The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
BONES OF BRAVES
IN CHESTERFIELD
Or Else They May Be Remains
of Massacred Early Settlers.
REGISTRATION IN RENRIco
Board Meets and Elects Mr.. Thomas
Guy Chairman-Reference Board
to Consider Question Of Rein
stating Miss Winston.
REGISTRATION IN HENRIco

Remains. supposed to be those OF Indian
bra. es or of early settlers OF Virginia
rnassacred by Indians. have recently been
ploughed up on farm in Chesterfield
county. owned by ;he brother Of Squire
r. c. Friend. of Eenrico.
The farm in question Is known as Cox
and Dale's. is situated about thirteen
miles below the city just opposite the
residence of Squire Friend, and is occu-
MED at present by Mr. Willie Thompson.
The place is owned by Mr.. Thomas Friend.
a brother Of the Squire. For two hundred
wears or more the farm has been In the
possession Of the Friend family. 1t was
originally the portion OF q large grant
by the King of England to Sir Ihomas
Dale. but upon the division of the estate
cen into the hands OF Cox. Hence the
name Cox and Dale's. The Cox and the
Friend families intermarried. Squire
Friends mother or his grandmother was
a Miss Cox. 7efcs
"a short while ago while ploughing on
tho farm. Mr.. Thompson turned up an
unexpectedly and CHASTITY find. lhree
skulls. a mass OF bones and one or Two
Indian pipes were mixed in with the up
l,eayed dirt. He or those before him had
,.,anehed there before, but had not struck
homes. and he did so this time only be-
cayse recent rains and freshets had
,,oshod .he land considerably. The mo
excited considerable interest, anu IL vas
e,nnosed that the bodies were lhose OIL
C.nnfederate soldiers killed during the
war between the States But lhis. IRON
recent Investigations, has peeh Ao00 ~
be incorrect az, .+.er
:. convinced the burial Of the oooS
,taotes the Civil War by great III.
oa-s All during the struggle oe,"esn
tho North and the South ne "ds ,,,,aa
f.rn and but one SOLDIER "as -
.bereaho,Its. He was buriel eieseS ~ $50
.snuire Friend only left the pla 20.
IN go TO Appomattox in 1850. an. ~ h,,ria1
turned in a very short tilne: l,saa,,ce he
had been made during ~ o+;cine the
could not have escaped no''o'''e
graves. oe+;pation by
.c-s,,na Er,and leads him TO INC 49,
,h.t tho remains are those O. +be
mr. Of early white settlers hiiisu =. one
,ed men. All three bodies WEI 49, ~
lave and they had evidently peeii W.
EaNs, h,,r,.y indications would point
Specification of the bones WIN a..
az, ma ssac ere: which occurred near ny
.,,s1aa,lv Virginia history AT the Town -
tronr;cus or Henricopolls, 'ppos
pr.ch Cap not very far from ihe Ia -,
-he indians one day sWooPeo ao"h 20
i-1fa
sing in sight It was then tha1 liles
'II.sa down the little building oe,hs
,.ant.d for the school. which later De
oama william and Mary College. squire
Ee,.iana said Yesterday that he beheNeo
that the bones We're those OF some VI 1A's
n,assacred people OF Henl1cus.
detailed description of the place mas
besr written by Squire Friend and has
l.een sent TO Mr.. Frank p Brent OF the
state Board of Education. President Lyon
g TYLER. Of William and Mary. VINO IS
said to be writing a new history OF VII
etnia. has manifested an interest IN tfe
matter. and has been invited by squire
Friend to visit the farm
The Registration Board Of Var1na
District met yesterday at the courthouse
and elected Mr.. Thomas Guy chairman
nh. Board decided to enter upon It's
work on the 29th OF September. ana 70
take up the full time allowed by the
f,onstitution-ifieen days. The body VIII
sit for five days. beginning September
2ath, at Carriers precinct. and then. on
October 9Th, will go for five days to Four
Mile Creek The remaining five days will
h. given to Whitlock's. The registration
will begin at A. NJ. and will end at
sunset each day. The Board is composed
of Mr.. Guy Mr.. Charles Roper and MI.
A. /. Cornwall
A Board of Reference. consisting of
Superintendent John X. Russell, Mr. j.
NJ Pitcher and Mr.. Charles Wngheld.
will meet Tuesday at 10 o'clock to con-
slider the petition of school patrons for
thu restoration of Mrs. Winston to the
principaship of the Sidney High School.
The final decision in the matter lies in
the hands of this board.
Mr. W. IA Gregory, through his coun-
sci. Mr.. w. II. Beverdge. yesterday in
stituted suit in the Circuit Court of Hen
rico county, against the American Loco
motive Company and the Richmond
Locomotive Works. claiming damages of
$1,000 The suit is the result Of an acct
dent of June 10, 1902. by which a large
piece of iron, Weighing several hundred
pounds. was pushed from an elevation,
falling upon Mr.. Gregory, breaking his
right shoulder. cutting his shin breaking
his nose, and cutting the back of his
head.
The following jury have been summoned
for the next term of the County Court:
Messrs w. II. Christian. H. G. Wake
field. Guy. r. n. Cross. NJ. F. Burton
j C. Easley. j. n. Nuckols, Major Bur
rell. and ]. II. Scott. The two last named
Gre colored
Marriage licenses We're issued ysSter-
day morning in the clerks Office to Mr..
Robert Warren Crenshaw and Miss Eva