The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-01
lkssfoung Tfala Dispatcher Seeks SurCease Of
Sorrow lal Death BY His Own Hand.
REFUSED BY THE WOMAN He LOVED.
Does Not Dcsisc u Chansc-Cronie-
nerryman Nuptials-A Victim Of
sis Father McIicctrcJ As
4#s stEncd to 81. Mar5.s-MIscelinncons
29sSB % ention Personal Notes.

.I~tSSstAoNt IL l1is D. iiuiS
Sthe young train dispatcher OF the Rich
Emond, fredericksburg and Potomac
ggrailroad, who shot himself last week,
&NWeret removed without ceremony from
and inferred Ill the City cemetery. Rev.
q. Ferguson, of the Methodist
$aGhurch. conducting the services at the
grave. Young Rhodes was the son OF
LEY. j. c.. Rhodes. of the Virginia Meth
@todist Conference. now stationed at
Sstanardsyille. Greene county, was held
En- high esteem by many OF the best
SSnId most cultured people of this city.
81 and his sad death is lamcnted by
every one.
While playing in n ravine near
RsBrent's Mill. last Friday morning a
party of small boys discovered the body
I q well-dressed man. shot through
the head. with the pistol lying near by,
pointing very plainly TO the fact that
chs death was self-inficted Thc mat
ter was reported TO officer John r..
3SLeawell. who made an investigation
n ascertained that tho body was that
OF young Rhodes. Tho general ap-
II pearance of the body indicated that the
q deed was done in the afternoon or late
In the eveningof the night before. Cor
oner Doggett was at once notified and
empanelled Mcssrs. John j. Berry, ii.
u. Johnston, II. Lee Stoffregcn, Will
liam G. Smith, w. H. Rodgers anf w.
Il. Amiss, as jurymen, who viewed the
body In the position II was discovered
and adjourned to the city to hear testi-
mony. The evidence as to any motive
i the young man may have had for the
y rash act or the exact time II was COM
Il United was somewhat conflicting, Ii
II verdict OF tho jury was that he
came to his death by n pistol shot from
1 a weapon In his own hands.
has leaked out that Rhodes was
desperately In love with n very popu-
lar and well-connccted young lady. who
did not look with favor upon his nu-
81 merous attentions. a few days pre-
HYlous he had made this young lady n
q present of n handsome ring and was
heard to remarll that If It was returned
he would end his life. III ring was re-
turned and since then repeatedly made
SYurned and sincethcn he repeatedly made
80 impress his friends as being made
n seriously n his attempt to borrow n
s&Weapon was looked upon as mere
talk, He finally succeeded in obtaining
!. assmail S2-calibre pistol from Mr.. NIaur-
ice t;fiirsh upon the plea that he WINS
GONG to Spotsylvnnia Court house
THURSDAY night and did not wish to 20
.nnarmed, and 1t was with this wca-
pom that he killed himself for the love
&of a girl. -
For some days prior to his death
S 8Rhodes had been drinking very hard
ana on Thursday had been temporarily
renewed from duty until he recovered
from his spree. His mind being crazcd
IRON drink. together with what he
considered a permanent discharge and
rejection by the girl he loved undoubt-
ediy exasperated him to his lamented
course.
DOES NOT DESIRE A CHANGE.
Probably M news of recent date has
neen SO gratifying to the people of
Johannesburg without regard to
NJ. Clark's d%eclination OF n call tendarnd
him by ST. Paul's Episcopal Church
OF Petersburg. ~'
Next to st. Pauls In Richmond, the
IeteTs6nrg Church in the largest EMS.
Il copal Church in the State Of Virrinio
haVing about 500 communicants nnI
n salary paid It's rector Is In pronor.
ton to the size of the church.
rms Is the second call that Mr.. CLARK
mas h aeclined In h lrast few months,
Christ Church of Alexandria. In nm IN.
teIvieW the other day. Mr.. Clor L soId..
ne reason ! declined my last call
vas because love the people of 81
NIv oages church and Fredericksburg.
MY surroundings are of Il most pleo snnt
character and I have no desire 10 n,n,.o
ia change. ~ iiihhe
Let other Episcopal churches IN
%anl OF an efficient rector bear tho
COMPLIMENTARY NuPrIALs
Mr.: William Fl. Cronie, of Wasbin,.
Son, =. u, and Mrs. Eliza Lane Rerrv-
4 Sna , of Judge Montgomery
and sister OF Mr. " =
~Siaushter, all of this city. were rni,aI
IN me holy bonds CT wedlock yest arda, y,
alteInoon at the residence of the bride
on Madn street, Rev. J.. G GRAY ~
Ia s,a Episcopal Church, officiating
Us ceremony was performed in the
spa1aors or the iAdy's home, in the pres
SSLpce oi oEly the members of the family
Hnr: anc Mrs. Cronie left on the north.
"a pound train for a two weeks bridal
10 Washington, New York. and
o1her northern points.
A VICTIM OF PARALYSIS.
Mrs. Marian Scott, wixlosy or tho
Saae Dr.. William S. Scott, and mother
Mr.. John F. Scott, who On Tuesdnv
slasL was stricken with paralysis AT her
LOT In this city. and has been in
an extremely critical condition ever
since, died last night shortly before 10
No.clock. Arrangements foT the funeral
nave not yet been completed. but tho
ainterment will in all probability take
place Tomorrow.
FATHER M'KEEFREY ASSIGNED
TO ST. MARY'S CHURCH.
Rev. Father W. II. McKeefrey has
been assigned as pastor to ST. Narv.s
ES2ltholic Church in his city. t3e.v-
fAshcr Cyril De Muynck, who was an
pointed to this charge en- the death Of
SslRey. Father j. J. Kenefick, i.s very low
with a fever at the rec;ory in this
city. His condition for the past few DAYS
mas remained unchanged. He is now
bbeinp at ky a troipa6 ,,,r,. &c..