Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
DEATH Is EVER BUSY.


ed for gallantry both in the Snanish
American War and the World War.
aied AT his home in 81. Louis. Mo. on
September 9th, according to a mes.
sage reaching his father. Constable
Landon Quick, oH Charles Town. Ma.
jor Quick served in the rtarine Corps
nearly 80 years. For me7itorious ser
vice IN Cuba in the war with Spain he
was voted medal BY the Congress OF
me United States In te World war
his conduct while in action in France
won for him complim ltary mention
both IN the press dis atches and in
magazine articles of { 4 period. His
health became impair 4 after an at
tack of influenza, "a he was retired
| three years ago, wher lie was AZ wears
OF age. He leaves dow, father and
/ hVe sisters. Two o. listers, Mrs. Ev-
erett Leslie and Mr. Shirley Hooe. re-
side in Charles Tov l, while two, Mrs.
Emma Stickles an Mrs. Gertrude
Storm, reside in altimore. and an
other, Mrs. Clarence B. Clipp, at
/ Girdletree, Md.
Mrs. Ella Rec Table, wife of Henry
| n. Tabler, del at / home in Mar
tlnsburg last Sunda, light, following
a long illness, aged SIS years. She
was a good Christian woman and was
esteemed by wide circle of rela-
tlves and friends. She was daughter
OF the late BENJAMIN and Rachel Pitzer
Busey. and lived in the vicinity Of
Greenshurg, Berkeley county. until
Mr.. Tabler retired from farming and
moved to Martnsburg The funeral
service was held at the United Breth-
ern Church in Martinsburg Yesterday
morning. conducted by Rev. A. !. Sc
christ, and the body was then brought
to Shepherdstown and laid to rest In
! Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Tabler is
survived by her husband, sister,
! Mrs. Charles Weller. of Martinsburg.
and six brothers: Henry Busev. OF
Winchester; Martin Busev, of Rem
ington, Ind: Rev. B. P. S. Busey. Of
Duncannon, Pa; William and Derv.rd
of Berkeley county, and Charles Of
Jefferson county.
The body of William E. Zombro was
brought to this county from Johns
town, Pa, Monday evening, and after
funeral services conducted BY Rev. T.
M. Swami at the home of the young
mans father, VIM. P. Zombro, near
Millville, Tuesday morning, was laid TO
rest in Edge Hill Cemetery. William
E. Zombro, who was 26 years old, was
drowned while bathing in a swimming
pool at Johnstown Saturday evening
last, when he was attacked with
cramps. He was employed in the
mills of the Cambria Steel Company,
having gone there from this county
less than year ago. Three years ago
he was dangerously injured and
brother of his was killed when an au-
tomobile in which they were riding
was struck by locomotive engine at
the Kearneysville crossing. The in
iuries then sustained are believed to
have disabled him at swimming, and
are partially responsible for his death
Advocate.
Clarence Thompson, former resi-
dent of the Kearneysville neighbor-
hood and who was born and reared in
that section, died Monday night at his
home near Herndon, Va, aged about
AZ years. His death was caused by
cancer Of the bowels and he had suf-
fered greatly the past year. Mr..
Thompson moved from this neighbor-
hood about fourteen or fifteen years
ago, and had been engaged in dairy
farming in Virginia. He was man
of upright character and was highly re-
garded by all who knew him. He is
survived by his wife, who was former
ly Miss Laura Miller, of Kearneys-
vile, and two sons and two daughters:
sisters: w. A. and Robert Thompson,
Misses Myrtle and Hattie Thompson.
ta LatJ of uarpIorn
today. and the body will be inferred in
the cemetery there.
Mrs. Mary Cordelia Jones, widow Of
Leonard r. Jones, died last Saturday
at her home in Martinsburg, after an
illness of several months. Mrs. Jones, I.
whose maiden name was Rice, was
73 years old She was a native of
Jefferson county, having beaa born
and reared in the BllmyeT's Mil |
neighborhood, but most of her life
was spent in Berkeley county. Her
husband died p years ago. Sne had 1
many friends in both Jefferson and .
Berkeley county who will sorrow at
her death. She is survived by six
children, Miller, John X, Matthew and .
Shepherd Jones, Mrs. A. X. Me'lntz
and Miss Susie Jones; brother, VIM .
M. Rice; and two sisters, Mrs. Mat 7.
thew Jones and Mrs. Sophronia .
Knadler. The funeral service was
held at her late home on Tuesday and .
the body was brought to Shepherds .
town for intermcnt in Elmwood Gene .
terry.
Mrs. jamie Armstrong, widow OF
Rev. James Armstrong, died las; Fri
dav in Louisa Court House, Virginia
at the home of her son, Rev 'ames
Armstrong, pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church Of that place. Mrs. Armstrong
is we'll remembered in Shepherdstown .
where she resided a number Of years
ago with her husband, the beloved