Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-03

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aforementioned 81 the R.chmond Disrntchl
JANUARY 2, 1885.
This morning before day Richard
Hawkins. the oldest express agent in
Virginia. died at his residence here
aged scventy-ihroc.
..Upcle Dick. as he had for quar-
Ter OF century been familiarity called
ON The road and in this community. had
been with the Adams Express Company
since he was about thirty-cight years
old. ard had been the agcn; in Staunton
for sbout iwenty-ninc years. He had
slways been trusted by tho company
and esteemed here, and when, nine
months ago. he became too infrm to
attend 10 business, he WIS retired on
ncnsion by the company he had
served 80 long aud faithfully. After
,ba, time he steadily declined in
health, and having gathered his family
Of several grown children and sn aged
wife around him. passed away, much TO
the regret Of everybody who knew
INN. Among lIr. lIawkins's children
i MIR. James Hawkins. for long time
prominent citizen Of Danville and
owner of the Arlington Hotel, now
citizen Of Bath, who was with his
father when he died.
A young man by the name Of Dan.
c,oohau met with a serious accident YES
to-day afternoon on Courthouse street.
lie was assembling fol parade with the
Racsinuffins, and in his grotesque cos
tune was galloping wildly down the
street without holding the reins of his
horse, which hung upon the neck of the
animal. when the horse slipped and fell.
throwing Croghan upon the rocky street
and falling upon him. Croghan was
picked up insensible. and bleeding
from the head and face, and was
thought to be dying at the time
but DIR. II. NJ. Patterson, his physi-
clan. reports his condition this morning
not so bad as was at first supposed.
His nose is broken, an artery about the
eve cut. which may cost him the loss of
the eve. and he is badly bruised about
the body and, perhaps, injured inter
nally. Croghan is the same young man
who accidentally shot the negro here on
election-day in the fall of 1883, and was
honored by notice in Mahone's famous
letter charging Virginia with bulldozing
the negroes.
Captain G.. X. Mason. OF Swoop's
dep0t. whose serious illness was re-
ported in this correspondence few days
ago. is said by his physician, DR.. Get
zendanner. to be somewhat better.
Rev. Frank McCutchan. pastor Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church at Waynesboro',
has resigned his charge and given his
people notice to secure a successor. lie
las received several calls to other
points. but has not yet decided where
he will 90.
Mr.R.F. Campbell, a son of Prof. L.
Campbell, of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, has received call TO the
churches of Millboro' and Windy Cave,
Bath county. and left the Seminary last
week TO take charge of them. Rev. "A.
r. Cooke has recently resigned this
charge on account of ill-health, and is
in Texas. Mr.. Campbell is a very
promising young preacher. and will be
ordainednext Spring by Lexington Pres
bytery.
The ladies of Greenyille have, by an
oyster supper and fair. raised slOO.
which they presented to the Masons of
Augusta Lodge, in that town, to aid
them in building new hall.
By the way. the types made me do
injustice to the Building Committee of
the Masonic Lodge, No. IL, here, in
report of their work for the fraternity.
Messrs. William A. BuIks, j. A. Coch-
ran. and j. II. Wayt constitute the
committee, and it was reported that to
these gentlemen was left the whole
management of the business. But it
read, ito this gentleman the treasu-
rer. Mr.. Wayt, while he only acted
with the others. Please correct.
The expected visit of Mr.. Moody to
Richmond has occasioncd n good deal
of interest here among his admirers.
and several persons have expressed
an intention to 20 to your city and at
tend his meetings when his arrival is
announced. NoX.