Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-18
Death of DR.. s. A. Coffman.


Died, at his home near Harrisonburg, on
the evening of the 9Th of February, 1885,
DR.. Samuel A. Coffman.
A graduate of medicine in the Jefferson
Medical College, of Philadelphia, his early
practice was pursued most successfully in
the counties of Shenandoah and Rocking
ham, and he soon assumed the first rank
among the distinguished physicians of the
Valley. Retiring from his profession, DR..
Coffman's life became associated with the
prominent political events of the State. He
was a member of the State Convention of
1861. and State Senator from Rockingham
county. For many years he had withdrawn
from the vicissitudes of active business, and
passed away, under severe attack of
typhoid fever, last Sabbath evening in the
midst of his family, whose affections cluster
around the memory Of him whose heart, so
long as it beat, was animated with SINGER
est love for them No words laudatory of
intellectual accumen, of generous impulse,
or kindly sympathies can alleviate the an
guish of distress with which deaths pail
darkens the pathway of the living-of the
living. who, too, are but shadows in this
worlds probation, yet outside of this
mourning family, there will be many hearts
made sad when it is known that all that is
sod of Woodbine Cemetery.
DR.. Coffman was the third son of Samuel
Coffman, decd, of Linvill's Creek, and was
born in Shenandoah county in 1924.-Rock-
ingham Register, Feb. 18Th.
EDMUNDs ASKED TO DISCHARGE Ma
HOMES soN.-We respectfully direct Vice
President Edmunds's attention to the news
paper reports of the exploits of Butler Ma
hone, ESQ.,, son of the Senator from Vir-
ginia. Young Malone is an employee of the
Senate, and we think that Mr.. Edmunds
will agree with us that he ought to be dis
charged at once. Unfortunately, the SEN
ate is compelled for the present to put up
with the elder Malone, but we see no rea-
son why it should tolerate the younger
scapegrace. Gen. Malone has threatened
to kill any one who interferes with his son,
but we do not think that he will charge the
Senate single handed. If he does Mr.. Ed
munds should order one of the juvenile
pages to stand him on his warlike head in
waste basket and administer little mild
correction with gutta-percha rule on the
exposed portions of his body.-Baltimore
Herald (1ats Blaine organ.)
LEwIsBURa AND RoNcEvERTE TURN
PIKE Goa meeting Of the Stockholders
of the above Company was held in Lewis
burg last Friday, pursuant TO notice. The
main object of the meeting was to adopt
measures to McAdamize the entire road
from Lewisburg to Ronceverte. Some time
since most of the stock of the road passed
into the hands Of Rev. ]. W. Rosebro and
Mr.. Thomas A. Handely. These gentlemen
have perfected arrangements to make the
road a frst-class thoroughfare, and, with
this object in view, have purchased stone
crusher and the necessary machinery to Nc
Adamize the road. The improvement will
begin as soon as the spring season opens.
This is an enterprise in the right direction.
Leauisburg Independent.
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