Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-04-17
DEATH is EVER BUSY.

A. D. Barr, one of Charles Town:
well-known residents, died Monday
night in the hospital in that place, II
the 18th year of his age. He had beer
in failing health for the past couple
of years, but had been able to be about
until about two weeks ago, when ne De-
came quite i'll and was taken to the
hospital for treatment. Mr.. Barr was
native of Hollidaysburg, Pa, but had
lived in Charles Town since 1866. He
was first employed in the Spirit OF
Jefferson printing Office, and was tor
a number of years agent for the B.
& o. Railroad at Charles Town. When
the late Hon. VIM. L. Wilson was chair
man of the ways and means committee
Of the House of Representatives Mr.
Barr was his secretary, and was active
in Democratic politics. Mr.. Barr was
one of the most prominent members OF
the Baptist Church and was devotedly
interested in Sunday School work. He
was also a member of Malta Lodge OF
Masons. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Mollie SPOTS, of Charles
Town; two sons, Eugene Barr, OF
Washington, and Perry w. Barr, OF
Chicago; daughter, Mrs. John W.
Kelly, of Haddonfeld, N. j.; and SIS
ter and three brothers.
Charles English Henderson, native
of Jefferson county, died last week at
his home in Easton, Md. He was born
at Halltown September Is, 1874, and
though but a youth when the Civil
War broke out, he enlisted in the Con-
federate army and served with gal
lantry and fidelity as member OF the
Twelfth Virginia Cavalry. After the
war he went west, where he became
prominent as a railroad man, and Ia
ter was vice-president and general
manager of the Reading Railroad. He
is survived by his wife, two sons and
two sisters.
Mrs. Mary Eliza Hoffman, wife of
Benjamin Hoffman, died last Wednes-
day night at her home south of Shep-
herdstown, after brief illness from
heart trouble, aged 81 years. She
was a good woman, and her death is
greatly regretted by those VIC knew
and esteemed her. The funeral ser
vice was conducted last Friday after
noon in the Southern Methodist Church
by Rev. ]. H. Haley, and the body was
inferred in Elmwood Cemetery. Be
sides her husband, Mrs. Hoffman IS
survived by five brothers and four
sisters.
John Y. Willis, a much-esteemed
farmer of this county, died yesterday
at his home near Duffields, aged 62
years. He had been i'll for long time
from cancer of the lungs. Mr.. Willis
had been a resident of this section for
about a year, having moved here last
spring when he bought from Frank
Foreman the farm near Duffields form
erly known as the Lucas place. He
came from Boyce, Va, to this section.
He is survived by his wife, son and
two daughters.
John Tabb Janney, an aged and we'll
known resident of Berkeley county,
died last Wednesday at the Kings
Daughters Hospital in MartinSburg, at
the advanced age of 81 years. He is
survived by his wife, four sons and a
brother, Aquilla Janney. Mr.. Janney
was a Confederate veteran.
Miss Harriet Della Albright, a
greatly esteemed resident of Martins
burg and a devoted Christian woman,
died at her home in that city last Sun
day, after an illness of only few
hours from paralysis. She was 81
years of age. Surviving her tre two
hrothare apJ four sisters
Mrs. Carrie Minghini, wife of
Charles Minghini, died last Saturday
at her home in Berkeley county. She
is survived by her husband, four chill
dren, two sisters and two brothers, one
of her brothers being Wesley Stuckey,
of Shepherdstown.
Charles Edward Williams, former
resident of Charles Town, died last
Thursday at the Maryland State SAM
tarium near Thurmont, after a long
illness from tuberculosis, aged 20
years. He is survived by his wife and
a little son.
Alice, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Norman Magruder, died last
week at the home of her parents in
Salisbury, Md, aged 10 months. The
body was brought to Shepherdstowh
and inferred in Elmwood Cemetery.
VIM. H. Griffith, one of Charles
Towns Oldest residents, died at his
home in that place last Sunday night,
in the S0th year of his age. He is sur
vived by his wife, two sons and three
daughters.
Herman Roeder, former resident OF
Harper's Ferry, died last week in
hospital in Baltimore. He had recent
" been a Waterman in munitions fac
tory near that city. He was II years
old
Word was received here yesterday by
Mrs. H. w. Potts and her sister, tbs
Misses Powell, that the wife of their
brother, Cuthbert Powell, had died at
her home in Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. Fannie Grubbs, a well-known
resident of Bolivar, this county, and
widow of Captain James Grubbs, died
recently in Baltimore. Her body was
taken to Bolivar for burial.
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Grove, widow
of J. T. Grove, died last Thursday at
her home in Martinsburg, aged II
years. She is survived by two Sors
and two daughters.
Mrs. Helen S. McGolrick, wife of
Henry McGolrick, died at her home in
Charles Town last Sunday after short
illness from influenza. She was 81
years of age.
Mrs. Margaret Martin, wife of John
Martin, of Brunswick, formerly OF
Martinsburg, died last Monday night,
aged 20 years.
The body of Mrs. Lawrence G.
Tabler, who died last week at her home
at Milano, Texas, reached Martinsburg
last Thursday and was taken to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
~ Wilhelm, at Winebrenner's Cross
Roads. The funeral service was held
at the house the same afternoon, con-
Quoted nv Rev. s. L, Flickinger, and the