The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-08
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APRIL I. 1882.


,corrosnondence Of The Richmond Dispatch,l
APRIL Z, 1882.
A strange bird was wounded ana cap
turcd by Masters Gentry and Walden on
Thursday on the Rivanna river. IL - GER
tainly not native OF this section ana very
much resembles the bittern. IL was very
savage, and gave them hard nght 10 take
II, after its wing was broken.
The baseball club Mt The University mas
sent a challenge to Washington and Lee,
the match to take place at Charlottesviile or
The question Of taking part In the re-
gatta at Lake George In July Is now agita-
ting the boat club, with decided indica-
tion OF il being determined afiirmatively
The regret at the determination Of Pro.
lessor Price to accept the position offered
him by Columbia College Is universal
among students and professors. Besides
being eminently fitted for the position
he occupies. his geniality rendered him
personally popular.
Judge Lambert Tree, Of Chicago, having
declined to deliver the annual Grafton be-
fore the Society OF Alumni, to which he
was elected last June, Professor Henry
Tutwiler, A. NJ, LII. d., OF Alabama, has
been substituted.
And now comes the sadest news that has
ereyed the heart OF this community for
MANY DAYS. IL Is the death OF William
Wertenbaker, ESQ.,, Emeritus Librarian OF
the University. which occurred ut his resi-
dence this morning at / o'clock. The. inn
mediate cause Of his death was third at
tack of PARALYSIS and was not entirely I'M
expected. For several years his growing
infrmities had incapacitated him for active
life, and his friends knew his end was ap-
preaching. Mr.. Wertenbaker was born at
Milton, i'm this county. His grandfather
emigrated to this country from the City OF
Two Bridges, IN Germany, and settled IN
Badensburg, Nd, in the early part
of the last century, and Christian,
the father of William Wertenbaker, was
born there. Christian came 90 Virginia
and settled at Milton, where William was
born on the first day of June, 1897, and
consequently he had almost completed his
eighty-ifth year. He was raised in the
clerks office of Albemarle, under Mr..
Alexander Garrett. He served in the war
of 1872, and was pensioner Mt the time OF
his death. Was sheriff OF this county for
several years, and entered the University
OF Virginia as q law student in 1S2j-'26.
During the latter year he was appointed
librarian by Mr.. Jefferson, which he held
till 1881. In 1885 he was again appointed,
serving till 1857, and in 1865 he was re-
appointed and held the position until
1880, when the Office of Emeritus Librarian
was bestowed upon him. Perhaps no man
was more widely known than William Wer-
tenbaker-certainly no one more favorably
regarded by the thousands Of students who
have been educated at the University. He
enjoyed the friendship Of Thomas Jefferson,
which was in itself high distinction. He
leaves large circle Of relatives, who mourn
his death with unfeigned grief. He was
the father Of Colonel c. G. Wertenbaker, of
the Third Virginia regiment. He was a
Mason in high standing, and will be buried
with Masonic honOrs. QUIP.