Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-10-15
DIED..

At his residence in this place. On Saturday last Mr.
DAVID W. PEAco, in the - year of his age.
At the residence of his father, Alexander Gilmor,
Esq in Highland county, Virginia, on the 26th Of
September, 1851, Of Typhoid Fever Lieut.. JESSE S.
GILMoR of the "Highanders, in the 23d year of his
age.
% Rockingham Register please copy.
AT Mt. Jackson, on Monday, the 9TH inst, after an
illness of two weeks of Dipthera, private JACOB
FULTz, of company E., Capt. VIM. B. Yanceys Peak
ed Mountain Greys in the 18th year of his age. He
was the of Jacob Futz, deceased, of McGaheys-
Vile Rockingham county. He was good soldier
and had faithfully discharged all the duties required
of him up to the time of his illness Peace to his
ashes
On the 2lst of September. at the residence of Mr..
James Paxton, near Staunton Mrs. SARAH A. RISK
sister of Rev. Thomas N. Paxton in the 43d year of
her age.
The deceased had been a member of Timber Ridge
Church for many years. and thther at her DEATH her
remains carried. As an humble and conscientious
christian she endeavored to adorn the doctrine of God
her Saviour in all things. Her husbands death, in
January last affected her deeply, and from this blow
she never recovered She is now. trust in bright
er world, where tears are wiped away and where the
weary are at rest.
At his residence in Brdgewater, in Rockingham
county, Thurday night the Sd inst, after short
illness, of Typhoid Fever A. W. BROwN, Esq, in the
SD year of his age He most excellent citizen,
and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. He
was correct, honorable and just business man; and
had been once elected Justice of the Peace by his
fellow -citIzens which he declined to accept. He
hOspitable, kind and generous, and his community
will long depore the loss they have sustained In his
death. His family, however, have sustained "a loss
which never be repaired, more kind, indul-
gent and affectonae husband and father than Allen
W. Brown has never lived.
On Tuesday morning. October 9Th, near Camp Bar
tow ON Greenbrier River, of Typhoid Fever, in the
18th year of his age, Mr. JAMES A. Frazier, of Jen-
nng's Gap, a member of the Churchville Cavalry.
The deceased was among the first of those who NOV
ed to our defence in Northwestern Virginia shortly
after the opening of the war, since which tIme down
to the day of his prostration by disease he has
dered constant faithful and efficient service in his
country's cause which he had so much at heart lie
was one of comparatively small number in this re-
gion who favored an earlier and prOmpter movement
by our own State toward the position she finally took
and in aiding maintain that position, to the law
ING down his lfe it may be recorded with exact truth
he shrunk from no duty however toilsome or danger
ous and that his example conspicuous for prompt
obedience to orders
Shortly after attaining to manhood he made pub
lie profession of religion and connected himself with
the PRESBYTERIAN Church His daily walk and con-
versation have been in harmony with his profession
and needed the exercises of the closing scene to
impart hope and consolation to mourning friends
But those exercises were interesting showing the
bent of his thoughts and affections Those who waited
and watched his bedside testify that, both IN the
hours of clear and undistu rbed mental vision and In
those of partial obscuraton by disease and the power
of medicine his prayers earnest and fervent not
ony for himself and friends but for the cause for the
army and for the restraining wickedness OF the camp
" hich seemed to have made deep and painful M
preston upon him.
His aged mother, who survives her youngest child,
will find her sure consolation in the well grounded be-
lief that he has gone to his reward and has gained
better than any earthly victory.