Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-14
RECOVERED BADGE,
7ss DISPATCH FINDS lrs OWNER AZ
rgRA PERIOD or ~ YEARS.
tournai widely Read In Many States
serious Charge Agsinst Four White
Vcuth,--rony Msgee's Remains

,c,.rcspOndcnce Of the Richmond Dispatcn'J
prrrasrrno. Va. April IL. In my letter
=, mo DISPATCH published on the 10Th OF
s,.-eh description was given Of Masonic
100 bearing date February 9. 1876, q
90 inscription. and tho initials " J. A.
n 10 II was found beneath one OF the large
S.,etonos which were laid nearly forty
- Gears ago on the Sidewalk OF Bank
.,,eet and which at the date Of tho letter
80 being removed 10 give place to q
20 modern pavement. The Greek in
"..,fion on the badge. translated into
r~-lsh. ia: Eternal friendship. his
..'..-faph in the Petersburg letter was
,.-slht 90 the attention OF Rev: Jonn A.
-, CIV of the DTsFkrCa containing II
go. been sent % him by his wife, who
f h while visiting the home OF her bro
r.. Colonel Charles T.. Hoge, at Frank
49, Kc.. and who had frequently heard
i.ipsland sneak Of Masonic badge he
ll lost many years ago.
HIS LOST JEwE1.
,n.. pev. Mr.. Doll writes stating that the
l-. e,artiv answers the description Of
ls.t bv him. and that he is confident
!. "a End lost Jewel. In 1876. he saws, be re-
'l,l bra Nurfreesboro'. n, C., and was
.r, brother Of the Masonic lodge
-. "a was then unpopular for o minis
,..f,le Gospel 10 belong TO the Masonic
among the Methodists and Baptists.
t-fa.5 ho saws, the Bsptists made. II, IN
,-. churches. a matter II church discip-
i.. arI although there were one or
., ministers Of middle life in Muir
l,r1 who were Mssons neither
Sud consent 20 act as chaplain, es-
.Tr ON public occasions. The mat
s.rs Nr. Doll. was laid before him
..i ra readily decided 20 act IN that ca
&c subsequently Mr.. Doll left Muir
L...hrro' for Brunswick county. Va. Be
I've hs departure he was presented with
tf.sruic gold badge by bis brothers OF
Vrrlraosh0rO' Lodge (hke tho one de-
s..rsd n this correspondence). The
[.te February 6, 1S46.) and the initials
IN A. d. we're engraved by Capeheart, a
tr.l,r aui Mason OF the town. In 1913,
.... BIZ. Doi. ! was frequently IN Peters
lr-,, visiting my old friends, and 1t was
,rrrr one Of these visits that lost tue
lf.. Mr.. Doll saws he IS now 40 years
A. 81. and IS a Master Mason, Royal
Lr.l ani SIR knight.
NrasILY REMEVnERED HIM.
yr~r c0 respondent to-day called upon
A.. cable lady, a. whose house Mr.. Doll
l., ,tri in ISf8 When his name
v.. mentioned to her she instantly re-
r-..r.i hun and spoke of him ia the
highest terms as a minister and ne man.
-. t.l tho most pleasant recoliections of
b.. visits u her house. IL has often been
tsffrlt n0 paragraph of news appears in
aa...r that does not interest somebody.
DIT. .sa striking instance of the truth of
l.,.ar1g. The badge will be held subject
!. Mr Dolls order.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Trr white youths were arrested in Din
county a dag or two ago, charged
vi. fia tlc,t of property from the resi-
dtra0f Mr. J. VI. HauOd. A trunk be-
..-ar to Mr liarrod was subsequently
lI u BOwanty creek. The accused
,l,. were taken before magistrate and
united. but Il IA reported that the case
" boz brought 20 the attention OF the
-413 lurv. The matter Is said 10 have
Cl,al .0mewhat of sensation on ac-
caat " the high standing Of the parties.
oS AN OFFICIAL TRIP.
Nr Thomas b. Iyey. Of this city. who is
f..tI national councillor of the Junior
OrH.- uted American Mechanics for
N-l Carolina. left this morning for
4 rlsr. 40 that State, where he will to-
Iay an official VISIT to X. l.. Lee
Cgs..I No. 4. lie will visit Tarboro' +,
a.I. .u turtherance of "a movement 20 es-
n.l the order there. deliver public
llir.,s on the history, objects, and teach
rcs of the order.
Nr lyey has been selected by the COM
rr'. 10 preside at the exercises attend
r.tae Manchester hag. raising on Easter
Nsay-s high compliment to the order
d. Obj, city.
pEpLERs FINED.
The Mayor this morning imposed a fine
o. 81 and costs upon each of three negroes
tlr,,l with peddling fish from house TO
... without license. The FISH they
Ed we've not caught OF trapped by the
parties. but we're bought up for specula-
t.
Ilo remains Of w. II. (Tony) Magee.
y .e sudden death in Smithfeld has been
lruouod. were brought here this morn
u. ald sent out 10 Chesterfield for burial.
Doe deceased was a drummer for a Rich
JylI house.