Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-01-22

Two Sudden Deaths. 1.
Paralysis And Acute Indiges.
ton Given As Causes.
Last Sunday afternoon while the. wind
was blowing gale. sout in the pipe to
the kitchen stove in the home of Mrs.
A. A. Troxell on Carroll street took fire,
and when discovered the pipe was red
from the heat. The two daughters.
Misses Anna and Katie. naturally be-
came frightened and summoned assist-
ance. The trouble was soon overcome.
While standing in the room Miss Katie
happened to look at her sister, and
noticed something unusual about her
face. A few remarks passed and both
started for the sitting room, Miss Anna
falling to the floor before she could reach
seat. She was stricken with paralysis.
A physician was summoned, but she was
past medical aid and died Monday morn
ing about five o'clock. Her sudden death
was shock to the neighbors and to her
many friends.
Funeral services will be held today at
4 o'clock at her residence, and interment
ma de i'm the United Brethren cemetery,
her pastor Rev. F. B. Emenheiser con-
Quoting the services.
The deceased is survived by her mother
Mrs. Mary Troxell. one sister, Miss Katie
and Mr.. Chas. Troxell of New York.
M. l.. Creager & Son funeral directors.
SHOOK.
Charles S. Shook. prominent in finan-
cial circles, and a well-known banker,
and resident of the county,, died Satur-
day morning about.5 o'clock at his no me
at Lewistown. Acute indigestion was
the cause. MIR. Shook had been in his
usual health and was in frederick Fri
day. During the evening he was strick-
en- with the fatal attack which his heart
was not strong enough to resist. A ply,
stefan was with him throughout the night.
His death came as great surprise and
shock to his friends and to the community.
Although a resident of the county MIR.
Shook was almost daily visitor to Fred
erick. Being -pIesident of the Gen.
trail Trust Company of Maryland he
srent much of his time at the bank.
He was the son of Daniel J. and Mary
Ann Shook, and was born on the Shook
homestead, December 4, 1857 He re-
ceived his eduaction in private school
and in Western Maryland College. On
returning home he devoted much of his
time to farming and stock raising. He
was clerk in the Maryland Senate dur
ing the session of 1898. Later he was
connected with the Internal Revenue
Service for four years. He was one of
the generators in the census of 1900.
During the war with Spain he was Of
fered a commission in the army. Mr..
Shook was a lifelong Republican and
vas an unsuccessful candidate for the
Maryland House of Delegates on the Re-
publican ticket fewyears:ago. He was
interested in banking, being vice-presi-
dent of the Central Trust Company since
January 20, 1915. He was also director
of the Woodsboro Savings Bank.
On December "a, 1895. Mr.. Shook mar
ried Miss Alva B. Cramer. daughter of
the late Andrew Cramer of Lewistown.
who survives. One brother D. F. Shook
Lewistown, also survives. There are no
children.
Funeral services were held at his home
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, and in
terment in Mt. Olivet cemetery, at Fred
erick.
M. L. Creager & Son funeral directors.
BEAcHLEY.
Mr.. John w. Beachley, highly re-
spected citizen of Mddletown, this coun-
ty died Saturday night last after lin
gering illness due to slow paralysis.
Funeral services were held Tuesday af-
ternoon at Middletown, his pastor, Rev.
Snyder, officiating.
Mr.. H. D. Beachley, principal of the
Thurmont High School, is the Oldest son
of the deceased.
LEATHERMAN.
Mr.. Harlan Leatherman died at his
home near Wolfsville, this county Mon
day of this week, the cause of his death
being paralysis. Funeral service and
interment at Wolfsville today.