Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-01-26
lN MEMORihM.
JOSIAH TEETER, ESQ, OJu.
Dec, q, 1874, AaaO AStGtis ~.

eve kno~ when moons EhaI! wsn.
/ sumner birds from far shall cross the ses
/ When sctuBn's bRe stall tinge the golden Ersn
! bst vao shall tssch =. 90 Issk for deaihT
is il G.n 'rriGg's iTst g.ie
COses fOTth to = he ieT . hefe the Violets Fer
| L. II vixen ia PlIh grow pslsf
| iboy hsSe "uo se7t"n-sll nsrs ~ die,
! Leave have their ti'se ~ fsD
! Ard foNers e. HItner At tue soNh WiuS's breath,
/ AsE stars To Get, bat ell
| fh"u EAst Ell se-Ao for isine e-R, 80 Des'hf"
IT'S the night Of Dec. 81, 1874. TIE
/ dirge Of the departing year is borne in
/ mournfui cadence eu the RIuttering
! bre, Ee. In = little chamber, dimIy
! lighted. q small group Ell loving hearts
! gathered around the sick bed sf the
! brother, the husband. the father. The
! muEaed tread, tive anxious, IorTOWfui
! look, the silent tesr the solemn, pain
! fol stiffness, ali betOkcH the stern
| presence of the king Of terrOrs. The
! loved one stlSighteDs himself in the
/ bed, looks up and gently raises bic
/ trembling hsHds and moves his quiv-
! ering lips, ~ if engaged ia earnest
! prayer, and again closes his eyes and
neatly folds bic hands over his breast,
| he sWeetly smiles, Is il ~ welcome
IA srsengeFs, inVisiGle ~ UtUrissl eyes
D
= at lie departing soql Oh snOSY pin
ions to AhrAhSb's bf--ofsl. he feeiAy
gssl,s, sHd all of earth Is DER. The
silver CHORD is iOosea, the golden b0@l
il broken. aud tie Immortal spirit,
eyaaucipstcd from its prison Of clay,
bs1 returned 10 the God who gave It.
such is the end Of tie good man, such
Ts5 the end of Josiah Trcyr.
P-Lr.Hs-t tar.r -. II ,..fsP.t,
something more th4n the mere az
nouuremeHt of THE melancholy event.
The DECREASED Was prominent, highly
respected sud usri.i meTaiI-r Of sacje-
~ he belonged 10 thal rare and 8 nail
class of men, who, difiiIeut Of their
own abilities, and uAobtrusiYeia their
manner, mast be long and Ultimately
known under ttIe varied aUd t!yiEg
V;cissiJud,s Of life, - he rightly a.d
fully appreciated We admired a,15
loved him fur isis many excellent and
amiabia traits OF character whit
gmDHS "a, and now that he il s-oDe,
s,uuid s;jecli"ns!iy tEiHa few flow
- end srcTEr"sua III fond EIeaIorj' =
a-.,-!;-St chapel.
Mr.. Ir-ter was e man Of more than
ortiyETy native vis,"r and b-iiiiEacy
81 Intellect, ~ d enjoyed, III the proper
time, the best fGCiIitiS~ for mental cuI-
tuog that the cnautry s7fari~d. nor
"--e these sdvaatg%'-s suffered 10 pas
80 p yrDggd. Rs = student iie N..s
die iuyui-IeG ;ur EsNiduity, Uu 1'cs ria.1
pag-,vei cEcs, aEa rspId progress iH his
sJu6:s,s. hJiH Id his literary and pro-
f.-Aiuus! course, He graduated with
EcnUr ~ Emory snd Henry College
ia jane, l5JI. r ter spending short
UMe in teaching. be entsTeG Judge
E-brEcBbTpaga' celebrated Law
school ut Lexington, Va, in which,
having com pists-d tie full course, lac
graduated an 1875 OF y. iIe made his
mark IN The school The oistinguisE-
eJ Juri-t. WH0 stood 1t the head Of il,
predicted for liim successful and
brilliant career il the profession OF h!5
choice.
Like thousands OF others, however,
Mr.. T.. Snder the influence of mis-
guided, though honorable ambition,
by too close application and confine-
nirnt to study, 50 greatly impaired a
constitution naturally feeble. ~ to
disg usliIy him for tae successful snd
safe prosecution Of his lsbOriOus pro-
feEGi0B. Re required rect and change
for the recuperatiOn Of bis wasted
physical and menlSi energies. in the
meantime the unprecedented civil
war, which cOnVu.aeG this great na-
tiu8 from centre co circumference, and |
dreuched il in fraternal blood, broke |
OGt. Ia the St0nemSu raid into East !
Tennessee in the winter Of 1864 5 be |
Was captured on the train fr0m JOaes- !
borough 10 Bristol, Near the latter |
place and compelled, thiniy clad and /
lightly shOG, with insufficient and !
uupal alstabie ratiOns TO trudge through |
rain, mud sud cold, TO Knoxville, and (
WA there thrust into q filthy, i0Ethe /
some prison. ana almost literally |
starved and fiOEeu TO death, and al /
that too for no crime Of his owr, for !
he v2s Il devoted Union man from /
principle. 1t was this that brought on |
that iDcurGble disease from which he |
suffered 70 grestly through all futme |
life, which utterly incsp&citsted him |
for any considerable physical |
or Rlental effort, snd brought him 10 |
al untime!y grave. 1t compelled him !
70 abandon, practically, the profession /
in preparing for which he hal eXpeu- /
Ged so much labor aud money.
In 1865 &r. T-eter wss chosen ss - (
tGtive from Washington coun-
-, Va, TO the House 9f DelegNtee in !
Tie General Assembly Of Va, and /
served in that body in the Haem 'rable
sesBioDs OF 1865 and 1867. L is &c-
oSleGged sbiliIies, and his princi-
pies and course, during the civil war
from which the country had just
as well ss the highly con-
position which lie occupied
= Ter the close of the var, emUnenily |
6tted him 10 take an active and pr0ni-
neat part in the recOnstTuctlnn Of the
state government under the changed
condition of SifsiTs. 50 fer ~ We are
he discharged the duties CT
his responsible suc critical position
both with honor 10 him-eif aud To the
sat u faction End iuterest of his con-
stit9ents. lie never bt-cSnle u csnoi-
date for reelection He lad bul little
JRs te for politics.
since thst time he hSs served his
District in the capacity Of msgIs-
trste His kuo~lecCe o. Jaw. aud the
confidence Of the community in hje
suleri0r judgment and perfect integ-
rity, nsde hisl emiaeHtly useful. Ee
cid auch by his council Gnd influence
10 rettie difficulties betCeen neigh
,,oTs, SRd thus prevent veZstiOus, eE-
sensive Snd efteu ruinO1s litigation.
n al the social relations i'm life-As
sen brother. husband aud father-we
heEard nothing in saying that lie we
a neOdel man. Aud whilst il Rasy not
De proper n invGCs the sanctity Of the
srniIy circle, we cannot forbeHr TO re-
'er la this connection, 30 a single iRci-