The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04


Charlotte county, Va; Rev. John B. Nor
ton, of Tarboro, and Hon. Fl. Il. Morton,
mayor of MorganfiS1d Ky.
Rev. Mr.. Morton was greatly beloved
and esteemed here by ell who knew him.
u..nel J-m.s h. axiom.
Especial Dispatch to The Timeso
LEXINGTON, VA, March S.-Colonel
James II. Paxton, aged ninety years,
died this morning at his home six miles
south Of Lexington. He was perhaps
the oldest native born citizen Of Rock
bridge county. and was very we'll known.
He was the son Of Colonel William Pax
ton and fourth Of his generation who
has lived sand died at this home place
where located the first Paxton in 1865.
He was a. blooded relation to the fore
most and leading people of this county.
He was quite a pronounced politician
and served eight years during the fifties
in the Senate Virginia; was grad
uated from Washington College, now
Washington and Lee University, 1883, and
was instructor there for several years
and later conducted near his home a
classical school for ten years, which was
noted and had scholars from all sections
of the State. He was regarded as the
leading Latin scholar Of Rockbridge.
While member of the Board Of Vis-
itors Of Virginia Military Institute he
claimed the honor Of being the instru-
rnent OF keeping General Thomas j. Jack
son (StonewalD on the faculty Of the
school His wife,, who was Miss Kate
Glasgow, a sister of Hon. William "A.
Glasgow, of Lexington, Isurvives ha1n
with seven children-Misses Nellie and
Kate G.. Paxton, and Archibald II. Pax
ton, who resides at the home of Captain
Robert Paxton, United States army; VIII
liam T. Paxton, Buena Vista; Professor
James H Paxton, New Mexico; James
Gordon Paxton, Norfolk.
William Gordon Smith.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. March 81
The remains Of Mr.. William Gordon
Smith, who died last night at the Shep-
pard-Pratt Hospital. near Baltimore, at
ter an illness of four months, arrived
here tonight and will be inferred to-
morrow. Mr.. Smith was a son of Mr..
end Mrs. VIM. H. Smith; was thirty-four
Years old, and left here several years
go for Pittshurg, where he filled an i'm
portant position with the American Steel
Company.
He married Miss Annie Downs, Of this
city, who survives him. He had no chill
61en.
Mrs. Ellen Stith Floyd.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, March 3.-Mrs.
Ellen Stith Floyd, wife CT Colonel n. 3.
Floyd, died this afternoon, after two
weeks illness. aged &c. She was ma
tive Of Texas, and the only daughter OF
N1ackin Stith. She is survived by her
husband and the following children: Ma
thaniel B.. Jr, of Houston, Texas; NJ
Washington; Charles A, of Baltimore;
Jesse A, Of Boston, and Mrs. Ella @hro-
mer, of Durham, N. c.
G.. Is. Hancock.
jspecial Dispatch to The Times.)
POWHATANE C. H, VA, March S.-Mr.
G.. B. Hancock, one of the oldest and best
citizens Of the county, died February 2Sth
at his home, in the siXty-ninth year OF
his age, of congestion Of the lungs.
He was a member of old Powhatan
BAPTIST Church, at which place the in
terment took place on March list.
Mrs, Amanda S. Undertake.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
WINCHESTER, VA, March 3.-Mrs.
Amanda S. Undertake, a cousin OF
Charles Broadway Rouss, died to-day OF
pneumonia, aged 4S years. She was ma
tive of Fauduier county, and is survived
by her husband. Harry Undertake, and
four children. Her father, DR.. Byrne, OF
Nineyeh. Va. and two brothers and one
sister survive.
iars Fannie Norfleet.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
SITFYFOLK, VA, March 3-Mrs. Fannie
Noraeet, wife of c. C. Norfleet, died last
night. She had been i'll less than two
DAYS. Her husband was a, soldier in the
Mexican War, for which service he now
draws a pension Mrs. Norf1eet leaves a
| husband and five children, two Of whom
are married.
Van TaIiaferro.
Especial Dispatch to The Times)
ROANOKE, VA, March 3.-Van Talia-
| ferro, a former prominent Roanoker and
| Lynchburser died at the CARRIED HOS
rital, in Washington. YESTERDAY 7 y from an