Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-09-24
DIED.

SAMSELL-Mr. Nicholas Samsell, VINO
was born April Goth, 1910. departed this
life September 10th, 1881; Aged = years
months and is days. Mr.. Samsell nas
been CONSTANT member of the Methodist
church nearly 40 years.
CAMPBELL-Annie Eugene Campbell,
youngest daughter of Rev. j. F. Campbeil,
D. D., the former pastor of the Lutheran
Church of this place. died at her home, at
Capon Road, Shenandoah county, va, on
the til of September 1881, aged IL years,
months and Is days. She was bur-
ried at Strasburg at which place she was
member of the Lutheran Church. VI;
Campbelrs many friends of this place VIII
deeply sympathize with him in his bereave-
ment.
BAKER-At his fathers residence near
Stephens City, Frederick county, Va, Sep.
18th, 1881 ofTyphoid fever, scott H. Baker
aged 90 years, the only son of William and
Amanda J. Baker.
The subject of this obituary, in company
with the writer, left Stephens City on the
28th of last March. en- r0ate for Louisville,
KY, at which place we landed on the fol-
lowing day. After looking around in search
of employment and not succeeding, we
crossed the Ohio river, and located at New
Albany, Ind, where we remained for four
months, after which we came East as far as
Springfield, Ohio. Here we were very
pleasantly situated and enjoyed ourselves
very much; and no doubt would have re-
NAMED some months had not my friend fall
len sick. The first cause of his sickness, l
think, was exposure to the sun, when the
thermometer stood at 10Y in the shade. He
complained of pains in the back part of the
head for about week before he was con-
fined to his room, which was on the nth
inst. The next day he was so much worse
that the attending physicians advised me to
send for his father, which 1 did. The next
morning after his fathers arrival, he ap-
peared to be so much better that one of the
physicians thought he might be removed
with safety. We accordingly left Spring
field about 10 o'clock the 10th inst, in
palace sleeping car, and arrived at Stephens
City the following day, at 19t o'clock. He
bore up well during the entire journey and
seemed anxious to get home. When we
landed, he recognized his mother, sisters
and friends. He rested well during the fol-
lowing night, but in the morning his pulse
was IA. He sank gradually until Saturday
night, when he passed over the river of
death. He wasinterred in Green Hill Gem
etery. '. .
The funeral was attended by large con-
course of friends, and the sermon was
preached in the M. E. Church, by the p; ssor,
Rev. A. A. p. Neel. In all my relations
with the deceased, l always found him to
be a moral and exemplary young man.. He
attended Church and Sunday School fire.
quenily, and although not professor of re-,
lision, yet l know he was religiously in
clincd. On one occasion he toldme he was
going to get religion the first opportunity,
he had During the first attack ofdelerium
all his talk was about religion So, have
no doubt but what our loss is his eternal
gain. ~
" w IL HISS nlIll Ill the mornings rosy llglC,
AT sunny noon,
And when the shadows bring again the
night;
Or the full moon
Fills earth and sky with brightness, our sad
hearts
Are aching still;
Grace only can realieve the bitter smart,
And bow the will.
$50 short time ago amid flowers,
He walked at even;
Now his glad spirit mid enchanted bowers,
Enjoys its heaven.
Amid the chorus of the morning stars,
His spirit rose
Above earth's noisy babblings and its jars,
| And all its woes.
ooh! what wonderful and kind reprieve,
When hope had fled, % 49, ~.
| God gave to save his soul! Oh, can we grieve
Now that he's dead?
The glad, new song of praise will no more
end,
That song so blest.
God to his own, beloved child did send.
| A calm, sweet rest. =,
ooh, may such grace to us and ours begiyen
| That at the last,
The family entire may join in heaven, r.,
| All sorrow past" ag9s r,s wy