Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
CROSSING THE DARK RIVER.

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a gallant old Confederate soldier. died
Monday of last week in Staunton. Va,
His death was very sudden. He was
stricken with acute indigestion while
IN his store, and died in a few mo-
ments. Mr.. Voorhees, was a resident
OF ShepherdStown at the breaking out
OF the Civil War, and on April II,
1861, entered the Confederate Army
as member of the famous old Com
pany b, composed of Shepherdstown
men. AS part OF the Second Virginia
Regiment, Stonewall Brigade, this
company saw much hard service. On
March %, 1862, at the fierce little bat
tie at Kernstown, Mr.. Voorhees, was
taken prisoner. He was confined at
Fort Delaware until August s, 1862,
when he was exchanged. In the bat
tie of Charlottesville on May 3, 1868.
he suffered the loss of an armssending
his career as soldier. He left Shep-
herdstown soon after the war, and had
since lived in Harrisonburg and
Staunton. He was 80 years of age.
He is survived by four children: Har-
b. F. Kagey, of Pittsburg; II. F. Voor-
I hees and Miss Hattie Voorhees,, of
Staunton. He also leaves one. sister
/ Mrs. Alice Bernard, of MartinSburg,
and one brother, Samuel Voorhees,, of
/ Columbus, Ohio. He was buried in
HarriSonburg. Mr.. B. S. Pendleton
informs us that there are now but
three survivors of Company B that he
knows of: ]. w. Magaha, of Harris
burg, Pa, Eb Shaner, of Hagerstown,
and himself
Mrs. Bernice Walper, wife of Golden
] aSf ;uhs
the home of John d. Lowe, in Berke-
ley county, after a brief illness from
influenza. The fami y of Mr. Lowe
had all been ill from the prevailing
sickness, and Mrs. Walper went to
their home to help care for them
While engaged in this unselhsh duty
she herself became very ill, and in a
few days passed away. She was a
daughter of Charles Johnson, of Shep-
herdstown, and a grand daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Johnson. who
live north of town. She was born in
McMechen, w. Va, but had lived here
with her grandparents for the past
seven or eight years. She was a
sweet and amiable young woman, and
her death so early in life brings sor-
row to many friends and relatives. Her
age was nineteen years and six
months. The funeral service was
conducted last Saturday afternoon by
Rev. J. H. Haley at her fathers home.
and she was laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Theodore M. Conner, postmaster at
Harper's Ferry, died at his home in
that place last Thursday morning af-
ter a brief illness from pneumonia
he had been sick only since the pre-
vious Monday Mr.. Conner, who was
66 years of age, was born and reared
in Winchester. Va. About 35 years
ago he went to Harper's Ferry and en-
gagged in the hotel business. He took
over the Shenandoah Hotel and
changed its name to the Conner Hotel,
operating il successfully for a num-
Der of years. Four or five years ago
he was appointed postmaster at Har-
per'ss Ferry, and since that time had
not been actively engaged in the hotel
business. Besides his widow, who
was formerly a Miss Yantis, of Har-
per's Ferry, he is survived by four
sisters: Mrs. Ida Correll, Mrs. Laura
Mccormick and Misses Roberta and
Emma Conner, all of Winchester. Mr.
Conner was a genial and companion
able man and had a wide circle Of
friends.
Mrs. Beulah Woodward, wife of
Hamilton Woodward, died at the home
OF her father, E. D. Nicely, on the
John c. Burns farm just west of
Charles Town, Sunday night last, of
pneumonia, brought on by an attack
Of influenza, aged "a years. She was
a kind. loving wife and dutiful daugh-
ter, and her death is a sad blow to her
family circle, several of whom are III
with influenza. She is survived ~
her husband, mother and father, three
sisters and one brother.
Walter ]. Brown, who was for a
number Of years agent and operator
for the Washington and Old Dominion
Railway at Paeonian Springs. Va, died
last Sunday az the home of his brother
Rev. D. M. Brown, in Washington City.
aged 81 years. He was native Of
Clarke county, Va, but had lived for a
time in Jefferson county and also in
Martinsburg. He was buried in Mar
by four brothers, one of whom is
John W. Brown, OF Jefferson county.
Mrs. Bertha Elizabeth Wilson, wife
OF Harvey Wilson. died at her home in
this place last Thursday night, aged
IS years. Her death was caused by
influenza, and occurred a couple OF
days after she had given birth to an
infant, which lived only one day The
case was very sad one. Besides her
husband, Mrs. Wilson is survived by
two children, aged two and five years.
The funeral of II. J. Roberts. Civil
War veteran, was held at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Harry Whey, last
Friday in Harrisburg, Pa. The body
was buried at Columbia, Pa. Rev.
Mr.. Markley, of the Lutheran Church,
conducted the funeral services. The