The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-28

DEATH OF REV. JAMES JANgIsON-MAS0NIC
CELEBRATIONS - STABLE BURNED - SOCIAL
GATHERINGS - PERSONALS - THE NoMINA-
TONS.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
JUNE &c, 1880.
Rev. James Jameisen. OF the Virginia An
nual Conference, died at his home. it Meek
lenburg county, on yesterday. The infor-
nation will be received with sorrow by
many people here aud in the surrounding
country. As a minister OF the Methodist
Church he was very popular here, apd the
Dsnyille Female College, school which
gradually went down. was in a highly pfUs-
|fDerous condition under his administration.
Mr.. Jameson was the father Of Mrs. Hickey,
wife Of our highly-esteemed townsman Mr.
C.. H. Hickey. The remains will be brought
here for interment, and the funeral VIII
take place from the Msin-Street Methodist
church tomorrow.
Saint John the Baptis's day was duly OBJ
served By the Masonic lodges here. In Ro-
man Eagle Lodge, Rev. George w. Dame,
who had been member OF the lodge Tor
more than thirty years aud Master OF II,
many years, made speech which called
forth the thanks OF tue lodge. There was
celebration at Riceviile, in this county, at
which addresses were delivered by Rev.
DR.. a. Il. Brown and Colonel w. 4. Sims,
and feast was given in the day and a ball
at night. The Riceyille POLK Lodge in
yited the several lodges IN the county to
join with it in the celebration.
The stable Of Colonel Henry Eaton Cole
man. near Peytonsburg, In this county, was
burned down on the night OF the 18th ill.,
slant. The horses were gotten Out and
saved with some difficulty. Ii Is said that
anegro man was seen TO put match TO the
hay in the stable and run awav.
In this county, when the mutton rs fat
and stbe lamb is ripe' and chickens plen-
tiful. people love 10 get together, feast, see
and be seen, and discuss things. Here, on
nv memorandum OF such gatherings, are
one minister's and deaeon's meeting, Two
soldiers rdinions, two Sunday-school ceie'
brations. The retinion OF the Thirty-elghth
Virginia comes of here on the ga OF suly,
and the committee OF arrangements are al
work on the plans for making 1t success
Company ID, Of the fifty-seTenth virginia
hold. retniOn, and Mr.. =. ID. Blackwell, a
metaber of that regiment, goes out to make
a speech for them. The writer wonders II
| all this disposition TO meet together in social
. enjeyments is not evidence OF happiness
| aud prosperity.
Res, j. L. l.. Holmes goes out this morn
Ing 10 preach for the KeDtuek people to-dsg
| and Tomorrow.
CAPTAIN and Mrs. W. +. Graves have
gone over 10 the Blue-Ridge Springs. Mrs
Graves has been very feeble for long pc
rod, and their numerous friends hope That
| The trio Will be beneficial 10 her.
Mrs, +. w. Averett and children leave
town this morning, and will s2ourn for q
time amongst friends 10 the Dorthern part
OF the county.
When Gener& Pickett was on his first
visit to this place. at one OF the fasrs OF the
Border Agricultural Society, Deo1ber OF
the "bigh priyates" saw him on the
grounds, and one was appointed 70 intro
! duce the others. They were surprised to
, end that Pickett eoHid call some Of them by
. name as soon as be saw them. "Well,
boys" said Pickett, d" when we were ~ the
army tried, you thought, TO get as naEg OF
you killed as possible. / am now Try.
Ing TO insure as many OF you as j
eaB.'' Picketts men now think that Was
and that Is the disposition OF Hancock-tiixf
be Is tbs great soldier and real conserve
7 tive. Bad play Of words, perhaps. But
one OF them says that that remark about the
unstained sword was no left-handed COM
| pliment. IL was the soldier who didn't
! 1ght, the grossly sensual and entirely selfish
| and cowardly Old villain, who stuck his
sword, so Shakespeare says. into the dead
hero, and tried TO carry OF his body. The
nominations have been received here 10y
fully. ALPHA.