Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-07-27
sTRAsBURG ITEMS.

Miss Maud Glascott, Of Washington, is
visiting friends in this place
A weekly paper will shortly be issued
from this place with the euphonions title
Of Strdsbmq Dots
Rev. Prof Painter, of Roanoke College,
preached an interesting sermon to an at
tentivo congregation, in the Lutheran
Church, on last Sunday night.
Mr.. Clarence Redfern and sister, Miss
sallie. of Mines, Va, are visiting relatives
and friends in this their former home
They are spending the time pleasantly as
the guests Of their uncle and family, at
the old homestead on Pleasant Hill.
Mr.. George Miller. Of Nebraska, resi-
dent of this place many years ago, is Wis
ting relatives and friends in this town
and vicinity. lie left here iifty-iivc years
ago. and finds. on his return, after more
than half of century has elapsed, but
few Of the acquaintance Of his younger
days.
Died. of congestion OF the BRAIN, at ms
residence, in this place, on Tuesday morn
ing, July oath, 1s55, at 2:3Oa. m, Mr.. VIII
liam 4 Spengler; aged % years, 9monthS
and p DAYS. II il with feelings Of no or
binary regret that we are compelled to
chronicle the death of this noble young
man taken from our midst in the very
prime of his splendid manhood, the whole
community mourns thissore bereavement
and vet IL is difficult TO speak OF him. as a
stranger to his worth and merit would
not regard the language used as the TOO
partial utterance Of stricken hearts. But
to those who knew him. as he moved IN
our midst, in all the rounded symmetry OF
a character. the like Of which is, alas too
seldom seen, no words can convey TOO e1-
allied an idea Of what he was to his fami-
". and friends, which were legion, to the
cbnrch and 70 the community which de-
lighted to honor him, and point to him
with pride as its model citizen, church
officer, strong temperance leader, and III
brief the very embodiment Of all that is
Grand and noble in manhood, himself a
magnificent specimen, which this or any
other community has but few equals and
no superiors.
He leaves a young and devoted wife and
one child, father, mother, brothers and
sisters, and an entire community OF friends
to mourn their loss.
We may not lift the veil which shrouds
the grief of that once joyous land happy
home. but this much may, and ought to
be said. that pure and bri ght as was his
example as Christian, man and member OF
society, it was no pnrer or brighter than
his example as son and brother. His re-
mains were followed to the grave on
Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock. by a
, vast concourse OF weeping friends and
relatives and all that was mortal Of tins
, exemplary Christian, aifectionate hus
band, fond father, and dutful son, was
} deposited by tender and loving hands in
the grave of his ancestors in the Presby
: terrain burying ground. The impressive
funeral services were conducted by his
pastor, Rey. l.. L. Smith, of the Lutheran
& Church, of which the deceased was
n worthy member and trusted officer. Rev
q c. w. Spencer, assisted Rev. Smith. Tn
E. funeral casket was almost obscured from
E view by the wealth of floral tributes II
q garland and wreaths of the rarest flowers
Tho |. O.G. T. Lodge of which the de
ceased was an official, rendered their i'm
pressive funeral service over tho grave
and thus has passed away from earth
the mansions aboye one who will long b
missed from our midst and by a CON
. munity who best knew his worth and vii
long lament his death.