Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-27
Eea:ii OF Mr. ]. Wayt Eel.

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! On Monday night of last week, Mr. j. Wayt
Bell, one Of the most worthy and estimable citi-
zens of this county, was stricken with paraly-
SIS in his ri ght side, from the effects of which
he died on Friday night at his residence about
five miles from this city, aged 80 years Gmonths,
and days.
Up to the time he was so suddenly stricken
down, he was in the possession of his usual
good health, and on that evening ate a hearty
supper. He seemed to have fair prospects to
! live many years, and his fate furnishes another
striking Illustration of the sad truth, that sin
! the midst of life, we are in death"
| His unexpected death shocked with deep
feelings this whole community in which he
was so well known and highly esteemed. He
was member of a family possessing numer-
! Gus connexions and relatives, among whom are
embraced many of the most estimable citizens
OF this city and county, and his friends were rs
numerous as his acquaintance, and by all his
death is greatly deplored. He had been for
many years consistent member of the First
/ Presbyterian church of this city.
| The funeral services were performed at the
| residence of deceased at O cccl on Sunday af-
ternoon by Rev. VIM. E. Baker, Pastor OF the
| First Presbyterian church; after which, his
mains,-1ollowed by unusually large pro-
! StSSIoH vi MISUNDERSTANDING the ram
were buried in Thornrose Cemetery near this
! city at O'Clock, p. N.
! The pall-bearers were,--Capt. Lewis Hartman,
VIM. Jordan, VIM. H Peyton, VIM. Frazier,
Capt. E. W. Bayley, N. P Catlett, Thomas \.
| Bledsoe, and Dr. Alexander
! The most useful articles at ) cents can be
/ had at GLADKE's. nayG-tf
/ RELIGIOUS ISTELIIGENc1s.-Re Mr.. Petre
Pastor the Preshy terrain Church of Charlottes-
vile, preached interesting sermons in the First
Presbyterian Church of this city, on last Friday
evening, Saturday morning and evening, and
Sunday morning and evening.
I On Sunday. morning the ordinance OF the
Lords Supper administered, and fifteen
members were added to the church by profess
| sion OF faith, and six by certificate. This large
addition to the membership of the church is
largely due to the untiring energy and pastoral
labors OF Rev. W E. Baker the pastor of the
church.
Eey. Jos. r. wilson D. D., Of Wilmington,
/ N c., will preach in the First Presbyterian
Church morning and evening" next Sabbath
/ Inc sermon in the evening will he the annual
commencement sermon of the Augusta Female
Seminary. The music on both occasions will
be given by the pupils of that Seminary
! At the Baptist Church Sunday morning there
was held the annual meeting of the church, at
which time all the Standing Committees made
! Their reports, and new committees for the cur
rent year were appointed. Mr.. ]. +. Todd
Chairman Of the Finance Committee, reported
that The Church owed about $3.50 GO, whereupon
collection was taken up and S25l00 raised.-
At night Rev. Dr.. Manly preached the first Of q
series Of sermons on the doctrines ofthe Baptist
! Church.
At the other Churches the usual services were
held by the regular pastors
MY Mother-in-laW is q walking advertise
inent for DR.. Bulls Baby syrup subscriber
remarked yesterday; "sle recommends it ev-
erywhere."
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FIGHT WITH M0ONSHINERS.--The OLD COM
'"o"1cediHi publishes the following extract from
d letter from John w. Points, Deputy Marshal
at WyIhevllle, Of date May Is, 1879:
| iretofned this morning from the Black Wa
to1 l"i"' we broke up two very large distil-
| leFies- "hen returning to our horses about
DAY break Sunday morning we were attacked
/ by a party Of inoonshiners, some seven or eioht
III number. They Were stationed on the Ton
nessee line, in the woods, about two hundreds
yards from Us. Wewecein an open field There
were ABOUT sixty TO seventy-five shots fired bv
each party. We killed one Of the moons.iners
the first volley we fired. The fight lasted aboui
twenty minutes, There were thirteen in our
party; six Of us had guns ana had to do the
fighting. I would have refused u fortune for
my gun about that time
1t was impossible for US to capture them, as
they had too much the advantage They were
armed with Spencer rifles and squirrel rifles
and concealed in the brush aboveus. five had
attempted to charge them, it would have been
certain death to some Of US. The firing was
kept until our cartridges gave out. None of orr
party were hurt in the fight. Capt Dotson VIII
soon MAKE another raid through Cumberland
Gap. His party killed a man out there several
weeks ago
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