Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-20
.hYS cry OF A GRAVE
NEwLY-s1ADE MOUND NEAR BRIs-
Toll PUZZLES THE AUTHORITIES. .
DOES 1T CONTAIN TREASURE?
Some Believe 1t Covers the Booty of
Robbers-InquiriesA About Rev. ,1r.
B1ack-Char1cs Lunsford Acciden-zz
tally Kills Himself.

=RRISTOI, VA. November la--fSpecial.)
The mystery of a ewly-made4 grave In a
secluded spot a short distance north OF
Bristol has been puzz'ing the authorltles
for few days. Investigation talled TO;
reveal anything in the nature sof muir
der although there were some, very
suspicious circumstances. Mayor Rice.
thinks the fresh grave was probably due
to the return to this SECTION OF some men
who committed a robbery here several
years ago, as the suspects were seen on
the streets the day before the grave was
discovered The mayors 1dea is that the
men had treasure buried there, and that
thew had returned at a time when the
memory of their deed was supposed to
have faded from the minds of the people
If this tcn,TnuEit,.
Charles Iursford, aged %, whose home
was q. Fish Dam. in the mountains east
OF Bristol while handiinf revolver
day or two ago accidentally shot hlmseil.
The ball passed through the eyeball and
lodged at,the base OF the brain. Lunstord
was dead within twenty-four hours after
the shooting.
WHERE l.. LEV. MR. BLACK
Mr., rIsry liuln:ny as write q lett {
to the ros1ma ster here irquiring as to tue
wiicr,a:::ss:ts If Cr.. KEY. MI BlacR. So
si.,;s 'i,::t IL, 'au:l. n mains was MARI
Sprinkle and that she was married IN
Bristol on the 18th Of November 1888
Rev Nh, Black Officiating. l'or sonle.
reason Mrs. IMPLY, whose home is at
Sayre, Pa, wants certificate Of her mar
riage or the minister's affidavit to the ef-
feet that the marriage took place 1t is
proha bic. if she ever learns what became
OF The officiating minister, that she vii
find that the angels have claimed him
many days since
A WEDDING.
n 10 m
to Mr.. Charles f Collman, Of Bristol.
was celebrated at tie home OF the brides
parents at ChiIhorsin Va. ~ $50 o'clock
this evening Re-. W. Y. Tics. of the
Methodist church Officiating. The cere-
mony was witnessed by Il large number
of the friends ard relatives Of e4.e con-
tracing parties from Bristol, incIuing
Mr. and Mrs Frank Collr1an. parents
of the groom, Mrs. Beverly Pendleton
the grooms sister. Mr.. J. E. Senter and
daughter Miss Glenna Senter, and Mr.
James McCrary, Jr.
Miss Maud Bonhanl, sister OF the bride,
acted as bridesmaid, while Mr.. Hiram G.
Saunders, of Bristol, was the groom's
best man. The couple came to Bristol on
the night train. and will reside at the
home OF the grooms father.
The bride is the pretty and popular
young daughter of Captain and Mrs
Joseph Bonham, of Chihowie, and
formerly resided in Bristol. She is we'll
known here and is eNceptiona.-s- popular
with her many friends. The groom is the
only son OF Mr. Frank Colman city water
commissioner. He is a young man Of
sterling worth
ANOTHER BRIDE
Miss Elizabeth MCGEE, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Nc
Gee. Of Seventh street this city. was
happily married to Mr.. Charles Trammel
a popular Bristol young man. at O'Clock
this evening. The marriage was solen-
nized at the home Of DR.. W. c. Coch-
rane, on Anderson street. DR.. Cochrane
officiating. The marriage came in the
nature of surprise to the friends Of
the popular young couple. The parents of
the bride were SO reluctant to give her
up that they would not consent 70 witness
the marriage. although not opposed to the
marriage for any other reasons
The couple will probably reside
at 1nn1an, Va. for the present as the
groom has a lucrative position at that
place. with the Virginia Iron, Coal. and
Coke Company.