Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-08
CHARLOTTEsvILLE.
Death Of Lieutenant Honmnn-ReOr-
ganixed-FataI Accidents.

Special THE remains OF Lieutenant Ed.
7. Hoffman arrived here this morning
from Aiken, S. c.. where he died yester-
day morning. They were taken In charge
BY number OF his personal friends and
delegations from the Monticello Guard.
Masons. and Odd-Fellows, and carried to
his residence, in east Market street. AT
IL o'clock tomorrow the funeral will take
place from his residence, conducted by
the Rev. II. W. Tribble. OF the Baptist
church. Of which deceased was an active
member. The body will BE- Inferred in
Riveryiew, with Masonic and Odd-Fel-
| lows ceremonies.
Lieutenant Hoffman was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. ID. Hoffman. Of the woollen-
mills. The most Of his life had been spent
in this community He was a young man
Of unexceptionable personal character.
pious. earnest Christian. and a gentleman
in all the relations of life. For years ne
had been connected with the woollen-
! mills. occupying a responsible position
| When the war between the United
| States and Spain commenced he was
second lieutenant OF the Monticello
| Guard. and went with the company into
the service of the United states. In the
| line of promotions he reached the frst
| lieutenancy of the company, which posi-
service. His experience I'm camp told
| upon his physical frame. I'm which the
seeds Of disease were already planted. He
came home n mere physical wreck. Hop
ing against hope. he went TO Aiken.
| thinking the atmosphere OF that locality
would benefit him; but II was not so, and
he died yesterday at the sanitarium- He
was I'm the SD year of his age.
Last May he married Miss Kate How
orI Il Of ATV
who survives him. He leaves also fa-
Their. mother, and brother. all of whom
were devotedly attached 10 him.
A. the rooms of the Phi Kappa Psi of
the Virginia Alpha yesterday the Third
District Council Of that fraternity held
an interesting council There was large
attendance from the Virginia Alpha uni
versity Of Virginia.. in addition TO the
following visiting delegates: +. r. Pres
ton washington and Lee. Virginia Beta;
J. l.. Davis 0IampdenSidney), Virginia
Gamma; J. II. Ecca columbian Univer-
sty). District Alpha; r. A. WEIGH uni
versity OF West Virginia.. West Virginia
Alpha; james VI. Mulin Johns Hopkins.
Maryland Alpha. Tho council closed It's
session with a banquet last night at Ho-
tel Gleason.
The Monticello Guard was reorganized
al the Armory last evening. Thirty
eight Of the Spanish war men signed up,
and thirty-eight new recruits were voted
I'm. Among the latter were ten who served
through the Confederate war. The Span
ish war men. being the do facto organl-
cation. received these new recruits, ana
by this means the company was organ
lied on the old footing. as the historic
Monticello Guard. Officers were chosen
as followsi Colonel G. G. Wertenbaker.
captain; F. -. Wills. first lieutenant, J.
Frank Kelly. second Lieutenant. Non
commissioned officers will be temporarily
appointed and will be permanently APP
pointed upon competitive examination.
This company was organized i'm 1880 un-
der the name Of the Charlottesville Blues,
with Captain John Gilmer. a West Point
or and 4 son of Ex-Governor Thomas W.
Gilmer. commanding. After Captain Gil
mer's death he was succeeded by captain
G. l.. Fowler. For reasons not necessary
to state. the company died out I'm few
years. and on May D. 1851, Colonel Wer-
tenbaker recognized the old company.
He declined a commissioned officers po-
stiOn. and became orderly-sergeant. In
1851 he was promoted to first lieutenant
Colonel W. d. Mallory being captain and
J. y. g. Stockton second lieutenant The
company became Company ID I'm the Nine
teenth Virginia Infantry. and fought
through the war as such.
After the war a delegation OF citizens
requested Adjutant Wertenbaker to reor-
ganize the company. lie did so, was
elected captain, and commanded IL for
ten years. In 1851 Captain Wertenbaker
organized the Third Virginia Regiment,
was elected colonel, and commanded it
until September, ISIS, when he was placed
on the retired list as colonel of the
Third Virginia. retired" Last evening he
the Monticello Guard, and
will make an attempt to reorganize the
Third Virginia Regiment as soon as pos
sible.
4 shocking accident. by which a colored
woman named Eliza Harris was fatally
burned, occurred near Keswick. Her
clothes became ignted from a Kerosene
lamp. which had no chimney, and before
sufficient aid could be rendered she was
terribly burned, her death occurring yes
terday.
Mr.. J. Wesley Becks, a Confederate
veteran IS dead. at the age Of 50 years.
His funeral took place at II o'clock this
and the remains were inferred
I'm the John Bowie Strange section at
Cemetery.
\ telegram announces the death, at
Pueblo. Col. Of Mr.. Charles \. Goodyear.
Mr.. Goodyear was the father Of Mrs.
Mamie Mcneil. Of near Rio, and Mr..
Charles Goodyear; a brother Of Mr..
George Goodyear, Of this city, and an |
uncle Of Mr. George b. Goodyear Of the |
firm Of Goodyear x Robinson.
While cleaning out well near Temple |
Hill, this county, Charles Brown (cOlored) |
was caught BY a caye-in and buried be- |
meath tons Of rock. His body has not |
been recovered.