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laid aside, and at :55 p. m. the Senate
held an executive session and then ad-
journed.
DR.wHARroe.s nEsIGNATloN.
Strong Effects to Keep Hin, sEcrc-
Strong Resolution Adopsetl.

On Sunday meeting was held at the
Freemason Street Baptist church, to
take steps to induce Rev. DIR. NJ. Il.
Wharton to withdraw his resignation.
Judge Eure, the chairman, stated the
object OF the meeting and spoke highly
Oh Dr wharton as q pastor and pulpit
orator. He spoke very feelingly OF the
personal attachment felt by the mem
bers of the congregation for DR.. NVhar-
ton and Of the high standing that DR..
wharton enjoys with all classes in this
city and his extended reputation out
side. His great work in church improve
HlentS was also noted
~ resolution was offered by Mr. Geo
w. Dey that a united request should be
made by the church, asking DR.. Whar-
ton to withdraw his resignation anu
decline the call Of the Brantley Baptist
church, Of Baltimore. This was then
discussed and its passage was strongly
adyncatel by Col. c. ~. Nash Or. r..
-. Killer and Mcsssrs. George W. Dey,
George Toms and w. II. III. Tricc
Alf ". i. Anderson suggested that Dr.
" hartcn he allowed To follow his cwM
best Judgment. y vote was then taken
on the resolution al7d it was carried by
a practically unanimous vote. there be-
ing only % dissenting votes out Of q
total membership of 500.
Yesterday Il committee COMPOSED Of
-Nsssrs. George w. Dey. G. a. Nash and
Or. i. G. Eibler. called OH Or. Wharton
at his residence. on York street 1c-
ported 10 him the action of the mtetin"
and presented the forma! request or
the congregation. Later many Of the
leading members Of The church also
called anl added their voice to that oI
the COMMITTEES. What action Dl Wllar-
TON VIII take remains 10 he seen hut
he cannot fail 10 be pleased by the evi-
dence OF the high appreciation in which
he is held by his congregations and The
Norfolk public
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NE&SKEts NAN FOUND.
S'cteE Forbcs Jahn"son Traced nEi hy
- &Ortotlt Hetcctivc.

Two months ago Peter Forhcs John
ston OF Cincinnati, suddenly disappear
Ell from sight somewhere between Nor
lUlk. Va, and ATLANTA, Ga. The news
p3pers OF Cincinnati, New York, ana
Ghicago, among other cities, Mad eN-
tended mention OF his disappearance.
cGcihe, with many sulnitses TO ac-
count for it. His portrait and descrip-
ton was published in the papers, ana
also circulated widely by the detective
agencies, one Of the circulars coming
TO the Norfolk police.
few days ago his wife, who Is living
n Cincinnati, Win the family If Colo
mel Edmund Rice. military art che of
the United States legation. got n clue
indicating that her husband was IN the
vicinity OF Norfolk. Thc matter was
lf!aGe6 III tie hands of Detective AIRING
,on, who soon iIaced UP The man want
ed. lie found MIN AT the Norfolk
navy-y3rd, where he eniated several
weeks ago as q huelcr in she marine
corps under the name Of James NcHon-
ala. Circumstances seem - indicate ina t
Johnston has been suffering from lnen-
tai ALTERATION but has naw recovered
possession Of his faculties lie Is y
Sc0tchnan by birth, a musician by nr,-
fesrion, and Well known and popular al
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Johnston will return to-day 10
Cincinnati, and efforts will be made 10
secure iohnston's .clcase from Uncle
Sans service.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-13

Thorn ANA HIrs. Sncsk Arrmi.neH for
the NMrtler Of GMIEirnsuppc.

New York. July 12.--Mrs. Augusta
Mack and Martin Thorn. the alleged
murdcrcrs OF C;idenauppe, were ar
raigned In General Sessions to-day to
plead 10 the Indictment found against
them.
The prisoners seemed to be fully alive
to the gravity of their situation. and for
the first time since their arrest the lines
Of care were visible on their features
Their attorneys entered dcmurrers to
the Indictment, contcSting the jurisdic-
tion Of the court on the ground that the
crime. II one was committed, was done
beyond the limits OF New York county.
The demurrer will be argued on Wed
nesday, July 21St
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PocnE.ontns conner isoynl Arcanu,n
Excursions.

Through misunderstanding rs to
terms Of contract for charter Of steamt.,.
Focahontns for the excursion 10 Ola
Point and the Copcs benefit OF Infant
Sanitarium on Wednesday evening, July
2lSt. announcement was made in sun
DAYS issue that all tickets would be
sold at 20 cents each. but as every such
contract for use Of said steamer con-
.tains clause prohibiting a lower rate
for male adults than so cents each, the
prices OF tickets for this excursion Will
be as follows: Male adults, so cents
each; ladies or children, 20 cents each.
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v. Iy. {. d. Excursion.

Tho excursion committee mat at The
AounG Mems Christian Association Ia (
night and reported arrangement fc,.
FrldaE completed as fellows:
steamer POcIhontas to leave pnrts~
mouth Al 1l5 and Norfolk from South
efn railway companyS wharf a; T:.5 !,
M; arrive at Old Point al S:iJ u. m.
lhen going as far as possible toward
the CaNcS 10 admit Of returning. 10 Old
Point al 1913 arriving in Norfolk at
ll:l5, street ears meeting the boat on its
arrival.
The mnaical programme 10 be given
on board the steamer will include nun
hciS by the Owl Mandolin and t:uitar
Cluh; tenor solo by Mr.. r. c.. Tunman:
baritone and cuphonium solos bv NJr
-. M Rugby; Instrumental solos ly
Messrs. Charles Borics and a. +. Eocr
ner, in addition to which Mr.. Terry
Gordon will render some humorous reci-
.a,iona and ilnporsona:ions. rhe orchns-
tr!on Will cnlvcn the trip ana ;hc
sea!chliGht will be an Interesting fna
ture Special attention Will be -,yop
the refreshments 10 insure uuantitv
Quality, and moderate prices. No hois,
ferrous conduct will be allowed. The ticl,.
cts, which are 90 cents can be had a :
the boat or from members Of the as.so-
citation.
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Dcntn oraIrs. Fie,cl,er.

Maria Elizabeth Fletcher, OF Amherst
county. died at the Retreat for the Sick
Oh Sunday morning at G % clock, Of con-
sumption. She was only % years OF age.
She had come from her mountain
home IN Amherst, at the solicitation OF
her sister. Miss Flora. Fletcher, who is
one OF the trained nurses at the Retreat.
hoping to regain health and strength,
but the fatal malady had fastened its
deadly fangs too deeply upon her. She
was q bright intelligent young woman
OF rare capabilities, and although so
young. was beautiful CHRISTIAN cllarac-
ter. She was placed in a beautiful white
satin caslet and taken to Lynchblrg
Sunday night to sleep with the sacred
dust OF her own people.
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PRICE TWO CEN1'.T,'S...

fary and Treasurer. John A. Mallory;
Boafd or Directors-R. III. Wallace, Nor
[is r Levy, Charles L. Wright. w. S. Nc
Since, Daniel Rahily. John OConnor.
ana Thomas T.. Knoch.
Mis-. Fannie Bagby Will leave to-
morrow TO attend the National Conven-
tioti Or the Epworth League in Toronto.
ME-, ". ". ItuclScr Will leave to-1nor-
row Tor Chattanooga to attend the an
Iva Iva convention OF the Baptist Young
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Cotton MiiIs Rcsunc ,yor,,

Lowell, Mass, July 12.--rhc Massachu-
sctts Cotton mills started up to-day. after
Il shutdown OF two weeks. The lowell
resumed work, after u shutdown OF one
week to-day The mills situation is Inn
proving. 45s s.s2.g mo- =, VIZ
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-13

After all the best advert tisement { for
Newest Disc coYery'',t "a IN patlll less ext xtFac.
ton OF teeth are the q pat ients thern-
selves. N. ~ IS $Denta AZ r ooTns M. Inew
NUM- Mbsr, s2S4 N ais Ds,itSst,
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'tThe Hub has 8 III d Ircha sod th es eniifH
stock ofsAndreWs a., ker, al ~ Il lf8
tfer3i t beg ginning 8 aturd aysSS Iii
nearly fl ftyS Cen ts otl lleaf
5pyces. If you We "A ny iIes 1ts bi1a afsys
n new sui stOrS new turn tshfngSgI 1sf{S
be feted. he ID as NH is5s
season Il cli5t 81 ys
snf terpri fss
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ahort ..,essiona n SI,eIEsiir Ms. I.5

washington, r. G., il Ju1y
count Of the death Of ss1ist Is Herr S, sa.ss
soon as the Journal had ssbeslI read, & fhs
House. On mot ION OF Mr. Moon a (IienisJa1
Of Tennessee 5aas q ma II pecE8az,s
the memory Of the d deceased d sena gsl 3
suspended busincss TN ii sInoglStsv
noon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-13

Mthogfaph, sign board ana bin
Sayertising All possess a certain
aattnoune OF virtue when methods Of
mains that Where the sumo amount
Or money is spent judIciously In the
ieaoihg publication the results are
greater. Few people realize the Ok
TENT 9f influence of the leading pa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18

Constable Samuels. farmiliarly known
as Cyclone. when queSuoh'"
how the matter stood between nun
and the Cross family. into which family
Frank the son OF the cyclone, ul"i I lg,i
. slort time ago much against Inc VIII
Of The brides family, replied that ne ne
nevod through the influence OF some
friends of his. that the family OF cross
mad been brought TO think hettcr OF VIC
marriage. But vic her IL was the rank
Of The Samuels f...ly that had this be
nign influence Is -, posluNeiy known
The Cyclooe cldiTs to he nnCd de-
scendant of Lord ;oVler, Of Caroline.
Thc excursion TO ca Point given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary Society Of Denny street
church Friday was a success. \ large
number OF excursionists from mere TOOK
advantage Of the trip.
Mrs Harrison. mother Of Mr.. X. l..
Harrison Is very SICK al the ldltrl >
home. on Fulton Hill
The lawn party given by the ladles OF
ST Patrick's Church. on Louisiana street,
has been well attended during the past
week. There Is delightful music ana
dancing every other night
Miss Josrphlne Hubbard. OF Fulton
Hill. who has been on a visit 10 Balu-
more. has returned 10 Richmond.
Miss Mary Wade. of Fulton HILL is VS.
itine friends i'm Danville.
Mrs. S. c. Hatcher wife of the pastor
of Dcnny-street Methodist church, Is Wis
itinr i'm New York.
Mr. CumbeT still remains very i'll at
his home. on Denny street.
Mrs. NJ. +. Bowles has returned from
new Kent county. where she has been
visiting for the past week.
Mr. II. T.. Lindsey has partially recov-
cred from a severe attack of malaria.
4 letter received from Mr.. T. O'Con-
Ireind. announces that she will return
about the nrst OF october.
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TO RIM TIC4NCIES.
The Council TO Elect Three City Onlcers
Monday Evening.

The Council will meet in joint sei sion
at & o'clock Monday evening TO elect sue
ccssors to the following:
Mr.. J.. G. jenkins. member or the Board
of Fire Commissioners from CAY NaId.
Mr.. &. q. Boshcr member of the Bodfd
Of Police Commissioners from Mai'Soi
Ward. c...-. A.,
Mr.. II. b. Boudar, clerk to the City Aud
itOr. ...
The Board of Public Interests IN cor
pliance with the charter last IueaGay
evening named three gentlemen tor caIh
of the first two vacancies from Win'i NE
Councn Will select. The nominees a'c as
fo'h'ws. - -.
Fire Commissioners: Messrs. T. {. jon
kins f. A. Catlin and T. i. Alfriend.
Police Commissioners: Messrs {. -;
Bosher. W. Fletcher Richardson ana
Charles Millhiser. ..-..,
There are three candidates for the POSI-
ton resigned by Mr.. Boudar. VIZ VI 'ssIs,
William G. Stokes. Harvey harrington
and John Z. Word. 49,.
The Committee on Relief or the FOOT
will meet at 1880 j. NJ. ,,.,.--,.,.,
The American Telephone and Ie'e@Iapn
Company's application for "A FRANCHISE LOT
local and long distance telephone service
will be considered on Wednesday evening
of next week.
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zles him. The c1ntrivance OF the meeting
between Hamia- ana Dplella utterly
miscarrles, tor - shows Ophelias lows
for him. but gives no hint oil his for her.
The play within the play seems TO bd
pretty well understood Dy the king and
queen, but POlonius appears 10 be utter
Is innocent Of suspicion.
IL may be, and has been said, that
PolOnius could hardly be both hypOcrita
and fOOl-that the two characters are
incompatible But IN reply % this | have
only 10 say, granted, n the hypocrisy ne
successful. For man 20 pursue long
course OF successful hypocrisy, 60 slmu-
late and dlssimulate-tO carry his point
by manOeuVering and plotting IN the pres
ence of his adversaries. and then 10 escape
detection and keep down suspicion-a4
this does require intellectual capacity
OF no mean order. But this is precisely
what PolOnius did not do. His schemei
egregiOusly and uniformly failed. lie wai
fOiled az every point. Outgcner1led %
every field, routed In every engagement
Never was trlckster more completely out
Witted, never was weakness more thor
oughly exposed. And he failed hecaus,
he had not sense enough 20 succeed
and was AZ last run through the Uod.
for lack of brains.
IL any one should insist that Polonlu
had as much sense as the average ma
chine" politician of our own day. / mish.
safely admit the statement. without I'd
all disturbing my opinion that he Wa
"a fool. What man of se9Fe would ever
>have agreed that the clOgl pointed ou'
by the prince was like camel. wease
and "a whale. AN at oncey And yet mo
admission strikingiy reminds one OF somf
Of our modern party platforms.
But probably enough has been sald y
prove that POlOnius was tedious Ok
fool: and that he bore us no further
let MS say with Hamlet. Thou wretched
rash, intruding fool, farewell -.
j. G.. HIDEN.
Richmond Va
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IL Costthe Owner. of Cows 50 "A Head 70
4

IL Cost the Owners oi COWS - mean ioi
Allowing Them To- Run AZ Large,
Mrs.. Mike O'Bren was charged hy MIRA
G.. -. stevens with abusing her. but MIRA
Mike O'Brien declared she was IN tm
dark concerning the charge.
II don't know what She charges m.
with" said Mrs. Mike OBricn. Il neye'
done anything 90 her.
Mrs. Stevens had hundreds Or witnesses
she said. and the case went over TO lue7
day 10 allow them tO be summoned.
Mary Houston alias Ella b1rleit. col
0red. throws rocks and foul words a
Carey Wheaton every time she sees Nun
Carey objects 20 being made a marx
such mssois from the hands ana np1l.
of Mary alias Ella. $50 Justice Jonu sen,
her 10 jail for thirty days in aela4il 90
Edward Jones. colorei. acknowledge
thar he kicked Gertrude Quafie7' ana ~
was assessed So ., 81.
Leila stokes c0l0rod. was charged ~
Mr. Vn Miller with respassins upon
hi. prsmises The girl was discharged.
Mr. w j.. Fletcher JET nis COW wander
into the streets of me city '"Hl hiiu -
rhe cases Of assault and curse ahe
abu.a against Mr.. r.. B. Cnailln ana Joln
A. Easlcy. brought by Mr. Thomas -.
svdncr we're continued 90 next Tuesday
Tom Harris colorod stole LOT o'
chickens. tomatoes and apples from sam
Coleman. and when Sam tried 70 set
them back Tom biz him. SIX monlhS III
lail Is THAT Tom got.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18

John Brown instruction with full ranks,
then under command of Colonel lhoIlas
l.. August. AT the outbreak OF the wa
Colonel l.. r.. Moore was IN cOmlildllu,
IL consisted of ten companies. AHohS
them was Company y, the Richmohu
Light Infautry Blues, commanded ~
captain l.. Jennings Wise. ABOUT tnc
middle of April three companies Wclc
detached. Company a. the Richmond
Grays, was sent to Norfolk, wnere II
was afterwards attached 10 the wen
Virginia Regiment. Company j. Nnc
Blues and Company + were sent 10
FREDERICKSBURG and assigned 10 othcI
commands. Several efforts were made 10
bring these companies back TO the regi-
ment, but without result.
About the middle OF july, just pcIoIc
the battle of Bull Run, a company from
Washington. ID. c., commanded by cap
tain sherman, was attaceheu 10 lllc ~ ~
iment as Company T., and AT CehtIeNihe
another company, Captain Snalei ), aisO
from Washington, was temporarily at
tached as Company +.
ON me 9th oil April the regiment march
ed 10 the new Far Grounds, then Known
as camp of Instruction. lhere the NISl
tents were pitched and camp lie COM
menced m earnest. On May Zith the reg
iment received orders TO leave the hcAe
day Tor Manassas, when were PIOihpuS
carried out. After good deal Oh maIcn-
ing about and doing camp duly the ltsi,
ment first took part in battle AT Bun
Run on July 18th. During thdt HShl
the regiment IOSL thirteen mon WIZ ",
Killed, while tWenty-seVen were Wounutu;
General LOngstreet reported the toldI
loss Of this battle at siXty-eight lhcIuu-
INK fifteen killed.
On July 2lst the regiment participated
I'm another tight at Manassas, Wien SIX
men were wounded. This was the last
battle in which the regiment TOOK part
during that year. and the winter was
spent at CcntreVille in tents. On MaIch
Sth, 1862, the tents were struck ana 1ilo
regiment started once more on the March
and after a skirmish at WINS MILL the
men marched TO Yorktown, where they
were engaged in LATHE on May 9Th, when
resulted u the loss of eight killed ana
about thirty wounded. The next battle
vas al MIllIamsburg where nfteen were
killed and forty wounded. ..-,.,r,,,
81 SrENDED AND REORGANlI-p.
After this battle the regiment was
SUSPENDED. the men, whose time had eA-
pircd. returning to their homes ADoue
June 9Th. however, Captain }. W. IabD Oh
Company l. took charge OF the remains
of the regiment and procured store on
Cary. near Thirteenth street as heau-
quarters Of the regiment. lie mahdsSu
to get about fOrty-hVe OF the men t"Sttu-
or. On the Goth Of June the regiment was
again reported ready for duty and the
| f9rfV-fVe men under the command OF
| Captain G.. +. Norton or company ~
Joined the brigade on its way 10 Mechah-
-Four DAYS later g.. '0t'le Of Frazicrs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18
BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
ITS THIRTYsSIXTH ANNfVERSARY
CELEBRATED TO~MORROW.
The Survivors of tho Old First Regiment
VIII Have an All Day Outing mt BIan-
don Park-BrieG History of Regiment.

The survivors Of the Old First Regiment
Will celebrate the thirty-sixth anniversary
OF the battle of Bull Run with an all
day outing tomorrow at Blandoh Park.
Inasmuch as to-day is the anniversary
of tho battle and this day Is sunday.
the celebration had to be postponed until
tomorrow. At o'clock in the afternoon
q big dinner will be served and number
of impromptu speeches Will be made on
that occasion.
The committee who have charge or the
celebration, consist Of the following Ola
veterans: Mcssra. a. JEFF. vaughan
chairman. John A. Meanley. W.. T.
Moody, James T.. Phillips, ii. w. Fur
crOn.
The following are the present officers
OF the organization:
Prcsident-Colonel William II. Palmer.
First Nice-Presidcnt-Col. f.. i. Reeve.
Second -President-Thomas S. Rid
dick
Third Vice-Presdent-A. JEFF. Vaughan.
Secretary and Treasurer-Col. Charles
Y. Loehr. ..,,,,..u,
HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT.
The Firt Regiment Virginia Volunteers
was organized May LIST. 1S0l, in this city;
and its first commander was Colonel
Walter Gwynn. 1t participated in the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18
E. Jordan. II. l.. Carter. privates Com
ssiJRvIvORs IN THIS CITY.

OlhN1NOlNo IN lllo -
The following is a list of the suI'N0''
who live at present in Richmond robn
James b. Angle Meyer Angie JIM
Allen. Jos. w. Allen, Henry I. AsnDSS'
II. {. Asnby, James W. Archer. W =
Bass y. ". Bowe. II. Burkhart' H. ~ ~
Butler. c. Buchanan, V. Brown. J.; ~
Childrey, W. Cree. j. &. Cormick, nj; a.
Crenshaw. I. V. Carr, W. II; oui'''i II
worth. VIM Harper Deane; James, r.
Ferneyhough. John Finnerty, i. W. fur-
cron, Il. X. Garrett, Joseph GeDrlhs'
T. w. Hay, George Eubank, G. hashe.
John Hack, II. Harris w. f. h0ru, nlaJ0i
u. +. Howard, James II. JOInsyii, ~
Nice. Jones, II. W. Jones, X. W. Ja. no,
j. II. James VIM. H. Keiningham, capt
i. W. Hagemeyer. Col. +. II. Langley
]. a. Lloyd. ID. o. Lafond. +. y. Loving
&. II. LOehr. Il W. Martin, Col. -. .
Morris. John a. Meanley ID. =. n ~ ~
Col. r. j.. Maury, .. MountcastIe' ~ r.
PEBBLE. Major James T.. Phillips. A No "
Pzzni. Jr.. Col VIM. II. Palmer, w r.
Humphrey. II. Paul. W. l.. Porter, ", r.
BEDFORD Capt. j.. p. Reeve. Il. j. fsop-
ertson. j.. L.Robins, 7. 5: Rlddlck, =, ~, a.
Sinnett. J. =. Sharp DR.. II. II. Sergeaht
L. r.. Shell. l.. Smith. Charles Step,nrsns
Geo W. Strong. Q. b. Stacey, Or, Ihos
T.. StrattOn. John \. Tyree. g; :. lhS-
ley. VIM. Turner. L. J. Nermiler' a. d.
Vaughan, J. r. Vaughan. J. 7: wa; II; NJ.
W dlNIill. jos. - N flIrifis - -
II. Il. Woody. y. i. Wheat, Chas. u.
Wingo. j. II. Wilkerson. 1900,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INNlTAIlONS.
Colonel Charles T. Loehr, secretary or
the Old First Virginia Regiment Asso-
citation, has received many interesting
letters from old comrades. acknowledging
the receipt OF invitations TO be present
at the reunion al BlandOn Park on Mon
day.
one Of the old members Of Company
u writes as follows:
Tappahannocs. Va. July 10, 1897.
Dear Old Comrade Loehr:
Your kind invitation TO hand, and moth
ing would give me more real pleas
ure than to be present with the rem
nant Of Immortal heroes whose names
honor our old company's and regimental
rolls. 10 listen TO the speaking which VIII
be made in memory Of "Our Honored
Dead"
"And there, we shall have our feast OF
tears,
And many a cup IN silence pour;
Our guests. the shades Of former years;
Our toasts to lips that bloom no more.
But circumstances forbid my being
present. But I will be with you in
spirit. Remember me TO all my "old com
rades IN arms"
Hope to be with you all next year.
Yours fraternally.
GEO. l.. MEENLEY.
Mr.. John Jacob an old Company y
man. now n resident OF Hammonton. y.
J.. writes that he IS eighty years OF age
and paralyzed, and that the trip would be
too much for him. lie urges the keeping
I'D of such reunions, and says ne VIII
think Of his comrades on the day on
which they so assemble.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18
DK1TH ON THE E1iL.
An Aged and Unknown Woman Killed on
the &. and q.

An engineer of the Chesapeake and
Ohio train, which left Cincinnati at !
o'clock. Friday, when the train was
speeding along the Kentucky shore OF
the ohio river about 3 o'clock. saw
woman and a dog on the track some dis-
lance in front, walking towards the tram.
lie thought. OF course. they would bei
off TO one side long before the train could
reach them, but when only ABOUT a nun
dred yards in front of the engine the Wo-
man turned around and walked away
from the rushing train, still keeping on
the track. 40 power could then save her
The passcngcrs were not aware OF an ac-
cidcnt until the train was stopped ana
backed to where they only saw dog ~
ing crushed on the track
The engineer said he had certainly
struck a woman. and just of from where
the dog lay was found. thirty feet IN "a
corn field the mangled body Of very OLD
woman The name was not learned. But
il is supposed that she was so aged as 10
be unable TO take care of herself and had
wandered off with her faithful dog VINO
chung TO her Ill deaih.