilly,"
was lying at the point of death
with practically no chance for re-
covery. He had been i'll but
few days, but his condition had
been alarming from the start.
During the recent Byrd-Lang-
ley contest for Congressman in
this district he took an active part
and was an untiring supporter of
Mr.. Langley, making many
speeches in the mountain district
in his behalf. And it was while
he was on one of these campaining
trips that he contracted severe
cold which later developed into
double pneumonia, causing his
death on Monday morning at two
o'clock.
This was the fourth attack Mr..
Wood had had of the same disease,
and, though Drs. Cox and Nc
Kenna did everything that med
ical science knew, they could not
save him.
The funeral services were held
at the Methodist Church Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Revs.
Clark, BOlin and Horton conduct
ing the services. The Elks had
charge of the services at the grave.
Henry S. Wood was born in
this county, May IA, 1873, and
was in his 38th year. He was the
youngest son of Maj. and Mrs. A.
L. Wood, of Louisville. When
very young he worked at the Adj
ans Express Company's Office in
this city, but later took up the
study of law and was admitted to
the bar in hiss2Oth year. At that
time he was the youngest prac-
titioner in the State. masu ... .- -. A..
Ole served four years as Assist
ant Postmaster tosB.lW. Hall and
had been a United States Com
missioner for a number of years.
At the time of his death he was
Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks,
was member of the::Royal Area.
mum and Maccabees. HI. asasH
The Montgomery County Bar
held a meeting and appointed a
committee to draft resolutions, to
be reported at the January term
of Circuit Court on Mr.. Woods
death.
In the days of the old Blue
GrassI League he was a base ball
pitcher of considerable note.
He is survived by his parents,
Maj. and Mrs. A. T. Wood; his
wife, who was Miss Iva DeGarmo.
and one son, Byron; three broth
ers, James H., John G. and w.
Hoffman, and one sister, Mrs. G.
N. Cox, all of this city.
Shocked indeed, was this entire
community, when it was learned
that Henry S. Wood had passed
to the great beyond when only in
the morning of life, it seemed
that everyone felt that a battle
had been fought and lost and sor-
row shown in the faces of prac-
tically all our citizens.
"Gilley" Wood was truly
popular man, man of whom it
could be truthfully said. None
knew thee but to love thee, nor
named thee, but to praise"
He was one of the best known
men in this section of the State,
was quite a musician, and his
sweet voice had helped to endear
many friends to him. He had
taken part in many ameteur musi-
Gals. and never failed to make
hit.
Old Mt. Sterling won't seem
the same without Henry Wood, a
congenial soul, if one ever lived,
and a better and truer friend one
never had.
To the heart broken loved ones
the ADVOCATE joins almost this
entire section of the State in ex-
tending deepest sympathy.