Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-14

QUEENS OF ttlchmond, died at |
O'Clock this morning. He was near
years of age.
John Batops Cary was born al
seNenty-eight years ago at Gel,
the homestead of the Cary family
elizabeth City county, not far
Hampton. He was one of q famil,
FOUR boys-'Robert, John 'B.. Rici
Miles and Gill Arm.stead Cary-al
mhom are now dead except ;Ricf
Miles Cary. who at present reside
Mobile. Ala.
His youth was spent in Elizal
CITY county, where he began his ed
son at local schools. When quite VIC
he went to William and Mary Col
and in 1896 he graduated with
nonorS. and returned to his fail
home Y:
1t was some years after Colonel
ry's graduation in 1896 from historic
M.liiam and Mary that his active
;aess life began and continued VIE
cessation until his eyes e.aaSd {. .
anon the scenes of earth.
. 1t was in 1877 that he went u &
ton and assumed charge as prinsI...
the Hampton Academy, destined,
his care. to become in after yea -
sn'st famous military school in
South.
This historic academy, of whic.
Cary was the last principal, was
ded about 1912, of which the or,
number of the William and Mar
lege quarterly gives the fo.lowin!
mirable account in an article eir.i
Education in Colonial Virginia"
benjamin Syms, of Virginia, IL
first legacy by resident OF the 4
lean plantation for the promotion :
uca tlnn. Try his will, made Feb
II. lS64-'45, he gave two hundred y
on the 'Potiuoson, q small river vi
enters the chesapeake Bay, a n. &
less below the mouth OF York
with the milk and increase OF >
cows for the education and instr
of the children of the addoininI
ishes of Elizabeth City and Kiduat
I'm March. 1642-'43, the Virgin
sembly gave solemn sancti !.
Synls' will. In 1647, a few years y
we hear from an early writer tn
school house had been erected, a. /
number of pupils greatly incr &
This school was soon succeeded l3T
other. Thomas Eaton. on Mari
1894. patented $50 acres ait the h. 4
the Back river for the benefit o :
cation. Both schools were undou ~
~ in operation at the time when
ley uttered his much-quoted re&f
about the free schools of Virgin - !,
$40 50 =. r. ..aun1ii binn rhfa 1.-Two 81
lost their efficiency for rilne;;f
der the changed state Of affah
ministers and church wardens
even the justices, doubted the
succession as incorporatorS. AT -.fs
in 1906, the schools were incorr
in one as the Hampton Academ.
aided by new constitutions. cor
for many years as prosperous a
tuition for the benefit of the chile SIT
Elizabeth City, Poquoson and I
countless
1t was as the head. then, of til
nous old school that Col. Car
his place as the last principal ]
and continued in that position =
lSG2. when the fund OF $4,000 pl u
for the support of the Hampton s.
envy, was ASSOCIATED with the
school system adopted for the
Thus the old school went 4out-1
tence, but i'll its stead arose a.
which won even greater renoU
Hampton Military Academy. +
by Col. Cary.
The prospectors for coal have 4.
struck q paying vein in one 81
mines near Midlothian. Recon-
Deninni, of the anthracite sec;
Pennsylvania. purchased the q
mine in Chesterfield county. me-
village OF Midlothian. He put a +
of hands at work to hunt for q vel
paying quality and quantity. For s
81 ma atassy did not meet with suct
ana a faw day, oefcre8 sshristnia.s
superintendent pseaPRs di :,le !,
his Ali luck. as he haCfssS,s.i.is 49,,
to, strike veins of four fesEs 49, :.
owner made his appearance he w.
pleased at the action taken by his
man and put the hands to work a
immediately. 1t has proven that
action was fortunate for HIM. On
urday last the men succeeded In
ing a vein of twenty-five Feet
owner is very much pleased with
find and will begin at once to work
mime TO its utmost capacity.
This will not molly be a paying inv
nrent to the owner. but 1T will give.
ployment to a great number of pc
in that section, who have been Idle
some Time past. AT one time "a a
,.:ty of coal was shipped from M
rhina to Ri clprnond and Q
points by the water route on the Js
river.
mfr. George wv. williams was foun
the banks of the canal In Mancht
this morning about 7:40 o'clock
Messrs. George II. BurreSs and Z
Johnson, two employees of the So
ern Railway shops. When found
was dead and apparently had bee
| the same position as when found
several hours.
! The deceased left his home Tue
hight to pay a visit to his Wife's m
| er. who lives in ,Powhahan county,
l , ~. = n a
supper with his employer at his /
at Moseiey,.s Junction. He then sal
| would take the train for home. IT
due here at $50 last night. butAs
was late /. did not arrive until
o'clock, some think the man got OF!
train from the northern side, ana
stead of going TO his home he WEI
itht, direction of the canal and SheT
tfell down the embankment and
| drowned in the swift current. OF
think he was murdered. His daat
| a mystery so far, and no one knows.
lit occurred, ,ysz 3
| The Citizens Exchange Bank was
| ganized .it.hy With capatal stoss
$500. 600. anal purchased the capital 81
/ business anil assets and aSsnInsd tiie
Nga lions of thu Citizens Bank.
| capital stock of the new ansetuLfo
I $500. 600, half beng used In the pure
| of the stock OF the cid bank, and
| rest subscribed in cash. The STOCK took
all underwritten by a syndicate OF
| lied by John u. Williams MS;
| William NJ. Hablistoa is preslstes,s g
new bank. BY.
| Deposit your clothes money viii
In. ,,;jj rsy Io,f yaad interest -