Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-09-03
DIED.

On the 18th August, HALLE, daughter of Robt T.
and Sallie A. Poage, aged year, months and day.
CYRUS STRrcKLRR, promising young man, well
known in this place, died in Charlottesville on the
2sth OF July from wound received in the battle of
Manassas. A student of Washington College, in the
vgor of early manhood with the prospect before him
of long and useful life, he obeyed with ardor and
alacry his countys CALL and entered the service at
an early day.
On the 9Th day of August, 1s6l at the residence Of
her mother Mrs. Eliza Rozanbarger, after protract-
illness of typhoid fever Mrs. ELIZA j. HARRIS, wife
Dr. James Harris Of Augusta county, aged "a years,
months and days.
The subject of the above notice was for many years
member of the Lutheran Church As Christian,
in her life she emempfed the teaching of the Gospel
Of Christ showing that she had experienced the plas
tic and transforming power of the Gospel upon her
heart enrching her with its blessed experience and
enabling her to shed the light of christian example
through extensive circle Of acquaintance scatter
ing the purfume of the christian graces about her
home and cementing the ties of life by her divine vir-
tues In DEATH in ife the grace of Christ suf
fcient, having extracted its sting removed its terror
and changed it into means of removal from earth's
and Affections and sorrows to the eternal bright
and bliss of the immediate presence of God her
Father and to the society of the pure in heaven But
the wisdom that gave beauty and fragrance to the
flower, has gathered it from earths garden and trans
planted it in more congenial soil: the mercy which
renewed and sancifed the spirit has removed it to
purer cline and to holier associations.
EB Charlottesville papers please copy.
Of Bilious Fever, IN Williamsport, Tenn, August
oth, 1861, Mrs. BETsEY MCFARLAND HUMPHREYs, wife
of DIR. VIM. F. Humphreys, and daughter of Rev.
Francis Mcfarland, d. d. Her death was in the 35th
year of her age.
In world where cit is appointed unto all men once
to de- why should any visitation of this kind take
by surprise? Let few words include what may be
enough for this public record thousand things
will be laid up as cherished and sacred mementoes
in the circle of more private friendship.
od t1E Eo1 frair roA 1r, nc flr,r-
ture and admontion, she became early in life fol-
lower of the Lord Jesus. With good mind and
well educated, her labors at various places in the
cause of education were highly appreciated, and in
them all her usefulness Christian are gratefully
remembered She was called to die far from the
scenes, and companions of former years. She had
not indeed found home in the place where the hand
of death opened her grave But her excellent char.
acter, her warm affections, and active piety had al
ready for her the esteem and love of wide cir
Gle of valued friends No special views in the pros
pect of eternity have been communicated the wri-
ter of these lines nor they needed Having well
known what the home of her heart for many years
past why should doubt remain concerning the home
of her spit now Three children left, and at
age too tender to comprehend the purpor of this the
greatest of earti bereavements. May covenant mer-
cies bless their orphanage There others sad
" and deeply stricken by this event. We lift the
veil now covering their sorrow. The kind and com
forng Spirit, know has gone in, according to the
Saviours PROMISE John XIV IL, ls,) and therefore,
't IS aoeI
On the 22d of July, at Manassas from wound re-
ceived in the battle of the 21s BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
SHUEY. in the 26th wear of his age.
He was member of the West View Infantry, and
the fayorite of the whole company. In his death his
companions in arms have lost brave soldier and true
friend from their ranks. Franklin Shuey was one Of
the best young men of whoh, Augusta county could
boast By his open, frank and courteous disposition
he many friends. He ore of the few whom
every person highly respected. BY his death the
community from which he has been taken by the
mysterious providence of All-wise God has sus-
tanned great loss. In the battle of Halnesvie he
fought courageously, and in the engagement at Manas
he in the hottest part of the battle and fell
urging his comrades to cictory death Death
was his lot; but he left a and character un-
tarnished and his memory is dear to many sorrowing
friends and relatives.
But to speak of his bravery in the Confederate Ar
my alone would not do justice to his memory for the
highest praise that be awarded him is that he
was good soldier of the Cross. He was valuable
member of the Ev. Lutheran Church, and adorned his
profession by Cody life. We have good reason to
believe that he is in a world of eternal peace
Although the jublant music which shall hail the re-
than they shall be when again received to the bo
of their families and friends. Sweeter than the
shout of victorious comrades which thrilled his bleed
ing couch the of the battle the redeerning
mercy of his Saviour it spake peace to his manly
heart and whispered of laures that fade not and q
crown that shall never crumble.
/ ''He has fallen-he has fallen,
/ For his country fair and free;
In the foremost ranks he's fallen,
For no craven heart had he.
! In the summer land they've placed him,
Meath sky that's ever blue,
| And Heaven never smiled on one
| More generous and true"