Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-16
JED

Cumberland.
DIED,
y. tho 10Th inst, alters pr%otracted Illness. Mr..
uIg,nF,R. an old and highly respected citizen Of this
I'M =, in the 10Th year Of his age. He leaves a large cir
county I.,;vcs, friends and acquain,unccs, who gricvc
&c e 80 n an afFcctionate friend, a kind and hospitable
tn;.Sbor, and a liberal and cnterprisi:ag citizen.
Tu Wednesday last, at his r%esidepec in this county,
NJ, WILLIAM HOOFF, aged o. years.
IN Sunday week, JOHN THOMAS, infant son Of
w and ELIZABETH NcDoNoCGIl, ofthis town, aged
ricycn months.
In Hedgcsyille, Berkeley county. o. Friday the 5h Of
III TOUlSA MOOREHEAD, infant daughter Of
r. and Mary CLoSIsoEn, aged 5 months and 2dsys.
I.,r GalIoway's Mill, in Washington county, Md, Gu
+. HS Sd uIt, Mi. JAMES A~RDISGER. formerly of
Rsrtciey county, on the 44th year Of lis age.
~ Ertda: morning last, in Martinskurg, Mrs. MAR
r33RET CLEMMONS, aged about 90 years.
Nm hoard the ship Trcscott. between San Frnncisco
j Panamn, March Sth, 1850. ENos A. DAUoHEHTY,
on ~ late ! JG meRtb Il; o D5u Is SaG. Esq Of this town.
m sunIay morning the 7th inst, sally BEDINGER.
.1rhIer OF John II. aud Margaret Little, OF this couu-
aged 3 weeks.
On The 14h ult., at the residence of ri. Joseph Shen-
In in berkeley county, Mrs. MARY ShESTON1 | Inns
buniy. aged about St years.
Al Potomac Mills. April LIST, AESIE, daughter Of
Hoses and Elizabeth Matheny, aged l year ana 0
onths.
arTrER. in the 4jih year of his age.
In Frederick county, on the 23d uIt, DAVID, son of
bpy;d nnd Rcbecca Kilmer, in the 18th year OF his age,
+, (, Charles CO., Mo, on The 18th Of February last,
T I,nrs R.. DucAN, formerly of Berkeley county,
the Gith year OF his age.
A, Philadelphia, Pa, on the morning nr,hc 3oth ult
n SAMUEL b. ORRIcK, formerly of berkeley county,
kd foI many years Il resident OF that City, aged %
COMMUNICATED
NJ, the ssh Of Juumary last, in Upper California, after
h,ricf but painful illness, MIR. JAMES MCCURDY, of
Ii county, in the 10th year of his age
TAltll0uGh possessed OF an ample independence. he
".v - - = a VIFiF nC Arn1tft1Tn II nuifp linn.
n with the Chnrlcslown Mining Company, for the
Irunse OF exploring our newly acquired possessions on
IL Pacific coast and left his home and his friends with
iapylnt hopes of rciurnins after a yenfs excursion oil
I'D and exciting adventures, to his IatiV" county, TO
Ieumc his Cnv0ri;e pursuits with renewed energy
In alas mans brightest and SurcSt Eupc is o:teneSt
.bmsd 10 disappointment, aud he whose vigorous con-
luton aud wiiimpairrd health seemed 10 promise Sc
fIv AGAINST tie fatigue aud exposure incident 10 the
tre1fani Journey To California;, was among the first. TO
III 4 victim TO the b~lightinG influence Of its climate
devoted to the study Of Agricultural Scicncc' he had
.~b blurred all amount OF Information upon this subject,
4ich, united with his famili trity with all its practical
askliIs, promised III the future, the most satisfactory
rsuIt, profitable tot alone TO himself, but to the Agri-
Ills fctircd aud unobtrusiye department, and close
bltcntion 10 his pursuits 1T home. necessarily limited
ht acquaintance tn II comparatively SIN III humber, and
~ offering but n Just tribute 10 his w"lth to say, that
h posscsscd 4 most aminblc disposition, an honorable
t,Iitv. uud an uublcIniShcd moral character. To
s sccd aud deeply afflicted parents and %sorrowing re-
tH YES, we offer our sinccrest Sympui:ty; and 1t must
n 10 them some consolation in their sad bereavement
IN snow, that while m;tuy are lSIl 10 PERISH Ill tNOSc
1t oil mountains i'll lonely and rrighttuI GestitutiOn. his
ie moments were soolhcd by the nd aud constant
II n,ion OF his strnngcr friends, whom lbs gentle aud
tf ab!e nature had dtawn around hun i.o;n the little
81 Immunity in which lie had ivcd. Z.
On wcbon Creek, Upper California. IN the Goth Of
"a nul7v last, Of typhoid fever, Mr.. JOSEPH ENGLE,
this county. ca member Of the Charlcstown Mining
Z mpany,) in the 18th year Of his age, But twelve
lp rt mouths have elapsed, since. with a heart bouynnt
bh hope and burning with anticipation, our departed
md sailed forth, in the bloom and vigor of m1nhood!t to
IN his fortune in 4 distant cline, but he, alas! (likc
1fy Of his companions fell a victim to disease, and
"a he was permitted to realize one fond hope, Death
81 ia ,d him for his own. Though he died among strangers
ll rri1iivcs and friends have the consolation to know
az he was not without proper attention. Upon the
n cifc washed coast Of the EIdorado. with nought but
ihk howIing Of the western blast TO chant his requiem. he
W consigned to the tomb, SO there may hi: nEaUlEscAr
S FACE. ~
I'd kcrson county. Va, Of Scarlet Fever, WILLIAM
tlfE NRY WILSON, son Of MICHAEL and EsrIE" a.
- fuOLs, aged 10 months and 20 days.
Ecrp not dear parents, though your tend r offspring
1a ib;cn. by the ruthless hand Of The monster, PiuckSd
40 your fond embraces. yet you have Tic consolation
sl6wins that if You but prove faithful, you shall meet
fu Gu the snowy banks Of safe dcliv:rancc, where
fne is no more. Mourn not, for your loss is his etcr-
D. gaia; yes, lie is CONC TO rest. where n. IS Tree from
ID Iow-and carc-aud where the winds OF adversely
5RAF not yes, he is gone to join that company which
4fl bf The lamb which sing the song that angels sing
the song Of the Rcdecmer.
Weep not parcnts-bc not sad,
For Nillic's gone TO rest:
lies gone TO be with Him who said,
In me, thou shalt be blest.
On earth he could no longer stay,
For Jesus bid him come
lie bid him como from Garth away
To his eternal homo.
lied, at I~Tarpcrs- Ferry, on Monday the 9th Mltimo,
4tF a painful illness of three weeks, JOSEPH T., son
q lHoMAs and MARTHA f. LAZY, aged 10 months and
IS.
a the death Of this beautiful child, his agonizcd pa
fstk have received a blow which time aLoHc can heal:
nfe but a fond parent can have the least conception. OF
tt ihtcusc agony OF such a privatiOn. ] hope the Coo OF
r| folation and mercy will comfort aud console the De-
rsi ed parents in their present aifiction. The dear i'm
pf tho lost one will frequently rise in mouTniul recol-
Zee on in the memory of the afflicted parents, renewing
laccrating the wound caused by this bereavement
M time, in some degree, will have mcltowcd and OBJ
Inc faicd the past.
be faircst and sweetest flowers arc ofthc shortestdu-
lS u, and there is often something III the development
child destined to an carly grave, that seems to indi-
catt that God had determined TO remove 1t in its state OF
unlccncc aud purity from this world OfSin, corrnption'
ard misery.
1.-THE parent will, however, mourn;
Aud yet why mourn that deep rcposc -
Shall never moro be broke by pain;
These lips no more in signs nnclose-
Those eyes shall never weep again;
For think not that the blushing fewer
Shall Hithcr in the church yard sod,
Twas made to gid an angels bower,
Within the paradise Of God"
Cumberland, Md, April LIST, 1850. .J. e. l..