Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-09
Deaths.


tie Orleans. Md. above Hancock, died
sunday morning nj 1880 o'clock Ia
the City Hospital Of typhoid fever al
ter an Illness ol six weeks. He was
&c years OF age.
The body was taken from Undertake
er Wilen's this morning 10 the Whar
ton boarding house, PA East Martin
street, where a short service will be
held Tuesday morning, IN charge OF
Rev Dr. w F. Gruyer. Afterwards
the remains win be taken to Hancock
on No So and the funeral service held
IN the Presbyterian church. Inter
ment In Hancock
Mr. Shepherd was the son Of Jacob
Shepherd Having lost his parents
in childhood. he was reared by his
aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins, at Lit
tie Orleans He was a fine young man
and his aunt was devoted 70 him as
mother lie had been on the rail.
road little over TWO years and was
exceedingly popular with his fellow
trainmen He was member of the
Brotherhood OF Railway Firemen and
eight of them at Wharton's will act
as his pailbearers. He had many
friends and his death is much lamen-
ted. He was always bright and
cheerful and was a young man OF
good character.
He is survived by a brother Ray
mond L. Shepherd, of Little Orleans,
and sister. Mrs Edgar Bootman, of
Washington. He was unmarried.
Jas. 3. Fisher
Mr. James b. Fisher, an age dresi-
dent of Bunker Hin, died there sun
day night at 1890 o'clock of cancer
Of the stomach. He was 70 years old
and had been sick for several months.
Two children survive. Mrs. Jerry
Rogers, Bunker Hill and Charles Fish.
or, Mt Zorn, W. Va. Funeral Wed.
nesday at 10 a. m. anc burial in Back
Creek Valley.
coiored Girl Dead
Josephine Marie Catherine Basey
daughter of John Basey, OF Henry ST.,
died Saturday night at II o'clock OF
yphoid-pneumonia, aged IA years The
funeral was held this afternoon at
2:30 in the A. NJ E. church. Rev.
Samuel Bean, officiating. Interment
in the colored cemetery.
Mr.. Jones Cead
Mrs. H. l., Doll, West Martin St,
received word today of the death of
her father Mr. B. Il. Jones, OF Win
chester, Va.
William n. Jenkins
William II. Jenkins, of Baltimore,
brother of Mr.. d. J Jenkins,
this city, died Monday evening OF
tuberculosis at the sanatarium at
Blue Ridge summit, Pa, in the az year
of his age. The body will arrive here
at $50 this evening and taken TO the
home OF Mr.. d. J. jenkins, 4e0 West
Martin street. The funeral will be
held there Thursday and interment in
Green Hill cemetery
Deceased was widower and is sur
vived by two children in Wales,
where brother and sister also re-
side, and the brother in this city.
Mr. Jenkins was born in Wales and
came to the United States about Id
years ago. He was a blacksmith by
trade but had not worked at 1t lately.
He resided in Baltimore the past
three years, playing the piano in a
theatre during the theatrical season.
He had been in poor health for the
last two years. He spent this sum
mer here with his brother and the
change seemed to greatly benefit him,
but later was obliged to go to the
mountain sanatarium whore he died.
VIM. J. Martin
Mr. William j. Martin, brother of
Mrs 0, G. Bentgel, Charles P. Martin
and Walter c, Martin, this city, died
Saturday evening at his home In Ship
pensburg, pa. in the 72nd year Of his
age The funeral viii be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and in
terment in Shippenspurg. The per
sons named will attend the funeral.
Mr. Martin is survived by his wife
and FIVE children Elmer and Oscar
Martin. Mrs. Ida Shober, Mrs. Elya
Etter and Mrs Myrtle Steyick, all OF
Shippensburg. Mrs. Charles Clippin-
ger. of Shippensburg, is also a sister
of the deceased. The late John w.
Martin, this city. was a brother. The
deceased was member of the Re
formed church.
Child Dead
Paul Franklin Lewis son OF Mary
Lewis, East Martin street, died last
night OF pneumonia, aged 3 years,
Funeral Sunday afternoon and burial
in Green Hin cemetery,
Infant Dead
The three-weeks-old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Howard Mills, North Mar
tinsburg, died last night. Funeral
Sunday afternoon and burial in Green
Hin cemetery.
Cied in Hspital
Gavio Irgashino. an Italian youth Of
IS, died last night IN the Kings Daugh-