Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-28

Carolina; Edward E., Frank l., DAVIS
and Mrs. R. C. Grove, of Shepherdstown;
George W., of Brunswick, Md. and
John R., of Wyoming. The funeral will
be held Friday at 10 O'Clock from the
Episcopal Church, and the body will be
inferred in Elmwood Cemetery.
The Register last week briefly an
nounced the death OF Rev. N. c. Bracket,
one OF the most prominent residents OF
Jefferson county, who passed away on
Wednesday at his home in Harper'S Fer
ry, aged IA years. He had been i'll long
time, and during the past year had under
gone several surgical operations in the
vain hope OF securing relief. Mr.. Brack-
EFT was native OF Phillips, Maine. Al
ter graduating from Dartmouth College
he Joined the Christian Commission, and
was made assistant field agent, with head
quarters at Harper'S Ferry. He took a
theological course, and was selected by
the Free Will Baptist denomination to es-
tabliSh missionary schools for colored
people in the Shenandoah Valley. He
established several OF these schools in
the Valley, and finally he and his wife
organized Storer College at HarperS Fer
nv for colored students and their training
as teachers. The government donated
for the use OF the school a great deal OF
valuable property for which it had no use
after the destruction OF the armory there
during the Civil War, and this put Storer
College on a firm footing. Although there
was much prejudice against Mr.. Bracket
and his work, the result Of the war cauS-
ing great bitterness against northern men
and their ideas in this section, he braveiy
persisted, and lived TO see Storer College
become the school that he had hoped for.
He was the president and guiding spirit
of the institution for 81 years, when he
resigned to a younger man; for the past
ten years he has been its treasurer. He
is survived by his wife and four children:
!. w. Bracket, OF Maine; L. J. Bracket,
of Boston; Mrs. Thos. E. Robertson, Of
Washington, D. c., and Mrs. J. c. New
conner, OF Boxwood, Va. He is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Scott n. Light
ner, of Harper's Ferry. The funeral was
held on Friday, and the body was Inferred
in the old Harper graveyard.
Mrs. Fannie S. Gallaher, wife OF Mr.
c. Horace Gallaher, died last Friday in
Charles Town at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Davenport, aged 60 years.
She had been an invalid for long time,
the immediate Cause OF her death beinga
stroke Of paralysis received several weeks
ago. The maiden name Of the deceased
was Sappington, and she was The neice
and adopted daughter OF the late Capt.
Geo. w. Sappington, for many years
popular hotel-keeper at Charles Town.
She is survived by her husband, one
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Davenport, and
two sons, w. Wallace Gallaher, OF Rich
mond, and Shannon D. Gallaher, OF Phil
adelphia. She was buried in Edge Hill
Cemetery on Monday, the funeral service
being conducted in the Presbyterian
Church by Rev. DR.. A. {. Hopkins and
Rev. !. S. Alfriend.
Rev. William S. McClannahan, retr-
ed minister OF the Lutheran Church, died
suddenly from heart disease last Sunday
at his home near Salem, Va, aged 50
years. Although he had been slightly
indispoSed for some time, his death came
so quickly as TO be great shock 10 the
family. Mr.. McClannahan was born and
reared in Craig county, Va. Some years
ago, having retired from the active minis
try, he founded the Lutheran Orphans
Home near Salem, which he managed
until advancing years impelled him TO
turn the work over to others. He was
married in ShepherdStown some thirty
years ago to Miss Mamie RightStine,
who survives him, together with son
and daughter. He was buried yester-
day near HollinS, Va.
Harry S. T. CordeIl, a well-known res
ident of Jefferson county, died last Sum-
day at the County Infirmary, where he
had been for the past year, aged 76yearS.
The deceased was son OF the late DR..
|. c. Cordell, OF Charles Town, and is
survived by one brother, DR.. Eugene F.
CordeI. He was man Of many excel.
lent qualities and was intelligent, well
read and of fine mind He lived for a
number OF years in the Moler'S neighbor-
hood east of town. He was a Conted-
crate veteran, having served during the
Civil War under General Price in one OF
the western commands. The funeral
service was held in Zion Episcopal
Church, Charles Town, on Monday, and
interment was made in the graveyard ad-
joining.
Mrs. Myrtle Custer, wife OF Clarence
Custer, died at Leetown last Sunday,
after long illness from consumption,
aged 26 years. She had lived in Mar
tinsburg until about three months ago
when she went to the no me Of her parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. |. w. Co"teS, TO await the