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Killed at
Sistersville.
Superintendent Anderson's Brother Killed at
Sistersville.
The sad news reached the city yesterday that
James Anderson, brother of Superintendent of Schools
Anderson, of this city, was killed by the train yesterday at Sistersville.
Mr. Anderson was a well-known contractor and builder of Sardis, Ohio. How
the accident occurred could not be learned last night. The deceased was
about 59 years of age. He leaves a wife and a family of grown up children.
~ The Wheeling Register ~ November 27, 1890 ~
Editor J. W. Barnes
In the death of
Editor J. W. Barnes of the Tyler county Star,
the editorial fraternity of West Virginia loses a brilliant and valued
member. Mr. Barnes' afflicted family has the earnest sympathy of all his
journalistic brethren. ~ The Wheeling
Register ~ October 7, 1889 ~
Geo.
Bradley
On Sunday morning, the 7th inst., Geo.
Bradley, son of Tyranus Bradley, was drowned at Shanklin's Ferry, on New river. He with
others went in bathing when he got beyond his depths, and not being able
to swim, sank before help could reach him. His lifeless body was not found
for near an hour. He was an estimable youn man, and leaves behind him a
host of friends and relatives to mourn his sad and sudden fate.
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The Wheeling Register ~ August 15, 1892 ~
Drowned at
Sistersville
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, W. Va., July 14.--Late yesterday
afternoon a young negro, named Brown, was drowned while attempting to get away from an
officer. Brown was at a sporting boat up along the river, and when he saw
the officer coming he took off part of his clothes and jumped into the
river. He could not swim and before assistance could reach him he had sunk
out o' sight. An attempt is being made to recover the body but so far
without avail. ~ The Wheeling Register - July 15, 1896
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The Body of Butler, Who was Drowned Monday Found
Yesterday Morning - A Lively Fight.
Special Correspondence of the
Register.
Sistersville, W. Va., July 23.--The body of Geo.
Butler, the driller drowned near Friendly yesterday morning, a detailed
account of which appeared exclusively in the Register to-day, was found
this morning about 11 o'clock at a point on the West Virginia shore about
three miles below where the accident occurred. The remains were taken to
Friendly, where they were prepared for burial, and will be broukht here
this morning for internment.~ The Wheeling Register ~ July 24,
1895 ~
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Mrs. M.
Cusick
The remains of Mrs. M. Cusick,
who died at noon yesterday, were shipped to Pittsburg on the evening
train, where they will be interred under the auspices of Catholicism.
~The Wheeling Register
~ May 4, 1896 ~
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WEST VIRGINIA can certainly show some remarkable instances of
longevity, and Tyler county aids materially in sustaining that
reputation. Mr. JACOB THOMAS and Mr. CALIB DAVIS
died in that county last week, the first being ninety-three, and the
second ninety. Each had lived in Tyler county over sixty years. ~
Wheeling Daily Register - April 29,
1878. ~
Sistersville.
Frank Deutz
died yesterday morning with typhoid fever at the Pennsylvania House, after
a protracted illness. ~ The Wheeling Register, June 12, 1897
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Col. Dan Johnson
The death of
Col. Daniel D. Johnson of Tyler county, yesterday, makes
the third removal from the ranks of West Virginia's prominent public men
within the past month.
Col. Johnson was one of the best known men
in West Virginia. A college graduate and an exceptionally bright man he
naturally drifted into public life though his private occupation was that
of farming, of which he made a study and at the time of his death held the
position of State Lecturer of the Agricultural Experiment Station at
Morgantown. Previously he had served several terms in the Legislature,
during one of which he was President of the Senate. He was a finished
parlamentarian and was chosen presiding officer of almost every political
convention of which he was a delegate.
He was a thorough Democrat
and very popular particularly in the agricultural sections of the State,
and deservedly so, for Col. Johnson was one of the most approachable of
men, whole-souled and honest and as modest as he was learned. His death
will be regretted by a host of warm friends and admirers. ~ The
Wheeling Register ~ December 19, 1893
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Sistersville
Special to the
Register.
Sistersville, November 7.--Yesterday morning a very
sudden and sad death occurred near Friendly, the news of which was brought
to the city last evening. For about three months a man named John
P. Madden
has been pumping for the Carter Oil Company on the Moore farm back of
Friendly. Where the man came from or who he was no one seemed to know. He
was very reticent and told no one who he was or where he lived. About a
week ago he contracted pneumonia of the lungs and after only being sick
about four days died. The remains were buried this afternoon, as nothing
could be heard from friends telegraphed to.
~ The Wheeling Register ~ November 8, 1895
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Mrs. D. H. Matheny
An old and respected citizen, Mrs. D. H. Matheny,
residing in South Sistersville, died at 11 o'clock Saturday morning from
old age. She was 70 years of age, and leaves a husband and four
children. Interment took place at 5 o'clock this evening. Funeral well
attended.
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The Wheeling Register ~ May 4, 1896
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A LONG LIFE
Death of an Aged West Virginia Lady
There
recently died at her home near Sistersville, Tyler county, a lady who has
lived under the administration of every President since Washington.
This was Mrs. Sarah McCoy. The Sistersville
Democrat says of her:
She was born in Brooke county, W. Va., in
1793; she came to this place with her father's family of twenty-two
children in 1806. She was the mother of eight children, six of whom
are dead. She has been a widow since 1835. As a child she
gathered wild flowers where the streets of the town now are. She
attended school in the old house, the very site of which is gone--engulfed
by the river. She saw the keel boats float down the river, then a
narrow and deep stream. She has seen the flat boat superseded by the
steamer, a magnificent floating palace. Again, she saw the steamer
partially fall into disuse by the railroad. She has seen the log
cabin with its puncheon floors replaced by elegant houses with carpeted
floors and fine furniture. The linsey dress has given place to silks
and satins, and the handkerchief tied over the head is replaced by the
artistic hat or bonnet. She has lived under every President of the
United States from George Washington to Grover
Cleveland.
Sistersville, she saw planted in the wilderness when
she was a child, and hunted "ground berries" among the corn, where now
stand substantial houses and handsome stores. ~
The Wheeling Register - December 27, 1887
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Funeral of Mrs.
Philips.
The last sad rites over the remains of Mrs.
Jean S., beloved wife of Mr. Peter Philips, took place from the family
residence, on South Chapline street, last Thursday afternoon. The services
were attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends. Dr. W. H. Cooke
made a touching address. Mrs. P. Tatum and Mrs. F. Williams and Mr. Chas.
Zulauf rendered "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and "Some Sweet Day." At the
conclusion of the services the interment took place at the Peninsula
cemetery. The floral offerings were elaborate and profuse. Mrs. Philips
had been married almost sixty years.
~ Wheeling Sunday Register ~
August 4, 1895 ~
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WEST
VIRGINIA can certainly show some remarkable instances of longevity, and
Tyler county aids materially in sustaining that reputation.
Mr. JACOB THOMAS and Mr. CALIB DAVIS died in that county last
week, the first being ninety-three, and the second ninety. Each had
lived in Tyler county over sixty years. ~ Wheeling Daily Register ~ April 29, 1878
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TYLER-On Thursday, July 13, 1882,
Charles William, infant son of Wat H. and Julia
H. Tyler, aged 14 months.
Funeral services at the
residence of C. D. Hubbard on
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Internment private. ~ Wheeling Daily Register ~ July 14, 1882
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