Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-28

DETECTIVE FREED
DIES IN CARLISLE
Widely Known Man Had Host
Of Friends In Martinsburq.

Tie many friends were stiayed
this morning to learn that Nh Paul
s. Meshley Of North Raleigh street,
had received a message from his
sister in Carlisle. stating that her
husband, the late j. II, Freed, had
expired earlier in the day. No de.
tails as 10 his death or funeral
We're given in the message and the
news was 4 great surprise as the
deceased was not known 10 have
been i'll. MIR Msshley Will leave
this evening for the bereavcd home
Mr.. Freed. who was native Of
York. Pa, had long been in the de-
tective service of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad and until being
transferred to Carlisle a few years
since he resided nearly six years in
Martinsburg, this city being his
headquarters, He was a member of
Robert White Lodge. A. F. and \.
NJ; Lebanon Chapter. Royal Arch
Masons, and Berkeley Camp. Mod
ern Woodmen, of America, of Mar
tinsburg. and also a member OF
Royal Arcanum and knights OF
Malta in Pennsylvania. The de
ceased was an efficient official and
a fine citizen, possessing a genial
disposition, and sunshiny nature.
While in Martinsburg he stood
high in the esteem of all and at
tracted innumerable friends. It
could not be learned whether there
are other survivors beside his wife.
There We're no children.
Joseph S. Wilmington
Mr.. Joseph S. Wilmington. who
has been making his home for the
past year with his daughter. Mrs.
Mamie Daley, Moler avenue. ex.
pired about l o'clock this morning.
He had been failing in health for
the past seven months but had
been critically Ill the last week.
The funeral will be held Friday and
arrangements will be announced
later. The interment will be made
at Smi,h1eld, Jefferson county. Mr.
Wilmington. WHO was 76 years
seven months and 70 days old
was born in Jefferson county and
was II farmer until the inhrmities
Of increasing age forced his retire.
meRt from active work.
Mr.. Wilmington is survived By
he following children: Messrs.
Harvey c. James ", Joseph s.
md George D, Of Jefferson county;
2eniamin S. Mrs. Daley. and Ma
i J., of BERKELEY county.
Mrs. Eleanor Scott.
Berkeley Springs. Jan. 2S.-Aftcr a
ptotracted illness Mrs. Eleanor Clar-
issa Scott died here at her home
near Berkeley Springs on Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Father Nc
heefry. of Martinsburg. came to see
her on Friday of last week and ad
ministered the Holy Sacrament. The
funeral service was conducted at her
home on Tuesday morning at which
time Father McKeefry was present
and delivered beautiful discourse
to a large number of friends and &C
qaaintances of the deceased. Mrs
colt was a woman of kindly i'm
Ulses and a deyoHt member of the
Catholic church which she joined
mary years ago. She left behind
five children to treasure her mem
CRY, namely: Mrs. Pearl Palgh, a
teacher in the Berkeley Springs
graded school; Mrs. Rose Maysilles
formerly a teacher here in Morgan
county; Mrs. Margaret Gates, wife
of Cecil r. Gates, a teacher at Nor.
gantown, and two sons, ]. Charles
Scott, merchant and Mr.. Ned"
Scott, clerk in his brothers store.
Mrs. Scott is also survived by a
number of grandchildren one of
whom is in the navel service, having
enlisted not so long ago. Mr.. Charles
Scott, the oldest boy, was IN the
tied States Army during tho Gran-
-h-AMerlcan war.