South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-07

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On CRIB Ran. Hardy eouaiy. on ihs 18Th nl,..
M. Hkssr Aorgas. aged CO years and months
10 Noore6ed, on the 2&ih cit. 0ruo Lswis.
tsfsut con OF hr. Samuel - AID Kettle y. Cor.
don, aged eight months and Eve days.
10 Piedmont 90 the fth u.t Of Cousump-
ton, Mr.. FRSHg CosbiH.
On the 30 h nit at the residence of John 3.
Thrush, In Ni.er-i cnuuly. Mr.. JuHs TAYLoa. in
The 6stb ~ Ills aye
ou the 2sth OF he SANE month. near Claws
! vile. Niaer.l county, Mr.. Nm. rsonAs, in ths
soth year Of his age
Obituary. s@~
For the intelllgencer.
The Hon JAMES CAgsxADoS. who du.
ring his past life, held so prominent q
| position in the church and community
departed this Lille Oh the s22nd day of
March 1876. at his residence on Patter-
sons Greek. Mineral County. West Va.
in the 51th yesr OF his age.
Frank in the expression OF his opin-
ions. energetic aud prudent in the dis :
charge Of duty. he has left his impre 50
upon society at large, and is not likely
soon TO be forgotten. The memory OF
the just is blessed"
His name stands identified. from the
| hrst, with the State OF " est Va, Of which
he was always warm friend aud alive
to every interest for her advancement
| and improvement. Through all the
dreary years ofour late civil strife. those
| years that tried mems souls. lac main.
tained an abiding sense OF the claims OF
God upon him. Ills was r discharge al
official duty, so punctual in both Church
and State, that even the rancor OF party
hostility, failed TO divert him from his
| purpose iicwas a man Of solid l,iety"
and TO his general experience IS chris
tian there was finally added the polish
OF holiness TO the Lord" AN expert
enee which enabled him with peaceful
and loving resignation, during the clos.
ing hours OF life, to overcome the irrita.
biiity that springs from such sharp neu-
rslgic pains. as he then endured, and
also TO say in substance. II have fought
n good fight" &c, end Tim. 4th Chap.
1;h verse; From this text his funeral
waa preached 10 large and spprsciative
audience, III the attractive Little Church
that he had originated and erected for
the benefit of his own neinhborhood. =
after which, his body was inferred in the
adjoining Church, yard. in sight Of his
family residence.
As - public man JAMES CARsKADoE.
was elected in the year 1860, to the Vir-
ginia Legislature, bnt the State, in the
meantime secedin. he did not go to
Richmond. but took his seat "a Sena-
tor, in what was known as the Restored
Government OF Va - ut heeling. and
was made chairman of the most i.npor.
tsnt committee, ON privileges and c.
iections,' being. ut the same time, All ac-
tive member OF the committees ION
township and County Organizations -
Municipal Corporations Enrolled
Bills" and also in the special commit.
tee onIempersncs
From oSe who served with him in the
Senate OF West Vs.-one we'll qualified
10 judge. Ne learn that he was '.one oil
tie most active and influential memb eT ,
OF that body" and that his speeches
we're always marked, by their breviLy.
clssrness, and point, and that, Giimseli
a Republican in politics. "he was Away,
FAIR and honorable towards his political
opponeuts,-no one OF whom ever cues
TONED his sincerity or impugnsd bis
motives, and, further, that This fear.
lessness OF thought and expression, ~
10 what he considered the right. was n
remarkable trait OF his character. "--Ls
thinking it wes always expedisn', re.
CARELESS Of personal popularity, or par.
" eXpediency TO do he right
In IL, 4,
kadon Wss 4 decided Methodist,-n
member of lie Methodist Episcopa!
Church. and for many years model
Recording steward Of his Circuit.-he
was good man in evil timea, one
whose love did not wax cold because
iniquitY aboundAd. Having born. Tic
heat and burden of the day," he seems
to have been allowed respite in the
bosom Of lis family wh le the day OF r..
ternity, the brighter day wa approach
ing. lie did not. At any time. from the
frat OF biz confinement. feel authorized
To pray for las recovery, - the iudica.
lions OF Providence. lie said. were clear
TO him that such sas not the will Of
God, snd tlIxt this sickness wac unto
dsnth. In no relation OF life was he
more highly appreciated, than in his
own domestic circle. where he vas 70.
cOgnized as the kind and sfectionsls
husband. the loved and vensretsd father
with them bis memory will he embllm.
ed aud l,is example and influence. tell
mofs potently than Thousands Of silver
aud gold nv those who knew u N beat.
James CGrskedon YES REGARDED M "a
rnre upright man. spolles3 ia character.
honorable 10 conduct, and conscientious
10 motive and act rev men po7se,siu!
more good commoa sense and safer iuig.
ment than he. lie was - zealou, $50.
cate OF the State system Unpopular .lu.
cation, aud also one of the PRINCIPAL
founders of tie Agricultural COLLEGE.
nov West Va. University az sl4o
zone Of ia first. AMI mos, efficient yisi
tors and Regents, anl one vino aided