Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
DEATHS
Joseph E. MeNamee.
OF THE WEEK

The body of Joseph E. McNamee, a
former well known resident of this
city, was found Friday night along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks
at Altamont, having evidently fallen
from a train and killed OF. been struck
by one.
A telegram was received at the B. &
0. station here last night to the effect
that an unknown man had been found
as described above, and in his coat
pocket was memorandum book with
the name of the owner No particu-
lars were given as to the manner Of
his death, and that can only be in
ferred. The relatives here have re-
ceived no word from Altamont as to
the disposition to be made of the
body, so it is not yet known whether
| It will be sent here for burial or 1ot.
The deceased was the son of John
McNamee and was born in Martins
burg about SIS years ago. He was
coach painter by trade and at one
time was freight conductor on the
B. & o. railroad He hadn't been
around here for the past ten years.
He is survived by FIVE children:
Misses Bertha and Frances, Balti-
more; Mrs. May Blondel, Mrs. Harry
Lord and Miss Regina McNamee, this
city
| James Henry.
James Henry, East Burke street,
extended, died at els a. m. Saturday
morning of tuberculosis of the throat
after an illness since last Christmas.
He was 81 years of age and leaves
his mother, Mrs. Margaret Henry,
with whom he made his home; also
brothers, Daniel, in Washington, and
William and John. this city. He had
no children. His wife is residing in
Frederick county, Va. He was the
son of William Henry, formerly an
undertaken here. He was a carpenter
by trade and was well known around
town.
| M. n. Tice.
NJ. III. Tice died at the home of his
nephew, III. e. Newkirk, near Clear
spring, Md, Friday morning at 6.45,
of paralysis, aged 62 years. He was
stricken five days ago and gradually
kept getting worse Mr. Tice was a
member of the Red Men and Knights
lof Pythias. Clearspring He was
never married. Surviving are: Bro
theirs, John D., ID. Luther and Calvin
R., Hedgesville, this county. and DIAL
Has, St Louis; sisters, Mrs. Isaac
Lesher, Clearspring, and Mrs. Abram
Iesher, Abiline, Kan.
1 William p. ZeigIer.
Mrs. J. H. Peer, 11S Swartz street,
has received the sad intelligence of
the death of her nephew, Mr. William
r. Zeigler, of York, Pa, on last Tues
day morning Mr. Zeigler was killed
by coming in contact with high ten
son wire carrying 1900 volts of cleo.
ltricity. He was in the act of putting
Ia new cross-beam n place.
i Mrs. w. o. Sydnor.
Mrs Maude Sydnor, wife of Or. VIII
liam d. Sydnor, of near Richmond,
Va, died Saturday afternoon. She
i was SO years of age and leaves her
husband and four young children.
She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. j.
/ Frank Thompson, this city, and was
well known to number of Martins
burg people, having often visited here.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson left Saturday
afternoon for her bedside, but when
they reached Harpers Ferry they wero
handed telegram announcing that
she was dead. The funeral was held
this afternoon.
Infant Dead. r,
| The three-weeks-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilhelm, West King
street, died Monday afternoon A
short funeral service was held at the
house this morning at 1890 O'clock,
conducted by Rev. w. A. Roush, and
linterment in Norbourne cemetery,
/ David Jacobs.
| Mr. David Jacobs, of Bellevue. Ohio,
la former well known resident of this
city, died Thursday at 2l5 O'Clock
at the home of Mr.. Charles A. Wes-
tenhaver, Virginia avenue, aged 81
years. Death was due to Bright's dis
case with which he had been i'll all
winter, having been attacked with 1T
when he came here last fail ON visit
He leaves a wife. who was present
when he passed away today. and sew
eral brothers and sisters in his native
Estate of Pennsylvania. He had no
ichildren.
Mr.. Jacobs resided here some years.
working at the carpenter trade. He
moved to Bellevue, o., seventeen
years ago. He was member of the
Lutheran church and the Modern
Woodmen OF America. The body viii
be taken to Bellevue for burial.