Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-06
NEWS ITEMS.

The Rappahannock Valley Convo-
cation was in session at ST. James
church, Montross, Westmoreland
county, two days last week.
Sir Thomas Upton has withdrawn
his offer to present cup for trans
atlantic yacht race in 1904, and has
made way for Emperor William, who
will present cup.
The Virginia Grand Camp of Con-
federate Veterans, at Newport News,
selected Lynchburg for the next
meeting. Col. Geo. l.. Chris tian
was chosen grand commander.
Several arrests have been made in
sections of the Northern Neck by
United States Revenue officers for
the violations of the internal revenue
laws by selling liquor without license.
Amid the intense excitement of a
vast crowd, consisting largely of ex-
rerts, the Siemens electric train on
October Odd achieved the record speed
of $50 miles per hour, beating the
record of the last previous trial by five
kilometers.
Rev. j. Hervey Hundley, d. D.,
died October IS, aged seventy-three,
at Rose Hill, Essex county, Va, the
home of his son, DIR. Peyton Hundley.
Owing to failing health, he retired
several years ago from the active
ministry of the Episcopal church.
The Tilikimum, an Indian canoe.
converted into a yacht of four tons,
which left Victoria to tour the world
with a lone mariner, j. @. Vose, and
which made the trip to Australia,
has been reported in letters received
from Vose, dated at Tanu, New
Hebrides, on September 9th. Vose is
en- route to Thursday Island and to
Africa, whence he will cruise to
London.
+. M. Healy, representative of
VIM. M. Powell & Co., Baltimore,
and one of the most popular sales
men who travelled this section, died
at Nelms' hotel, Heathsville, Thurs
day morning of diabetes. Mr.. Healy
had been complaining for several
days, and when he arrived at Nelms'
hotel on Monday night he was very
sick man, and gradually grew worse.
He had The best medical attention,
and Mr.. helms and his family wer g
untiring in their efforts to administer
to his comfort.
William Baylor, a we'll known
colored barber of Fredericksburg,
who went to Garfield Hospital in
Washington recently for treatment
died there, aged sixty-four years.
Baylor went to Fredericksburg from
Essex county Immediately after the
civil war and opened barber shop
which ne has successfully conducted
since that time. He was q man of
property, and leaves an estate worth
probably $4,000. He was high
toned and honorable in all of his
dealings, true to the South, and to
the Baylor family, of Essex county,
which raised him. He was loyal to
the Confederacy, aud had a fine
portrait In oil of Senator r, M. Il.
Hunter and General Garnett, which
ne priced highly.
The sad death of Mrs. Emma
Booth Tucker, near Kansas CITY
Thursday, will bring sorrow to
thousands of hearts on two contin-
ents. She was the second daughter
of Gen. Booth, the founder of the
Salvation Army, aud ~asin charge
of the department Of that organiza-
ton in this country. She had been
on tour of inspection to Amity,
Colorado, when her train was wrecked
by running into an open switch,
when she was almost instantly killed
and her attendant was fatally
wounded. Mrs. Tucker was a lady
of great energy and executive ability,
and favorite with her father. Her
deep piety and her love for humanity
and earnest desire to lift up and save
the fallen endeared her to the Chris
tian world, and although her
methods and those of the Salvation
Army may not have been approved
by all Christian people, it must be
admitted that great good has been
accomplished by her through that
organization, and her memory will
be embalmed in the hearts of the
thousands who have been blessed
through her labors and those of her
co-laborers.-Free Lance.
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