The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-12
THE DEATH OF A
-KN0WNLADY
Mrs. Virginia Randolph Holiday
Passes Away.
OF A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY.
Her Death Occurred ut the Home OF
Her Husband i'm Raleigh, =. I.
The Funeral Arrangements
Not Completed.

Mrs Virginia Randolph Holiday died
IN Raleigh. y. c.. at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. she had been an Invalid ior
two months. and her death was not I'M
expected. ,
Mrs Holiday belonged to the dlsuh-
gmsned Virginia family of Bollinss' she
was a daughter of Mr.. Thomas Boilins'
of Boiling Island, where she was oo'"'
and lived for years.
she married Mr.. Alexander Q. Holia-
day. by whom srr is survived VINO was
nm 10 a short time ago president OF 'H'
,,.-t.,,l,ural College at Raleigh y. Z.
,,7, uoIla1av. since her marriage, hau
uved I'm North Carolina tlorlud' ~
Virginia. Abingdon having been ne'
nome tor some time. ......,
HER RELATIONS.
.,o ,,as a sister of MIR. Charles u.
Railing of this city. superintendent OF
~, ,,',,oy works. and Mr. Thomas Boil
ing. Jr. 49,. oro
vcsers Randolph. Charles and WINE
uoitadav Mrs. Peyton ii. Hoge ana
Mrs prof. Pickell. OF North Carolina.
Nonce of the funeral will be gwen
- as +, has not yet been decided
,,,rotner the interment viii take place
IN North Carolina or in this city.
Mrs Holiday was lady VINO en-
bodied an the Christian virtues Sne
was widely known in Virginia ana III
North Carolina, where she hvei lot
years. .,,,,v
The family from which Mrs. Hoiaaay
Inm
ginia and the name OF Boiling Is
svnonvn for honor I'm men and virtue IN
u-onren me news Of her death VIII oc-
CASTOR deep regret wherever she was
known.
Mrs. Victoria Dorset.
Mrs. Victoria Dorset. wife Of Mr.. w.
q Dorset and mother of Mrs. {. w.
Eaton. formerly 90 Barton Heights, ana
Mr. g. II. DOrest. OF Swansboro, Hleu
Monday az PilkntOn, Powhatan county.
deceased was In her sixty-second year a ma
was a devoted Christian woman. beloved
bv every one. She leaves a husband ana
four children-Mrs. Eaton, Mr.. c. H.
Dorset Mr. Edgar L. Dorset and Mrs
Victoria Gaitland-the last two residing
IN Powhatan.
Mrs Dorset was a lifelong Baptist. and
for many years held membership AZ MI
Hermon church. I'm Chesterfield whence
her funeral took place yesterday aiter-
noon at o'clock.
Mrs. Mary n. Burgess.
Mrs Mary II. Burgess. widow ~ Nh.
John A. Burgess. died yesterday morning
at $40 o'clock az the residence OF her son.
Mr.. George II. Burgess. No. ll5 west cary
street. after a long illness. Sne was a
member Of the Second Baptist church
and was a woman Of gentle Christian
character.
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The interment will be in Shockoe llill
cemetery.
Samuel Flinchum.
SNOWVTLLE. VA. July l0-Special-
Mr.. Samuel Flnchum, who was the old
eat citizen Of this section, died at his
residence. TWO miles south of here, last
week and was buried in the old family
burying ground on the Hall farm.
lie was born in this county ninety-two
years ago. one year before the birth OF
Abraham Lincoln.
In digging his grave the men dug into
three other graves which were unmarked
and neglected.
DR.. William II. Wood.
SCOTLAND NECK, y. c., July T.
Special-Dr. William r. Wood. formerly
SUPERINTENDENT Of the insane asylum at
raleigh and one of the ahlest and most
prominent physicians IN this state. died
al mis- home here to-day I'm the seventy
NTH year OF his age
his funeral will take place tomorrow
"wednesday from the Episcopal church
mere al i:30 o'clock T.. NJ.