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How about some old news for a change? I mean some really old news - 125 years old! Ester Settle’s relatives from Shenandoah County sent her a clipping from their local newspaper. , It was a short story under the heading, “125 Years Ago.” The story caught her eye because it was about a resident of Flint Hill. On Dec. 6, 1881, Alpheus Settle traveled from Flint Hill to New Market to seek medical treatment from the Drs. Henkel. The diagnosis was an inoperable bladder stone. Mr. Settle stayed at the Central Hotel waiting a change in his condition, but he died at the hotel Dec. 30,1881,24 days after his arrival. A post mortem examination proved the doctors were correct - there was a 3 Vi ounce stone in his bladder. Mr. Settle was buried in St. Matthews graveyard in New Market. An effort was made to inform his friends of the sad event, but as of Jan. 6 there was no response.
Can you imagine being sick and alone in a hotel for Christmas? Did Mr. Settle’s family and friends ever learn of his death and the place of his burial? Who was Alpheus Settle? With the help of the good volunteers at the Historical Society, Ester learned that indeed an Alpheus Settle lived in Flint Hill. He was listed on the 1880 census as a 60 year old cabinet maker. Ten years earlier he was listed on the 1870 census for Washington, D.C. Other than that, nothing else is known about Alpheus Settle.
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