Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-07-04
Crossing the Dark River.

1t is with much regret that we note
the death of George K. Bready, one Of
Harper's Ferry's most prominent resi-
dents, which occurred at his home in
that place early yesterday morning.
Mr.. Bready had been i'll for the past
month or two with kidney trouble, and
though specialists had been summoned
from the city and every attention had
been given him, the course of the dis
ease could not be stayed and he passed
away yesterday. Mr.. Bready came to
Harper's Ferry from Baltimore some
forty years ago as telegraph operator
for the b. & O. Railroad, and was af-
terward promoted to be agent for the
railroad company there. About thirty
years ago he was called to the manage
ment of the pulp mills that were eStab-
liShed at Harper's Ferry, and ever since
then he had been very successful in
operating these enterprises located on
the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
Mr.. Bready was splendid, bighearted
man, generous and hospitable, and in
his death our county loses a valuable
citizen who will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife, two sons,
Eugene and Gordon Bready, and two
daughters, Mrs. Lillian Marsh and Miss
Dorothy Bready. The funeral service
will be held Friday afternoon at 2.30
O'Clock, and the interment will be in
Harper Cemetery,
A. Garland Alder, well-known in
Shepherdstown, son of Frank A. Alder,
of Brunswick, Md, has lost his life in
France, having been killed in an auto
mobile accident. A telegram giving
this information was received by his
father last Saturday. Mr.. Alder help
ed TO plan the waterworks system for
ShepherdStown, and spent six months
or more here several years ago. He
was civil engineer by profession, and
after graduating from Washington and
Lee University was associated with the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He was
a genial, companionable young gentle
man, and had many friends here who
will sorrow TO learn of his untimely
death. He was a Schoolmate at Wash
ngton & Lee University with Vim. B.
Snyder, now in France. No details
of his death have been received. Mr..
Alder, who was 80 years of age, was
the only child of his parents, who were
deeply devoted to him, and his death is
cruel shock to them. His mother
was formerly Miss Lucy Ruse, a resi-
dent of the Duffields vicinity, of this
county, and he was grandson of Mrs.
| 0. E. RuSe, who is with his parents in
Brunswick in their time of distress.
He was employed by the Phoenix Iron
Works, and was engaged in government
construction work in France. Our
people will sympathize with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alder in their affection.
Andrew ]. Smaltz, a well-known
contractor and bricklayer of Martins
burg, was instantly killed last Friday
when a scafford upon which he was
standing broke and threw him to the
ground. He fell a distance of almost
forty feet, landing upon his head. He
was 81 years old and is survived by his
wife and eight sons and daughters.
Mrs. BERTHE Lemen, a lifelong resi-
| dent of the Bunker Hill neighborhood
of Berkeley county, died last Sunday
night, aged "a years. The deceased
whose maiden name was Anderson, is
survived by five children.
Robert Earl, prominent resident oil
the southern part of the county, is i'll
in the hospital in Charles Town. He
is in his S5th year.