The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-10
JOHN NJ. JOHNSTON DEAD.
DIES SUDDENLY IN BALTIxoRE.
a pr,,,,,.nt Bu.iness Man and Politician
The Lynehburg City Railway Accident
Case Dismissed.

D,SyI1Iy. Va. Feb. ESPECIALLY IA tele-
gram received at an early hour TINS morning.
announced the sudden death IN Baltimore Oh
MIR. John NJ. Johnston. n leading banker anu
citizen Of this city. Mr.. Johnston had Deen
,ufIerinc some time from varacose VEINS anu
two weeks ago was advised by physicians 10
60 TO Baltimore and submit 10 an opera''o"
as the only hope Of preventing blood po'soA,
ing. Accompanied by his wife he "eN' ~
Johns Hopkins hospital week ago
oneration was performed and the patient was
Thought 10 be doing we'll with brilliant pa
pect Of recovery. He died spuo o;an1
O'Clock this morning from oioou 20 presbv
Jobn NJ Johnston was the son OF d '~o6
.ov;on ,ninis,er and was born IN NewouIEiLI,
Nv Lamar %. 1870 and came 70 I'm Ia Iate
in 1919 10 clerk in q grocery store loi ~ nnc,s
Thomas H. Doe He Afterwards peca.,.o her ~
mariner. and in after years "a' 49, Neal
tbe old time firms of stokes JOINS Ue was
4 Tobnston and Johnston d CiaIH. 10 80
80 ,,ostrnaster OF Danvillc unuer no
pncbspan administration and res.suo' sn0
Ieicn 80 bec0me cashier OF tho pan I
,iIia Rank. which position no 49,
until tho bank went down NJ tno 49, - ~ &c
cor lie then became the sei'Ii 'no.'.D0 -
~ en-, - Johnston a fickieh. oahAei9 nIu
sho III ~ - ,o,ts and at the same time was
insurance agen,s 20, National Bank of Dan
liz In 1919 the First National suIrehueleu
~ chorfer and ". r. Cheek bought lex
ia,,e ipsterest in tho business OF johnston a
Ticklen thus creating the hTm OF johnston "
60 which Is to-day known lar ana near
% one of the strongest ana most progressive
Ianking institutions IN the south,
NJ Johnston married IN 1850 Miss ROBERTA
~ mio daughter of the late Captain James
ianisr Ills wife survives hun. AT the time
~ lie death Mr. Johnston. BESIDES being Oh
10 ern of Johnston a Cheek, was president
nj the Moretock Insurance company Oh Dan
Liz director and large stocKnOlder IN the
Tayville Street Car Company, and silent
,,srtner IN several other business enterprises.
IL las ever been successful business man.
and accumulated a fortune OF perhaps quar-
ter Of a million. -
Tho remains will reach here tomorrow
7nnruinc and the funeral viii take place
Thursday. s II
sever DAVIS AGO the Virginia Board OF IN
eurauce Governors held r meeting ID MS Guy
10 adjust certain difficulties in IN iOcat OoHlu
~ underSriters. During the meeting MtsSIs.
NJ Tewen Hewes and u. o. Selden maze re-
~arks which seemed to reflect on W. ..
Dance. a well known local agent. ihuco "as
not Mt the meeting and dld not near o. INC
Ternarks uutl the governors had Ielt Town;
irLe hoard held another meeting to-day ana
aiessrs. HeUes and Nelden were pIesenV.
Through a friend Mr. Dance demanded ol
them an apology for the alleged offensive re-,
marks. They replied that Their remarks . nau
been entirely misunderstood nnu the al"'i
has been amicably adjusted.
Captain Charles +. Linde, the secretary OF
the 6anyille Ice Company, Is in the city and
las arranged TO rebuild at once the ice fac,
tory recently destroyed by fire. Work Will
commence tomorrow.
The annual report OF the superintendent 81
tho city gas works to-day submitted the
council shows the net proht OF the WORKS "
tIe citv for the year 10 have been s7lol.05.
On the strength OF tins showing the Hghl
committee has recommended reduction Il
Gas to II. % per thousand which proposition
Il vet TO be acted upon by the council.