Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
STANTON SPECTATOR AND YINDIcAToR
Deaths.

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: Mr. E. e. M. Greiner. a worthy citizen
living near M0wry's Mill, in this county
departed this life on Friday last 10Th inst.
+ aged about Al years. His malady was cor
sumption and his sickness of course long
but he bore his affliction with great forti
:, tude, and was resigned to his fate which h
+ had long since known to be impending
Mr.. Greiner's wife was Miss Mowry, VIII,
+ with six children survive him. He had hell
+ several positions of trust. His-funeral tool
place Sunday.
e MISS SUE WREN DEAD In the death Of
a this estimable lady which occurred on Mon
day morning about clock, the communi
q ty has suffered an irreparable loss. There
, was no woman who possessed more Of all
that tends to bind friendships ennoble
character, or inspire affection. Her kind
ness Of heart, her solicitude for friends, hel
1atchful care of the sick, her devotion to
family, her tireless effort to perform every
duty, were some of the traits which endear-
ed her to the people of this city and to her
friends. Many who have been sick or
sufferers. OF who have been afflicted in per-
son or family have enjoyed her kind minis
trations. and will long re member her
charity and self abnegatiOn. She had been
i'll for more than a month, having first
grippe then pneumonia, which with the ill
effects consequent thereon so enfeebled her
that her case became hopeless, and more
than week before her death her life had
been dispaired Of. She was daughter of
Lotto nfu Of oif nd hor
mother was Miss Breckenridge. She is
survived by two sisters, Miss Carrie Wren
and Mrs. Mary Carrollon, and three broth
ers, Robert L. Wren of Staunton, VIM.
Wren Of Richmond. and John Wren of
Sewell, w. Va. VIM. Wren of Richmond
is very ill, and John Wren of Sewell. The
funenal took place from Trinity Episcopal
church, of which she was an active member,
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Prof. F.
K. Webb presided at the organ. the "Old
Trinity Choir" singing very sweetly "Thy
Will be Done" and "Asleep in Jesus"
Rev. W. O. Hullihen conducted the servi-
ces, closing with a beautiful and
touching prayer. The floral tributes
were beautiful and numerous. The pail
bearers were F. L. Woodruff, John F. Tay-
lor, j. S. Withrow, B. L. Partlow, j. W. |
Leech, Robert Tillman, Elwood Friend, and |
F. L. Sublett.. Interment was in Thornrose
cemetery. The members of the board of |
managers of the Kings Daughters hospital |
attended the funeral in body.
DEATH OF PROF. DE LONG. No occur
renee has cast more gloom over the COM
munity than the death of Mr.. Harvey d. De
Long, one of the teachers in the mute de-
partment of the Institution for the educa-
tion of the Deaf and Dumb and OF the Blind
at this place. Mr. De Long was serving his
fourth year as a teacher. He had come here
from Pennsylvania, and his high moral char
acter, his splendid equipment, his peculiar
power of imparting knowledge and his gen.
tlemanly bearing both in and out of the in
stitution had gained for him such place in
the community and in the school as few
teachers ever enjoy.
He was just entering his 29th year, and
looked the picture Of health, no ont seeing
him few weeks ago, and knowing the en-
ergy given to his work would have thought
Of him as mark for the dread reaper.
A few days ago he began to suffer from
some internal trouble which soon was ascer-
tanned to be appendicitis. He was removed
to Baltimore. and there operated on, but his l
case socn became hopeless and on Friday
night he passed away.
He leaves wife, who is also mute, and t
an infant son.
The remains were embalmed and taken to {
his old home, Harriston, Berks county, s
where they will be buried t
to-day. 1t
A SAD DEATH.-On Sunday morning last,
at his fathers home. about three miles from
Franklin q. Geiger. son of VIM.
e. Geiger: departed this life after painful
illness Of about two weeks of spinal men,
ningitis. He was taken ill with grippe
which upon relapse suffered short time
since. developed the malady from which he
lied. His mother was Miss Ellen Church q
man, daughter of the late John Churchman,
and his family connection was large. He I
was most exemplary young man and his
Heath cast gloom over the community, and
was sad family rffliction. He was only 1
10 years Of age and had the prospect of Z
Useful life before him. He was buried from
Emmanuel church on Tuesday. The pail
bearers We're. L. W. H. Peyton, Joseph i
Cochran. Richard g. Wilson, DR.. j. B. Cat :
ett. Z. w. Dickerson and H. w. Hilleary. l
DEATH OF AN OLD VETERAN.-William
D. Bickle, veteran of the Mexican war,
lied in this city on Monday morning. Mr.
Bickle was IS years old, and has been in bad
health for some years past. He was born
n this city, and has always lived here. He
was member of Capt. Kenton Harper's y !.
company. Very few survivors of the Next
IAN war are left here. The only surviving L
members of the old company are Geo. Alex
.nder and VIM. E. Skeen of Staunton, John
Peer,,of Churchville, Saml Helms of Steele's
Tavern, Capt e. g. Merrett of Greenville,
md Green Terrell of Basic City. The fune-
al services took place Tuesday at p. m
rom the residence of Mr.. Y. NJ. Bickle,
md were conducted by the. Rev. W, @.
iullihen.
FUNERAL OF AN INFANT.-Monday morn =
ng the body of Francis Joseph Agner was
brought here from Goshen for interment in O
rhornerose cemetery. The little fellow was \
wo years and half old
Highland and Bath County Items. r
(Recorder.)
CLEEK's MILL, March 13.-There has re-
emily been quite residence exchanging,
!. d. Hamilton, of Back Greek, has moved
% Warm Springs, Lew Sively, Of Green Hill, =
has sold his store and will make his future L
home at his fathers farm near Sunrise. d
Gordon Lindsay has moved from the Somer's j
lace to Glover Creek. Mr.. and Mrs. Arm
trong occupy the house vacated by Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs Redifer have moved
rom Augusta county. to Pilgrims Repose,