Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-07-31
THE DEATH RECORD.

After lingering illness, Mrs. Marth:
Hiedwohl, widow of ]. Mason HE'D
wohl, died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. William B. Woodward. ir
Charles Town, last Wednesday after.
noon, aged Ga years. Mrs. Hiedwoh
was in impaired health for more than
year. During her illness she sub
| mitted to two surgical operations
Mrs. Hiedwohl was a daughter Of the
late Charles G. Littleton. In associa-
ton with her husband and sisters, the
Misses Littleton, she had charge OF
the County Infrmary for number OF
years, and made that institution the
means of alleviating the misfortuneS
and suffering of the hundreds of in
mates who have found shelter there
during their administration. Mrs.
Hiedwohl leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Woodward, residing in Charles Town,
and Mrs. Francis Littleton, in Bolivar,
and three sisters, Mrs. Howard Taven-
ner, at Zoar, Misses Fannie and Jane
Littleton, now in charge of the In
Urinary. She was a good woman and
many friends will sorrow that she is
now no more. She was buried in
Charles Town on Friday.
Harry J. Warthen, who married Miss
Ida Strider, Of Uvilla, some eighteen
years ago, died yesterday at Liberty,
N. Y, where he had been staying for
some time in the hope that his health
would be benefited. He had tubercu
lar trouble and had been sick for the
past two years. Mr.. Warthen was
resident of Washington, where he was
we'll known as an electrical expert and
inventor, one of his inventions being
the Warthen automatic railroad signal
system. He was As years old. His
friends in this section will be sorry to
learn Of his death, and will unite in
sympathy for his wife, who survives
him. The body will be brought to
Charles Town today, and the funeral
service will be held Friday at II o'clock
at the home Of Melvin T. Strider.
Miss Edith Louise Clephane, wife Of
Lieutenant Commander Lewis P.
Clephane, u. S. N. R. F., died last
Monday at Columbia Hospital in Wash
ington, following an operation. She had
entered the hospital ten days before
her death. Mrs. Clephane, who was
formerly Miss Edith Grant, was ma
tive of Shepherdstown, was beautiful
woman, and her friends here will be
sorry to learn of her death in the prime
of life. She is survived by her hus-
band, brother, Guy M. Grant, OF
Washington, and an aunt, Miss Alice
Smooth, of Shepherdstown. The body
was inferred in Glendale Cemetery,
Washington, yesterday.
Frank H. Shepherd, highly-esteem-
ed resident Of Berkeley county, died
last Sunday at his home, "Thorndale,"
south of Martinsburg, aged 50 years.
His death was caused by heart trouble,
from which he had been ailing for
long time. He is survived by his wife,
an infant son, his mother and four
brothers, william L., James H., Robert
L. and Alex V. Shepherd. The funeral
service was held Tuesday morning at
his late home, intement in Martins
burg. Mr.. Shepherd had number OF
relatives in the vicinity Of Shepherds
town.
Mrs. Elias Emmert, a former we'll
known resident Of Hagerstown, died
last Sunday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. McMurray, in Williamsburg,
Pa, aged IS years. The deceased was
a native of Berkeley county and was a
sister of Robert c. Burkhart, of Mar
tinsburg. She is survived by four sons
and two daughters.
DR.. Wilton R. Stuart, prominent
physician OF Clarke county, Va, was
stricken with paralysis last Thursday,
and a few hours later died at his home
at White Post. He was Ga years old.