The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-12
MAJOR B. HILL
IS SFERR! .' {
Goes From tie Frederic ksburg tosthe.
Mound City, Ill, Cemetery.
BOY DROWNED IN A WELL.
DR.. Thomas Nelson Page Buys 8 Fine Horse
Of lib, Hunter Class, ircm Mr. tlur' !.
B kamp-eountess de'Adhemar
Goes to Paris for Year.
lsneciaI Dispatch to The Times

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Nov. IL
Major Richard j. Hill. who for the past
six years has been the efficient superll-
%tendent Of the National Cemetery here
has Just received notice of his transfer
g to the superintendency of the National
Cemetery at Mound City. H., and Cap
tain billiard, who has had charge OF the
latter, will be sent here. The cemetery
here is one of the largest and the hand
soonest i'm the country, and is always
kent in tirst-class order. Major Hill will
leave in the }nextswcek or ten days. He
has made many friends here, who regret
his departure.
The steel fume for the new electric
light plant OF the city has arrived and
will at once he put i'll place. 1t is now
expected that the plant viii be ready for
operation in the next two weeks.
DIR. PAGE BUYS A HORSE.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, the distln-
guished Virginia author, now ofEWashins-
ton. ID. c., who came here in search of Il
lfirst-class hunter for his stepdaughter
Miss Field. purchased of Mr.. Charles
Hurkan1p. of the Anlaret stock farm, the
superb jumper, Jack forbes, at 4 hand
some price. This horse Won one of the
jumping contests at the recent fair mere
and is q. splendid type of the hunter class
A young sen Of MT. Charles White. near
Cassanova. Fauquier county, fell into an
old. we'll a. few days ago and was drowned
before the accident Vac discovered.
Mr.. r. c. Bootcn, of Orange county, sold
"a lot of fine neef cattle a Lew days ago
which will be exported to England.
Rosser Smith, colcred, Of Essex county
while examining a gun was accidentally
shot and died from the effects.
MIR. II. W. Wells, of Culpeper county
has purchased of Mr. D. Il. Diebert the
latter's farm, in Prince William county,
for $500
The residence of the late John J. Young
was sold at puEolic auction and purchased
by his daughter, Miss Matte a. Young,
for 5000.
LIEUTENANT zKNON.
Lieutenant Robert S. Knox, son of City
Treasurer i. T. Knox, of this city. has
received notice OF his assignment as sec
ond lieIterant to the Twenty fourth Unit
Cd States Regiment, Infantry. Twelve
companies OF this regiment are in the
Philippines and one in Alaska, but Lieu
tenant Knox does not know wllerc he
will have to report as yet.
Countess d'Adhemar. owner Of the mag
niticent estate, Moss Neck about ten
miles below this city. will sail dor Paris,
France. next week, to be absent a year
Count q Adllenar. her stepson. Will re-
main at Moss Neck. Her husband is now
in Paris.
J. D. Moore, who shot Mike Gately in
an alteration near here about two weeks
ago. and then made his escape. has not
baen aprrehended. He is thought to be in
North Carolina. Gateiy is improving and
will soon be out
Rev George r. Tyler. pastor Of The
Methodist Ch,lrch, VINO has been absent
at the bedside Of his son. who is Very il!
with pneumonia. in Baltimore. returned
mere to fill his pulpit to-day. but will 50
70 Baltimore again unless tho condition
If his son is much improved.
Among, the delegates from the Baptist
Church Of this city to the Baptist General
Association, which convenes at Grace
Street Church In Richmond Thursday, No
Sember 18th, are Rev. DR.. T. S. .Dunaway,
Rev DIR. j. S. Dill. Captain S. j: Quinn.
Colonel e. p. Cole, .Rev.tH. F. Crismond
and Mr. S. E. E;astburn.
The ordination of four additional dea-
cons of the Baptist Church, elected re
Gently. will take place at the church
Wednesday night, November 18th, at 1880
o'clock The services will be conducted
by Rev. Dr. J. S. Dill and Rev. DR.. L. S.
Dunaway.
Rummage sales which have been in
progress here for sevral weeks. conduct
ed by different religious denominations,
have all been successful.