Mrs. Elizabeth Begoon was found dead with her neck broken and skull crushed at her home near Penn Laird at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by her brother, John Meyerhoeffer, of near Mount Crawford. The body was lying the foot of a flight of stairs. It is thought that she suffered an attack of vertigo as she was descending the stairs and fell headlong. She had been subject to attacks of vertigo for several years.
Mrs. Begoon who was the widow of the late James Begoon, had lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. Being alone at the house no one knew of her death until Mr. Meyerhoeffer called at the place on business yesterday morning. He was unable to get a response to his repeated knocks at the door and then went to the home of C. J. Begoon, neighbor, to inquire if Mrs. Begoon had gone visiting. He was told that so far as they knew she was at home.
Mr. Meyerhoeffer then returned to the home of Mrs. Begoon and instituted a search. He opened a stair door and found his sister lying at the foot of the steps. Dr. F. J. Miller of Goods Mill was summoned. Dr. Miller said that Mrs. Begoon had been dead three or four hours. There was an ugly gash in her head, just over her right eye where her skull was fractured. From the position of her body when found it is supposed that she fell head first down the stairs, breaking her neck. She was fully dressed with the exception of her shoes.
Mrs. Begoon was Miss Elizabeth Meyerhoeffer. She was seventy-one years old. For many years she had been a member of the Progressive Brethren Church. She is survived by four brothers, Thomas Meyerhoeffer of Nebraska; John Meyerhoeffer, of near Mount Crawford; James Meyerhoeffer, of Meyerhoeffer's Store; Brown Meyerhoeffer, of Goods Mill; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Ruebush, of Cross Keys, and Miss Ida Meyerhoeffer, of Dayton. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
(Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Tue, Sep 15, 1914)
Mrs. Begoon who was the widow of the late James Begoon, had lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. Being alone at the house no one knew of her death until Mr. Meyerhoeffer called at the place on business yesterday morning. He was unable to get a response to his repeated knocks at the door and then went to the home of C. J. Begoon, neighbor, to inquire if Mrs. Begoon had gone visiting. He was told that so far as they knew she was at home.
Mr. Meyerhoeffer then returned to the home of Mrs. Begoon and instituted a search. He opened a stair door and found his sister lying at the foot of the steps. Dr. F. J. Miller of Goods Mill was summoned. Dr. Miller said that Mrs. Begoon had been dead three or four hours. There was an ugly gash in her head, just over her right eye where her skull was fractured. From the position of her body when found it is supposed that she fell head first down the stairs, breaking her neck. She was fully dressed with the exception of her shoes.
Mrs. Begoon was Miss Elizabeth Meyerhoeffer. She was seventy-one years old. For many years she had been a member of the Progressive Brethren Church. She is survived by four brothers, Thomas Meyerhoeffer of Nebraska; John Meyerhoeffer, of near Mount Crawford; James Meyerhoeffer, of Meyerhoeffer's Store; Brown Meyerhoeffer, of Goods Mill; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Ruebush, of Cross Keys, and Miss Ida Meyerhoeffer, of Dayton. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
(Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Tue, Sep 15, 1914)
Mrs. Elizabeth Begoon was found dead with her neck broken and skull crushed at her home near Penn Laird at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by her brother, John Meyerhoeffer, of near Mount Crawford. The body was lying the foot of a flight of stairs. It is thought that she suffered an attack of vertigo as she was descending the stairs and fell headlong. She had been subject to attacks of vertigo for several years.
Mrs. Begoon who was the widow of the late James Begoon, had lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. Being alone at the house no one knew of her death until Mr. Meyerhoeffer called at the place on business yesterday morning. He was unable to get a response to his repeated knocks at the door and then went to the home of C. J. Begoon, neighbor, to inquire if Mrs. Begoon had gone visiting. He was told that so far as they knew she was at home.
Mr. Meyerhoeffer then returned to the home of Mrs. Begoon and instituted a search. He opened a stair door and found his sister lying at the foot of the steps. Dr. F. J. Miller of Goods Mill was summoned. Dr. Miller said that Mrs. Begoon had been dead three or four hours. There was an ugly gash in her head, just over her right eye where her skull was fractured. From the position of her body when found it is supposed that she fell head first down the stairs, breaking her neck. She was fully dressed with the exception of her shoes.
Mrs. Begoon was Miss Elizabeth Meyerhoeffer. She was seventy-one years old. For many years she had been a member of the Progressive Brethren Church. She is survived by four brothers, Thomas Meyerhoeffer of Nebraska; John Meyerhoeffer, of near Mount Crawford; James Meyerhoeffer, of Meyerhoeffer's Store; Brown Meyerhoeffer, of Goods Mill; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Ruebush, of Cross Keys, and Miss Ida Meyerhoeffer, of Dayton. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
(Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Tue, Sep 15, 1914)
Mrs. Begoon who was the widow of the late James Begoon, had lived alone since the death of her husband several years ago. Being alone at the house no one knew of her death until Mr. Meyerhoeffer called at the place on business yesterday morning. He was unable to get a response to his repeated knocks at the door and then went to the home of C. J. Begoon, neighbor, to inquire if Mrs. Begoon had gone visiting. He was told that so far as they knew she was at home.
Mr. Meyerhoeffer then returned to the home of Mrs. Begoon and instituted a search. He opened a stair door and found his sister lying at the foot of the steps. Dr. F. J. Miller of Goods Mill was summoned. Dr. Miller said that Mrs. Begoon had been dead three or four hours. There was an ugly gash in her head, just over her right eye where her skull was fractured. From the position of her body when found it is supposed that she fell head first down the stairs, breaking her neck. She was fully dressed with the exception of her shoes.
Mrs. Begoon was Miss Elizabeth Meyerhoeffer. She was seventy-one years old. For many years she had been a member of the Progressive Brethren Church. She is survived by four brothers, Thomas Meyerhoeffer of Nebraska; John Meyerhoeffer, of near Mount Crawford; James Meyerhoeffer, of Meyerhoeffer's Store; Brown Meyerhoeffer, of Goods Mill; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Ruebush, of Cross Keys, and Miss Ida Meyerhoeffer, of Dayton. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
(Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, Tue, Sep 15, 1914)
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