| Show vw p at s sw w M i A SAD BAD MEETING au tu aft donys joyful llope turned to sorrow Sorro Tr this morning we were introduced by lion hon D 11 II peery mr L A Spitz cr of sail san jose cal tho the gentleman if is a native of doah count county virginia which place he left in 1857 and arid came west ho he went to san jose where ho lie hns bas continued to reside until the present with the tile exception of a short time which lie spent in austin nov nor where lio lie married the sister of mr ur S S higginbotham Higginboth ani of this city sir air bad hadnot not seen cither either his father or mother alive since lie left hoino in the acir car mentioned his father died in 1801 A few months since IN mr I r alexander coyner copier of augusta county california an in acquaintance of mr Spit zere went back to virginia to visit his friends mends A short time since mr wrote to his mother requesting her to come wither with mr and mrs coyner when they returned to their home in california about the of this month tho the party started the mother indulging in ili the natural fund anticipations of once more c embracing mb racing her dear son whom she had not seen reen for a quarter of a century and the son with equally fond hope of embracing and receiving a it mothers bless blessing i n from the tile maternal mat cinal einal lips started I on the dinst to meet his aged parent at ogden but alas bolli were doomed to disappointment merciless death prevented that meeting on arriving at it cheyenne wyo krs mrs was taken suddenly ill all that could be done was dono done for her restoration but she continued to grow worse and bc be foro reaching evanston at pm of the dinst she expired on the train the tile remains were taken off at that place and mr and arid mrs coyner remained there in charge of them the same day mr lar S S higginbotham received n telegram from the son requesting liim him to meet his mother attha depot mr be being ing i yet ift ignorant of her demise and keep her at ogden until he lie arrived at the depot mr higginbotham learned the sad news of the tile ladya ladys death yesterday morning mr alin botham went to evanston where he met mr and mrs Coyner with ith whom ho be returned to this city bringing the remains which were taken to mr ar H s residence the son arrived this mornin morning o by express train from the gestand Wc We stand he lip is well nigh distracted with grief at tho the loss ot of his beloved mother we sincerely condole with him in his irreparable loss the deceased elizabeth was the wife of charles she was born in 1812 and was 69 years old tho the funeral will take place tomorrow friday morning at ten from tho the residence of mr S S higginbotham mr phrot S tzer and his friends desire through gh this medium to thank mr air andars and mrs coyner for the tender care and kind solicitude with which they watched over and administered to the deceased aurim during lier her sickness |
