Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-11-13
Deaths.

Mr.. Heiskell had lived an active and
busy life. He was born in Fredericksburg
on April 18th, 1903, his mother being a
Hampton of South Carolina. In 1918, he
came to this city to live in the store of his
uncle, Peter Heiskell, which was then in
the large frame building, which still stands,
next door to Gladke's, on Main street.
After the fashion of that day. it's front door
was reached by a high flight of steps from the
pavement. He, afterwards, staid in the
store of Mr.. John G. Sewers, whose daugh-
ter Susan he married. Mr.. Heiskell after
wards was in business successfully III
Wheeling, w. Va, Jacksonville, ILL.,, Pal-
mvra, Mo-. and at st. Louis. At st. Louis
he cast his first vote i'll 1928, for Andrew
Jackson for President, and had ever since
been as uncompromising Democrat as he
was then. While he lived in st. Louis, one
of his brothers Of the firm of HOskins,
Heiskell & Co., in Philadelphia, died, and
he went there to take place in the firm.
He staid in Philadelphia till the civil war
came on, when he came South. Being over
age he did not enter the army, but served
the Confederate government as one of its
Collectors of Tax in kind. After the war
he formed a business connection in Balti-
more and travelled for the Greenways.
He had been a man of unusual physical
vigor and great energy. In the ante-rall-
road days he rode from Stanton to Rich
mond over the Three Chop road-one
hundred miles-in day, and after trans
acting his business there started back two
days afterwards and made the trip again in
a day. A few years ago, after he had passed
his eightieth year, the train he was Oh
broke down near Fort Defiance and MI.
Heiskeu got out and walked eight miles to
Stanton. About five years since, he with
drew from active business ard since then,
with his wife, he had been living with his
niece, Miss Mary J. Baldwin, of the Au-
gusta Female Seminary.
Mr.. Heiskell leaves a widow, and two
children-Mrs. Dr.. n. Wayt Of Staunton,
and Mrs Preston Westmoreland of Green
vile, S. G.
LID lullClCtl LOOh plfCC llOll UllC kJClll1HO0
~ on Wednesday morning last, and was
conducted by Rev. w. @. Hullihen, rector
of Trinity church. The following gentle
men acted as pall-bearers J John Muir
ray, Captains T. D. Ransom and II. M.
McIlhany, DR.. S. II. Henkel, and Messrs.
A. +. Robertson, Frank Alexander, d. A.
Kayser, j. II. Blackley, W. W. King and
G. T. Hammond.
MI. Samuel S. Smeltzer, q member Of the
Staunton bar and former Mayor Of this
city, died yesterday morning at an early
hour after a long period of i'll health.
MI. Smeltzer was about AZ years of age, a
native of Jefferson Co., w. Va, and son
of Rev. J. P. Smeltzer, D. D., President
of Newberry, S. c., College, the Theologi-
cal Seminary Of the Lutheran General Syn
cd, South. The son was educated in South
Carolina. and was for five years Principal
of the Female Department of the Shepherd
College at Shepherdstown. W. Va. He
studied law at the University of Virginia,
and in 1878 moved to Staunton and COM
menced the practice Of it. His first public
position here was that of Justice OF the
Peace for the I'd Ward in 1886. The follow
ing year, March LIST, 1887, he was elected
Mayor by the City Council to fill the unex-
PRED term of Hon. Jacob Yost who had
been elected to congress.
MI. Smeltzer was a quiet, kind hearted
gentleman, and there were few men III the
community who were not his friends. He
leaves widow and two children.
The funeral takes place this afternoon at
o'clock from Christ Lutheran church and
will be conducted by Rev. Fl. f. Shealy.
Staunton Lodge No. ID A. E. & A. NJ. OF
which Mr.. Shelter was a member, will
attend the funeral.
Mrs. Caroline Watkins, mother of the
wife of Rev. J. 7. Williams, pastor OF
the M. K. Church, South, died at tho
residence of that gentleman ON Wednesday
morning last, in her nth year. She was
the widow of the late DR.. Samuel Watkins
of Buchanan, Botetourt, and daughter Of
Robert Richey of that county. She leaves
three children, Mrs. j. T. Williams, Mrs
Paul Ripley Of Tacoma, Washington, and
son in Georgia. She had resided with
Mrs. Williams since her husband S death
fourteen years ago. Mrs. Watkins had
been a member of the Methodist church fol
sixty-five years. Her funeral took place
yesterday morning from the house, Rev
DR.. J. S. Gardner conducting the services
and Messrs. J. w. Bodley, Reeves Gait
P. N. Powell, Samuel Wilson, J. A. Eau
yer and B. I. Bagby acting as pail bearers
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hogshead, wife of
Col P. B. Hogshead, died on Monday last
at her husband S residence, No. s13 w.
Main street, of paralysis, in her SD year.
She was daughter of MI. Jno. w. Hamil
ton well known citizen of Rockbridge. She
leaves husband and eight children
Thomas Hogshead, Of the firm of Allen &
Hogshead Richard Hogshead, of the firm
of Clemmer & Hogshead, and Harry Hogs
head, and of her five daughters-two mar
ried-Mrs. Chas. P. Hanger and Mrs. j.
Frank Clemmer. and three single.
operate Notes.