Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-23
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Fox-In staunton. Oct. 9Th, Charles Fox,
tailor, aged So years.
BRAY.-At the residence of her grandson Dud-
ley Bray. near Mint Spring, Oct. 18th, Mrs.
Mary L. Bray, aged Sc years. mother of James
Bray, former City Sergeant of Richmond.
POwERs.-Near Valley Mills, eight miles west
ofStaunton, on Tuesday, Sep. the 18th, after
but few daysilness, Mr.. Robert T. Powers,
aged II years and months.
Obituary of Capt. JeEiu A. Carpenter.
On board the steamer Tangier, en- route from
Snowfall Md. to Baltimore, Capt. John A
Carpenter departed this life in the SD year of
his age, after long and painful Illness, which
he bore with the patience and resignation of
an humble follower of our blessed Redener in
whom he trusted, He had been il delicate
health for many months, and Il was deemed
best that he should visit the scenes of his youth
and early manhood. He and his wife were re-
turning from that visit 10 tteir home in Staun-
ton, We when the hand of death was laid upon
him.
Capt. Carpenter was born in Northanpton
county, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. of an
ancestry who were amongst the earliest and
most prominent settlers 10 that part of Vir-
GINA. His mother was Nelson. But, alas,
he was the las honorable representative OF the
house of Carpenter, and not one drop of his
parental blood flows in the veins of living man
and no one of bis name survives.
With ample means, he was educated in the
best schools of his section. Endowed with
bright and vigorous mind, he acquired knowl-
edge rapidly, and had he devoted himself TO
one of the learned professions, would have pnt
his name high up on the roll of distinguished
men.
His courtesy, gentleness OF nature, kindliness
of heart and fiue conversational talent arrest
sd the attention of all, and rendered him one
of the most genial and interesting com paniOns
AS a business man--insurance being his spe-
ciaity-he was regarded one of the best in
the state, One of the Companies represented
by him has written thus: Il suppose taa5 our
community regrets very much the death of poor
Capt. Carpenter. You have lost good citizen,
true freud, and an honest, upright man."
low high and just q tribute. 1t embraces all.
in one terse and emphatic sentence, that could
be said of any one.
AS a son, he was loving, obedient, true, and
generous.
As I husband, never within the range of tie
writer's acquaintance has he known more
devoted couple, giving and forbearing in all
things; never d word OF asperity from one to
the otoer; never an unkind thought, one of
the other. Their intercourse down the voyage
of life was peaceful as placid sea-lovely and
romantic as if III the garden of ResperideS.
As a soldier in the late Confederate war, he
volunteered, and was brave, true, gallant, and
did what duty demanded of him. He was
gentem ln-Sdns peur sans Teproche. There
stain upon his escutcheon-there was
no imputation upon his honor. If he had
faults they leaned to the side of virtue. Let
the mantle of charity cover them.
Ever green be the grass that grows upon the
grave, watered by the tears of disoOnsolate
and noble wife and appreciative frienos, until
his spirit shall ascend TO the God who gave IL.
ONE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM.