Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-20
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
ALEXANDER HARTMAN.

Ills cOfI1iIluulty was SdteieiCdSo ohA
Tuesday last to hear of the death OF MI
| Alexander Hartman, which occurred at
his rooms in Richmond about O'Clock
that morning, of heart failure Mr..
Hartman had not been well several
weeks before, having had aspell Of
grippe, but he had SO recovered that he
began to attend to his duties in the
Treasurer's office where he has been for
several years. He retired in his usual
health, but about o'clock went to the
telephone and called his physician and
told him he was dying. Before the ply
sician arrived he was dead. He was
native of Staunton and he retained
this as his residence, although
he temporarily resided in Rich
mond. He had spent most of
his life here, with the exception of
casual goings away at the call of bust
ness. He was the third son of the late
Col. Michael G. and Mrs. Caroline V.
Hartman; his brothers are Capt. Lewis
Hartman of this city, and the Hon.
Asher w. Hartman, Treasurer OF Vir-
ginia. He had several sisters, one OF
whom married DR.. Thomas l.. Opie OF
Baltimore, one married Capt. John N.
Opie of StauntOn, another DIR. Eve,
and another a Mrs. Kearns, but all are
now dead. His father, the late
Col. NJ. G. Hartman, was one
of the most remarkable men OF his
time, and in many respects the son re-
sembled him, especially in the keenness
and breadth of intellect, in the reading
of character, the loyalty to fIiends, and
in his devotion to family. Few men
possessed more accurate and discrimi-
mating mind, few saw the frailties Of
nature more certainly, Or possessed such
keen sense of humor, and few were
more companionable, and none could
have been more true, loyal and devot-
ed friend.
In 1878 he graduated from the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, and soon after
embarked in railroad building in Vir-
ginia, and later pursued the same avo-
cation in the far west. Whilst in Col
orado in 1889 he suffered from severe
spell of rheumatism which did not
leave him for some years after his re-
turn and from which he may be said
never to have fully recovered, and this
may have somewhat shortened his life.
His remains reached Staunton at 219
p. m. on Wednesday and were buried
from Trinity Episcopal church yester
day morning at II o'clock, the Rev. w.
@. Hullihen, the rector, officiating at
the funeral ceremonies, which were at
tended by large concourse of his rela-
tives and friends. Deceased was about
s. years of age, his birth day being
May II, 1858. The following gentle
men acted as pall-bearers Arista
Hoge, R. S. Turk, Edward Echols, A.
c. Gordon, w. S. Gay, Andrew Bow
ling and DIR. J. B. Catlett.
MRS. c. BENTON COINER.
Fishersville March 17.-This whole
community has suffered severe loss,
and one that will be felt, in the death
Of Mrs. Maria Darlington Dabney, wife
of Capt. c. Benton Conner, aged about
A years. Mrs. Conner had not been in
robust health for several months, due
to her close and watchful care of her
devoted husband during his long i'll
ness, but she was in her usual health
up to last Sunday, when she was taken
with, as was thought, slight indispo-
sition. Monday morning found her
symptoms very much aggravated and
her physician DR.. A. L. Tynes has sent
for. He found her suffering with pneu-
monia in one lung, and in spite of all
that skill could do, she continued to
grow worse until eight O'Clock this
morning when sweet, blessed, final
sleep on earth ended her snfferings and
she Weakened in the arms of her Savior,
that Savior she tried so hard to serve,
and lead others to serve.
Mrs. Conner while a commitment OF
the Protestant Episcopal church, had
all of her married life been closely af-
fiilated with the church work at Tink-
ling Spring Presbyterian church. She
was recognized as leader in social and
charitable work CONNECTED with the
church, and the many Improvements
at old Thinking Spring bear today
mute testimony to her untiring indus
try and power to organize plans and
carry to perfection those plans to raise
money for the church.
She was one of the original members
of the Kings Daughters and she spent
her time, her talent and her money in
advancing her interests of that noble
cause.
Mrs. Conner was woman OF strong
individuality and personal magnetism
and seemed intuitively to know just
what to say or what to do in its proper
time and place.
The church and community will miss
her, her stricken husband, and their
little son Blair in their darl<ened home
can have no consolation save i'll the
promises of the Father.
Mrs. Conner was buried tomorrow
Wednesday morning from Thinking
Spring church. The active pall-bearers
will be Messrs. A. HI. McCue, J. Black
wood Patterson, Charles Irvine, J. c.
Black, R. w. Moffett and Samuel M.
Donald the honorary, Messrs. VIM. +.
Gilkeson, John Paul, Frank M. Bell,
VIM. F. Brand, John w. Churchman
and Sam uel HI. Kerr. She was laid
TO rest in the cemetery adjoining the
church.
Mrs. Conner was native of BOtetourl
and Langhorne on her mothers side
uRS ANNIE EIIISER