Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-01-29
DEATHS.
Death rDr. John W. Harris.

: GUS malady, and it was when on a professional
visit to one of his patients.-Mr. 9. W. Warden
of the firm of Warden & Co., Booksellers. at the
} residence of DR.. A. B. Arthur. d. S.,-that he
became SO Ill that he had to be conveyed in a
cal rage to his lodging in his office. This was
, on Tuesday morning, and Friday morning
but three days after-he was a corpse. He had
been unwell for a week or more before he be-
came i'll. He was suffering with the prevailing
Infuenza called La Grippe" and instead of
taking care of himself, he was engaged in TAX
ing care of others, and in thus exposing him
self to the weather he contracted cold, which
was followed by acute pneumonia. and this re
suited in heart failure, which was the insnse
didte cause of his death.
He possessed handsome person and a ply
sique which gave promise of long life and
was more than ordinarily endowed by Nature
with a strong intellect, and versatile talents,
which would have enabled him to be success
full in either of the professionalism or medi
cal-whtch he had studied and qualified to
practice He was fluent in speech, which. with
his quick wit unctious humor, mimetic talents.
and graphic descriptive powers. made him.
| when in the humor, fine conversationalfst,
and most agreeable companion to those of
| congenial spirit.
| He possessed good literary taste and was a
fluent and graceful writer, and good critic OF
both the matter and style of literary produc-
lions of fiction, history. or science. 1t 1s sad
that he should have been cut down in the noon
Of his life, in the maturity of his faculties, and
| in the meridian OF his usefulness.
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
He was the only son of DR.. Glenn R. Harris
who represen ted Augusta county in the State
Senate from 1853 to 1857. He was on his fathers
side a nephew of Hon John 7. Harris OF Rock
II n
President OF the Wesleyan Female Institute OF
this city; and. on his mothers side, he was a
nephew of Col. j. Marshall McCue, who repre-
sented this county several terms in the House
of Delegates. Both of his parents dead.
and, Miss Maggie. an only sister, survives
II him.
| When quite youth he was bright and prom
Using. and was appointed Midshpman in the
Confederate Navy. but he preferred more &C
tive service in the field, and Joined the cavalry
arm OF the service.
He completed his academic studies at Wash.
ington & Lee University, after which he studi
ed Medicine at THE University of Va. Whilst a
stude t at the University of Virginia, he was
an intimate friend of the late Henry W. Grady
of Atlanta. Ga, who as also student of that
University at that time. He was a great adj
mirer of the abilities of Mr. Grady as we'll as
death, which he felt great loss to the
country generally and especially to the South
These friends died of the same disease in a
| similar manner.
| He practiced medicine with his father for
while in this city. He then concluded to stud y
| law and whilst practising he resided at New
Castle. the county seat of Craig county. Va.
| His talents, literary requirements. and facile-
| pen. qualified him for the profession ofjournal-
ism, and for year more he was employed
on the staff of the Indianapolis Sentinel. the
leading Democratic journal of Indiana.
| After this, he resumed the practice of msdi-
| cine. and was for some time on the medical
staff of the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad Co.
| About five years ago. he returned to this city
and on the death OF DIR Phillips, the City Ply
stefan he was appointed to that position which
he held, and the duties of which he faithfully
| discharged. till his death. He was member
| of the City Board of Health, and was the Medi-
| Cal Director of both the Valley Mutual and the
| Inter s ates Life Insurance Associations, and
Il we have no doubt that his skill and careful
examinations of applicants for insurance and
his rejection of unsound ones have saved thou
sands OF dollars for those companies.
| THE BURIAL SERVICES.
| After his death. his body was taken to the
residence of his uncle Rev. William A. Harris,
D. D., at the Wesleyan Female Institute where
| 1t remained till after O'Clock Saturday after
| noon, the 25th instant, and where many friends
| and his fellow members OF Staunton Lodge No.
| 49, 1. O. o F. assembled at that time to take a
last lingering look at his remains and to follow
them to their final resting place in Thornros
| Cemetery. The casket was covered with
profusion of evergreens, roses, Gala lilies and
other fiowers-tributes of admiring friends and
hoo fc-f Cd int haar,
and wrought with exquisite taste and skill, In
the forms of a combined cross and anchor,
rings, and other emblematic devices.
The funeral service was conducted by Rev.
/ W. @. Hullihen, Rector of Trinity Episcopal
church. after which the remains were taken to
the Cemetery. The clerical services at the
grave were concluded by Rev. W @. Hullihen.
ana Rev. Samuel Rodgers D. D., Pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South of Staun-
ton. The final services al the grave were the
burial services of the Independent Order ofOdd
Fellows of which the deceased a member
In good standing. These services we're rerder-
| ed by Mr.. Charles G. Wheat Marshal, and
Mr.. Isaac Hoover as chaplain.
| The following were the pall-bearers:--
Messrs, Frank Alexander, Asher Ayres, New
ton Arg nbright. G. L. Cooke, Frank West,
Ashby W Warden. ". B. McChesney, Alexand-
er Harman, A. E. Miller, aud G. M. Kebiipger
ACTION OF THE PHYSICIANS OF THE CITY.
STAUNToN. VA Jan. "A, 1890
At meeting of the physicians of the city
convened this P. NJ, at the Office of DIR. Reese
Dr. T. W. Shelton was elected to preside and
| Dr. ]. NJ Hanger to act as Secretary. Upon
motion of DR.. Waymap, the following Com
mittee was appointed to draft suitable resolu-
lions upon the death of our professional
brother. DR.. ]. w. Harris-D rs. Reese Way
man and CatleJt. The meeting then adj
journed until Saturday a P M, at which the
3 following preamble and resolutions were
adopted -
Whereas the great Ruler of the Universe has
in His Infinite wisdom removed from our
M DIST our worthy and esteemed fellow borer
DR.. John W. Harris and
Whereas, the intimate relation held during a
useful business life by him with the members
of our profession max es it fitting that we re-
cord an appreciation of him: that his kind
heart, generous disposition and genial nature
made him a q ever-welcome visitor. Few men
hau SO versatile mind stored with such gen.
eral Information, well posted in his protest. on
and more recently manifestipg much interest
in it. yet his strongest forte seems to be in
! journalism. for which he has contributed
! much. It is not our purpose to speak of him
? other than a professional brother vet few
, men had warmer friends outside the profess
! sion. In every relation of life in which it has
b. lot to be cast with him. we have
md him the same bigh-tOned gentleman
ever ready to concede what honorable,
and right, at the same time having firm con-
victions OF his own. In his death the com .
muntty has lost good citizen, in the prime of
life; the poor a warm friend; and the profess
SIGN. one of its best and most worthy MEM
/ bers. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That the sudden removal of such a
man from our profession leaves q vacancy
that will be deeply reaiiz I'd by all members OF
the profession and its friends, and will prove a
grievous loss to this city and the public.
Y ReSolred That with deep sym pathy with the
4 afflicted sister, relatives and friends OF the de-
ceased VT express our earnest hope that even
so great bereavement may be overruled for
their highest good.
d T.W SHELTON, President.
]. M. HANGER, M. D., Sec'Iy.