Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-11
OIIITUJ AIRY.
county.

DIED, on the morning OF the 2slh alt. after a
painful illness of less than twenty four hours the
| S,h year of his age, ALFRED r. eldest son of Dr.
| Norborne Spotswood, of New Glasgow. Its but
| too common practice to bcs,ow ,ndscrlmlnntc
cuogy upon the dead practice growing ont OF
the best feelings of our nature Blu, having an cpd
IN It's tendency, by holding UP to the world, MS cX
emplars III religion or morality those who, perhaps.
were moi remarkable for either The sub Jet OF tins
OBITUARY was too young to have distinct conception
of either religion or morality but 1t u no
unmerlted encomlum TO say, that more promising
boy was never laid IN an uutlmely grave. Mid
and respectful III his department -duitu and at
tcctionate 10 has parents--possessed oil nllod as
sprighlly as ii was uncontaminated--ho seemed
all that parents heart could vista paronts
partaity hope. But few short hoas before his
,t"ath Alfred was running about with his play
mates his eye spanking with tho vyeelty OF
boyhood-his cheek manlllng with health bid
ding far TO be the prop and comfort OF his parents
IN the evening Of life, and to be- himself, an otna-
ment to the circle in which he should move. How
little WINS 1t thought, that no was then treallng on
the crumbling confines ofthc grave That IN SO
short time the cold sweat of death would bc'gathcr
ed on his brow and the g,avoworm be reScllng on
his check How transient aud uncertain Is liio :
In the mornsg, | have seen the mist that had gath
cred around the mountain top, and II looked
bright and lovely but ere the evening came, the
/ rude blast had swept It away In the morning !
have seen the meadow flower, as the sunbeams
dawncd npan It's dewy bosom, aud IT looked boauti
| iul and gay,-hul ere the evening cnIne, the NOV
er had cut II down, and II was withcred, and all
its beauty gone Such is life and such being its
character, il becomes to keep house III order,
! that W hen we too are called may be found IN
perfect readiness - Weep not, kind and indulgent
mother Suhdue the deep hcavlng Of thy bosom,
fond and ailectlonate father Your boy has made
a happy exchange For the vcxatlons, disappoint-
mcnts and cites that stand SO thick through all
this life, he is III the perfect enjoyment of peace and
happiness, in that land where pain and death can
never reuch hnl, -sccurey resting IN the bosom OF
! his God
! -, at the residence Of Mr.. NowliD, in Pitt
sylvan,, ON Saturday the ODD inst. Rev join
| llERFORD, IN the 9O,h yenr Of his age.
A soldier Of the Revolution, n minister Of the
Church of Christ, an exemplary citizen he united
all lha, could render him dear to his country useful
! to the church. and beloved in his nclghborlood.
Having borne, 9TH becoming fortltudc his full por
ton of the trials and affections incident 10 Ion.
and even,iul life, and discharged with conmenda
| BILE fidelity aud zeal the important trnas coufdcd
to him by has country and his God, he has gone to
enjoy the uncoasins pleasure which his virtues so
richly morited, and for which he was SO fully
| ured.
| At meeting Of the officers ofthe 9lst reg menl,
a, Eilo,ls old field, on saturday, ~ March, 1899 on
notion Capt. Nathaniel III. Price called to
! the char, and Capt William A. White appoint
ed Secretary The following preamble and rcso-
| lu,ions were then Offered and adopted
| This meeting being filled with the most unfoign
| ed regret at the death Of the late Col Edward
Gwatk,ns, and beng DESTROYS TO express their
feelings on such u melancholy occasion, There
fore,
l. Resoived, That we entertain the highest sense
Of the worth of the lutc Col. Edward Gwa,kns, as
man and officer and that we deeply de
porc the loss which the community and his reGi-
ment have sustained in his death.
3 That VIC sincerely sympa,hize with his fam!-
y and relations, in this affecting bereavement.
8 That we wear Grape our lief, arm fol- thirty
days. as a testimony of respect for the memory Of
the deceased.
L. Tha, the Lynchburg Virgininn be requested
publish the proceedings Of this meeting, and fur
nish the family Of the deceased with copy.
NATHANIEL II. PRICE, Chairman.
WILLIAM A WuIrE Secretary.