The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-06

PASSING AwAY-Dsath of DR.. John
g. Afisck.-Yesterdsy morning, about
one O'Clock, DR.. John Gladstone AfAeck,
one Of the oldest, if not the Oldest, resi-!
dents OF Bridgeport. o., breathed his last
at his late residence at that place, and
life's 1tful fever with him Is now DER,
the innimste clay being all that Is
lett of once powerful intellect, Dr. .
Afieck was cousin Of William E,
Gladstone (Lord Pslmerstonl. the Eng
lush statesm an, after whom he was named.
He graduated with high donors at the
GLASGOW (Scotland) college, and at the
age of Is, in the year 1918, emigrated to
this country and took up bis abode at
Winchester. Va. Here he studied medi-
cine, and afterwards became success
full practitioner at that place. But being
of restless disposition, he again re-
solved to seek q more congenial To-
cality for bis permanent abode,
and IN 1924 he removed to
Belmont county, D., where he resumed
the practice of his profession. Two years
later, in 1926, he connected himself with
government surveying party, and
spent some years ameng the Wysndotte
Indians, who were At that time partly
civilized, in pursuit of his new vocation.
The survey having been completed, the
expedition disbanded, and Mr.. Affleck
again retired to private life, living tor q
time at Bs:nesville, and afterwards at
Semerton in Belmont county. Some years
later he removed to St. Clsirsville. o at
which place be married his first wife, and
engaged in the publication of the Na-
t,onal Historian, weekly newspaper, we
believe, IN 1881. Afterwards he severed
his connection with the Historian, re-.
moved to Bridgeport, o., the place of his
late residence, and engaged in the publ
cation OF the Belmont Banner, and later
the Belmont Farmer, both weekly news.
papers, which he edited with great
ability, and assisted materially through
his exertions in the capacity of editor,
in building up the town of Bridgeport 10
its present dimensions, watching its
growth as father does that of child.
Financially, however, his numerous en-
terprlses as publisher were not success
full, owing to the sparsely settled state. of
the neighborhood to which his editorial
labors were confined, and the close prox.
imity of the city dailies, and he sus-
pended the publication of the Farmer
some twelve or fifteen years since. lie
did not again enter into the active pur.
suits of life, but retired to private life,
making an occasional professional visit at
the instance of some particular friend,
until few years since, when he ceased
altogether, in consequence of mis- rapidly
declining health, from any attempt to
administer to the wants of the sick. Just
previous to his death DIR. Atfleck COM
menced the publication of the Tidal Wave
a small monthly paper, FOR his own
amusement and not for any pecunlary
gain, which he continued until his last
sickness. His disease was sottening OF
the brain, superinduced no doubt, by the
strain constantly brought to bear on his
mental faculties during his varied career
through life. He leaves wife and three
child rem, each of whom are married, to
mourn his loss, and the community with
which he has so long been identified will
sadly miss him from their midst.