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From the Winchester Republican ffks ID tn,f.
We have again TO record n sudden death.
RICHARD h. MEApE has been summoned 10
eternity, IN the prime Of his life and in the
midst Of his usefulness, The deceased was
the JOHN Hare Po,reH Of Western Virginia
Ills enterprise and hrs zeal in the cause of
agriculture, and h's exertions in behalf Of mo-
rails and virtue. will long be remembered BY
his native county. Hcwas emphaticaIly - an
honest man-the noblest work Of God !" aud
his private was commensurate with his pub
lie worth.
For The Republican.
DIED, at Luck hit farm, on TUESDAY the Goth
nlt; RichARn kipoKn MLADK, in the 5oth year
OF his sge- The death Of such a man rs Mr..
Meade, would, under any circumstances, occasion
deep and heaSt-rending sorrow in the breasts OF q
fond, sfretionae sifr, alsrge and interesting ia
iniiy oil devoted e.iidrrn, AID a numerous circle
OF relatives and friends Who respected and Lowell
HIM Tor his many amiabie sad endcarng qualitie.;
but the awful creumstsne OF Lis death have adj
dcd poignanSy 10 their grief, which can oaiy DO
controlled by due Submission Co the will Of Him
who gives and eeprives US Of being, when and in
what manner II secmeih good unto himself Tru-
" u may he Said in the midst &c life we ere in
death Tn tl'c morning of the 96eh. our friend
was ~ the enjoy ment oS his usual health Alta
O'clock he trpsired To the mos ting house. q the
h'ts rost, and With f.ryor of zeal peeuiiar 70
himself vas prepared To take active part in tho
proceedings Ut = temperance society, which he
himself Had been greatly usltumettAi in forming
a lew mouths pveVious, ADD TO the Succe a. 81
which he seemed determined 10 devote the ener-
sses ct his n.ind and body Ihe society being
Organized, the president repd some very beautiful
Ann appropriate extracts from the addresses OF
Judge CTHnCh and others, selected for the osea-
SION BY our departed frri,s; lac held in his hand
paper containing many valuable rrscluIions.
which be himself had drawn up, aud which be in
tended to offer With suitable rvsnSyks bat appsil-
ing 70 rciHte When his brother, Biah.Jp Aicade.
inquired for his resolutions, be tuFned uilon him
couuten4nse anil features slioekinKly marked BY
phsiyhs- lie ~AsAssistsdt TO = esrrisge, add al
ter being SEATED N ~ he insisted thst his brother
should attend To- hts resolutions aud eroins-d nt,-
on hiin not 10 leave the meeting until they y ere
passed, as thst of more importance than as
tending TO him. MrdirAi aid wss Immediately
obtained: he Was CARVED hone; and after b.iu1
LAID upon his bed hc remark cd a. IL IN ant,eipa
ton OF the event which has occurred thst he had
thought There much for ban Vet Co de- an ibis
life Sliuding evidently las plans If Lesefeeneel
hut in'in'aied that % might be otherwise tie
spoke 81 letter Shieh be had written oV wa
about 20 ~fite 10 some gentleman OF society, in
MAY lAnd, proposing Az agricultural convention
which bc bopcj Souid issue 10 the mossl i'm
proSemeut 81 the country, Which ~ss far better
ihsn silver aud gold he Observed that he had
always mingled some godl.-ess With al bia
schemes - improvement, aud u be had u,iael-f
fnotr Of ". h. should have succeeded better a..
done more good. 4 partial paralysis vas ths
succeeded by spoplrxy, aud ir~ fnin,.,es bsfog
5 o'clock l,e expired
The suhfect ~ this nptiec vas known tbros,sl-
out The LATED States ~ sn sgrieulturalist. Who
had embarked viii, unVonlfnon zeal sud .r,,or an
NE Improvement 81 the sstcuee connected vitl,
h's Proiessi"n, and his many useful qualifications
eNihee TIE eNtet ~ inform alton which h. had
collector, vhfle II Nc same time the number a.
his spondeGts, aud fregasnt applications tor
hiH improved stock, prove tie sucs~ss % bis la
! bots, hi'd the high csumstton in which BE- uss
held ~ ga eolighicned community Hot those
Who kncN hifn intimately, alone kntv il,e ruling
/ i'sssipn - bis soul-a grurf0us philanthropy
Witch embraced y ifhin ita fsugr tio uh0ls human
ipfniif he loved thru, because be- tl,uJeht they
( srte the chIidien q ms ii'atfbly ,iicg snd
he objects "a hs Saviour love, and ~ his plans
Hud sfbs mes ~ improvement ~ere merv assils-
rles 70 Aid sud subscrtc uns one pppose fhc
Improvement e theit q, iigio-s. moral I'D ipsel.
httuei c0pdfiion- We 49, terror toeyii docTs.
40 'hese vas somtthiug pctul,ar 10 the moTsl
ioree ~ bis eharastcF. shirb rloti.sd him a. %
N,te, sHh thr suihotiiy II the Law for CO
esenFrF. The sabbath brcaker. snd dgufksti.
80, - "ieh reairpinrd ~ as pres~rs~ - u b.
'"a heeh ~ ofhcef ~ iustiee. f0dvsH upot ~
~. tht"cs, scoid isf ttctrd H,s l,n.its q o.
D"Hu~fy Mt tiis oh,fing "a frichdsifp souId b.
"'eitpitte snhoui efl.c stiuls - asssst tsfnuf.
's'e Wsn - bis thsfsstsf. -ssi os.- wrii ~orthy
initsiion; b. neither spoke ~ ~ otfsrs Lln.-
~ nof 90 b. rstsh vth zsislity ~ Fsi.s,a.
so'hef foiblesI sfd his o. ni.s ~ fasst iresusf
Y ogefHsed - nbuke ups. hiaa viso feI.t
u,en We has iefl uss .iis st,isst has al t,,.
80 isofe songetisl, snd dos ~ho love