Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-01
OBITUARY -.

DIED. recently IN the 1Jlh year ui his are RIcu.
ann liorsos, 81. Esq, who native of The coun.
sy ~ pa"haian, bat renuved when young The county
nj Bedifl, whrre hp continued reside ill The time Of
his death. Ills family connexions are numerous and
highly rc'pectastr IN several oi The low couns Of ihn
Stale as well As the county Ia which lac died For ma
Hy years he was the senim magistrate of The al
,he canniy, AID as such discharged the duties prrs4
ding aasitce IN manner cr.dabr hms.ll and mus,
satisfactory 10 all Who had any cunncxon with the bus
mess Of the confl. Naturally modest aud retiring he
voluntarily rchnqsh,d his flee for some years pre,i>
ous In his DEATH he would already have been the
alagh Shrril ol The county. PUssessrd, however Of
most aap'e lalune. lie needed no, the emplumens of
me 'hee and ind rs he vas OF his farming pursuits be
naturally avoided HE cares and responsibilities which
"poid have attached to The wriltr ut this humbl.
srjonie 10 hiS memory knew nm witt and uen has he
had oreasIon 10 remark opu the purify Tho character
o ihe deceased and upon The honorable and exemplary
Set upreetding manner Of lbs lite. lie well sust. ned
The fela,ns ~ enou czr: sud died there are rea.
suns tk stesino wiIlul even The iant of preiullre A.
Ra'nsl any man, woman or ctj. lie Was \ kind and
p tshin husband and has LETT b. hind hun the hes, ey,
denees ui the caidenee he nposed the partner Of his
affections. As a masrr. his numerous servants Will
continue 10 remember his genilensss and lndul epce
Aud as christian. his brethren bear testimony To
ms nnahn and nniaiienng devotion 10 the II the
~hTrchhe had been many years member Of the Meth
edisi denomination, and died in the iriumps OF the
dlaisiians faith, with bright aatlepatlou the CHRIS.
tsu's npes. shpr, time before his death an aged and
venerable friend read portions o the Is Bile 10 his PIE
quest as' engaged IN family devoion though feeble and
.'s nnch exhausted IT. full into conyersaLu the
DECREASED eshored all prepare him IN ilsav en-
and gave many evidences IN his last uonents that he
Dreaded nt 10 pass '.,hruuph the valley of Tho
shadow I" Jea'h.' Ills pleasant 10 commemorate The
virtues u such man. for
lie well improved ,he mura u HE
IN mike lis evening hlesL' G.
The Republican and Richmond papers viii oles,e
copy the abDye.
Pfeeious IN The sgM Of The Lord is The death of hi,
fff n saints"
ts -, on the Q h Of December lS45 after severe
and proracIed Illness Mrs EIAzAnEru =. AspnEws
late cohsot 81 Maj VIM. W. Andrews Of l,edfnrd and
daughter Of Rev. Charles and Elizabeth Price, One Tor
,nef long sime deceasedD SD year Of her age
ne setJer OF tins notlce was.mr than 80 years
aienher al ihe Methodist T.. Church dnrinr wbet
lime she sustained the character Of an humble devoted
and o 'slsient chsaa Her religious experience wa.
MT o that nlsy, boislrois kind. which To-day is k,
Inc mighty torrent sweeping every Thing before and to
m"rfo" The channel DRY; hat, rather tesembled the
gentle flwng stream which seldom overn rvs its bank,
and lis bad is dry Ia The various relations of l,
which she was called 10 sustain, she disciarped will
diligence ile tuti~s dey'aving upsa her. As a wife
Size vas aIeciionae and dani, sacrificing her own
ease 10 prsIsoe the happiness Of her husband az moth
rsa r. she vas all that lived name inpos-as mistress
se Vas humane and attentive the wants of her ser.
sahis--as a ieEd, she warm and sine, rc in he
ahaestnau, The dead need eu..ay; but there sr,
scenes connecied with the death Of The true child
s". shlrh should be held The lir,y as incentives
1devolon % ffe cause VI Christ. ii.f wsi.o shsI