Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-16
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DEPARTED this life. at Hr,tiog tower
near Amherst Court house, Oh the Oh instant,
Mrs. ELIZABETH STONE, cossort Of Br-
osmn 5 one, Esq. in the Soih year OF her age,
after painful illuess of several months, which
she bore with Christian fortude The decea-
sed wasa member of the Methodist Church
between % 81 80 wears. during which time, the
reality of The Religion she protested was
continually manifested by her good works )
and she finally departed in flll hopes OF tue
reward promised by the b essed Redeemer to
! his faithful followers. Asa Christian, she was
sincere Il devoted in all the domestic relations
exemplary. She has left an aged husband aud
many other friends and relatives to deplore her
| loss.
DIED. on Thursday. the 25th ult Mrs ANN
/ q. JONES, consort of Capt. Thomas 5. Jones.
and dang hter OF Mrs Eliza c. CalIand Of Pit.
syiyanla, aged IL wears, 8 months, II days:
/ leaving an ahectiouate husband, chIld and ma
nv relatives and frie.ds 10 depore her ioss
| In obituary notices il is the custom OF the
age TO say something relative 10 the merits OF
the deceased. BIT TO give more minute de-
tail of the peculiar characteristics of this me lao
choly occurrence, would he more than the
narrow capacities Of the mud could delineate.
| Though reared in the cradle OF iond affection ;
! idollzrd by an aHectionate parent and IN pos
! session of ample means to partake and ENJOY
! tho vain pomp peculiar 10 her age her noble
soul assumed more dig ihed stand; nor could
the v.nilies of this world en- ice her 10 pariake
Of those dreiing joys. peculiar only to those
! who SET X happ,sess Al the gay crowis of iash
onnble life As soon as Der iniantIle mind be
gan 10 expand for he reception OF exalted vif-
tues-sympathy, affection, charity, love, be.
nevoience and patience, assumed their exalted
A preeminence a. suoothsd her almost unmolss-
! ted career to the bed of afhictoD.
! Asa companion she was kind, mud her love
for an adtc,ionate and indulgeBt husband was
almost Incompatible. A. mother she was
peculiarly endearing. As daughter she WAS
submissive and loving. As a sister, friend and
ACQUAINTANCE, fond, md xble, and kind, aud as
n mistress she was in possession of all the pecu.
liar traits adapted 10 her station. For some
time previous to her illness, she became seri.
ously ENGAGED about the welfare oil her sOnl
I Durine the sixty days affection, which balfied
tnr skill of her four attending Physicians) only
the momentary Interventions OF TRIVIAL cHchm-
stances could Withdraw her mind from ITS Fain
! OF humble supplicaton 10 the sovereign OF hra-
We for tension o, sn and before the orifle
thread ofIIfe was severed he spoke peace to
her ,ronbled soul, and sae calmly closed her
ewes IN the TRIUMPH OF faith, in hopes ~ bliss
fuI immortality. II WAS visible some hours be-
far. her death that the messenger had come,
tn execaie the duties OF his Office and OH beng
.sk.d if she we're not alarmed, she replied,
s,, diving, but am not afraid to die. She then
| ,y,d, c.l,n co,nposure, called her weeping hus-
band. paren' sisters relatlves, friends aud ser
wants 10 her bedside, her sohl bean'ng WIN
lave divine. bid them all adieu. eIhortlng them
>, ,.,, tn ,ne.t her in Heaven. She then closed
her ips. clasp~d her hands. crossed them on
her breast, and without sigh her happy soul
| took its flight on wingsof Hngeis, 10 inc
Lli,s,ui region, oil immortality
There TO bath- her weary soul
In seas o( endless lie
| Where wnve. OF trouble never roll
To cause one psng OF st'ie.
AT his re,lknce in Bedford county, on
tho ,,orn,pg of the 9Th INST, Captain Jun y
n OrEY. IN the OBI yearof his age. II 10 win
MANY feelings Of regret, that we Iecorn 'n's
,,a,,nrbolv instance Of the uncertainty OF lie
hut alosl Il is true, in the vigor OF MS age IN
the endowment Of many oil the blessings ana inc
comforts of life, he is gone from amongst u.s.
~ Z" that undiscovered country, from whose
hourne no weary traveller returns - no
has loft bebind MIN, the recollection o, many
,;r,.es. In his private and IN ms pubic he
ho ,as ;n.,ly esteemed; IL in his whole nepof'-
men, he was at once conciiaiory' 'uih''se '"e
yar, - d,,,ps of life as became good chlZen,
and AN exemplary member oi SOCIETY,"
tErou, The Stanton SDtctftoT' DoC' ~
| I, ,.,,n.s our mel .nGh oily duty 10 RECORD
. .ta,,h nj one Of our most d'st'ns nishsd c''i'
,a-nA NIEL SHEFFY is 40 more tie
lad an FRIDAY evening" last, at the mouse o,
, ~, T I'm A'Cmng, about six mules 'his s'ae on
. th. warm Sprays, Oh his retnra 'r'n 'h'
Crooohei.r Cnancery Court. Inc c,tc"hs'a"'
,.s attending the decease OF VIZ. ohehSy arr
= ,,,,,s s,T.ct,ng and impressive. too IKE
p,,,i,,sv Emmet, Harper, Webster anu so"''
chr eminrnt members OF the oar IN our 'o""-
,as suddenly summoned away AZ socn Al
. ~ Ia, thought not. Mr.. Shelly, we unae'
',,,,, dined late in the day on which he a'e" a
n he Warm springs. aud seemed 10 oe :" ~ N.
a ,Ia., heaIll, and sputs-On arriving Al va
M'c,m.,, he complained OF being nn"en, 'u
= -, much SO as 10 induce nun ~ az
49,, He ,ooka seat at a distance rom I'M
u Grs.xh4n. apparentl. feeling some opPres"o'
n .t,,,,cb anI ~ an eHJrt wac" hs'''
a, Wv, =, ,sl.ys hcrsell, he fed over and exp!
N ''u M';nr shelly, 1t is generally known' WAS ON
of those prodises winch 10" ava '"e" s IF
= " I'D Vnaided by the sdvsn'age' VI
g -, 49,, . s,,,,cstou in early life, aud rise !" III
ut ,r,, rmiosnce in ANY profession VINO" ~" '',,
er 49,. rI..ase 10 adopt. He vas Tor so'h' ~, ~"
s,.,,ng.,,,n.d member ut Congress ",.'' ~
= n. ina, occupied high at"hui2s
-, mo- Attorney IN ihs Courts OF 'ns
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