Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-08

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denly at his residence in that city, about
/ - o'clock, on Sunday night last Mr.
Stanton was well known to many OF our
citizens, having practiced law IN the
| Courts of this County for several years
past. The MteMgeneer Of Monday
says -
1t is with unaffected sorrow that we
! announce to our readers that Hon. ben
iamin Stanton died suddenly, at his resi-
dcnce in this city, little before md
night last night, The sad intelligence
/ has Just come TO us Cat \. NJ, ami we
have no particulars, except that one OF
| the neirhbors. suddenly summoned to
the house. reached Mr.. Stamtons bed
side. where he was surrounded by his
family, just a. lie expired. lie had re
tired in his accustomed health. HIS
illness which we learn was ofbut few
minutes duration, was supposed to have
been occasioncd by heart disease.
The death of such Il man, 50 endeared
AS he was to his family and friends tol
all the kindly, social virtues that adorn
and ennoble human nature, is not only
private bereavement; but his eminent
abilities his sound judgment, his great
/ knowledge of publica affairs ard his live
| ly interest in all that concerned the
welfare Of the community, make his
taking off likewise a public misfortune
The Wheeling Register says -
The announcement of the very sud
den and unexpected death Dillon. Benz.
Stanton at his residence i'll this city, on
Sunday night, created a feeling OF pro
fount sorrow and regret among all
classes OF our people. We have been
able to gather the following particulars
in regard to this melancholy event: On
SUNDAY. Mr.. Stanton remarked that he
had not felt as well for years; that he
ttlt like Young man again. lie at,
tended church on Sunday morning, and
in the afternoon visited his son and son
in-law. Returning home, he complain
ed of fatigue, and after partaklnS OF
saucer Of strawberries, went to bed.
. About ten o'clock he woke up with
severe pain in his abdomen. Mrs;
Stanton rubbed him with camphor and
cave him stimulant These threw
Tim into a profuse perSpiration, and
when lis wife proposed to send for
doctor, he objected, saving he would he
all right in a few moments Very short
" Mrs. Stanton was alarmed by the
stranncncsS Of his breathing. She at
once alarmed the ucighbors, and DR.,
Bates was sent for but before he could
reach the house Gov. Stanton was no
more. As we say above, his sudden
death has cast gloom over this entire
community. There was no one who
heard him ON Friday night delivering
his speech from the front OF the Court
House. thought it would be the last he
would ever make, and little we thought
rs we saw him sitting in front of his
residence on Sunday evening, that we
should never see him alive again.
BENJAMIN Stanton was born in the
village of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson
county, Ohio, on the 4th of June, 1909,
and would therefore have been sixty
three wears of age to-day. His parents
, both died while he was yet an infant
and he was brought up by an uncle, as
farmer, until seventeen years OF age,
receiving only very mragre common
school education lie learned the trade
of a tailor and worked at it until about
1880 or 81. He studied law with
Marsh and Stokelcy at Steubcnvillc, and
, in 1884 commenced the practice OF his
profession in Bcllctomtainc, Logan com
ty, Ohio, where he spent The greater
portion of lis lie. He rose ra.;dly in
his profession and in the confidence
of the public, ana in 1871 was elected a
member of the State Senate. lie after
wards resigned and was reelected i'll
! 1913. In 1850 he was q member OF
/ the Convention that framed the present
/ Constitution Of the State Of Ohio and
in the same year was chosen to repre-
sent the Eighth District in the Thirty
second Congress. He was not mem
Der of the next Congress. but was re
elected in 1854 and served, by success
i've reflections, until the close on the
4th of March. 1861 Shortly after the
expiration of his fourth lermin Congress,
he was nominated and elected by the
Republican party to the Office Of Lieu
tenant Governor OF Ohio, running on
the same ticket with Governor David
:. Todd. In 1868 he removed to this
State and opened law Office, in com
pany with his son-in-aw c. W. Is. Ali
son, Esq, in MartinSburg, Berkeley
county. Not long thereafter the law
firm Of Stanton and Allison came to
Wheeling and established It's office here
? where Mr. Stanton has been actively en-
gagged in the practice of his profession
until the day of his death.
His private character was above re-
proach. He has been for many years
member of the Methodist Church, and
in all the social relations of life has en-
loved the warm friendship OF all who
knew him.
gzs" ANoruEE SrNEr.-Dming last
week. Mr.. Barret, Chief Engineer the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company,
was engaged in making survey Of a
new route through the vicinity OF
Charlestown. The Spirit says;
This survey leaves the West street
route a short distance North Of the
town, and bearing to the Southwest