The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-16
SIX LADIES ACTED
AS PALL-bEARRERS
Unique Incident in Connection
With a Funeral in Fauquler
County This Week.
Especial Dispatch to The Tines)

Especial Dispatch to The IlmeS)
FREDER1CkSBuRG, VA. August 10
At the funeral of Miss Ethel Daniels.
daughter of Mr. Charles Daniels. which
took place in FaUquier county this week,
the hymns sung We're selected by her. and
the pall-bearers who bore the coffin were
all ladies. as follows: Misses Mary and
Dora Ruffner, Hattie kerlin, Bertha Hot
singer, Maude Ruffner and Sadie Bell.
Plans have been completed for the new
foundry and machine works to be erected
by Mr.. w. D. Williams in place of the
plant which was destroyed some months
ago by fire. The contract for building
will be let in a few days, and the estab-
Iishment will be on a much larger scale
than before.
The cornerstone of the W. r. T.. Nor
cure Memorial Chapel, to be built near
brooke Station, in Stafford county, Will
be laid with appropriate ceremonies on
tre afternoon of Monday, August 18th.
az o'clock. The address of the occa-
sion will be delivered by Rev. Joseph f
Billingsley Mr.. Moncure was a Baptist
preacher and is a son of the late Judge
R. c. L. Noncure, of Stafford VINO was
for years president of the Virginia Court
OF Appeals. He had several charges IN
Stafford county for number OF years
and was greatly beloved by the people Oh
his native county.
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copal Church at Urbanna. MiddleseN
county. has received and accepted CAL
to a church at F.lIso, Nevada Mr.. Mer-
edith. with his family. will leave IN
short time for his new field. He married
Miss Esther Montague, daughter Oh Dr-
T. c.. Montague, of this ity-
Mr. James A. Wheeler. son OF the ia1e
CHARLES w. Wheeler. died at his home
here last night Of erysipelas. aged thirty
wears He is survived by a widow and fiVe
children. Mr. Wheeler came near losing
his life some years ago by the premature
eSplosion OF cannon which he had IN
charge and which was being hred III
honor of President Grover Cleveland on
one of the occasions when he passed
through this city during his first admin
isrration President Cleveland sent mon
ev here to Mr.. Wheeler during the time
he was confined to his home from the
accident and afterwards had him APP
pointed to a government position IN
Washington, which he. however, lost sew
eral years ago.
The remains of Miss Rosa Goldsmith
were taken to Baltimore to-day on the
early morning train. accompanied by the
members of her family and a number OF
friends The funeral took place in Balti
rore this afternoon from MadlSon-Ave-
nue. Temple. and was conducted by Rev.
DR. Adolph Gutmacher, and the lnterment
was made in the Hebrew cemetery there.
Mr. Thomas jenkins, an sN-Confederate
soldier and well known citizen of the Bel
mont neighborhood. In Spotsylvana
county. is dead. aged sixty-three years.
Miss Mary Anne Lawson died at the
horne OF Mr. William Jordan. in Caroline
county. after a long illness, aged seventy
years.
Mr.. P. H Ball. who was bitten some
time ago by q dog supposed to be mad
hos returned from Richmond, where he
underwent treatment as preventive
against rabies at the Pasteur Institute
there.
Miss Fannie 3. Hearn. of Caroline
county. has entered the Columbia Hos
pital at Washington. D. c.. to take the
course for trained nurse.