Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-20
MRS. DANIEL FEAsTER
CALLED BY DEATH
John Moray, Writer and Former Pho
tographer Of Berkeley Springs
Dies Here In Hospital.

Dies Here In Hospital.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Feaster, widow OF
the late Daniel Feaster. this city. and
ere of the oldest residents OF Mar
tinsburg died Tuesday morning at $40
O'Clock at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs, Chas. C. Cutler, 227 South Water
street, aged 80 years. Though in fail
ing healta for a year she had only
been sick the past two weeks, having
taken cold on New Years day.
Mrs. Feaster was born and reared
Middletown, Frederick county, Md.
For the past thirty years she resided
in this city with her daughter, Mrs.
Cutler, by whom she is survived. A lso
surviving are sister, Mrs. Ellen Schaff.
Of Jefferson, Md, and brother. CHAR
ence W. Feaster, of Springfield, III.
She Was nearly lifelong member OF
the Lutheran church and was a highly
esteemed woman.
John Moray.
Mr.. John Moray. an aged and wide
" known resident of Berkeley
9nrings died Monday night at 9
o'clock il the City Hospital of pneu-
mani2. AGED 81 years, / month aad s
days. lie Was brought to the hos
pital Friday of last week suffering
With heavy cold and complication
Hof diseases and sooa thereafter rneu-
monia developed with the result stat
ea The body was taken 10 the an
6ertaking rooms of w. ii. When and
prepared for burial and later vas
sent to Berkeley Springs where the
funeral will be held Wednesday ar
ternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. III. c. ".
Campbell, of the Presbyterian church.
cf which the deceased was a member
officiating.
Mr. Moray is survived by his widow
residing at Towanda, Pa, and one
son, George E. Moray, of New York.
He was horn in Boston. Mass. but
spent the greater part of his life in
Pennsylvania. For the -ast % years
he resided in West Virginia.
| Mr., Moray will be remembered by
many people OF this community as a
travelling photographer whose work
could be found in almost every FAR
iner's horne between Charleston and
Eomney some twenty years ago. A
nan of remarkably good education
and talent, he spent the last six
wears of his life writing a life OF
James Rumsey, which is now ready
FOR publication and said by those who
know Of it to furnish conclusive proof
that Rumsey and not Fulton should
te honored as the inventor of the
steamboat.
Corneiia Watson.
] Mrs. Cornelia Watson, wife OF
Samuel Watson, died Friday morning
at S.45 o'clock of paralysis at her
home, 525 North Queen street, aged
60 years, the third and last paralytic
stroke coming the day before. She is
survived by her husband and three
| children, J. w. Watson and Mrs. J. M
diurke, of Alexandria. Va, and Mrs
| Anna Tulley, this city; three grand
children and one brother, James Fl
Orem, Pennsylvania avenue, this city
Mrs. Watson was the daughter OF
| the late Armastead Orem and was
| born in Loudoun county, Va. She re
sided in Martinsburg for fifty years
ard had many friends here. She had
teen an invalid for the last five years
| end had been confined to bed since
the latter part of last September when
she suffered the second paralytic
| stroke. The funeral will be held al
the house Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock Rev. DR.. w. F. Gruver. of the
FIRST United Brethren church. officiat
| ing. Interment in Green Hill GENE.
| terry.
/ David PitznogIe.
! David Pitznogle died at $50 o'clock
Monday at the Kings Daughters
Hospital where he had been under
! treatment since last February for
locomotorataxia. aged Ga years. For a
year previous to his Illness he made
his home with his brother-in-aw, II
Lloyd, North Queen street. He was
born near Bedington and spent his Ell
tire life in Berkeley county.
He is survived by three children
Wilbur. this city; Mrs William
| Young, Roanoke, Va, and married
daughter at Swan Pond; sisters, Mrs
j. f. Lloyd and Mrs. Prudence Miller
this city; Mrs. Page Pine. Falling
| Waters; Mrs Cora Chismaa, Windsor
/ Mo-. Mrs. e. G.. Lloyd, San Francisco
Cal; brothers, Daniel Pitznogle. oil
/ Keyser w Va: DR.. ]. e. Pitznogle
! Tlagerstown. and Lincoln PitZnogle
Of Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Robert Smith.
Mrs. Nellie Smith, wife of Robert
| u. Smith, of Middleway, Jefferson
county, died Sunday morning at
o'clock of a complication. aged "a
years. She Is survived by her hus
bend and two little sons: parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Shaull, Of Middle
| way: sisters. Miss Essie Shaull and