Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-15
OF RICHMOND
parson' Massey to Retire
From Office Today.
MINISTER FALLS DEAD
age" winchester Man Attempts to Com.
mt suicide. T"day's Municipal Con-
test. President Andrews to
Deliver nn Address.

Especial 70 the Daily PressA
tHMoN "a. March l4.-T,mor-
" W., WITNESS tae layang aside of Of
aeal llte by a man Who has atcacted
more atentrpn during the Last twenty
I'VE Years imam any other two men tn
Gle Sirte of Nqrginia-Hon. John f.
AiaSey the superintendent of publtcein-
5tiucttons. viii lay down the tjtle ro
his office. Since 1872 MIR Massey has
oeen cu~Tltrnuously before the public, On
Nte stump IN tlle many ~anphgn since
me campaign of Horace Greedy for
resident. "Parson' Massey has been q
recognized leader. He was am able de-
batter. Iorcesful speaker and as a MEM
per"f the House of Delegates, the State
Senate, MISUNDERSTANDING and Sup
-r!ntendent of Public Instruction he
aas discharged his duties with signal
lbIlVty. He has been aSsailed time ana
llme again. and eath time has come
from the contests aAwinner.
vle most exciting time in his political
history was the time when. he sued the
Norfolk Daily Pilot for SANDER and sue
c-tued in getting a Nominal verdict, He
sued for $50. 900 and was awarded a lit
de more than 81. 600.
Mr.. j.. y. ,McGiqvary, whit has been
clerk to 'tae State Board Of Education
for several years Will be succeeded by
Mr.. F. Z. Brent. of Onancock, a most
scholarly and accomplished gentleman.
President 'E,. B. Andrews, of brown
University. will tomorrow night lecture
Deip.e lHe itltHlHlpTN lLNSeun on ROBERT
+. Lee. DIR. And rews is one of the nlJst
prominent educators in the United
states. He has the courage of his
eonvicttons," and when he ~eslpounded
HE cause of w j. Bryan and was tod
to dss:st by the Board of Trustees OF
Brown University he promptly met Die
request by a manly letter, rendering HIS
resignation. 1t was u bomb. There
We're hurried consultations. and the re-
suit was What DIR. Andrews ifs still at the
t-nI Is Iy-,,,-- 40 -
ar he enjoys THE reputation of being one
NJ the most fluent on the lecture plat
form. a northern man, a recognised
educator, to sound the praise OF the
southern chiefton is certainly to be
greeted by 4 packed house on the occa-$
son of his appearance.
Rev. w. j. Jolly. pastor of
Street Baptist church. fell dead today
ait his residence. He has been a resi-
lent of his city for about six years.,
and was 4lig.hly regarded by mis- couhgre-
SsrIron. Tie vas aioout sixty yeurs OF
age.
In Manchester on Slnday-zSsstaianss.S
Mr.. John S. Ltatinlin. aged seventy-two
Years, s";$no was suffering from an acute
3tack OF grip. Which caused temporary
irsanity. ait tempted to Suicide by Jump
neg from the second story OF his resi-
hence. The Old gentleman was moe
much hurt. and after regaining his feet
ia went 10 the wafl of the house and
butted the wall for several minutes, in
dieting painful INJURIES. a physician
look several stitches i'm his head and Vt
Is Thought he will recover.
There was a fire This Afternoon at ohe
residence of r. ID. Hatcher. north Forth
street. The flames originated in a rear
.rNlin on the second floor in an I'M
known manner. The damage wMM
AMOUNT to about 5000.
EVERYTHING il astire here today IN
,afiIiral circles. The candidates as a
49, ,r, r,,N\f no, with aI3prFS, TAX
ing a final shot at the voters. Inc po&AS
yptn tomorrow morning At 3 O'CLOCK
aud WIN be open just fourteen houIs.
Then the candidates Win be on pne
anxious seat. The Good Government
League has endorsed strong men IN
every ward except one, and ara making
~strtnuouS efforts to succeed. NoulRlS
IAN be said against their nominees;
General John Watts keatney atu MSS
Elizabeth Montgomery Harrison wsgss
| na,rrieI at i O'Clock this aftermath at
| M. residence of Mrs. Greene Peyton.
near Charlottesville. TIE marriage
was a private one: indeed, 1t VS. an Sx-
cealing.y quiet affair In every respect.
only a few intimate friends being pres
! emit. Among those present We're MRS.
Julien Harrison. mt. Their. and MT. Bet
| nard Harrison. hrothe1 CT the prt1s.
| Phil kearney. son of the groom; MIS-
| powtlNlfi sister OF the groom. daurhtET
| and a9n. OF New York, and Mr. w; N.
HIM. OF Richmond. the brides brother
ln-law. The ceremony was performed
| lsv Fey. H. r. Lee. of the Episcopal
church. General ard Mrs. ktarney lert
| en- TIE $40 Southern for New York,
whence they viii sail on Wednesday
Hr a bridal tour n Europe. The 'brSde
| Is the daughter of the late Colonel
Julian Harltsun. OF Elk Hill on the
James. He, mother is a ke~ntucktan,
whose maiden name was Phoebe Jodlh-
SON.
In the marriage license GeHleral kear-
rev is set down at 81.