Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-23
ALBEMARLE.
REUNION OF VETERANS OF THE NINE
TENTH VIRGINIA.
v,,,,ors from Abroad The Regiments Re
cord-Funeral-A Curiosity
Personal Notes.
,co,,a.ronoence oftbs Richmond pispatch.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, July 22d.
Yesterday a few veterans of the
Nineteenth Virginia infantry had re-.
union at the residence of Colonel
r. t. w. Duke. Among those present
from distance was Colonel Fred. Skin
ner. The Nineteenth was composed Of
companies from Albemarle, Amherst,
and Nelson, companies A, b, G, ID, Z,
Z. and X being composed Of Albemarle
men. Companies A and b were from
Charlottesville, and Of b Colonel X.
f. w. Duke was captain, and Colonel
Bennett Taylor was captain of Com
pany +, raised in various parts OF the
county. The Nineteenth got into the
war in earnest at first Manassas,
and as part of Longstreet's command
was engaged in nearly all the battles in
Virginia-williamsburg, Seven Pines,
Seven Days Fight Around Richmond,
the battles in Maryland. Frsdericks-
burg, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Five
Forks, sc. OF Company A, Third-Lien-
tenant j. G. Culin was promoted to be
captain. lie was wounded seven times,
but is still living to attend these en-
ioyable reunions.
Mrs. Frank p. Parish, daughter Of
Colonel Thomas L. Parish, was buried
at 1.-THE Farm " at 5 o'clock yesterday.
The attendance was extremely large
@ tribute to the lovely character and life
of the wife, mother, and friend. The
services were conducted by the Rev.
Robb White, Of Charlottesville, as
sisted by the Rev. Melville Jackson, Of
Richmond.
The Hon. j. Richard Wingfeld is
putting MS affairs in shape preparatory
to leaving for his post as Consul at San
Jose. Costa RIGA. The principal motive
which led Mr.. WiDg6eld to desire a
short residence so far South is said to
be found in the hope that the health of
Mrs. Wipgfeld will be benefited. Mr..
Wingfeld is a cool, sagacious man Of
business. In The adjoining State OF San
Salvador Mr.. Wingfeld will have
brother Consul in the person Of Colonel
Louis j. DuPre. OF Georgia, a kinsman
of NJ. NJ. DuPTe, Esq, Of the Char
lottesyille Chronicle. Colonel DuPre's
appointment was unsolicited-a high
compliment, which, however, was well
deserved. He is well known to some
of our citizens, and was a school friend
Of Professor y. X. Davis, Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
A. Il. Parker (colored) has a little
daughter some nine years old whose
hair is as much Of curiosity as any
ever exhibited by the beautiful Cir
cassisn." Probably twelve months
ago her hair was cut off short. Since
then it has grown to the length Of fiji
teen or more inches, and stands out
straight from her head in all directions,
so that from the ends Of her hair on
one side of her head to the ends of her
hair on the other is space Of not less
than thirty inches.
The railroads are doing something
for Charlottesville. Thus, the payroll
of the Virginia Midland for employees
who spend their earnings here is some
sS5,C00 year and the Chesapeake aud
Ohio railroad about 100000, making
total of about 32l5,00O per annum
spent in Charlottesville. The hotel at
the Union depot has fed since its estab-
lishment, about nine months ago, 49,
eco people about 1900 per month,
and furnishes q market for every con-
ceivsble kind of produce. The popu-
lation Of the town is estimated 10 have
increased about 800 during the past
year. QUIP.