Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-30
Deaths.

COMMISSIONER VICAR DIES SUDDENLY.
Mr.. w. A. VICAR. for a number OF years
Commissioner of the Revenue for North
River District, was stricken by apopleXy
Tuesday morning while at the breakfast
table at his home near Mt. Scion, and re-
manned unconscious till his death at 1920
that night. His funeral took place at Mt
Scion yesterday.
AN OLD TIME VIRGINIA COURT CLERK
PASSES AWAY.
Mr.. Geo. w. Hutchinson, father of MI.
Henry Hutchinson of the firm of Hoge &
Hutchinson, died at the home of his son on
Fayette street, on Friday night of pneumo-
mia. He was in his 18th year and had come
from Union, Monroe, w. Va, about two
years ago to reside with his son. His re-
mains were taken to Union on Sunday for
burial in the cemetery of the Presbyterian
church of Which lie was q member. The
pail bearers who accompanied the remains
to the train here were Messrs. J. n. Nc
Farland, Arista Hoge and j. A. Temple
ton, officers OF the First Presbyterian
church, State Senator Echols, A. c.. BraX-
ton, e. &. Gooch, Samuel Prison and Jas.
Fulton. Mr.. Samuel Pilson accompanied
the family to Union. Mr.. Hutchinson
had been clerk of Monroe county and
circuit courts for nearly half century, ard
was a fine type of the old Virginia court
clerk-tall, with fine features, an impress
sive presence and an old time courtesy
he Was {. man to be remembered.
STRICKEN WITH DEATH IN CHURCH.
MI. w. II. Hamrick, residing near Har-
risonburg, died very suddenly in the Wea
yer church near there while attending ser.
vice on Wednesday night of last week. He
had walked rapidly from home to the
church to attend service, and brought on
ali attack of heart trouble, to which he was
subject. He died in fifteen minutes after
being taken. He was in his 18th year and was
a well known citizen Of Rockingham, hay
ing filled the Office of Commissioner of the
Revenue, both before and after the wal.
He was q cousin of MI. M. B. HamricE
and MIS-. &. L. Wilson of Staunton, and
they were at his burial at New Erection
church on Friday.
THE OLDEST VALLEY PIKE TOLL GATE
KEEPER GONE.
Mrs. Lucinda n isewarner, the oldest toll
gate keeper on the Valley Pike, having
filed that position for forty years near
Tenth Legion, Rockingham, died on the
18th inst. She died in her seth year, leaving
six daughters. She WAS one of the oldest
members of the Lutheran church in the
Valley.
AN EX-UNIoN SOLDIER S DEATH.
MI. John Ewing, one of the few Federal
pensioners in Augusta, died near Shendun
on the 18th inst. He was an ex-Federal
soldier from Pennsylvania, and was en-
ployed at the Mt. Vernon Iron Works. He
leaves a young widow, the daughter of MI.
Thomas Becks. Rev. G.. Mosley Murray.
rector of the Episcopal church at Rapidan,
conducted the funeral services.
LIFE WAS JUST OPENING.
Miss Minnie Lushbaugh, daughter of
Mr.. Hartman J. Lushbaugh, died at her
fathers home on the Middlebrook road on
Monday last at A. NJ, aged only seven
teen years and ten months.
Miss Ella johnson, a pupil at the Au-
gusta Female Seminary, from Vincennes,
Ind, died at st. Luke's Hospital, Rich
mond, on the 23d, from appendicitis. She
was taken there to undergo a surgical ope-
ration, and died the day after the ope-
ration.
OVER A CENTURY OLD.
Mrs. Betsy Keller died at the Augusta
county aims house few days ago, at over
100 years Of age. The old inhabitants think
she was ITO years old.