Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
The Penny GIeaners-F'uDeral-P
scented with u Portrait.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. March a.
Special THE Penny Cleaners Society
of the Presbyterian church met this af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the residence
Of Mrs. w. II. Wood. 1t was the an
nual meeting when the years reports are
submitted officers elected. and the OBJ
ject of the societys efforts for the en-
suing year is selected.
The funeral Of Captain II. y. Nasseur
took place this afternoon from the Metno-
dist church. 1t was attended by a dele
cation from Lodge No. So a. +. and a.
NJ.
Dr. Joseph X. Combe has returned to
his home. I'm Brownsville, Tex, where
he will practice his profession. Or.
Combe graduated last year from the
medical department of the University of
Virginia. Since then he has been the
assistant Of DR.. II. T. Nelson. at the
Nelson Sanitarium, in' this city. His
successor IS Mr.. Fred. G. Bartield, Of
the University Of Virginia.
Mr.. Eugene Rowland. now at the Uni
versity Of Virginia. will organize and
train chorus of sixty or seventy voices,
TO furnish music at the coming final cele-
bration at the University Of Virginia.
Mr.. Rowland IS distinguished for his
mastery or the NlOlln.
SNOW-STORM.
on awaking this morning our people
were surprised TO find the ground COW
cred with snow, and snow still fall
ing. This was entirely at variance with
the prediction Of the weather bureau.
At midnight it was clear. It was an in
hospltable greeting to three young ar
rivals from the tropcs-alligators from
Palm Beach, Fla, which arrived here
Yesterday as a present to Mr. j. J.
Leterman.
The portrait of the Hon. Valentine
Wood Southau, presented to the county
and city by his children, was hung yes
terday in the courthouse. 1t IS life
size and i'm pastel The subject OF the
plcture was father of the Hon. S. V.
Southan. Of this city, and Of Mrs.
Charles S. Venable. His father was
Major Stephen Southall, of Westham,
Goochland county. When about 20 years
old he settled in this county, where his
maternal grandmother, Lucy Wood,
sister Of Patrick Henry, resided. He
was soon admitted to the bar, and for
more than twenty years was Common
wealth's Attorney for Albemarle county.
In politics be was Jerersonian Re-
nublican. He was q frequent visitor at
MOntleellO,
wiser on many occasions and was, at
his instance. appointed the first secre-
tarv of the Board of Visitors OF Central
College. As a Wing he was elected in
1S}3 10 the Virginia House Of Delegates,
and had as his colleague Thomas
Walker Gilmer He remained delegate
for ten or twelve years. When his col
league CMr. Gilmer) was made Governor
Mr. Southall was elected Speaker Of the
House. He stumped for the Wings in the
Harrison campaign Of 1910, was Clay
elector in 1874. and in 1913 was a delegate
10 the national convention which
nominated General Taylor for the presi-
dency. He was elected in 1861 men,
Der OF the Virginia convention called In
consequence Of the election OF Lincoln.
He was a Union man, and strongly OPP
nosed secession until Lincoln's proclama-
tion calling for troops to coerce the
southern states. He then voted for and
slgned the ordinance Of secession. He
died I'm August, 1861, and was buried in
Charlottesville.
NOTES
Ev-Mayor % T. Hanckel has been
oa16red 10 his nome several days by
se,ere attack Of sciatica.
The Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael, or
CT pants. church, Richmond, VIII preach
- he University Of Virginia at both