Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-02-28
The Death Record.

Mrs. Lutte Baldwin HartZell, wife of
Benjamin Hartzell and lifelong resi-
dent of Shepherdstown, died at her
home in this place last Friday evening,
aged 66 years, 3 months and 10 days.
She had been i'll for the past couple Of
months, and though her death was not
unexpected, it was still shock to her
family and friends. Mrs. Hartzell,
whose maiden name was Baldwin, had
lived an exemplary and useful life, and
her friends will join with the bereaved
family in sorrowing that so good a
woman has been taken. Bright and
cheerful, kind-hearted and considerable,
she was loved by all who knew her,
and as wife, mother and friend she will
be sincerely mourned Besides her
husband, she is survived by four sons
and three daughters: Herbert, Benja-
min F.. Norman and George Hartzell,
Mrs. Frank J. Dobbins, Mrs. S. L.
Cooley and Miss Kate Hartzell, all Of
this place. The funeral service was
held Sunday afternoon in the Reform
ed Church, of which the deceased had
long been a member, and was conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. S. L. Flickinger.
The body was laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Resale Taylor Mccormick, &c
wears old, wife OF Hon. Marshall McCor-
mick, the widely known lawyer, OF Berry,
vile, Clarke county, died last Monday
morning in Winchester Memorial Hos
pital, where she underwent an operation
several weeks ago. She rallied from the
operation, but suffered relapse several
DAYS ago, and h id been sinking gradually
Members OF her family were al her bed
side when the end came. Mrs. McCor
mick was daughter OF the late Lawrence
TAYLOR, a lawyer Of Alexandria, Va, and
was born and reared in that city. Her
mother was before marriage Miss Virginia
Powell, OF Virginia. She was connected
with many of the Oldest families OF the
State. Surviving are her husband SIX
daughters, Mrs. James cit Mccormick,
Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Charles F. Mcclure,
Hoboken, N. J Mrs. Howard Smithey,
Washington; Mrs. Anne Brown Cox,
Baltimore Mrs. Thomas M. Reynolds,
Berryville, and Mrs. Thomas Stllman.
Hoboken, n. J.; and two sons. Hugh
Holmes Mccormick, Charles Town, and
Marshall Mccormick, Jr., Bluefie!d, west
Virginia.
Miss Myra Hortense Britner, daugh-
ter of Vim. ]. Britner, died at her home
in Shepherdstown last Thursday after
noon, at the age of Is years. Her
death was caused by tuberculosis.
She became affected about a year ago,
and the insidious disease progressed
swiftly, despite every effort to stay It's
course. She was taken to the State
Sanitarium at Terra Alta some months
ago, but the physicians there stated
that there was no hope for her and she
was brought back home, where she
awaited the inevitable end with calm
ness and resignation. She was sweet
and gentle spirited girl, and her death
so early in life brings sorrow to many
friends. She is survived by her faith
er, sister, Mrs. C. w. Littler, of
Swissvale, Pa, and two brothers, Jack
and Richard Britner. The funeral SER
vice was conducted at her late home
last Saturday afternoon by Rev. ). L.
Flickinger, and interment was made IN
Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Margaret Aisquith, widow of
Charles w. Aisquith, and one of
Charles Towns most highly regarded
residents, died at her home in that
place last Monday evening, aged 10
years. She was daughter of the late
Col. Robert w. Baylor. Mrs. Aisquith
was always interested in community
affairs, and had for years been de-
voted member of the Episcopal Church
in Charles Town. She was president of
the Lawson Bolts Chapter of the Uni
ted Daughters of the Confederacy
She is survived by two daughters, Miss
Katie Aisquith, of Charles Town, and
Mrs. Richard w. Alexander, of Balti-
more also a brother, Henry B. Bay
lor, of Atlanta, Ga. She was buried
yesterday afternoon in the Episcopal
graveyard.
Matthew Jones Hardesty, promi-
nent farmer of Frederick county, Va,
died suddenly Tuesday morning at his
home four miles from Winchester, aged
&c years. He was a native of Clarke
county, and had many relatives in that
section and also in Jefferson county.
Patrick Heelen, retired B. & o. con-
ductor, died at his home in MarlinSbure
on Tuesday, from pneumonia, aged II
wears. He was in the b. & o. Service
so years.
William Ashby died at the residence
of his grandfather, Hezekiah Williams,
on the Grantham farm, west Of Charles
Town, Monday morning, aged ~ years.