The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-26
STANTON.


-..scnp r,.rruWs-A DISTRESSING DEATH -
g,Np, FoE THE CHESAPEAKE AID ONO
.yryVSloE-A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MAR
.-snpv 7ur SAME MoNY--THE TRADE
DOLLAR, e..
.,orr,spoadAce Of the Richmond pisp1lchJ
FEBRUARY -, 1881.
The rtGnion II Odd-Fellow> OF this DIS
met last night was an enjoyable OCCASION.
Grand Rpprc>enfaiive 4. Il. Courtney, OF
yaur ci,r. pXemplfed the new work IN tue
rrc.cpce Of Grand-Master Crtb s, District
Master Points. Pa,t-Grand
Jo>rpb X. smith. and a number OF other
officer, and members, representing all the
'od,c> In TIL. district \ recess for supper
W. taken at 10 O'Clock. and The large COM
uany were bouniiiuIly banquetsd at the Nir-
Gina Hotel bv SiauniOD Lodge; after which
they returned 70 work, and did not adjourn
until O'Clock this morning, and soon after
Nsior Courtney returned TO Richmond on
ilf early train.
Mr.. BENJAMIN karicof, IN old citizen OF
tbr county. dfcd al his home, near Slngers-
vile. on Tue. day. Two wears ago he was
bitten N q dog. and the wound healed long
since. Bu, last Friday pain was felt IN the
old wound. Inflammation rapidly set in and
spread, and his paroXysmS became so yio'
lent that ID took several men to hold him
Defh came 10 the relief of his intense
suffering, in four days from the time he was
int attacked.
Mr. William Roach, a carpenter IN The
employ Of The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
Nh dead in the road near his house, at Tai
e0lt station, last Saturday. An affecting
Incident i, reported in connection with hi
death. Mr.. Roach had been up all nigh
working a, wreck 90 the road, and wa
expected home that morning. His LITTLE
son went 10 the station 10 meet bin, ant
passed bis father lying upon bis face in tn
Ioid between the deI0t aud his home. bu
ddnot recognize him. He hurried TO SOM
n.igLbor, aud told them that man wa
down the road dead or drunk. When the,
Went with him 10 the place and the deaf
mau proved 10 be his own father the llttl
fellow, dl,may and grief was most distress
ING. III. thought that death was caused b.
heart-d,eo>e.
4 new po,,-otiiee j. 10 be established in
few day, 10 B,uerbr0ok, in this county
with Il. +. Powell postmaster.
La.e numbers Of cOlOred labOrers ar
passing iui, point every day, going 10 th
work. Oh the western connection Of IN
Cht,ape.ke and Ohio. "General EchCls'
road" q. il i, called by the railroad-men
Not day passes without two or three car
l0ad. Of lhcse hands are seen en- route 70
the keuthcky end OF the line. The energ.
Of The Oincor, and contractors indicates III
early completion Of the connection.
On Tuesday night the.,mOfe-house o
Cipfsin Pat. Woodward, SOn-in-law OF Col
0nc George l.. PcytOn, OF the White SUI
plur. was entered by thieves. They eutere
by boring J0le through the door, and cal
red Oh abou. 800 pounds CT bacon.
Real estate in some parts Of the county
boxing 40 most chceIiugly. Mr.. j. w
N,>h lbc OTTER day sold some lind near Al
Dor Hill a, an advance OF twelve or tltee
dollars per acre on the price lie paid for II
ieW months previous.
Rev. X. :. Hough, pastor OF the Meth'
dist church in this place, married three col
Pies m one day last week. In the tire
marriage, there were but two ceremonies
mother and her daughter stood up Il
gclheg with their afiianced and were mai
Tied at the same time, the names only BEN
changed Is The minister proceeded WIN VI
ceremony. Il was The fourth time, TOO
That the elder bride had stood before III
minister under similar circumstances. AIT
TOE ceremony the mother left with her hu'
band for bi. home, in Illinois. The daug'
Ter married a citizen Of Augusta, and II
mains IN her native county.
II j. stated on good authority that Incl
are IN Tue vicinity Of Waynesboro' an
i'helsYlle at least ) coo lambs that will
marketed ~ the spring. The dog-law
Augusta county is operating most adval
Ns'ously 10 the interest OF sbeep-grower
IL has already been worth many THOUSAND
Of dollars 10 this county, and II evel
county in the State were TO adopt simll
laws tue benefit TO The Commonwealth wou
have TO be counted by the millions.
Tbcle has been a good deal OF complai
10 The county because our banks would n
allow but ninety cents for the Trade dolla
aud Mr.. X. II. Palmer, 10 be satisfied as
The matter, wrote 10 Hon. John L. Harf
The other day on the subject. Judge liza
rs has sent him letter from the Secreta
OIL the Treasury, which will satisfy tho
Who have bad doubts rs 10 the value OF L
coin. Dir. Sherman says: ain reply
nave 10 inform you that the uade'doIla
ale not legal tender for any amount WI;
ever, and no person can legally beTequir
10 take them IN satisfaction OF debt"
Ike protracted meeting in the Bapt
Church here was closed Monday night. ID
ing The revival one hundred and twen'
eight persons have been added to I
church. Rev. Mr.. Frost, the pastor, preae
ca over lifts sermons in the six weeks a
baptized one hundred and twenty persol
the religious interest IN his coDSregali
sun continues. PENN