Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-19
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Deaths.

dlebrook, one Of the best known physicians
in the county, and a brother of the late DIR.
VIM. S. McChesney Of Staunton, died sud
denly on Monday evening about o'clock,
while paying a professional visit at the
home of MI Moses Argenbright near Mid
dlebrook. He was seized with a violent at
tack of heart trouble and gave directions
what should be done for him, ordering a
mustard plaster to be put on and telling
them to give him some whiskey. He declined
having doctor sent for thinking it would
pass away. but after about an hour and a
half passed, he felt that the attack was fatal,
and said to Mr.. Argenbright, 81 want you
to stand Ivy me to the last. l have stood
by you and your family in sickness and
death, now stand by me-" In few mo-
ments he expired. DR.. Dunlap who had
been sent for arrived after his death and
pronounced it heart trouble with compli-
cation OF the lungs.
years Of age and had been prac
| ticing medicine pretty much all Of his
manhood. Like his late brother, Dr.. w.
S. McChesney, he was a man OF unlimited
charity to the poor in his practice. He
leaves widow formerly Miss Amanda
Baylor of Staunton), son, Mr.. J. B. Nc
Chesney OF Kirksville, Mo-, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. A. Berry of Oxmore, Ala.
Dr.. McChesney was 60 years and s
months OF age. He was educated at old
Washington College where he took A. B.
He then graduated in medicine at the med
ical school Of the University of Virginia
and finished his medical education at
Jefferson College in Philadelphia, and had
been praciicing medicine for thirty-nine
years. He married Miss Amanda Baylor
of Staunton, eldest daughter Of the late
Col. George Baylor.
His sister, Mrs. Virginia Miller, wife of
Rev. Dr.. J. o. Miller of the z. E. Church.
of Y ork, Pa, arrived with her husband
yesterday morning, as did Dr.. Nice. IS two
children. The funeral took place at the
residence at IL A. M. yesterday, condu cted
by Rev. Dr.. Miller, and the interment took
place yesterday afternoon in Thornrose
Cemetery in Stanton. The pail bearers
were Dr.. A. NJ. Henkel, DE-. VIM. Chap
man, and Messrs. r. NJ. Guy, J. Howard
Wayt, w. w. Robertson. W. w. Sproule
of Middlebrook, and J. n. Mcfarland
A telegram received Oh Tuesd ay by MI.
Edwin Edmondson from his father,
Capt. E. L. Edmondson, in Richmond, an
nounced the death there, the night before,
oil Lotto Of
DR.. Walters WAS about Is years OF age,
native Of Augusta county and had resided
in the county or Staunton all his life until
about two years ago when he moved to
to Richmond. He had been an invalid for
several months and Capt. Edmondson, bis
kinsman, had been called to his bedside in an
ticipation of his death everal days before.
Dr.. Walters leaves a widow formerly Miss
Hannah e. Calhoun of Augusta), four
grown sons-Wm. L. Walters. Jr., Geo. g.
Walters, Chas. T. Walters and S. Emmett
Walters-and two sons. John and FRANK,
who are yet little boys, and three daughters,
Misses Margaret, Mary and Lucy Walters.
DR.. Walters was, during his residece in
Augusta, an Elder in Hebron church.
Rev. DE-. Charles Hansford Shield of the
Protestant Episcopal church, who has been
for some years resident of Staunton. died
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital on Monday
night last, in his 69th year. He was native
OF n orfolk, and educated at William and
Mary College, the University of Virginia
and the Theological Seminary at Alexan-
dria. He had had charges i'll the Protes-
tant Episcopal church in Virginia, Mary
land and Kentucky, his last regular charge
being St. Andrews church at Louisville,
Ky. He leaves two sons residing in Louis
vile, Ky. He was the step father Of Mrs.
JAS K. Taylor of this CITY, He was inter-
red at Winchester. Va.
MI. Solomon Switzer, formerly in the
clothing business here, died on Wednesday
night at his home on East Frederick street,
in his 74th year, of pneumonia following
grippe. He was the taller and elder oftwo
brothers, Solomon and Abraham Switzer,
who have lived in Staunton for many years
and whose kindly old faces are familiar
on it's streets. Both had retired from ac-
tive business some years ago and were liv
ing with their children. The deceased leaves
several children, one Of them Mrs. Isidore
Cohen on New street. He was a
kind hearted, companionabe old gentle
man who will be missed by those who knew
him.
Mr.. VIM. 7. Womeldorf, well known
fruit grower of Rockbridge, died near
Timber Ridge on the 18th inst, in his 61st
year. He was born and reared near Way
nesboro, in this county. He leaves a wife,
three daughters and three SOILS, one of the
latter being Rev. G. r. Womeldorf now at
| the Union Theological Seminary.
MI. Fayette Van Fossen, jeweler,
doing business near the corner Of Augusta
and Court House streets, died on Tuesday
| morning at his home in West End, Of
grippe, in his 40th year. He leaves wife
and four young children.
| MI. James B. Lee, for several years a
well known grocer on North Augusta ST.,
until his health failed recently, died on
Sunday morning last. His remains were
taken to Sangersville Tuesday for inter
ment. Rev. w. J. E. Cox conducting the
| funeral service.