Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-04-06
DEATHS
OF THE WEEK



Mr.. Edwin 5. Henshaw, OF Inwood,
a member Of an old and prominent
Berkeley county family, died Thurs
day evening at o'clock Of paralysis
at the old Henshaw homestead about
a mile southwest of Inwood. He had
gone out TO his farm that morning,
and shortly before noon while he was
carrying water from a spring near the
house to a fruit tree sprayer he was
seized with paralysis and sank help
less to the ground along q fence. He
was carried to the house occupied by
his son Edwin, who tenants the farm,
and where he died about six hours
afterwards, never having rallied from
the stroke. He was Ga years old and
was a retired farmer
Mr.. Henshaw is survived by his
wife who was Miss Maize Trammell
of Gerardstown: children, Edwin, near
Inwood, and Harry and Miss Anna
Mary, at home; brothers, Marioa, OF
Missouri, and William. n Jefferson
county. He was the son Of Samuel
Henshaw and was born on the place
where he died. He was an elder in
the Presbyterian church at Gerards-
town and was highly respected in the
1eighborhood as most exemplary
man and citizen.
Annie E. Crawford.
Miss Annie Il. Crawford, native
of Berkeley county, but for the past
ten years resident of Hagerstowl,
died Friday evening at $50 o'clock
at the City Hospital aged 46 years.
Nine weeks ago Miss Crawford was
operated on for gall stones in Ha-
gerstown hospital but never recover
| ed from it. About ten days ago she
was brought to Martinsburg and plac-
ed in the City Hospital where an
operation was soon afterwards per
formed to relieve her. DR. Oates and
the assistant surgeons then made the
discovery that she had cancer of the
gall bladder, as afterwards proven
from an analysis by pathologist, and
also inflammation of the prancreas.
So death in her case was inevitable.
Undertaken Kogelschatz removed
the body to the home of Mr.. w e.
Crawford, 112 South Raleigh street,
nephew of the deceased.
I The funeral service will be held in
the Harmony Methodist church, near
Marlowe, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, leaving the house at -
O'Clock. Interment in the graveyard
near the church.
Miss Crawford was born in the Fall
ing Waters district, near Marlowe.
She was a member of the Christian
church and is survived by sister,
Mrs. Henry Mason, Ridgeway, Va;
brothers, George Crawford. Williams
port, and Thomas Crawford, near
North Mountain.
u. E. Amos.
! U1ius r. Amos, well known Balti
more travelling salesman, died from
blood poisoning in the Maryland Uni
versity Hospital, caused by shoe
rubbing his foot For several years
he represented the dry goods house
of r. NJ. Sutton & Co., Baltimore, and
made frequent trips to this city.
Mrs. Mary brewing.
Mrs. Mary brewing. a former well
known resident of this city, died
Tuesday afternoon in Cumberland,
aged rs years. She is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Clara Wilkinson.
with whom she made her home. Her
husband, Carl brewing, d.ed here in
September 1883. The body will ar
rive here Thursday morning on No. 40
and be taken to Green Hill cemetery
for burial, Rev. C. S. Trump oficiat-
ing at the grave. The pallbearers
here viii be George S. Hill, George
Couchman, c. G. Cushwa and w. o.