The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-12
OBITUARY.


Nrns. Margaret A. Danforth, relict OF the
late Colonel John b. Dantorth dled yes
terdav at 1880 o'clock at her residence
No 10 south Fourth street, IN the sew
enty-fourth year Of her age.
Mrs. Danforth was the daughter OF VII
liam Rowlette and Elizabeth a. AAder-
son. and was born in this city September,
1876 She was married TO the late Colonel
John b. DanfOrth in 1s5S. She LETT one
son. william S, and a stepson and daush-
ter. Clarence f., of Roanoke, ana MIS-.
Anna NJ. BraNton.
She was d prominent member OF the
Grace-Street Presbyterian church, ana an
earnest worker In its cause. She was
also a member Of the Board Of the re-
male Humane Association, having sue
ceeded Mrs Margaret Young. ana menu
Der of the Board OF the Home Tor Ola
Ladies. on Seventh street, from it's in-
ceptiOn. and was dlllsent ana aclNe
worker In each.
For the past two years her health had
been failing. and she was troubled Win
heart disease. She was a great sufferer.
Tho funeral will take place from the
Grace-Street Presbyterian church to-
morrow afternoon 1t o'clock.
Mr.. Ann Is. Lane.
Mrs Ann q. Lane widow of the late
General Douglass Lane died at the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church Home NO. 'l'
| north Fourth street yesterday morning..
| She was in the seyenty-second year Oh
her age.
Mrs. Lane had been in for more than
! two months and bore her sunerings Win
! Christian forttude She had been az the
! Home about twenty-five yeair she Ma7
a Miss Richards of Bath county ana IN
| her youth was "a great. favorte In that
] e.. 4..fs
! Alexander Lane, was before the war IN
charge of the Old Regimental ArmorY.
Mrs. Lanes second husband was Major
William Johnson. who died some time ago
leaving two children-Mr. Cameron John-
son. an Episcopal missionary 10 Japan, and
Mrs Virginia Johnson Briggs.
The funeral Will take place from the
| Home to-day az II o'clock The pall-bear-
ers had not an been selected last night
I. T. Waffle.
ETTRICKS. VA, March 1.-SpcciaL-
! Mr.. y. Il. Vale died of neuralgia Of the
heart Monday morning and was buried
in the famous Ettrick Cemetery beside
his father Mr.. VALE had been for
several years employed in the moulding
room Of the II. Il. Morrison Iron Works,
| Petersburg. lie was widely known IN
| Sussex county. where he i'm former years
|
]. ID. Howe and the late Or. j. w. Green
He leaves two interesting children who
are orphans, Gheir mother having died
| several years since), and two brothers
| Messrs j. W and \. w VALE and three
| sisters Mrs Walker, Mrs. Williams, ano
Mrs. SALES.
Mrs : {. Atkins
| GORDONSVlLLE. VA. March ll.-Spe
| 4
spected and greatly loved Christian Wo
man. died to-day after a brief illness IN
her sixty-siXth year.
No one will De missed from Gordonsyill'
more than Mrs. Atkins. Her friends
all legion and many will miss her genis
smile and generous hand.
The funeral will take place from the
home Of Mr.. r.. II. Strdtton. her son-in
law. Friday afternoon after which th'
remains will be borne TO their last rest
ing place in Maplewood Cemetery.
en- Frederick solomon.
SALT LAKE. UTAH. March lO-Generl
Frederick SOlCn On, who served as brig
adler and brevet majOr-s neral In IN
Union army. died in this city last evening
Prof. iienr, Drummond.
| LONDON. March 1L-Pr0essor Henr.
Drummond the author OF Natural Law
IN the Spiritual World is dead
Henry Drummond, scientist and theo
Logan. was born in Stirling. Scotland, II
1851. He studied AT the universities o
Edinburgh and Tublngen. Germany Civ
ing his attention first 10 theology and ar
forward TO the natural sciences. In ~
he became Professor Extraordinary. am
in 1884 Professor Of Natural Science in an
Free Church College. Glasgow. I'm 1889
he was engaged in explorations In Contra
/ Africa.
He lectured on religious, scientific. an'
sociological subjects IN Great Britain. IN
United States. Canada. and other English
speaking countries. lie was fellow o
the Royal Society Of Edinburgh fellow o
the Geological Society and Doctor o
Laws.
! The best known Of his works are Natu
raj Law IN the Spiritual World. ls>5
Tropical Africa lSSS; The Greatest Thinl
in the World. 1870: Pax Nobiscum. 1880
The Changed Tlfe. 1891. The Programme
OF Christianity. 1892: and The city With
out a Church. 1898. Most Of these work
have been translated iato German ant
other languages.