Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-22
In Realms of Rest.

/ NhuAohaa WhO hShi
to time has been a resident of Shepherds
town for number Of years. died Tues
day at the Highbarger House in Sharps
burg, where she had been boarding 10
some time past. Her death was the resu
ota stroke of paralysis received last weel
She was 81 years old. Mrs. Northam
whose maiden name was Morrow, cam
to Shepherdstown from Wheeling NOR
thaa half century ago, and marriet
Biscoe Kearney, of this place. Afte
his death she married Colonel Northam
Confederate officer from Maryland, WHIT
died few years ago. Mrs. Northam wa
very brilliant woman, educated ant
cultured, and in her long and active lif'
had many interesting experiences which
she could describe in the most dramatic
style. She retained her faculties TO
marked degree, and TO the last was inter
ested in current events and matters o
public importance. In her death really
remarkable woman has passed away
She is survived by a son, DR.. VIM. s
Kearney, OF Farmville, Va, and two
daughters, Ida Kearney, of Washington
City, and Mrs. George w. Cross, of thi:
vicinity. The body was brought TO th'
home OF Mrs. Cross Tuesday evening
and the funeral service takes place thi.
Thursday afternoon. Interment in Elm.
wood Cemetery.
Mrs. Eliza ]. Fraley, widow of Jane!
]. Fraley. who was for most of her lif'
a resident OF this vicinity, died Tuesday
afternoon at her home in Berkeley county
three miles west OF Martinsburg, aged 7.
years. She had been in failing healtt
for the past year or two, and her dealt
had been expected for several weeks past
Mrs. Fraley, whose maiden name wa:
Foutz, was born and reared in Jefferson
county, and lived here until about three
years ago, when she went to Berkeley
county with several of her children. She
was woman of many admirable traits o
character, kind and genial and thoughtful
and will be greatly missed. She is sur
vived by the following children: Charles
W., OF Duffields; VIM. j., of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma; George L. and Edward Lee, o.
the Moler's neighborhood Mrs. K. l.
Fowler, OF Kearneysville; Horace, Rober
and Miss Maggie, at home. The funeral
takes place in the Methodist Church o.
Shepherdstown this Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. Interment in Elmwood
Cemetery.
James Friese, well-known retired
farmer living near Antietam iron works,
on the Maryland side ofthe river, a couple
of miles east OF Shepherdstown, died very
suddenly Tuesday morning Although
he was 79 years old, Mr.. Friese was &C
tive and in apparently fairly good health.
Tuesday he started 10 walk from the
house 10 the barn, when he fell and ex-
pired almost instantly. His death was
the result OF heart failure. Surviving him
is one daughter, Miss Lizzie Friese. The
funeral will be held Saturday morning in
the Lutheran Church at Sharpsburg, in
terment in Mountain View Cemetery.
Mrs. Mamie E. Stump, wife OF Rev.
J. p. Stump, died suddenly yesterday
morning at her home in Easton, Md,
aged "a years. Mrs. Stump, whose maid
en- name was McKown, was a native OIL
Berkeley county, and her body will be
inferred at GerardstoWn. She iSsurvived
by her husband, a well-known minister
of the M. E. Church South, and three
sons.
John Washington Hammond. one OIL
Sharpsburg's Oldest residents, died last
Monday, aged 81 years. His wife and
three sons survive him.
w. E. Fleming, native OF Charles
Town, died last week at his home in Par
kersburg, aged 66years. He was prom
inent lumber dealer.
Mrs. Frances Ward, widow OF Joel 7,
Ward. formerly OF Martinsburg, died last
Wednesday in Mt Savage, Md, aged 81
years.