Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-06
SECOND DEATH IN
KENSEL FAMILY IN
PAST TWO weeks
Henry kenSeI SuCCumbS To
,FeVer-0ther Deaths.

The second death within less
than two weeks has bereft the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Kensel.
residing ON the Hedgesville-Nipe-
town road of the second son and
this afternoon at O'Clock all that
was mortal of Henry j. Kensell was
laid TO rest In the Catholic ceme-
terry. Funeral services were held at
that hour in St Joseph's church
The young mans death was due to
typhoid fever. the same malady that
carried off his younger brother,
who was buried from the same
church Sunday a week ago Had the
older brother lived until the eighth
Of October he would have been "a
years of age. Young Kensel was Ia
ken Ill last Tuesday and the malady
developed into q critical state de-
spite all that medical skill and low
ing ministration could devise. The
double bereavement has been n Sc
we're blow upon the family and
friends.
Ruth NJ. Licklider
Ruth Marie Licklider, only daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles Licl1li-
der, 307 North High street, died
suddenly at their homo about 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Death
was due to cerebro spinal meningi-
It's. The little girl was not yet ten
years of age. The funeral was pri-
vate and was held from the late
homo at o'clock Sunday after
noon. Rev. Dr. w. f. Gruver, pas
tor of First United Brethren church.
oficiated and tho remains were In
tered in Green Hill Cemetery.
Hunter A. crowl
Hunter A. Crowl, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Crowl, 500 West Race
street, died Sunday about 1890
O'Clock at the Kings Daughters
hospital, aged Is. The child had
been badly afflicted with appended
It's and two operations failed to save
its life. The funeral was held this
afternoon, friends and relatives
meeting at the late home at 2
o'clock and going to First United
Brethren church, Rev, DIR. w. T.
Gruver, ofliciated and the interment
was made in Green Hill cemetery
Tom Adams Buried
The funeral OF Private Thomas
G. Adams, the first NIartinsbure
man to die on the field of battle ir
France, took place in Winchester
Saturday, the officiating minister
being Rev. Mr.. Strickley, pastor OF
the Southern Methodist church al
Gainesboro, Frederick county, and
The remains were inferred in Mt.
Hebron cemetery. A large number
of the family connections and life
long friends of the young soldier,
number from Martinsburg were
present at the solemn and impress
sive rites.
Capt. George w Grimm, Of Com
pany /, First Virginia Infantry, fur.
nished firing squad and a bugler.
and at the grave the squad fired
the salute Of three volleys, after
which the bugler sounded "Taps"
over the open grave. The pallbear.
ers, all cousins Of the dead soldier.
were Messrs. T. Carson Adams, r.
B. Adams, G. r. Adams, f. Dean
Adams, Walter f. Adams and F. NJ
Adams.
Mr. Lawyer Buried
Philip Harris Lawyer. who was
fatally injured last week in an au-
tomobile accident near Berkeley
Springs and died while en- route TO
the hospital. was buried Sunday at
Greenwood church. near Trnperts
Store. The deceased was about 50
years Of age and a prominent far
mer. Surviving are his widow. for
merry Miss Della Hott; five chill
dren, Mrs James Small, Of Mar
tInsburg; Mrs. Rumsey Hovermale
Of Ridge, w Va Messrs. Ward
DOYLE and Ray, of Washington.
two brothers, Charles. Of Fort Lou
don, Pa; Edward, Of JTngers
store, and one sister, Mrs. Newton
unger. OF Strasburg, Va. Mr.. law
yer was Injured last Thursday
while motoring with party on the
road to Berkeley Springs. a passing
automobile left cloud Of dust that
obscured the view of both the driv
er Of Mr.. Lawyers car and one
containing a party of Morgantown
men en- route home from the y. O
s. Of A. State Council, and the two
machines cOllded. The big car from
Morgantown practically ran over the
over the car in which Mr. LaWyar
was riding, injuring him internally.