Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-12-30
AUGUSTA COUNTY news !
GATHERED FROM ALL QUARTERS
BY THE INDICATOR RE-
PORTERS.
From steele's Tavern.

| SUDDEN DEATH-S"ORE HOUSE AND RES
IDENCE BOUGHT-NEW NEIGHBORS-
AUCTION sALEs-A PROGRESSIVE
CHURCH-CHAPEL COMPLETED, sc.
| Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAroR.l :
STEELE's TAVERN, Dec. 27.-This COM
munity was greatly shocked last Sunday
morning at the announcement that MI.
John Hawpe Carson, for many years re-
spected citizen of this place, had died IN
stantly about 10 o'clock. He appeared
rather brighter in the morning than he had
done for some time, and was out after
breakfast attending to his stock as usual,
and while leading his horse near the stable
fell to the ground. A colored woman near
by called his wife, but life was extinct
when she reached him. He had been in
rather delicate health ever since he had La
grippe last winter, and for several months
past seemed to be failing. He had frequent
ly suffered with something like heart dis
ease, and this, it is believed, was the cause
OF his sudden end. The 18th of this month
he had enjoyed, with few friends, his 9th
birthday dinner. He leaves wife and two
daughters, Mrs. VIM. G. Moore of Rock
bridge, and Miss Blanche, who is a pupil of
Mrs. Winston's Seminary at Waynesboro.
but was at home for the holidays. These
afflicted ones have the heartfelt sympathy
of many friends in their sad bereavement.
The funeral took place to-day from Old
Providence church, of which he had been a
member for many years, conducted by the
Rev. S. w. Haddon. The pail bearers
were Messrs. A. G. Brown, J. M. Harris,
J. S. Henry, J. w. Stoner, S. F. Mcclure
and D. q. Ramsey.
MI. J. A. Hess has bought from Nj.
John A. Spencer Of Spottswood. the house
and lot, with store house, which were oc-
cupied by him during Is or more years of
his mercantile life in this place, price
81 200. Mr.. Hess had had the property
rented for number Of years.
M. L. s. Bryan of Vesuvius, has adver-
tised about Is horses and 80 cattle to be
sold at auction the 4th Of January, On the
9th of the same month, the residence of the
late Mrs. Sallie A. Whitmore, near Ra-
phine, and personal property, will be sold
at public sale.
This has been a very prosperous year
with Mt. Carmel church. The Session met
every Sunday this month except one, to re-
ceive members into the church, and the
total additions for the year were run up to
A, 81 Of them on profession of faith. The
congregation has about completed very
neat chapel at Mt. Joy, near the iron mines
along the mountain east Of this place, which
will accommodate the increasing popula-
ton in that nelghborhood.
Mr.. David E. East of Augusta. moved
to his excellent new dwelling at Raphine
last week. He and his family are valua-
BILE addition to our community and will be
heartily welcomed.
Miss Oma OFT of Rockville, Indiana, is
visiting Mrs. Jno. A. Spencer and other
relatives in the Spottswood neighborhood.
Capt. E. R. Reyes Of New York, the
manager of the Augusta Mining Co. IS
manganese mines, has been at Vesuvius for
several days.
The weather has been extremely cold for
week. Mercury at &c above zero this
morning and not higher than 12o at any
time to-day.