Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-23
LEXINGTON.
,-,,crnl of an Aged Lady--Lettcr OF
Thanks.


,r,vrNCTON. VA, September 22.-(Spe-
.,,l, The funeral OF Mrs Ellen McCue
,,..,oron took place this morning, at 10
.loct from her residence on JEFFERSON
49,. .,d was conducted by Rev. DIR.
r,ornton Whaling. The interment took
80 I'M the Lexington cemetery Mrs.
.,.r,eron was born in Lexington Aprll
,..1 1874 and was therefore ~ years Oh
and was a daughter OF John Hyde,
o. .,t,ont citizen OF the county. and at
.,r,. sheriff. Her mother was Miss
...u.c,r5 When q girl Of II years she
,-o the bride Of Andrew Cameron,
ps,n county. and was considered one
~ r., most beautiful women OF the coun-
r,tevcn children were born 10 the
.l, and ten lived 20 a good age, ana OF
.t.t number four now survive. Ihe -FOUR
49, opes are Or. John II. Cameron, OF
Fla Augusta county; Mrs Sally IL.
,,.,.c Vie of Mr. Thomas S. White, of
4.,.rrton: Mrs. Mary II. Lee, OF LeMng-
..- and Mrs. William S. White. wife OF
i,~ ~. P White also Of this place.
Mrs s. A. Tankerley. aged 6S years. wife
~ ,fr Samuel a. Tankersley, died at the
~(..lence Of her son, Mr.. Benton rank
.-.ia,. AT East Lexington. Monday even
rHH
..'.gbter OF Mr.. Jacob Smiley, OF Shen-
.-5oab county. and for number of years
,.s,sod al Fairfield. in this county
General Scott Ship. superintendent OF
tNo Virginia Military Institute here is IN
receipt Of the following letter;
HEADQUARTERS, First L. s. Cavalry,
Camp Wikoff. Montauk, L. l.,
September l6. 1855
-r,, Superintendent, Virginia Military In
-rtute. Lexington, Va:
ei~-It is with sincere appreciation that
thank YOU in the name of this regiment
for the honors and respect paid the re-
mains Of the late Lieutenant y. ID. Kirk
r4trick. First United States Cavalry, by
y0ur institution. Yours very corolally'
CHARLES d. VIELE,
i.ptorant-Colon First United States
cavalry. Commanding Regiment
Mr. l.. J. Anderson. Of Abe marie coun-
~ has. through his counsel r. w Crow
der Of Waynesboro' made application
p, the County Clerk. A. r. Shields, OF
mis- county. for the purchase of 100 lots
and tracts of land in this county, which
have been sold Mt some time or other FOR
5slinouent taxes and bought in by the
commonwealth.
Tine District-School Board of Kerr s.
creek District have elected the tolowlnB
..scbers TO serve in that district Tor the
spsuing school term; Ralph Kirkpatrick
riverside. Miss Kate Wills, Rehooeth;
Miss Mary NJ. Lurty, Monmouth; MISS
Loretta Hickman. Union; II. /. blach'
StonewaI: J. l.. Adair, Grove; MISS MIN
ME Kirkpatrick, Alphin; Miss Maggie
Beatty. Walnut Flat; Miss Maggie NC
chung. Highland Bell. and MISS LESSEE
Moore. assistant; Albert Hamilton, Gun
ringbam's: William NJ. Black, Denmark
nov Hart. Victoria Mines; Miss Lena
I'm Fords: Miss Fannie Teatord, FRED
,riclreburr. Rev. James w. Shuey. Betha-
nv. John McKemy. Sycamore Valley
The Natural Bridge board mace the
following appointments: Glasgow, MISS
Julia Gerow. principal, and MISS ml NM
Tackev. assistant; Buffalo Forge, MSS
parmelia Mcmillan. principal, ana 9 iiss
Daisv Moore. assistant; Bunalo NILS
Miss NJ. Ella Moore; Links, MISS sue !,
Wallace. Sulphur Springs, S. x. Lackey
Ir,rcr Arnold's Valley Mrs NJ. j. SWAItZ'
rH,er Arnold's Valley, Miss Bertha NC
CIarisn. Grim's. Miss Anna Johnston; hu-
- valley. Miss Lorena Houston; Bloau
-, John Houston; Gilmores MIL
Nc N1inta Harden; River Gift, Joseph
8 paxton: Balcony Falls, Miss Mary
Siooss. T5ndsay's. j. j. Moore; Elliott
Am Miss Mary Lou Watts; Temperance
IIou Miss Grace Starke; Mountain
Irsucb Miss Myrtle Bailey; Ben. S@leIh'
Mo Margaret Wallace; Fancy I'M 'pIlh-
cirsI 40 be elected yeD, Miss Bette Nc
cuaIn assistant.