Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-13

Among the list of Revolutionary relics who
have lately been stricken from the muster roll al
mortality, We iast week named Major WILLIAM
BaoADus, ct Harpers-Fcr1y, who expired on the
5th inst. after very illness If about two
weeks, In the CSth year OF his aye. Mai Broaslus
VIC believe, Was a native Of Culpeper county, IN
tl,is state. Filled With ia. enthusiasm uf the
times, hc entered the service az his country AZ the
age OF 10, and ia short time thereafter obtained
lieutcnant's commission, aud served under Col.
Gibson, OF .hc Virginia line, for several years,
until t;ibsoa's command Ind been reduced US
To render the full complement OF officers uuneccs-
sary, when llc retired "A supcTpurneTar,, sub
zee, 70 any new call which might be- mad. upon
i.is services The war, however, soon closed.
and gave hiia no further opportunity Of cpysv,np
an career OF honorable devotion to his couIsfry
i .is native cotnty, he held the office OF Justice
OF The peace for long period previous 90 Lis re-
mossi 60 ifafpcrs-FerTy, and was for several
years very useful Officer ia the militia Of the
county, as major Of the line and brigade iaspce-
tor. Ia 1894, he obtained from President Mon
roe the appointment Of Paymas,er al iiarpc,-s-
Fe1y, which post hc held until his death, With
ercslt To bimsrif, and 90 the satisfaction ct the
people generally. Maj. H. Was amongst The re-
EVOLUTIONARY veterans Who repaired 90 yorkto~n,
on the ivth oi Oytobcr, fSSl, % join ia the hon
orr paid 90 tsen. Lafayette.
Maj ID. vas a gentleman OF grcai ffankncss ot
manner, aud partook largely of tlios,. bosi,itabl
and socisl feelings which Distinguish, ih,. Virgil
MA character. Tic has lcf large family, aal
many fiicnds, 10 mourn the sad bcttaycn,.i.t-
His rcmaiTs attended 20 the grave by q lsrgc
conco,srsr 81 citizens OF the toNu and county ai,l
iss'eFrrd widh military and masonic I,ossors.
DIED,
AZ bis residence ia Mtteer county, on SUNDAY
morning, igh 81 September, ColOnri GsHHIGI
SLarswrsR, forraoiiy Lieutenant Governor, anil
for nenr four Years, hstiug GosrrnOrof keusueky
Soytiy and pioas eitizcp, distinguished ia Ii,
military sssd political life.
Ds Aie..sisy tie eth alt. Mrs SaosssEFH,
wife u Nr ycseph Shoemaker, 81 Nirginius
near Ilai1Scrs-FcFTy.
Ga Sunday last, aftsr . severe iIlsess &C shon
m0nth, Mr. fnAStIs MoonE, ~, e tl,s Re,
Fraiseis Moore, Of this count, aged ai,r.ut ~
year> he VISA yo.ing man al ziS4t afaisl,ilit,
u disposition, and IL high n,oss.i tros..e. hi.
- the sccOod son which Mr. Maers. l.. lot - ,tl,-
80 li,'lc Ea0rc tlsan ycnr past
-" saturday lsss, very Eusid,Bly, Miss Caass-
riASh, daughter a Mr.. Chsries ". Ps4.y, 81
his eo,iniy, in &c iith ycnr IL her sgs--. tru,
Interesting asd jas,ly l-lOscd el.ild--,.r.ask.ll
ir be ssc,tnc-s u temper -s,d yst,ri,ty al d.
porsnlent
Oh W,dss.~.iay uors,iag iays, Apatr~s, sl.sssl.-
t.r % Nc aiiels-'i GOA, a Hsrpcrs-Ferry, ~
'he iVh year a hcr sgr.
o. u same day, hanv JasS, isfsnt d.si,,i.tef
% VIZ. Elias tls'auas, ~ this eoasly, SD 9
nios'tis AID , days
On fhurshy lat, 81 Infant IN e NJ jacob
iiaincs, q Harp rs-Fesry.
On Tia same day, GA ilfis' son - NJ John
Is.iaf 81 nohvaf