Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
WILLIAMSBURG.
MED in Texns-Back from Presps-
tery-PersOnai.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, September "a
fcnac,aI was received here
Yesterday Of the death at his nome III
Huntsville, Tex, Of DR.. Robert haynes
Rush a native of this county and dls-
tine1Iished graduate Of William and Mary
College. DR.. Bush was also a graduate
NJ Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
At the breaking out of the war ne JOIN
ed the lanes City cavalry as a private
under CAPTAIN George w. Geddy ana IN
q short time was made surgeon Oh inc
Army of Northern Virginia, in when ca
pacitv he served until the surrender at
Appomattox. After the war Or. BUSH set
tied in Huntsville, Tex, where he enjoyed
an extensive and lucrative pracuce up W
the time of his death. For many years ne
was surgeon at the penitentlary OF IeNas'
being appointed by the late Governor Cohe
10 native of this town. Deceased was sick
only a few hours. VT,
Rev. w. ]. King, pastor OF the PresDy-
terian church. returned this morning from
the Eastern Shore. where he attended the
sessions of the Norfolk Presbytery held
during the week In Wachapreasue
church. Accomac county. There was
f,,u attendance. and the visitors were en-
tertained in the hospitable manner TOT
which the people of the Eastern Shore-
have been so long and justly celebrated.
Rev Edward Potts, who Is pastor or
the Methodist church at Lightfoot, In
James City, will begin tomorrow at MS
church "a big meeting" and VIII De as
sisted during the week by Rev ). NJ
Latham, of the Methodist church mere
Mr.. w. f. Pugh, of the Gazette ONCE
IS spending his vacation at his old home,
cVick
Mrs. Jennie Christian, with her daughter
Miss Emily, who spent the summer in
Nottoyay, returned yesterday, accom-
panied by their near relative, Miss Jes-
sic McEmory, of that county, who VIII
remain here some time as their guest.
Miss Mittie Cowles from Hampton. Is
visiting her cousin. Miss Louisa Henley,
at Northington, Miss Cowles leaves next
week for Nashville to attend the Peabody
Normal College.
Mr.. George Eaton Richardson, who mas
been near the seashore for several days,
has gotten home. delighted with his trip.
Commonwealth Attorney ]. F. Hub
hard. of York, who has been in
Hampton during the week attending CIR
cult Court, has gotten home.
MIR, John Poiner, who served two
months on the Dixie" in Cuban waters,
is here visiting friends, and says he has
enough of the war and Cuba.
James s. Barron from Richmond county,
will be here during the coming week to
attend lectures at William and Mary.
Mr.. w. II. Burke, OF our town, gradu-
ate in several of the departments OF Will
liam and Mary, is an applicant for the
principals place in graded school at
Stony Creek, Sussex county.
Mr.. Joseph Hornbaker from Manassas,
Is here on a visit TO his friends.
Ex-Treasurer NJ. +. Burke returned this
morning from q visit to his son, Walter
Burke, at Hampton.
Mr. Spencer Henley leaves the first OF
the coming week for Richmond to attend
the University College Of Medicine.
DR.. John ID. Turner, from Oropaxe,
New Kent. is down on hunting trip with
his son-in-law Mr.. N. l.. Henley.
President Lyon G. Tyler. has been in
Gloucester during the week, gathering
data for history OF the Peninsula, which
he IL writing.
Mr.. Arthur Denmead, returned this
morning from business trip to the Mon
city.