Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-03-01
Deaths,

Mr.. George F. click, a widely known
citizen, died suddenly, on Wednesday night.
He had been troubled with slight neuralgia
pains lately. Wednesday afternoon an III
tense pain struck his left arm. He went TO
the office of DR.. A. NJ. Henkel, who gave
him hypodermic injection of morphine, to
assuage it. Mr.. Flick then went home. The
pain reappeared in his side. He laid down
and when the family came up from supper,
at 7:30, he was dead. He had died of angina
pectoras, neuralgia of the heart. MI. Flick
was native Of Woodstock, Va, i'll his 5Sth
years. He came here from Winchester and
became partner with Kaulhausen Il Co.,
in the saddlery and harness business, where
Aliens drug store now is. He afterwards
bought the concern out. When the wal
came ON he enlisted in the West Augusta
Guard of the 5th Va. regiment. After the
wal he continued his business and accumul-
ated comfortable fortune. He was a
prominent Lutheran, and one of the most
modest, unobtrusive, and best of men.
Mrs. Henrietta E. Stribling Telict OF the
late distinguished DR.. Francis L. Strlbl1ng,
died at her residence, No. 10 Market street,
yesterday morning, at 3 clock, in her 10Th
year. She was a Miss Cuthbert Of Norfolk.
A large portion Of her life she had been an
invalid. She was one of the Oldest members
of Trinity church and her Christian char
acter shone in all the relations Of life.
The venerable George E. Deneale, former
Delegate and State Senator for Rockingham,
died near Harrisonburg, Friday, aged 81
years. He was prominent in the politics OF
Virginia in other days.
Rev. Dr.. VIM. II. Cooke, Assistant Sc
nior rector of st. Johns Chapel, told Trin-
ity Parish) New York, died on Friday
last at his home in the Gladstone apart
ments of that city. He was ffty-three
years Of age and died Of cancer. He was a
son of MI. Robert Cooke, who many years
ago resided in Staunton and had charge Of
a Female Seminary here. MI. Robert
Cooke was a brother of the late VIM. d.
Cooke, for SO many years a teacher at the
d., d. Il B. Institution. The minister
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MI. Charles L. Cooke, of the Inter-States
Insurance Co., and the tenor of Trinity
choir. He was born in Bloomfield, N. j.,
and was educated at the University of New
ork city, and intended to become a lawyer,
but afterwards took ordets in the church. He
was widely known for his skill as must
clan. His voice was tenor Of great puri-
ty, and it was one Of his enjOyments to lead
the singing Of the choral services held in
the chapel For many years he was con-
nected with the old Church Musical Asso-
citation, and for eleven years he was presi-
dent of the Oratorio Society, which posi-
ton he resigned two years ago in favor of
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. In early life he was
prominent as an athlete, and was always an
admirer Of healthy sports. Some years ago
while on a visit to Staunton, he preached
in Trinity Episcopal church, and at night
sang a beautiful tenor solo, eff with all
your hearts" He was, until about four
months ago, an exceptionally hearty and
well-preserved man, and often alluded to
his freedom from sickness, but cancer Of
the tongue finally made its appearance and
his decline was rapid. He leaves a widow,
three sons and two daughters. The New
Y ork papers say he was one Of the bright
est men connected with old Trinity Church.
MI. Samuel II. Lambert, the largest man
in Augusta county, died near Moscow, last
week. He was 65 years Of age and weighed,
it is said, $50 pounds. He was an excellent
citizen. His life was insured with the
Valley Mutual for So 900.