Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-01
DIED,

On the Goth inst, after short illness of few days.
Mr.. LEONARD BOWER. Of Highland, aged IS years., Q
mos 10 days. He left wife and l6 children to mourn
his loss
OF Consumption, on the 9Th of January, 1859, at his
sin.law Moses Moore, in Pocahontas County,
ALBERT CAMPBELL in the 2lst year OF his age, son
of Thos. Campbell of Spruce HILL Highland County,
after an illness of near II months.
In Charleston, S. c.. on the 9TH ult of Consump-
ton. CoRYELiA wife of Walter W. Lenoir, Esq, OF
Lenor, N Co. and daughter of the late John d. Chris
tian of this County.
Sensitive and retiring by nature, few save her init
mate associates could know all her intrinsic worth
and none deplore too deeply her early death. Gift
ed in intellect, she cultivated her taste for liter
ature, and often contributed anonymously 10 the
periodicals of the day. both prose and verse, always
acceptable, and distinguished by pure sentiment and
graceful language. gentle spirit and conhding de-
meanor endeared her to her friends In an undylng de-
yotion In early life she embraced the rellglon vi her
fathers under the ministry Of the Rev. Dr. Mcfarland
illustrated in all her life the faith she protested, and
was sustained by it's pure and peaceful light upon her
path through the dark valley and shadow oil death
lured by the hope OF relief she left her home Tor
softer cline, and had passed as tar South US Charles
ton when her enfeebed frame sank before her lnsia
nous disease But though in strange land, PIovi-
dence brought to her bedside the kindest OF friends
and soon brother and sister came and with her de.
voted husband soothed her dying hours, and received
her parting blessing. In compliance with her last
wish, she sleeps by the side of er only child in the
beautiful valley of the Yadkn although far from the
land of her birth her sweet and winning smile had in
her adopted home awakened affection as uniading as
the evergreen that shelters her distant grave.
In Staunton, on the 18th of February, Miss E. LU-
cY COCHRAN Remarkable for cheerfuness OF DISPOSE
ton naturally of kind and aectionae heart; strict
ly CONSCIENTIOUS in the discharge of every duty ever
ready to participate in the happiness and enjoyment
of her friends or to sympathlze with them In their
sorrows her absence from the family circle, and from
the companionshp of numerous relatives and friends
will be most deeply felt While in the enjoyment OF
perfect health she renounced the pleasures OF this
world and cast in her lot with the followers OF the
meek and lowly Jesus. She made profession OF re-
irion under the ministry of the late Rev. Dr. Hendren
and connected herself with the Church OF which ne
was PASTOR In all the interests OF the church and OF
religion she displayed most lively interest," ana was
such member is the hardest OF all others lot the
pastor to give up and yet in the death whom he has
the strongest consolation. Miss Lucy christian char
acter was plainly dscernible. With her, religion was
indeed the chief concern and, consequently she was
growing christian-her faith being "that which
shineth more and more to the perfect day. She bore
her extreme sutferngs, and long illness without
murmur, or repining at the dispensaons OF
Providence, and though long expecting her summons
to the presence oil her Savior she calmly and peace
fully awaited Gods time and at last quietly fell a.
sleep in Jesus Her body sleeps BY the side other pa
rents in the graveyard at Union Church. Her spir
il is we have the strongest evidence to believe IN that
better land, where suffering and pain are known no
more.