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Death Of S. s. Myers.


From, the STAFFORD CKy.,) Interior Journal Of July
9th.
The news of the death of Mr. 5. 5. Myers,
which occurred at the hospital OF the Col
lege of Medicine, at Louisville, "Wednesday
night. though expected, caused many
pang in the hearts that loved him here, Tor
he was a noble and generous man, whom
everybody liked. For months he had been
suffering with what appeared to be Jaundice
and his complexion took on an unearthly
yellow hue. He tried many medicines aud
several mineral waters without effect and IL
Uas Mt last decided that he had tumor in
his stomach. and that an operation alone
could relieve him. he was told of its dan
ger but concluded to have it performed and
accordingly went with his wife to Louisville
last week for that purpose. The day before
it was performed, which was last Saturday,
he wrote to his sister, Mrs S. G. Trueheart,
here that he feared the worse, adding: Il
am ready, Pray for me as l am doing for
myself" The doctors found the tumor, but
it had made such inroads that the operation
was not successful and they so telegraphed
Mrs. Trueheart, who had since been in con-
slant telegraphic communication with his
bedside.
Mr.. Myers was born at Middleway, W.
Va, 40 years ago and long before be was
old enough entered Mosby's command and
served till the end of the war for the cause
he never ceased to love. In 1874 he Joined
his sisters here, Mrs. Trueheart and Miss
Mary Myers, and since then, with short in
termissions he has made Stanford his home,
helpinn his sisters ut the college for years
and engaging in business for himself later.
In 1878 he married Mrs. Stallcup, of Louis
vile, and she with two daughters, Annie
Cleve and Emily, are left to mourn his loss.
When he was seven years old he united
with the Methodist church, in which he was
raised, and if ever man tried to live a
Christian life it was he He loved his
church and he loyed its people and there
WAS no place on earth so dear to him as his
seat in the modest little church here, where
in the services and in the singing he took a
prominent part. Recently, after having
been gone a year he returned here and en-
Enthusiastically said to the writer Il am so
clad to be at home once more. There is no
place like dear old Stanford to me. | have
longed for it ever since | have been away
1t is the best place on earth to live and her
people are the best this side of heaven,
really believe"
Mr.. Myers was n Mason, Odd Fellow and
Knight of Honor, but he said before leaving
for Louisville to Capt Thomas Richards
II want to make a request of you. / am a
member of several orders, but | would
rather have the old Confederate soldiers
meet at my grave and throw evergreen into
it than any of them. have grave appre.
tensions that | will not survive the opera
tieu. viii you promise TO see that my re-
quest is complied with The captain prom.
ised and his old comrades will assist the
Masons in paying the last tribute Of re-
spect.
The remains we're bropghthere yesterday
accompanied by Mrs. Myers and her son
E. H. Stallcup, and were taken to the res
idence on Danvlle avenue, where they will
lie till p m. to-day, when they will be
taken to the church he loved so well, where
Rev. w. S Grnstead will hold short SER
vice. Then the Masons will take the body
in charge aud with the honors of the order
"consign his body to the earth, while cher.
ishng his memory here and commenting
his spirit to the God who gave it," In order
that there may be a full attendance Of the
lodge Worshpful Master, Rev. A. V. Size
more, directs that the members meet at their
hall at 1870 this afternoon.
A gentler, truer heart never beat in manly
bosom. May his rest be sweet till He bid,
him arise, to meet Him in glory ascending
the skies.