The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-24
W. Is
IN a 6
Wealthy Re Estate Owner
Succu1nbs SaddenIy il
Seasho1s Hotel
III But sHoRI 1--WE
Made Fortune "a Lumber
Business ii West VIZ
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Like the explosion Of q 1ont fheli
the shocking ana entirely l1er5 eeled
news was received Thur -1y morn
ing IN this city Of the sudden DEAN
OF Norval B. NEcCarty prom ren eil-
izen and wealthy real essl pro
prietor. at 5 O'Clock the salls r-
ing In the Hotel St. Dennis
tCity. n. y, where he. his ma
little daughter had been s. In
for about two weeks
The sad intelltsence was q eelVed
over long distance telep hpl
Edward q. Defsons cashier the
Empire National Bank, from rsll
L. Highland, the president 81 tie
bank, who with his Vie q eiiils
rdren had been staying at The mo
hotel. ar. nGcCarty had been esl-
ously III for two or three t1t8 ana
at first. owing TO the auddeunesl -
the attack, It was thought the ails
ment was ptomaine poisoninE he
message from Mr. Highland
day morning, however. stated -
acute Bright's disease was e
OF death.
When Afr. McCarty vent
lantfc City about ten dayl Or two
weeks ago he seemed to be q the
best of health In fact
marked to friend a day o. iFo 1s
fore departing that he was feelipE
in splendid health Tine new Of IL
sudden death, Hereford, cones e. .
profound. shock to his many fFlend5
here who only q few days ago -eq
with him In the streets of t5ls
Funeral arranGement hGd not
been made at THIS WRITING
been decided to bring the bod u
clarlcsburg on train fJog
morning and take lt 70 the
home at 5S5 Mes6 Eriin sste
Norval Bushrod cfccafty
native of Harrison county, hYtn
been born ffty4ave years Go -
the SOM OF AIr. ana
Cranberry McCarty The EstheE
enlisted in the Union army Ct TIE
outbreak of the Civil War ana
killed in battle June ~, 1899
Va, being at that time
a private in Captain james
Aioffatt's Company G. of the Tgeifth
Regiment of West Virginia YoLun
teer Infantry The mother dled
when Norval, the only child,
quite a boy and he was practlcllly Z
thrown on his own resources ct an
early age, although Mrs. C. o. 3ar7
bert, a second cousin now iiyin9s
Jones's run near E,umberport. teoz
the lad, gave him a home and reared
him until he was able to hght the
battles of life for himself.
The first venture of the orphaned
boy was farming and after enEagilll
in that occupation several year, he (
purchased a farm in the lumber
port neighborhood and operated
until he was 23 or - years Qtp
Then he gave ny that occupation ana
went to Buckhannon. where he enE
gagged in the lumber business
this he was quite successful and -
the years passed on he built up az
extensive business, the operstioa4
which took him to the rich tim
tracts in the mountains around
Cowen and redwood.
Finally after accumuIatinG
siderable fortune, the major part q
which he successfully and wisely
vested In real estate. he moved
from Buclhannon. ~
was about nine years ago
awhile he continued in the lula 5e5
business but few years ago he says u
that up and directed his attqneAoH
exclusively to the development
real estate.
About twenty years age,
Carly married Mary Martha rms
worth. daughter Of ex-senator ans
Mrs, Thomas J. FarnsWcFth
The widow and one
daughter, Miss Mary Eliza
aged nine years, survive
Charles G. AFcCarty. who was
ciated with the deceased man m e 2
real estate business, IS q cousins
c. L. NGccarty, Of the nGccart{ ~
yurance Company here g also
Mrs. Anna Edmia
widow of George Edfnias ol4F
ana Mrs. Nlaude Basselb Wirq
Of benjamin BasseIIs both
ters Of Mrs. McCarty living
arrived In this
b. a.