Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-12

Noted Patent Attorney and Business
Man OF Washington Was We'll
Known In Martinshurq.
From The World q Monday:

Known In M~artinsburs.
From The World OF Monday:
James T. Norris. prominent patent
attorney Of Washington, d. G., and
b~rotherin-law OF Mr.. l.. w. Robinson
Of this city, died at his home in Wash
ington early Saturday morning after
a lingering Illness,
The funeral. which was private. was
held this afternoon at the residence
al $50 o'clock. Nv Robinson and his
daughter. Ida, vent TO Washington
Sunday morning 80 attend the funer-
al. and Mr., Geo Ryneal. ir.. OF this
city. also went TO Washington today
to pay his last tribute TO his friend
and associate ia business. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Parker
p. Phillips, rector of st. Paul's Epis-
copal church. of Alexandria, and In
terment was In the family lot In Oak
Hill cemetery.
The p~allbearers we're his sons,
Jams l.. Norris. ir.. and DR.. r. RAN
som Norris; sons-in-law. +. NJ. Sunder-
land and Arthur r. German. jr.; neph-
ews, ]. Norris Robinson and DR.. How
ard Hume, ]. Fred Kelley and Ed
ward T. Owens.
Mr.. Norris had been III for more
than three years but his end was sud
den. He was born in Washington.
October Is. 1S45. He received his
education at Dickinson College. at
Carlisle, Pa. In 1887 he was married
to Miss Anna Virginia Robinson.
daughter of Col. Israel Robinson. of
this city, and since that time had
made many visits to Martinsburg and
Berkeley county and was well known
by many of the older residents here.
Mr.. Norris was a prominent demo
crat, and was a member of the gem
eral inaugural committee after the
election of Mr.. Cleveland in 1884. He
was assistant treasurer Of the demo-
cratic National Committee in 1896. He
was prominently identified with many
of the interests of Washington and the
District of Columbia. He was presi-
dent of the Franklin Insurance Com
pany. OF Washington, OF which Mr..
Ryneal was ore OF the directors. and
through this association they became
close personal friends and met month
ly for the past twenty-five years or
more.
The married life Of Mr.. Norris was
most happy, but sadly terminated on
January IL. 1895, by the death Of Mrs.
Norris. or the seven children, five
survive. Edith Norris married Rev.
p. Parker Phillips rector OF St.
Pauls Protestant Episcopal church.
OF Alexandria. Va, and Grace James
Norris became the wife OF Arthur Pue
German, ir.. son of the distinguished
Maryland Senator. Emma Virginia.
now Mars. Erskine NJ. Sunderland,
James Lawson and DIR. Rastus Ran
som Norris, now of Crisfield, Md.
Child Dead.
Pearl ", daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Boward, or Hainesville. died at
10 o'clock this morning. aged 8 years
and 4 months. Her death was yery
sudden and unexpected as she had
been sick less than an hour. Funeral
Thursday at l p. m. at the house and
burial at Spring Mills.
Mrs. Lucy 3. koontx.
Lucy Butler Koontz, wife OF G. y.
Koontz. died at her home In Shep-
he~rdstown, aged 40 years. OF tubercn-
losis. She is survived by her husband
and 10 children, the youngest but a
few days old. She was a daughter OF
the late w. G.. Butler.
Infant Dead.
Ella. the five-months-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dixon, of Frank
enberrytown, died Sunday evening nj
7.30 o'clock. Funeral Wednesday at
10 a. m. and burial at ~Smoketown.
Jacob Cole.
Jacob Cole. of Rodamer, w. Va. a
station on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, is dead. at the age OF 81
years. He was the father of % chill
dren. ~ by his first wife and II bv
his second wife.
John Blizzard.
John Blizzard, a Confederate veter
an, is dead al Riverton, Grant county,