Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-13
DEATHS DURING The WEEK.
DIR. P. 7 MURPHY.


News was received here Wednesday
Of the death that day of DIR. P. L.
Murphy, superintendent OF State Hos
pital at Morganton, N. g. His health
had been failing For some time and his
death was not unexpected. DR.. Muir
ply was native of North Carolina.
Some twenty odd years ago he was a
| member of the medical staff OF the
Western State Hospital, and began
here bis career, which was most sue
sssfuI one, as an aIieniet. He was
elected superintendent of like insti
tuition by the state of North Carolina.
aud was called there to plan and su-
pervise the construction of the build.
ings. The hospital was thus establish
ed by him, and be held the superln-
tendency to his death, period OF
more than 20 years. While on the staff
of the W. S. Hospital he met and mar.
ried Miss Bette Bumgardner. a sister
of Mrs James Bumgardner, Jr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Bumgardner, who survives
him with three Sous and one daughter.
His death is a great loss to his State,
for be has made the institution Of which
he was the head one of the leading
ones of the country.
MRS. D. T. SANGER.
Mrs. Dave T. Sanger died Sunday
afternoon at her home in Mt. Scion,
from a complication of dis Asses. She
had been in failing health fer the past
eight months and had been oonfined to
her bed several weeks. The funeral
services we're held Tuesday morning
at the Brethren church of Sangersville,
and were conducted by Elder A. g..
Thomas. Mrs. Sanger, VIII was in her
43rd year, was before marriage, Miss
Susie Evers, daughter of the late Har.
vey Evers. of Spring Creek neighbor.
hood. Besides her husband she is sur
vived by three SONS ana four daughters
-Messrs. Harvey. Lloyd and Willie,
Misses Dortha. Otty, Lula and Viola,
all of whom live at home.
MR.. HENRY ROHR.
Mr.. Henry Rohr, aged about IS years
was killed Monday about l p. m. by
No. 20, an east bound train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. AS the
engineer turned sharp curve about 2
miles west of the city he saw man who
was Learning backwards over the rail
resting on bis elbows with his feet
stretched out from the track. He was
too close to stop the train and the man
was struck on the head and killed in
stantly. Mr.. Rohr had been working
at Mr.. Frank Walters for Mr.. M. B.
Stoddard, and was on his way home.
He leaves wife, two sons and two
daughters. also four brothers, Messrs.
A. B., George B., w. L. and J. w.
Rohr.
STUART F. LINDSAY.
Mr.. Stuart +. Lindsay, clerk OF the
u. s. Court at Abingdon. died on the
4th inst. at bis home in Bristol. aged
81 years. He had been in declining
health for nearly a year. following an
operation which be underwent in Rich
mond. His wife and two daughters
survive him. For many years he had
been prominent in the politics of south
west Virginia, having served az Re.
publican chairman OF the Ninth Con-
gressional- district until January. 1905,
when he was appointed to succeed the
late J. G. Fowler. as clerk of the Fed
eral Court. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 81. Lindsay. of Bridgewater,
who survive him. He studied law at
the University of Virginia and prac-
ticed at Harrisonburg until he left
that town and went to Bristol Is years
ago.