The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-01-29
Funeral Of Rev. Daniel Yount.


Funeral of Rev. Daniel Yount.
/ The funeral of the late Rev. Dame
Yount, whose sad death we chronicle(
last week, took place at Middle River
church, New Hope, on Thursday last
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Benz. Moomaw of Roanoke, assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Click of Rockingham, the
pall-bearers being X. b. Koiner, w. r.
Talley, Irenius r. Koiner, VIM. Hanger,
Jas. Patrick, and Solomon Seroggan. The
procession was the largest ever seen in
that section of the county, it being esti-
mated that between $50 and 1000 per-
sons assembled to pay the last tribute Of
respect to the memory of man whose
sterling qualities, high integrity, unosten-
tacious charity aud genuine christianity
marked him rs one who leaves the world
better and brighter for having lived.
| In our hurriedly written account of the
| fatal accident published last week. sew
Ieral errors occurred. On Tuesday morn,
ling Tie deceased left his home abont $50
at Crimura at clock His son wished
to accompany him, but lie preferred going
alone. and after having crossed the river
he lighted pine torch. turned his horse
loose ard proceeded on foot to the depot.
He signaltd the train with large torch
then crossed the track TO get on ut the
regular place of stopping, The engineer is
SAID to have seeD a man cross the track
but not the signals. The train come Oh
at full speed. Mr.. Yount's overcoat ap
pears to have been blown into the large
driving wheels OF the engine and he was
Ii4s drawn against the top of standing
gopdola, the back part of his head striking
band OF iron s feet from ground and the
skull broken in. Ills body was then drag
ged perhaps twenty yafds and left by the
lsldt OF the track The right forehead
bone was broken in, arms and one leg
broken and right hand badly cut. None
pf his clothes except his ovefcsat were at
all torn. He was found by the section
hands about $50 A. NJ. Death was no
doubt instantaneous and there could have
been no suffering
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A pEsER@ EG GoMpLIMEzyr ro 4 yre-
CHINA BREEDER. THE breeders Ga
|zette" publishes the following:
Messrs Palmer & Bowman. of SaltyilIe
Va, for several seasons past have heen
laying the foundation for one of the largest
horns in An re ae'' T r. ca n h Oh onoft,
in this enterprise with the intent ion Ae 81
building up an establishment which shall
pe sile peer OF any n existence, and those
will not d"mbt a theis ah mii NE gentlemen
a position. Mr.. A. NJ. Bowman. Of This
firm, IS one OF the directors of the Amer
lcali o'lo ~ breeders Association and
nerfaiaind " ~ snpM toa5s W az SUBJECTS
above. XXI rxnagt 81 fbs i i,ard
book records, u thorough believer in the /,
superiority o. iifst.eiaas Bates slreS, and a
NJ p t.1,un " g'esip puacsleai experience,
work of MAINTAINING I1u III oa
breeding herd of the highest character
Many OF the best bred and finest Individual
. .qsdT Il pte u,ue'gIass country nave al
Palmer & Bowman at Riab ,,,;oos se ' ori
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0uiis OF approved form and of tie purest i,
Bates stralns nave been placed at the head
/, nc S'i WIEN eiu ms azette believes that
10 small share Of nnblic attant;a, 9 =; Ky
near future, and we take pleasure in COM = !,
nenhlng II 10 the consideration of our 7
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~ oot.,pi.inenl ~ MI. bowman Is ue-
!, 'eu. iie e el'lptFa 10 the THANKS OF
Ae people ~ virginia lof tne EFFORTS ne
= .'auo ~ Improve Inc eatPie, not only
: ,lio 'V"'o o~' y bHe ooulh, Ior The
aa9 ~ tAe piopilet9fs OF the famous d
4paiste tteiu eS'Sliq' 70 Mexico. whist u
i'SlasiV VI our county ana proprietor OF g
10 neiiev"e SUCK iarnl, Mf. 'bowman's p
epu'"'ioii DIS Judge OF FhproQghbreds J
iio SuocesSi III breeder had attracted thlther Il
l"ny loSeis u ohofthofils' ana though s.
= ,'oio ""' ioo tiieii 50 extensive, IL
'tt-Dea.u ''noii Ito ,henioeis representa-
l'ss - .no H-oA' ee4epfAIeo iimllles OF The