The Heavy Hand of Death. Mrs. Mary Flanagan, the beloved wife of Mr. James Flanagan, died last Thursday morning at her home near Bakerton, this county, after an illness of less than two days. Tuesday night Mrs. Flanagan was stricken with apoplexy. The attack was very sudden. Her husband and her daughter, Miss Martha, were with her. To her daughter, she said, “Take care of little Oscar,” and then, looking into her husband’s face, she said to him, “All is well,” kissed him and lost consciousness. She never spoke afterword, and Thursday morning, with her loved ones around her bedside, the spirit took its flight to the God who gave it. Mrs. Flanagan, whose maiden name was Caton, was 48 years of age. She was one of the best of women, and her neighbors and all who knew her testify to her genuine Christian character. She was generous, warm-hearted, sympathetic and loveable, and in all the relations of life she exemplified the religion she professed. A devoted, helpful wife, a tender, loving mother, a neighbor whose charity and good deeds endeared her to all, her death has caused a loss to the community that will long be remembered and a vacancy in the family life that may never be filled. Her family is sorely stricken, and in their bereavement they have the sincere sympathy of all the people. Mrs. Flanagan is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Raleigh Moler, Mrs. Thomas Welsh, Martha, Essie, William, Walter, John, Allen, and Oscar. The funeral was held Saturday in the Bethesda Southern Methodist church, of which the deceased had long been a consistent and active member. The service was conducted by Rev. J. L. Kibler, the pastor, and was attended by a very large assemblage of sorrowing relatives and friends. The body was laid to rest in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown.
Evidence Category: The Shepherdstown Register
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Knott Limestone Quarries Actively Resumed
Active operations have been resumed at the Knott limestone quarries about five miles from Shepherdstown, and the business there is to be pushed with vigor. A new quarry has been opened near the old one, and an immense vein of the best limestone has been exposed. Mr. W. J. Knott has recently bought the big lime kilns and plant of Cammack & Decker at Georgetown, and will operate them, using the stone from the Knott quarries, which will be boated to Georgetown by canal. Mr. Raleigh H. Moler, who has been in the merchandise business at Bakerton for several years, will manage the lime works in Georgetown, and left yesterday to begin his new duties. This new arrangement means that the lime business in that section of our county is to be livelier than ever.
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John Welsh undergoes surgery for tumor & Thomas Welsh injury update
Dr. S. T. Knott and Dr. G. W. Banks last Saturday removed a tumor from the neck of Mr. John Welsh, of Bakerton. The operation was very successfully performed, and Mr. Welsh is getting along firstrate. We also learn that Mr. Thos. B. Welsh, who was so badly hurt by an explosion some weeks ago, is improving daily, and will soon be out. He was able to get up last Sunday, and his leg, which was fractured in two places, has knit very nicely.
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Moler and other Equine Bakerton Residents Ill
Wm. J. Moler, of Bakerton, lost a valuable horse a few days ago from some unknown disease. Other horses in the same neighborhood are reported to be sick.
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James Flanagan entertains Harpers Ferry guests
Messrs. A. Young and H. Shaffer, of Middletown, and several friends from Harper’s Ferry, were entertained at Mr. James Flanagan’s near Bakerton recently.
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Canal Boating Discouraging
Boating on the canal is reported by the Sharpsburg Record as very discouraging. Some have only made one trip and hardly realized enough to pay their expenses.
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Serious Accident at Bakerton
Serious Accident at Bakerton. Thomas B. Welsh was the victim of a very serious accident at Bakerton, this county, yesterday morning. It appears that the day previous a blast had been set off in the stone quarries at that place, and one of the charges failed to explode. The next morning while Mr. Welsh was at work on the stone, by some means the dynamite was exploded. He received the full shock of the explosion and was hurled to the ground. A large portion of the stone was thrown upon him and many small fragments hit him in the head and about the body. The worst injury Mr. Welsh sustained was a compound comminuted fracture of the leg, that member being severely mangled. In addition he received several painful scalp wounds, and also a number of cuts throughout the body. Dr. S. T. Knott was immediately sent for, and he called Dr. Tanner and Dr. Banks into consultation. The injured man was given every attention and made as comfortable as possible. Dr. Tanner informs us this morning that though the leg is badly injured, there being two fractures below the knee, they hope that it may be saved. We greatly regret to note Mr. Welsh’s misfortune. He has long been employed in the Bakerton quarries, and is regarded as one of the most efficient and industrious men in that neighborhood. His friends hope he may speedily recover.
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Catons visit Flanagan daughter
Mrs. Margaret Caton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. James Flanagan, near Bakerton.
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Flanagan, Walsh, & Moore visit Washington
Miss Martha Flanagan, Mrs. Nora Moore and Mrs. Maggie Walsh, of the Bakerton neighborhood, spent the past week with friends in Washington City.
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John G. Flanagan son born
The cause of the large and continuous smile on the face of Mr. John G. Flanagan, of Bakerton, is the recent arrival of a fine boy at his home.