Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-11-18
VIM. PENN GRIFFITH
DIED OF OLD AGE
Passed Last seven Years of His Life
in Martinsburg-Mrs. Charles
Foltz Dead


his daughter, Mrs. w. A. McCarroll,
en- Maryland avenue. aged 81 years
and 10 months. He is survived by
four children: Mrs McCarroll, Mrs.
e. p Holt and Mrs. o. B. Dunn, this
city, and John d. Grifith. Whining
ten, Del; also six grandchildren and
three great grandchildren. Mr., Grit
fifth was the last OF his family His
wife died here over year ago.
Mr.. Grifith was a retired farmer
from Frederick county, Virginia.
where he resided until years ago
when he removed to this city. He
was web known and highly respected.
He was member OF the United
Brethren church.
Funeral Thursday at $50 a. IN. at
the house, in charge OF Rev. DR.. W. F.
Gruxer, assisted by Rev. B. F. Dotson.
Interment at Hopewell, Frederick
cornty, Va.
3. r. Miles.
Mr.. B. Frank Miles, IS years old.
a well known resident of North Mar
,insburg, dropped dead with heart
failure Monday morning few mtrutes
after O'Clock in the kilbourn Knit
ting Mills. Coroner w. r. Kline was
notified of the occurrence and Re, ac-
companied by DR.. w. T. Henshaw,
vent TO the mills, where DR.. c. L. Clay
had already arrived in answer to
summons from the mill Office. The
two physicians pronounced the cause
of death to be heart disease, SO the.
CORONER deemed an inquest unneces-
sary Mr. Miles had been subject to-
heart trouble for some time. but when
he left home this morning. after eat
ing a hearty breakfast. he seemed to
De as we'll as usual Il
Undertaken W. H Wilea took
charge OF the body and later removed
It to the home of the deceased, $50
North Queen street.
Mr.. Miles had only worked in the
mills few days being employed as
sorter in the finishing department
He was from Loudoul county. Vir-
gipia. where he was farmer In the
earl,er years of his life. He had been
> resident OF Aartinsburg for the las.
eighteen years, and for ten or twelve
years past ne was foreman In the Ba-
ker quarries at the south edge Of
town, quilting work there a few
months ago. Mr. Miles was a member
OF the United Brethren church and
wss highly respected by all who knew
him.
Mr. Miles Is survived by his wife
an}. three. children: Bruce. F., b.
& o. yard conductor, and Mr.. Pearl. at
home; Mrs. Al. Sullivan. WiIliamsport
avenue. this city; sister, Miss Mar
garet Miles, residing in Loudoun coun-
~ Va. err .f-a f.z.
Funeral Wednesday at p. m. in he
Y. p. church. conducted by Rev. DIR.
w. F. Gruver. and interment il Green
FIJI cemetery.
Smith "A. Van Metre.
Mr.. Smith NJ. Van Metre. an old
Union soldier ard one OF the most
widely known men in Berkeley coun-
ty died Monday evening at z O'Clock
at his home mile west of Arden.
lacking few days of being rs years
old. Although he had been in i'll
health for some time his death was
doubtless FASTENED by a fall in his
house a week ago, severely spraining
his spine.
Mr. Van Metre is survived by HIS
wife and three children: Mrs. Elmer
Myers, near Berkeley Station; Mrs. J.
Cv.if Ard IL
Van Metre, at home; brother, Abram
Ven Metre. west of town. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday at 10
m. at the house and interment at
Gerardstown.
Mr.. Van Metre was born at Schop-
pert's ford, northeast of town but for
tie past 80 years he resided near
Arden, in the Gerardstown district.
He was one of the first N not the
first man in Berkeley county TO own
and operate steam threshing outfit
AID for forty years he followed the
threshing vocation in this and parts
of the adjoining counties. Thus he
became known, as has been said from
Winchester to the Potomac river. At
the same time he carried ON extea-
sive farming operations, retiring from
active life about five years ago. Dur
frg the Civil War he served as a SOL
der in the Union army. He also
served as school director In the Ger
ardstown district Mr. Van Metre
was Kindly aad hospitable and had
many friends throughout the county.
Joohn Landis-
John NJ. Lands. a well known far
mer, residing near Marlowe, w. Va.
near Williamsport. died Wednesday
evening at o'clock at his home, aged
sc years. Mr.. lands was a constable
for number OF years and had been
engaged in farming nearly all his life.
He was member OF the p. s. OF A.,
a. Failing Waters and the Junior Or.