Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-03
ALONE AMONG sTR,NGERs.
4 Boys sad stor,-tiioved Ia Re-
main-t False Alarm.

STANTON. VA. May 2.-lSpccial)-
Tuesday. when the rain was falling with
a pitiless chin. a l-year-olI child was
seen standing on the post-oiiice steps
crying as If his little heart would break.
His good Samaritan came in the person
Of Mrs. NJ q. Burl,holdf q. who. novel
at the little fellows distress. stopped 10
learn his troubles. II appeared that Sa-
turday the child arrived here from Cum
beranl. Nd. with his 3i-year-o.d brother.
bound for their fathers home, IN Texas.
The father is a big cattle-man, and the
owner of Ranch T. a few miles out from
Dallas.
The two brothers were here awaiting a
draft for $iyp - arrive from 81. LOUIS
with which they would defray their eN-
penseS on tht.r hOmewari journey. The
story goes that Monday the elder brother
told the li-year-od brother % meet him
on q certain corner Of Beverly street,
whilst he n the mean time would go 10
the post-oflice seeking the draft, and This
Is the last the youth has seen Of his
brother After waiting AZ the appointed
rendezvous in vain the child secured the
city. continuing his unayaiiing nunt until
late in the night
KIND FRIENDS
The night operator At the Baltimore and
Onto railroad station found the frieudless
child. and allowed him % spend the night
at the station. IL was the next day that
Mrs Burkholdcr found the boy AZ the
p0st-oficc Up0u hearing his story she
took him % her comfortable home. Dr.
Burkholdcr ha. written % the Dallas
chief Of Police and 90 the litt- boy :
father The police have been on the
lookout FOR the older br0ther-Milier-but
have been unable 10 find or trace him.
Under such circumstances the child
could not have had happier good fortune
than To receive the kind. practical sym
patty Of Dr. and Mrs. Burkholder. who
are generously ministering TO his troubles.
News has been received here Of the
death Of Mr. Tom Page at the home Of
his father. the Rev. Frank Page. Of Waco.
Tex.
The deceased was in Virginia last sum
mer visiting his relatives. among whom
are his uncle. Thomas Nelson Page. or
"Marse chan" fame.
ALLOWED TO REMAIN.
For some time it was feared that Staun-
ton was % lose by transfer Rev Father
W. CASTOR Payne assistant pastor of -.
Francis church. However, a numerously-
signed petition having been addressed 10
Bishop A. Van de Nyver Father Payne
has been allowed u remain here.
Father Payne IS a scholarly gentleman.
and has not only most fayOraby i'm
pressed the N mbers Of his own flock but
is highly esteemed by many Protestant
friends here.
lie is a Fauquicr man. and cousin or
General Payne of Warrenton.
NOT SMALLPOX.
quite an excitement was stirred up
here this week by the report that there
were two eases Of smallpox ~ Middle
brook. ten miles south Of this city. and
also two cases in stanton. Attention was
Immediately had to vaccination However,
physicians who have seen me suspected
cases assure your correspondent that none
are smallpox but skin eruptions Of an
almost triflng nature
Captain J. j. stack sold to-day his
three-st0ry brick stOre-house on south Au'
gusta street. formerly occupied by the
stanton Grocery Company. 10 j. Frank
Clemmer. the distiiler. FOR y2.2o1 cash
Clemmer 4 Hogshead will occupy the
newly-purchaseG property as retail
house.