The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-26

ish citizen, OF TINS city, ulcr 81. - t
yesterday, No. 1919 east Main street, ae'u
sixty-three years. 1 IT..
death. His wife survives HIM uhe'dl
this afternoon at $3.50 O'CLOCK
GRIFFIN 4. Bush.
BEDFORD cry. VA. Feb Especial.
Mr. Grimm 4 Rush died at his home, IN
this city Saturday night. IN the loI -
sixth year of his age. The deceaSeu a.
cidentally cut his head several weeks
ago The wound apparently hedleu an"
no further attention was palu 10 H.
hand and arm began 10 swell now
ever. several days later, and erlsypeids
developed. II spread through MS oouS,
and for about a week his suHefiisS ""u
been intense. g..
cry business for number OF years, anu
had many warm friends here ana else
where. He is survived by his wife ana
six children. &C.,
the funeral services were held from
the Methodist church yesterday AFTER
noon The local lodge of hnishts Oh
Honor. OF which the deceased was
member, attended in a body. the inter
mcnt was in Longwood cemetery.
Nj. JOHN D. ELDER.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Feb. Especial.
Sir. John j.. Elder the distinguished
artist who was stricken down Win pa
Ialysis several years ago, dled mere 10
day at his home where FOR lohs tIilc
he has been confined TO his room. lie was
educated at Dusseldorf Germany, under
Ieitz. and some Of his most celebrated
naintings-"The Battle Of the Crater
the Bust of Shylock," After Appomat-
tox." and portraits of Lee, Jackson. Da-
Wis Johnson. &c, are owned by General
Malone and Mr. Joseph Bryan. He was
a former exhibitor at art exhibitions IN
Germany and in this country, ana won
many prizes and i'm his peculiar line was
| considered the peer of any artist IN
| America.
HIS remains will be inferred in the city
cemetery here.
MIR. .. +. BAXTER
| ASHLAND. VA, Feb. 2j.-Special-D.
! +. Baxter, student at Randolph-Macon
| College, died at Il o'clock Sunday night
| from intestinal trouble from which he mad
| suffered for about one week. The remains
| will be taken on the early train to-mor-
| row morning to Norfolk, where relatives
: of his wife live.
This morning the Franklin Literary So
! ciety of the College held a meeting a
which suitable resolutions were adopted
and several young men were appointed to
| accompany the remains 20 Norfolk At
/ 5I5 a meeting of the students was held
| and similar action taken
Before entering Randolph-Macon Mr..
! Baxter was a prosperous farmer in the
| vicinity of Elizabeth city. y. G., but feel
| ing called to the ministry he came TO
| Randolph macon College late this session
to prepare himself for that vocation. He
! had been graduated from the Virginia
! Military Institute, and was studying eX-
| clusively in the theological department.
| He was forty-one years of age.
| MRS. MAHALA GREEN
PETERSBURG. VA, Feb. Especial
Mrs Mahala Green. wife of Mr.. Alex
! NJ. Green. died at the residence OF her
| husband, on Harding street. Saturday
! night at II o'clock. after a brief Illness,
| aged seventy-siX years. Deceased was
sister of the late Henry Alley and
| had lived i'm Petersburg for more than a
| half-century. Her husband and two chill
dren. Mr.. W. r. Green. and Mrs. John
| r. William. survive her The funeral
took place this afternoon from the Mar
| ket-Street Methodist church, of which de-
ceased had been a member ever since the
| organization of that congregation.
REV. R. II. W. BUcKSFR
| FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Feb. q
| Special.-Rev. r. II. W. Bu,kner died to-
day. after short Illness, Al oak Grove.
| his home in Caroline county; aged eigh-
ty-hve years. He had been a Baptist
minister for siXty-fye years.
GEORGE L. PEAsR.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 2j.-GeOrge l.. Peasc,
| Vice-president of the Shoe and Leather
National Bank. up TO a few days ago,
| died this morning at his home, I'm Brook
] o. u Nqg.
terday morning, and despite the efforts of
his physicians, never regained conscious
ness. For the past two weeks. Mr.. Pease
| has been in bed all the winter long, and
| unwell. Worry over $4,000 defalcatiOn
| by Frederick Seely had much to do with
! his illness, and, ii is believed, FASTENED
his end.
| HOWARD n. JOHNSON.
| NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 25.-Special-Mr.
| Howard y. Johnson. son of Mr.. Greenleaf
| Johnson, of Baltimore, died at his resi-
| deEce on York street Sunday morning.
| AGED forty-fcur years. Mr.. Johnson was
one of Norfolk's most prominent business
| men. He was manager and treasurer Of
the Hreenleaf johnson Lumber Company,
secretary and treasurer OF the Chowan
Railroad and Lumber Company OF North
Carolina, and a member OF the firm of
Greenleaf Johnson & Sons. of Baltimore
GENERAL JOSEPH d. cAET.
| TROY, n. Y, Feb. -MaJor-Genera
Joseph b. Carr died yesterday morning
aged sixty-six. When the war broke out
he led the Second Regiment New York
Volunteers. 10 the front. He returned a
maJor-generai and was soon afterwarc
made commander OF the Third Division
Of Stale militia. He was prominent N
state politics and was three times elect
| ed Secretary Of State as a Republican.