Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-23
DEATHS
sHERlFF SILVER DEAD.
OF THE WEEK

MT. John SILVER, sheriff of Fred
erick county, Virginia. eied suddenly
Sunday evening In Winchester Of
paralysis of the heart, aged 65 years.
He is survived by his second wife
and two young children by her; also
one son by his first wife, Bayard Sill
yer, general of the sales de-
partment of the F. B. Chamberlin Co,
OF st. Louis; brother, z. Silver, of
East Alton, ILL.,, who is here on a visit
to his nephew, Senator Gray Silver;
sisters, Mrs. Hamilton Henshaw, west
of town, and Mrs. O'Rear, Of Clear
brook.
Mr.. Silver was a member of the
Presbyterian church and was a promi-
nent man in Frederick county. He
was born near White Hall Frederick
county, and resided for some time in
Winchester. The funeral will be
held Wednesday at II a m. at the
house.
Thos. Darby.
Mr.. w. Thomas Darby. a former
widely known baltimore and Ohio con
ductor and yardmaster, died at 3
o'clock Monday at his home, SO
North Queen street. of paralysis. He
would have been GA years of age the
23rd of March. He had beer in feeble
health for nearly four years. following
a p~aralytic stroke. Two weeks ago
he suffered another stroke and had
been confined to bed since then.
Mr.. Darby was born in Montgomery
%county. Maryland, and came to Mar
tinsburg 80 years ago. For the
greater part of that time he was in
the service of the j. & o. railroad as
a passenger and freight conductor and
yardmaster here and joint yardmaster
of the B. & o. and Western Maryland
at Cherry Run. In those days no
railroad men in this community stood
higher in general estimation. He was
unmarried and leaves no near rela-
tives. During his long residence in
this city he made his home with Miss
bridget Delaney and her sister. Mrs.
Catherine Cox and their parents, the
latter of whom died some years ago.
He was a member of the Catholic
church and was a man of upright char
acter always. He had many friends
here who sorrow for his death.
Newman Cave.
Newman Cave, of near Shenandoah,
Page county. Va, died Monday morn
ing at 9.45 o'clock of tuberculosis at
the home of his son, Elby Cave, South
Queen stree t, extended. aged Sc
years. He had been sick for a year.
He is survived by his second wife
(from whom he was separately and
FIVE children by her, two of whom,
Molder Cave and Mrs. Hack Hess, re-
side in this city. and four sons by the
first wife: Elby and John, this city;
William. east Of town. and James,
near Kingston, n. Y. The body was
taken to w. III. Wilen's undertaking
rooms and prepared for burial
Wilmer WheatIey.
Wilmer N. Wheatley, of Baltimore,
a well known Baltimore and Ohio
travelling fireman. was run over and
instantly killed Tuesday night about
one O'Clock at Sir Johns Run by the
engine of a westbound freight train
on which he had been riding. he
was % years old and leaves a wife
and n young son; also three bro
theirs and three sisters residing in
Baltimore county, Nd. Two of his
brothers, Harry c., and Joseph A., are
also B. & o. fremen.
Mr.. Wheatley left here at 1880
Tuesday night on a ~westbound freight
The engine stopped at Sir Johns for
coal and water, and as Wheatley walk
ed around the rear of the engine It
backed down on him in the dark,
crushing the back part of his skull,
lcutting off n foot and otherw Sc
manghng him. The body was brought
here on train No. 4 this morning and
taken to Undertaken Wilen's. 1t VIII
be sent to near Towson, Md, for
burial.
The deceased was a member of Tie
brotherhood Of Railway Firemen and
the brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and was popular along the road.
The body OF Wilmer y. Wheatley.
the travelling B. & o. fireman who
was killed Tuesday night at Sir Johns
Run, was sent this morning on No.
40 to Baltimore county, Maryland, for
burial.