The citizen., 1913-12-19
OBITUARY.
Some of Those Who Have Fallen
Before the Silent Reaper.

Before the Silent Reaper.
Brown.
Anna Brown, aged 81 years, wife of
John Brown, died at her home in B lck
eystowu, this county on Sunday No
vember 9TH, of heart trouble, aged 81
years.
erosion.
Minnie. the four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs William Groshon, died at
the home of her parents, near Mountain
dale, this county. on Monday afternoon,
December 18th. Of cronp, after an illness
OF only few days.
REHLING.
Mr.. Henry c. Rehling, Of Baltimore,
died on Monday, November Sth, in
hospital in that CITY, aged about As years
He leaves widow and five children.
Mrs. Rehing was before her marriage
Miss Annie Lampe, West Patrick street,
this city.
Mrs. Rebecca Pyles. the widow of
Mr.. Isaac Pyles, died on Wednesday,
December 10TH at the home of friend.
in Clarksburg, Montgomery county
She was stricken in the yard near the
house, and died instantly. Heart failure
is given as the cause OF her death.
MOSS.
Mr.. Joseph Moss. brother Of the late
Sylvester Moss, OF Frederink, died on
Tuesday, December 10th. at his home in
Martinsburg, West Virginia following
an illness of about two years. Death
was due to a general breakdown Of the I
system. He was aged 81 years.
KLEIN. ~
Mrs. Mary f. Klein. aged SO years and
22 days. and the widow OF the late E.
Frederick Klein, died at her home near
Linganore, 'on FrdayEmornlng, Decem-
Der nth She is survived by eight chill
dren: David and George, near West
Falls; Mrs. Louisa Schneider, near
Woodville; Mrs. Ella Ecker, near Lib
ertytown, and Lizzie, Clara, Anna and
Ida at home.
BATTERSBY.
A telegram which was received on the
evening of November nth, by Mr.. c. c.
Cartv. East Patrick street. this city, con.
veyed word of the death of Mrs. Alva
SaXton Battetsby, the wife of Mr.. George
r. Battersby, who died at her residence.
No. 5oo5 Florence avenue. Philadelphia,
Pa. Mrs. Battersby has many warm
friends in Frederick, who mourn her
loss.
M'PHERSoN.
Robert Grier Mcpherson died on
Monday, December 18th, at Greenville,
South Carolina, in his 56th year. He form
erly resided in this city and was highly
respected and esteemed by his many
friends throughout this State He was
the son of Robert Grier Mcpherson and
Milicient Washington Mcpherson, of |
Frederick City, bJth of whom were
prominently known and OF distinguished |
ancestry.
THOMAS.
Word was received .here on Mon |
day, December 18th, of the death of Mr.. !
Richard H. Thomas. of Philadelphia, |
Pa, who is very well known in this city. |
He was aged 46 years and his death was
due to double pneumonia. He married |
Miss Mollie Helntz, formerly, of this |
city, who also survives him. He also |
leaves one son, Warren Thomas. Mr..
Thomas was engaged i'll the manu-
facture OF stoves in Philadelphia.
BOONE.
Mr.. J. w. Boone, an aged resident of
Carroll county, died from the infrmities
OF old age, at the home OF his son-in-law,
Mr.. John +. Burlington, of near Union
Bridge, on Thursday morning December
nth, aged IS years and IA days. He
was native of Frederick county, and |
leaves the following children: Mrs John
E. Burlington, of near Union Bridge; |
w. c. Boone, of Union City, Ind, and |
Stephen A. Boone, of Virginia.
The Rev. John J. Ryan, one of the |
Oldest members of the faculty of Loyola |
College, died at Saint Agnes Hospital, |
in Baltimore, on Tuesday afternoon,
December 10th, following an illness of
several months duration from nervous
breakdown Father Ryan was born in |
County Cork, Ireland on the Feast of
Saint Ignatius, July 3Ist, 1S43. He de-
cIded to become a Jesuit and entered the |
Novitiate at Frederick. on July goth,
1857. He made his first vows in 1859.
KooGLE.
Miss Tabitha A. r. Koogle, formerly
OF near Middletown. this county, died on
Tuesday, December 10th, a: Montevue
Hospital, aged So years. Miss Koogle
was a daughter of Joshua and Ann NJ.
Koogle, deceased. She has been an
invalid for some years and has resided in
Washington, ID c., and also in this city.
A brother, Mr.. John d. c. Koogle, of
Washington, d c., and two sisters,
Mrs Charles P. Keiauver, of near Walk
ersvie, and Mrs William Z. Keiauver,
of this city, also survive her.
GATRELL.
Shepherd Gatrell died at his hame in
Harper's Ferry, Tuesday afternoon. De-
cember 10th. He was born in Martins
burg, West Virginia. He was 81 years
of age He spent the most Of his life in
the vicinity of Harper's Ferry in the
milling business and as hotel propri-
etor. He leaves two children, T. w.
Gatrell, of Brunswick, this county, and
Mrs Minnie Stuart, at home, also one
brother, Oscar Gatrell, Of Martinsburg,
and three sisters. Mrs. Rebecca SPOTS,
of Keyser; Mrs. Mary Turner of North
Mountain. and Mrs. William Helferstay,
of Hagerstown.
MORGAN.
Mr. Benjamin Franklin Morgan, we'll
known resident of Daysville, this county,
died at his home in that place, on Friday
night December 18th, from stroke OF
paralysis. He was aged 81 years, q
months and days. Mr. Morgan had
always enjoyed good health, and was
stricken on Thursday morning when he