Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-05
A LANCASTER mummy.
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NOT ONE OF THE ABoRIGINEs, BUT
AN ANrE-BELLusI RAT.
STRANGE STORY OF HIS DEATH
It w@a Tragic and Unusual End
The Involuntary Immersion of Ned
johnson. Faithful and Dusky-Ir-
vinston Personals and Gossip.
STRANGE STORY OF HIS DEATH
IT We n Tragic and Unusual End
The 1nvo1untnry Immersion of Ned

IRvINGTON, VA. November 3.-(Spc-
aL)-Maybe it was forty years ago;
maybe more. Anyhow. ne turned his
toes to the daisies" speaking in meta
phors; but in reality his toes dug into
the white pine rafters of an old build
ing that Is nigh on to one hundred years
Old For there he was found the other
day-that is. what is left OF nina per-
feet mumif1ed rat, 10 inches long, the
half of him tail.
While making much needed repairs TO
an old house near Irvington. G. w. Saun-
ders found the rodent damned in between
two rafters under the peak of the roof.
treat. were some charred paper and the
ends Of a pile of matches-befo' de war
matches. So far we conform to facts: as
to speculation, we are prompted to say
mat the giant ''varminI had ignited his
nest of matches, got his whiskels singed,
and breathed out his lie whi.e inhaling
the fumes thereof: His nostrls were
hunting air, but. like many another. ne
could not catch up with his breath.
INVOLUNTARY IMMERSION.
Ned Johnson. the faithful Friday" Of
Eubank & Brother, found himself in quite
4 dilemma a few days ago. In backing
his wagon out on kilnarnock wharf it
-ook a notion to go overheard. Ned
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low it. The animal struck snag in the
water, spilled Ned, and involuntarily the
dusky rider was immersed.
A tablet has been erected in Calvary
Methodist church, Richmond county. to
the memory of Rev. W. a. Croker and
wife. Mr.. Crocker for a number of years
served the people Of the Northern Neck
as pastor and presiding, elder, and after
Northumberland county.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. J. H. Baugher and two chill
dren arrived Wednesday morning to visit
the. formers sister, Mrs. l.. III. irving, i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Sullivan and their
little daughter. Dorothy, OF Philadelphia,
spent a few days last week visiting Cap
tain and Mrs. a. j. Hamilton in Irving
ton.
Mrs. Mary Micou. who has been spend
ing some time witt, her late husbands
family at the Theological Seminary. near
home. at Milenbeck. this county, last
week.
Harvey Gresham, of Lancaster Court:
house. was in Fredericksburg last week
to meet his wife, who was returning from
a summers visit to relatives in Flu
wanna and Stafford counties.
Letters from Captain Willard D. New,
bill. United States army. now stationed
at New Orleans, say that he will arrive
at his home. in Irvington, within the next
two weeks on thirty days furlough;
MISS cora W eDD. OF BrOOkVale- ielL
last week for Baltimore, where she ex-
poets to spend the winter.
Mrs W. 3. Allen and Mrs. F. NJ.
Trift, both of Westmoreland county, re-
Gently returned from Baltimore and
Washington, whence they went on a plea
sure trip.
COMMODORE DOS PAssos.
Commodore John R. Dos Passos. OF
New York recently made his second trip
to Sandy Point. his country home, in
OK ral Yati1
from Europe. During part of Commodore
Dos Passos's holiday trip, which was in
the north Of Scotland, he was invited
to 90 honor to the King at large as
semblage of visitors at the dinner table
in the Caedonian Hotel. Inverness. on
coronation day. It is said he responded
happily and in terms that are inter-
esing in this chapter of the British ma
tion's history.
Dock Barrack and Philip Lewis. of
Iowa. are visiting friends in Northum-
berland county. This is the first time
these gentlemen have been in the North
ern Neck for thirty-One years.