The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-15
THE NEwCOMB CASE.
.10UHyED ron DEAD FOR SIX
MONTHS.
. MIA Family all Wore Mourning for Him
But sun His Life Insurance Was
Kopt Up-ssie OF Stocks

PETERSBURG, VA. March f.-Spe-
sIal.-The announcement that Mr.. j. NJ.
Newcomb. who has been missing for the
past six months, had turned up at me-
brothers. Mr.. ~. q. Ncwcomb. at Green's
boro. ~. c.. WAS n great surprise to the
pcople here, and his sudden and unexpect-
ed rc-appcaranco has been the talk or
the town to-day. AS stated In these dis
patches last night, Mr.. Newcomo was
supposed 10 have been drowned last Sep
fcmber by falling overheard from the
steamer Alabama. of the Bay line' WINE
on its trip from Baltimore to NorfolK.
The case is very singular one ana
dificult to solve. MIR. Newcomb rs said
70 have arrived at his brothers, at
Greensboro, very much broken down III
health. Where he has been all these
months no one appears TO know. MI.
Newconb, before he left the city, WAS
q prominent grocer and commission iner-
chant, OF this place and stood hlgh IN
the community. He was member OF
a Masonic lodge here. Petersburg bodSe
of EIks, Southside Council. Royal Area
mum, and also carried life insurance IN
one or two northern companies. lie was
color sergeant OF ,ae a. +. Hill Camp
of Confederate Veterans, of Petersburg,
and n member OF the Chamber oil COM
1nerce and the city Council The fanliy
Of Mr. NewcCmb, believing hin 10 De
dead, have been wearing mourning out
at tho suggestion of friends, his dues 10
the Royal Afcanum have all along beeh
paid. so that, IN case he should ever
rurn up again. his insurance in that order
would not he forfeited. Mr.. Newcomo IS
expected here in a few Gays.
Mr.. NEwcoMBs RETURN HoMr.
Mr.. Newcomb arrived here this after
noon from Greensboro. accompanied by
his son. Mr.. J. NJ Newc- r.b Jr., and
was driven TO his residence. on Boiling
brook street Mrs. Ncwconb and ncr
Two daughters met him in the hallway.
and the meeting WAS most affecting
and pathetic one.
Mr.. Nowcomb is a complete wreck. both
sn health and body and has fallen OF
1ully one hundred pounds since he left
here. lie does not recognize his most
intimate friends. and says he doe" not
know where he has been all these months
lie complains OF pain in his mead.
lie was clad in the same suit OF clothes
that he wore when nc left here on the
10th day OF last September.
SAILS or STOCKS.
Mr.. Il. S. SeabJry. auctioreer, sold at
public auction to-day Tor MI George
Mason. administrator. the following
stocks: Twelve shares of the capital
stock Of the EttrIck Manufacturing Com
Iany, far val'.e $lOc for 81 per share. Mr.
John Mann is the purchaser. First mort
gage bond No. Q, of the Petersburg and
Asylum Railway Company. fer 500. with
coupons attached for interest at 8 per
cent, accrIing since February /. lSS
The highest bid for this bond was s1o2,
and it was taken in on that bid. Two
shares If capital stock of The Petersburg
AqUodu,t Company, par value $50 per
share John f.. Gil q Bro. were the
purchasers, at 500 30 per share Twelve
shares of capital stock OF the Matoaca
Manufacturing Company par value 500
per share. Mr.. h. Il. Vaughan was the
purchaser, at $3.50 per share Forty
more shares of this stock were offered
but not sold. as were also eight shares
of Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Company,
and ten shares of capital stock OF the
National Investment Company, OF Roa-
noke.
RUSSIANS IN SUSSEX
During the past two weeks forty fami-
lies of Russians have settled i'm Sussex
county. near Yale station. on the At
lantic and Ddnville railroad. They av-
erage about three to a family.
MIR. II. III. Montgomery and Mrs. Mont
Ss>pmery, oI.Alecklenburg county, left here
little son DSbf b have his eve se, taken AXE,
out. The little fellow was injured some
time ago by nail which he was driving
flying out from under the hammer and
striking him in the eye.
ST. TATRICK's DAY.
St. Patricks Day falling this year on
Sunday. there will be no formal observ-
ance of the anniversary In Petersburg
st. Patrick's Beneficial Society will meet
on that day. and elect officers for the
ensuing term The present officers are:
president. n. /. Francis; Vice President,
w. j. Rahily: Secretary, Joel I. Brown;
Sergeant-at-Arms. W. NJ. Holley.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart. of Dinwiddie county.
VIII leave on Monday for Ohio. to close
up the sale of several farms which he has
recently maHn in 1hnf Sfnfn