Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-25
COL. JOE ECARRINGTON
DEATH YESTERDAY MORNING At A
QUARTER TO 9 O'CLOCK.
A Hotel-Keeper for Moro Than Half Cen
tury-skefch OF His Life-The
Funeral. SC.

lHe ueatl OF COlOnei Joseph bittioooiy
Carrington, which occurred at s:45 yester-
day morning, removes from the community
a man Of note.
For more than half a century he had
been in the hotel business in Virginia. he
knew everybody: everybody knew him.
Full six feet in height, shapely and stately,
he had the bearing of one used to con-
mand. Quick to decide. positive in his
convictions. earnest In his beliefs, his
position upon all questions was well known.
A great lover Of horses, he gratified bis
tastes in buying Of the finest stocks and In
riding the poblest animals OF his stables.
Fond OF exercise, devoted TO open-air
life, he overcame these predictions TO be-
come n hotel-keeper and achieved success
in this most difficult and exacting pursuit.
Under his various roofs tens Of thousands
now living: more that number now dead
stayed and enjoyed his hospitality. Ho
was ever anxious TO please; but when he
found guest who was determined to be
a fault-fnder, il did not take him long. TO
say that the sooner separation took place
the better Il would be for both. His cha
racter was essentially q positive one and
often his manners were brusque: yet to
those who had won his affection be was
easy. forbesrng. and generous to fault.
LOVER OF FARM LIFE.
Born on a farm, ever lover Of rural life,
he gave freely of his time and means 10 the
Virginia Agricultural Society. and bright
ened the evening of his existence by plant
ing and stock-breeding, dividing his time
between the Exchange Hotel here and his
place up the james.
For years he had been sufferer from
disease of the kidneys, accompanied IT not
caused by desperate dyspepsia, and Cne OF
less determined will would long ago have
succumbed to the mslady; but he had
great powers of endurance, and held up
wonderfully until two or three months ago.
Then began a sinking which all who knew
him saw meant death He, too. was aware
of it but rarely except by looks-looks OF
love and farewell to relatives and employees
and other friends--did he give expression
to his thoughts.
Night before last he fell into semi-un-
conscious state, from which he passed INTO
a stupor and thence as quickly as a candle
f1Ickers and fades into darkness life went
out and he had crossed the great river.
BIOGRAPHY.
The deceased was born onthe 25th of Oc-
tober. lsiO, at Walnut Hill. Cumberland
county, Va. the seat of his father. William
and Martha Darlington. his wife, ne
| Poyall. within two miles OF Boston Hill,
| the original seat of Colonel George Car
ringtop, the founder of the name in Vir-
ginia, who was his great grandfather.
He commenced tho hotel business in
| Cartersvile in 1896. and was most literally
patronized at that period. when the town
| had an extensive warehouse for storing of
| tobacco, from whence is was boated to
! Richmond.
Gainesville was one Of the points at
which the great line of daily stages for the
| South stopped, and it was no unusual sight
to see three or more pass through daily.
He was also engaged in the mercantile
business quite extensively IN that place
with the late Gilbert 7. Carrington, and
afterwards with his brother Charles
Richard Darlington, now deceased.
THE MILITIA.
The deceased took great interest in all
military affairs, and in the militia OF the
State was promoted from grade TO grade,
and rose TO be heutenant-col of hls
regiment He was always prompt in at
tending to their assembling. was rigid as
an officer. polite to his men. and thorough
in all duties.
In October. 1916, he removed to Farm
| vile, Prince Edward county, to engage IN
the same business. His success there was
estopped by the completion Of the South.
Side (now the Norfolk and Western) rail
road to Lynchburg in 1853.
IN PETERSBURG.
In hume, 1854, he went 10 the Bollingbroob
Hotel, in Petersburg. the patronage oi
which had dwinded TO almost nothing
By close attention with the assistance OF
greatly enlarged, and up to the war wa
doing a most thriving business; but Rich
mond, where the Colonel had spent some
| years in a grocery and commissiOn-houst
when boy, always had great attraction
for him.
In 1859 the firm became J. l.. Caring.
ton il Sons. The same year he leased the
old American Hotel here with the late B
Il. Ayres.
AT THE OLD AMERICAN.
He continued the American until 1863
when he disposed Of his entire interest and
devoted himself to farming.
With some fifty-odd servants he cut
adrift from his old business and undertook
the life of farmer. with all the substan
tials and most of the luXuries for the inner
man brought from the Bollingbrook TO
his new home. He kept an open house
which was most literally patronized up tc
the close Of the war, where both the sich
privates and officers were always wei
| coined, and host OK whom accepted hi:
generous hospitality.
| THE EXCHANGE.
In August. 1866, he decided to into his
old business. in which year he opened th'
Exchange Hotel. and few years thereafter
rented also the Ballard House. and the two
have been conducted by him to this date
TURpIs's QUARTER.
A few years AGO he bought the old farm
"Turpin's Quarter" on which he expended
a large amount, having erected fine resi-
dence and all out-houses. with extensive
stable, and stocked IT with some OF the
best trotting strain OF horses In this coun
trv. He then laid of O track, with Judge:
stand TO train his horses. His place " Dog
wood.n adjoining the New reservoir, was
thus used tor some years, and nom there
he took his horses to the present Fail
| Grounds, where they were trained.
FASunY.
Colonel Darlington married March 3
1893. Miss Adaline Sidney, daughter oi
Powhatan and Sidney Jones (nee Rodesl, OF
Buckingham county, Va. She died Sep
tember II, 1897, and is inferred in Holly
wood. By her he had twelve children
only FIVE of whom now survive him
viz; Ella Josephine. widow Of General
j. NJ. st. John, of Fredericksburg. with
two daughters; Della Scott, wife OF vii
liam J. Bacon, of Christian county, Ky.
| with two sons ana one ueugHl0r, mrs
Mamie Read Blakemore. of New York city
with two sons and one daughter; Miss Ads
Boleyne Darlington, of this city; Mrs. s. E.
Darlington, widow of Samuel j. Caring
ton. of Boston. Mass, with one daughter
and Peyton Rodes Darlington, the oldest
child, with one son.
His remains viii be inferred in Holly.
wood by the side of his wife on Monday.
THE HOTELS.
The death of Colonel Darlington will in
no wise interfere with the running OF the
Exchange and Ballard Hotels. Indeed. fol
some years Mr.. w. Scott Darlington ha'
been the manager, and he is under written
contract with the deceased to so continue
until the expiration of the lease IN June
1891.
THE STREET-CAR BILL.
4 fIrx.A e.