Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-11
Death Of Mai. Ben. 7. Bagby.

lCA StIeot ldSG luuiSuety ulSHo Nv ~ y 0iooA'
in his 65th year. lie was a native OF
Charlottesville, but came to this city forty
five years ago us a brcklayer to Work under
mis- father, who had contract On the D.,
| d. & Il. Institution then being built. The
boy followed his fathers foot steps, and
later in life became builder and contrac-
tor, in which capacity he has erected
large number Of the houses that Stanton
now contains. He had the contract for
the central building Of the White Sulphur
Springs group, and the main building at
the Sweet Springs. His firm, b. w. Stew
art Il Co., with which he had been connect
ed for several years, recently built the Eakle-
ton Hotel and Emmanuel church. Major
| Bagby has also erected many buildings III
, Stanton on his own account, either for
sale OF rent, and he was all important fac
; tor in giving employment to the Workmen
III his line in the city. year ago he
commenced preparing TO retire from active
business, and the affairs of the firm OF b.
w. Stewart 81 Co. were being settled up
preparatory to his withdrawal from it. He
also began getting all his investments-for
he had accumulated a fortune OF over
S6O,G00-into shape to be easily managed,
saying that he wished after a long life of
active industry to have his affairs IN shape
, to spend the remaining days Of it without
any anxiety. He was in excellent health
and Of genial and cheerful disposition, and
few who saw him on the streets last week
thought Of him as q man so soon to be call
ed away. On Wednesday he was taken i'll
and on Thursday suffered general paralysis,
producing Inconsistencies which lasted
from 2. NJ. to the hour of his death.
He leaves a widow formerly Miss Mat
tie Lancaster), q brother. Mr.. Snap n.
Bagby, also building contractor, and a
sister, Mrs. Minnie Alfred, widow OF tie
late Fred. Alfred, one Of tho earliest news
paper publishers in Staunton. He was
President of the Thornrose Cemetery AS
ISOLATION, a member of Stevenson Comman-
derry, Royal Arch Chapter, and Staunton
Lodge No. - A. E. & a. NJ. For many
years he was member OF the Board of
Stewards of the ". e. Church and Of the
l.
Institute, and during his manhood, up to
the date of his death, had been one OF the
most prominent members Of and liberal con-
tributors to the NJ. E. Church, South, in
this city.
His funeral took place from the M. d.
Church On Saturday afternoon at g clock,
conducted by Rev. Dr.. James II. Boyd, the
following gentlemen acting as pail bearers:
knights Templar-W. L. Lushbaugh, E.
W. Stewart, Arista Hoge, A. A. Eskridge,
j. NJ. Lickliter, J. L. Beck, and Rev. W.
J. e. Cox. CitiZens-M essrs. S. M. Y ost,
E. NJ. Gushing. Heller Ker, William Jor
dan. II. NJ. McIlhany.J. w. Splitter, Z. N.
Powell and Isaac Witt.
Mai. Bagby's death takes away citizen
who viii lie long and greatly missed Ill
ployment, wages and homes to hundreds of
workmen here, both white and colored. His
heart WAS kindly and his hand liberal, and
the poor will miss him. He was q sllrewd,
kindly, unpretending type Of the Ameli-
can self-made man, whose wealth did not
turn his head away from the old style, nor
his hand away from helping those he had
known in earlier days. Socially he was one
of the most genial and agreeable Of men,
and his widow, who was most admirable
companion for this most excellent man,
will have the general sympathy Of the
community.
| HIS WILL DISPOSING OF HIS PROPERTY.
Maj. Bagby died possessed of reHl estate
| to the estimated value Of about 100000.
He had very little personal estate. His
| Indebtedness is estimated at about $780, 600.
His will directs that after the payment
Of his debts the following disposition of his
property shall be made:
To his wife, Martha A. Baghy, he gives in
! fee simple his residence on Frederick street,
with it's furniture and appurtenances, his
carriage and black horses. He also directs
that the buildings composing the 'Bagty
block" opposite Trinity church, and the
two frams residences, southeast corner OF
Frederick and Green streets (noW occupied
by Prof. f. T.. Webb and Mr.. J. w. Au-
gustus) shall be held in trust by his eXecu-
tors, Jos. B. Woodward and Ed. w. Stew
art, for her benefit, the income from them
to be paid her during her life, and at her
death they are to be sold and the proceeds
distributed between his nephews and
nieceS, share and share alike. He also leaves
his wife life policy for $500.
The will directs that the sum of $4,000
| oao1 cba1 no maid tho vn 1a ORG of his
brother, Shap Bagby, and 81 600 to Ben. I.
Bagby, j., Snap son.
To the children of his deceased sister,
the late Mrs. Selma Dawson, lie directs that
81 900 be paid. To their mother, the will
gives 5000, but she died since the will
was made, and that, according to the will,
will be divided among her children.
To his sister, Mrs. Minnie Alfred, he
gives the residence she NOW occupies, and
an annuity Of $12 per month"; To Mrs.
Ella Hoshour 81 900.
To the Methodist church on Lewis
street, of which he was q member, he gives
the sum of $1,000, the interest Of which is
to be used for the benefit of the church, ex
cept that sufficient amount OF the inter-
est is to be devoted to having the grass on
his grave cut twice every year. If this is
neglected the bequest to revert to his
kindred.
After all these requests are paid the res
idue, if any, goes to his legal heirs. The
will was put on record yesterday. e. w.
Stewart, one of the executors declines to
serve.
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Flying Off Their Nests.
| The impending pulling down OF the old
Masonic Hall preparatory to putting up