Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-09-08
THE DEATH RECORD.

Mr.. Benjamin T. Beavers, one of the
counps most highly esteemed citizens,
passed away from the infirmities of
old age at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. I. A. Ramey, in Charles Town.
Thursday morning, September lst,
! aged 50 years and p days Grief
over his passing is mingled, with mem
ories of his kindly nature and manly
virtues. For the past two or three
years he had been gradually failing
Almost DAY by day he became more
feeble, until he took TO his bed two
weeks before the end came. Mr
Beavers was born in Clarke county.
Va. Throughout the Civil War he
served faithfully as a soldier in Com
pany A, Sixth Virginia Cavalry, COM
ing out of the long struggle without
a wound and without being captured
Marrying a few years after the war.
he came to this county, where he cs-
tabliShed himself as farmer, living
first near Middlcway, and later. for
many years, very successfully near
Riverside school-housc. Shortly after
the death of his wife he quit farm
ing, and lived a retired life, taking a
keen interest always, however, in
school affairs, as member of the board
Of education of Charles Town district
His death leaves only one member of
his fathers family living, Mrs. Martha
Barton, residing in Missouri One
son. Luther Beavers, of this county.
and four daughters survive. Mrs. T.
A. Ramcy iS the only one of the latter
residing in the county. The others live
outside the State: Mrs. J. NJ Snyder,
AT Lcwistown, Md; Mrs. Edgar W..
Leedy, in Washington, and Mrs. X. II.
Omohundro, at Lakeland Florida.
Mrs. Mary Dukchart Baker, widow
Of DR.. Newton ID. Baker and mother
of former Secretary of War Newton
D. Baker, died Tuesday in Cleveland,
Ohio, AT the home Of her son, Harry
Baker. Her death was the result of a
stroke of paralysis received in July.
The body will be inferred in Martins
burg this Thursday. Mrs. Baker. who
was 70 years old, was a resident Of
Baltimore before her marriage, but
most of her life was spent in Martins
burg, where her husband practiced
medicine for many years. She is sur
vived by four sons: Newton ID. and
Harry Baker, of Cleveland, and Julian
G. and Frank Baker, of New York.
Mrs Laura Siler, wife Of Rev. !.
w. Siler, died last Monday morning
at her home in Hagerstown, after an
illness of seven months from com
plcation OF diseases, aged so years and
days. She was a native Of Berkeley
county and a daughter Of the late
Murphy Tabler. Besides her husband,
Chn tr t.,,
Lois Z. Siler. and two sons, J. Arling-
ton and Maurice Sler. The deceased
was member Of the Seventh Day Ad-
vehtist Church, and after funeral SER
vices in that church on Wednesday the
body was brought to Shepherdstown
and inferred in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah E. Cowden, widow of
the late Frederic Cowdcn, Of Harris
burg. Pa, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Thos. Il. Moore, in
Charles Town last Thursday, death re-
sulting from an illness that she had en-
dured for more than a year. The re-
mains were taken to Harrisburg for
burial Mrs. Cowden was IA years
old. She leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Moore, and twp sons, Iohn W. Cowden,
At Harrisburg, and Frederic n. Cowden
in New York.
j. o. Van Huss. Of Winchester, an
oil salesman, died Wednesday night OF
last week in hospital in Harrison
burg, Va, after a brief illness. He
was taken i'll while on business trip
TO HarrisOnbure, and was taken to the
hospital' He died from heart failure
while on the operating table. He is
survived by his wife. who was a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. LLOYD l..
Watson, Of Summit Point, this county.
Mrs. Martha Snyder, widow OF
George w. Snyder, died last Saturday
night at her home near Summit Point.
She was Miss Woodward before her
marriage and was born in this county
in 1880. Surviving her are two sons.
I c. w. Snyder, Summit Point, and ].
Luther Snyder, Charlotte, N. c.. and
three daughters. Mrs. Florence Coyle,
and Misses Belle and Gertrude
Snyder.
Henry !. Kenser1, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Kensell, of Berkeley
county, died last Sunday from typhoid
fever, aged "a years. A younger
brother died from the same disease
just one week previous.
Mrs. Ellen T. Washington, wife OF
Ips. B. Washington, formerly of
Charles Town. died last Thursday at
her home in Washington City The
bodv was taken to Charles Town for
burial
Hunter A. Crowl, aged IS years.
died last Sunday in Martnsbure. p)l-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Freeman Sells Out.
George w Ereero, ,,bo H.. -.