The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-17
DEATH IN OUR MIDST.
Oscar M. Marshall Dies at MiIlbOro'
and John Mcfarland In this City.

oscar M. Marshall Dies at MiIlbOro'
and John Mcfarland In this City.
Mr.. Oscar NJ. Marshall. whose illness was
noticed Sunday, died at MilIboro' at 1:24
sunday afternoon. He had been employed
up TO July lst with o. +. Weisiger a. Co.,
and resigned to take effect that date. in.
tending to spend the month OF July i'm the
mountains with his family, and on August
1st TO take situation with s. NJ. & NJ.
Rosenbaum. He was last in the city on
Monday the 9th, and was then suffering
greatly from dysentery. Tuesday he went
to Millbor0' and took TO his bed, from
which he never rose.
Mr.. Marshall was born near Romney, w.
Va. He came to this city In early life and
engaged i'm business in the wholesale no.
tion-house OF Thomas, Hughes & Cald-
well. During the war he was the special
agent Of the Confederate Government in
Mexico. At the close OF the war Mr.. Mar.
shall returned TO Richmond and engaged
in the wholesale hat business with Mr.. w.
N. McVeigh. under the firm-name OF Mar
shall Il Mcyeigh. Upon the dissolution Of
the firm Mr.. Marshall conducted the busi-
ness several years. For the past three
years the deceased was engaged with the
wholesale clearinghouse Of o. +. Weisi-
ger a. Co. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
Mr.. MarshalPs Masonic connections were
as follows: Grand Treasurer Of each Of the
grand bodies in Virginia-Grand Lodge,
Grand Chapter, and Grand Commandery
OF Knights Templar; Past Master OF Me-
| tropolitan Lodge, No. II Past High Priest
and member Of Lafayette Royal Arch Chap
ter, No. 43; and member OF the Command
cry OF st. Andrew, No. 13. X. T.
Mr.. John T.. Laughton went up to Mill
borO' Saturday to render any brotherly Of
fees possible, and was present when Mr..
Marshall died.
The following telegram was received yes
terday from the Grand Master, Judge r..
NJ. Page:
"A1INGDOY, Va, July 10th.
(" ". y. ISaacS, Grand Secretary:
"Pease assure Mrs. Marshall Of my SYM
pathy In her bereavement, and commune
cate TO the Grand Lodge my sense Of its
loss in the death OF the Grand Treasurer.
OR. NJ. PAGE, Grand Master"
The remains reached the city yesterday
afternoon, and the funeral will take place
this evening at O'Clock from DR.. HOge's
church and will be largely attended by the
bodies Of which deceased was q member
and by the people generally, for he was
well-known in Richmond. was very popu-
lar, and was universally regarded as q wor-
thy misunderstanding high as a man Of
honor and noted as a steadfast friend.
JOHN M'FARLAND.
rtie cronttop,on uralI Eno,t-, 1taI OF
| 12:4j O'Clock yesterday afternoon at his
residence, at the southwest corner of Byrd
and Fourth streets. He had been sick
eleven days, and his disease, commencing
with liver trouble, from which he had
| long suffered, soon became so complicated
with other obstinate disorders that the best
medical skill here was wholly unavailing.
| He was perfectly aware OF his condition,
and on Sunday said that he had fought hard
to live, but that he would not succeed. He
was resigned and composed, and seemed
not to suffer great deal. In his last hours
he was dehrious.
Mr.. Mcfarland was a native Of Glasgow.
Scotland, and came to this country with his
parents IN 1886 and located in Richmond.
He served his apprenticeship rs machinlst
with Talbot Il Brother, and afterwards
| NCtt kJOuLu WI htu uS lDtOiuOtft Cn-
gineer and also ut his trade. He returned
to Richmond i'm 1855 to accept position on
the Richmond and Danylle railroad, and
after few months was promoted to be
master machinist in the company's shops,
which position he filed for about fifteen
years.
lie left the Danvie road in1S7j to accept
the position OF master-machnist OF the
IhaconaoEa an1 Ohio raiiuvau ahons and
upon the reorganization OF this road he
was made superintendent OF motive power.
Mr.. Mcfarland was fifty-seven years old,
and was unmarried. He leaves brother
aud sister. The former lives in this city,
the latter in Atlanta, but is now here.
The deceased was member Of st. Johns
Lodge, No, Sc, Masons, Lafayette Royal
Arch Chapter, and Richmond Command
ery, No. ., Knights Templar.
The funeral will take place at 1880 O. clock
this morning from DR.. Hoge's church.
The following gentlemen will act as pail
bearers Messrs. Charles Campbell, George
| w. Royster, W. +. Drinkard, Thomas
Dodamead, George Gibson, III. p. Ed
mond. W. f. Tanner, John f. Regnault.
ID. O'Leary, Don A. Sweet, Il. III. Dues
berry, NJ. +. Smith.
Mr.. Mcfarland was a man OF tirst-rate
qualifications for railroad business, and his
services were always in demand. He was
clear-headed, eyen-tempered, and WELL
skilled in the matters OF which he had
charge; was q good disciplinarian, and
kind and considerate to the men under
him. Among the positions filled by him
not above mentioned was that OF master
OF transportation Of the YOrk-River rail-
road. To those who had claims upon his
goodwill or affection there was no SER
vice that he would hesitate to render-no
sacrifice that he would not willingly make.
To the orphan children OF his sister he
acted the part OF loving father. The
public thought Of him only as calm, up
right, and methodcal business man; only
those close to him knew OF the depths Of
tenderness and goodness in his heart; OF
his love for his fellow-man, and OF his
concern for all that was OF interest 10 the
community in which he lived. HIS life
was an honest and useful one; his exam-
pie was valuable one {; his works sur
vive, and forever green will his memory
be in the hearts OF all his kindred, per-
sOnal friends, and associates In business.
DR.. Hoge being in Philadelphia and I'M
able to return to the city at this time, the
funeral services in this case and in that OF
Mr.. Marshall will be conducted by Rev.
Peyton Hoge.
SAD AFFLICTION.-W Willie X, an interest
the Southern Telegraph Company, died
| f.. n Ia L.