Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09

VVNhu ib1itfhoTS ana Onlo freight
train at the Hedgesville tower about
7 o'clock Wednesday and was in
staatly killed. his body being horribly
mangled
The young man was employed as 4
car repairer ut the Cumbo yards and
was riding down to his work when
the accident occurred having boarded
the train on the low grade near his
home. When he went to iumn of
the train at the Hedgesville tower
1t is supposed his overcoat caught in
some way and threw him under the
moving train.
Coroner w r. Kline was notified
of the occurrence and he went UP to
North Mountain this morning to as.
certain some facts concerning II. At
ter interviewing two men who saw
Gletner killed he decided that an In
quest was not necessary as the acct. /
dent was unavoidable on the part of /
the railroad Coroner Kline brought
the body to this city on an engine
and turned II over to Undertaken
Wilen. Later Undertaken drown. of
Hedgesville. took charge Of It.
The deceased is survived by his
parents, MIR and Mrs. Edward Glet-
ner OF North Mountain: brother. pa
vid, and sisters. Misses Susan and
Lillian, at home; sisters. Mrs. George
Crawford, North Mountain, and. Mrs.
Lemuel Drifting, Nartinsburg. He was
unmarried. Mr.. Gletner was a fine
young man and his sad death has
caused much sorrow in the neighbour
hood.
John Cuniskey.
Mr.. John Cumiskey, a former we'll
known resident of this city, died in
Richmond, Va, Tuesday morning at
4.3o O'Clock, aged 81 years He had
been in falling health for long time.
He is survived by his brother. Will
liam Cumiskey. this city. He was I'M
married.
The body viii arrive here Friday
afternoon on No. 5 and be taken to
st. Joseph's Catholic church where
the funeral service will be conducted
by Rev. FIR. w. "A. Fallon. Interment
in the Catholic cemetery.
Mr.. Cumiskey was the son of Thos.
Cumiskey, deceased, and was born
and reared in CMartinsburg. For
number of years he was sexton of the
Catholic church here, and when Rev.
FIR. II. J. McKeefry, one time priest
at st. Joseph's, left here and went to
Richmond some fifteen years ago Mr..
Cumiskey accompanied him and since
made his home with him and at his
house he died.
Mrs. Mary Murphy.
Mrs. Mary e. Murphy, widow of
Israel Murphy. died Wednesday even
ing at $50 o'clock at the home of her
son-in-law, William Harrison, near
North Mountain, aged 81 years. She
is survived by her mother, Mrs Eliza
beth Washburn. near Hedgesville; five
children: Mrs. Susan f. Arnold and
Abram Murphy, n Cumberland; Mrs.
William Harrison. near North Noun
tain; Isaac and Cass Murphy near
Hedgesville; sister Mrs. Samuel Muir
ply, near Hedgesville, and nine grand
children.
Funeral Friday at II a. m. in Pres
byterian church at Tomahawk and
burial there. The service will be con
Quoted by Rev. DR.. ]. w Mcbride, of
Hedgesville.
Mrs. Cromwell Gregory.
Mrs. Sallie ", wife of Cromwell
Gregory, died on Wednesday at 10
o'clock with spasms at her home on
the Westphall farm below Bedington,
aged AZ years. She was the mother
of eleven children, eight of whom sur
Ivive besides her husband. They are
Cromwell, Jr, Bedingtol; Mrs. Saml.
Barrick, near Berkeley Station; Mrs
ALLAN Waters, near Falling Waters;
lille, James, Snowden and Harley, at
home; brothers, John. Charles and
Samuel Barrick and sister, Mrs. AL
fred Mason, all west of town. Burial
Saturday at 1890 in Tuscarora
Judge Newcomer Dies Suddenly.
oOiOihOu ANCNbOliASIf df1tQ Z tdi -
former judge of the orphans court
for Washington county, died sudden
ly Tuesday afternoon at his Beaver
Creek home. He was a great-grand-
son of Christian Newcomer, the foun-
der of the United Brethren church,
James p. Taylor.
James p. Taylor, 81 years old, died
Tuesday at the home Of his son-in-
law, George Ambrose, near Wilson's,
Nd. He was in the Civil War and a
native OF Berkeley county, West Vir-
ginia Two children, including a
daughter living in Baltimore, survive.
Mrs. McAneny.
Mrs. Emma Virginia McAneny,
widow OF the late Francis ]. Nc
Aneny,, suddenly expired at her home,
304 West Race street, about SIS
o'clock this morning Death was due
to heart failure and followed a brief