The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-29
lTEHORIAL D-IY.
a Negro Preacher Collects Money Surrepti-
tiously-Othcr News.

CHARL OTTEsyILLE, VA, May Especial. r.
At the last regular meeting of the John Bowie
Strange Camp. Confederate Veterans the
following resolution was unanimously adOp-
ted
Resolved That this camp observe the 18th
day of June as Memorial day, when we will
decorate the graves OF our fallen comrades,
and that q committee be appointed TO make
the necessary arrangements. and that an invi-
tatiOn is hereby extended the Ladies Memo
rial Association, Company ID Monticello
Guard), and other organizations TO unite with
rs on this occasion"
The chair appointed the following commit
tee. Colonel G. c. Wertenbaker, Private W.
c. PAYNE Sergeants Il. G. VANDERBILT and Il.
H. Fife Private J. NJ. Anderson. The camp in
structed the committee to secure a speaker for
the occasion. There are ,0N soldiers buried IN
the cemetery at the University OF Virginia.
some beng from nearly every State in the
Confederacv Colonel h. +. W. Duke and
Captain H. c. Mchie were appointed to rep
resent the camp at the annual meeting of the
Grand Camp 10 be held in Fredericksburg on
the 10th of June.
The public schools Of this city will close on
Friday next.
The officers of the First Baptist church
(cOlOred) notify the public that all solicitation
for funds for their church or patronage asked
in It's behalf to concerts or other entertain
ments given by their recent pastor, Rev. *.
A. Scott is without authority 10y the above
named church AMI is forbidden 80 far as the
church is concerned. this body having sew
cred their relation with him as pastor. Scott
has very smooth and plausible tongue, gives
a very good entertainment and can easily
dupe a great many people, as It appears ne
did here SO long His household effects are
10 be sold Monday under "a distress warrant
for rent Scott left here more than month
ago under a cloud, saying he was gong away
to raise money to make a payment on the
new pipe organ and other extensive church
improvements he made. No one seems 10
know where he is at present
The +. j Hart reported from Lynchburg as
having passed bogus check on "a boarding.
house and slipping the town Is the same per-
son who worked in this place for some time.
While here he was run over by reel ON the
way 10 a fire and severely injured. lie went
by the name of Hart while in this city.
For several DAYS past a cold ram has been
falling almost necessarily. Stoves have been
fred up aud winter clothing brought out.
Mr. George Newman. OF Orange county,
seventy years of age. was run over and killed
by passenger train on the Virginia Midland
railroad between this city and Orange Court
house to-day. Mr. Newman was on his way
TO vote, taking the railroad track as his route
when he overtaken by the train and IN
stantly killed. He was brought to this city,
placed in coffin. and the remains sent TO his
home in Orange this afternoon.
Information has been received here OF the
death Yesterday at his late residence in Abe
marie county, near Alton, of John Il. Speice,
ESQ.,. in the ninety second year Of his age.
He was prominent lawyer and well known
all through the State as type of the Old
Virginia gentleman. kind. jovial snd topd OF
"reminiscences OF early days.