The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-14
WAS ONE OF MOSBY'S I..
GALLANT SOLDIERS
Ever True to the Memory 81 the Lost. .e,:''
5S8 Cause and Never Unmindful
the Needs Of those Who Fought
Under the Stars and Bars. gi5 3.ltsi
A Condensed sssy /, History
Of His Career.

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be road this morning with tho profound-s3
est sorrow news OF the death OF Major
Norman v. Randolph, Confederat te vet
eran and 5publlc-spirlted gentleman. who .S
after q lingering Illness, passed peace
fully to rest at o o'clock last night q EN-,
his residence at Sixth and Grace Streets t
While the announcement. 4 In the light III
Of the rapid decline OF the deceased DUR
ing the past few days causes nd surprsc,S395
it$carries with It none the 1ess It's BURDEN
of gritf, which will be brone by d Il classes SSS
alike. Perhaps no other ndividual itiss{s
Richmond was so closely identified with
tho life Of tho city and SO bound &upI linz;
1T, and now at the death Of this Individual
many will mourn. 70 many t will come
with a keen sense OF personal oss. # s2s
AK HIS LONG ILLNESS. q 81 s 3sissi
IS Tho serious illness of Maj jor# Randolph 81
dates from some months ba ok. "a In tlle5}ss3;
late summer, while so5ourninE In tho 81
mountains OF Virginia, he was str cken5 W
down. IS Tor some days hesWasS very I'LL
but he rallied and radlial lys grew be tter.s
Finally lie was able gain to sit up Il
receive friends who ca thou irn ber@S
to cha t8Wlth him and chee III irn ~ shls
enforced confinement. This meeting With
old comrades and trusted friends was one
of the chief joys Of his last days. 3!sss
Lately the condition of MI jor r Raldolpllf
began to grow worse, 4 and on w ednesda VI
n marked limo was n d.}4 From Z la q
time onward lie sank RI pld ,Sand during
\ the past day or two t he end X has BEEN
lrncmcntnrily expect ed .E was COG
Br1Ized TINT tho last days OF THE busy II fesS
devoted to the good Of the community
we're drawing to, ~ close, and re la tiressssss
and friends gathered ullyJ around
0 20 clock last night theE came, antls58
the sick man passed ava " pe ace full ", nii--S
conscious OF the loving ones who s TODD l58 "
about him. I'll sl3 iiSffs aSy sa
At the hour Of the 4 q cath Lee Camp .$ss
Confederate Veterans, OF which the; de-sss
ceased was n beloved member, was illsas
session with n distinguished comp $
present Until tho meeting was over no.!
word was given them of the sa d news
Afterwards, however, they learned 4, and VI
the old comrades ofaMajors RAJ andolph5were5g NJ
bowed with grief. Here rticularly; was ef$
to his heart than another i was theia;
memory OF tho Confederate cause IL kept
sacred by this camp and the others. FFs ss33
In the death OF Major Randolph there VI
is removed from the life OF the city one
of It's noblest and truest characters f&
st;.rnch and ready friend, philosophical ss$t
citizen and capable man Of AFFAIRS. s
Among the many noble accomplishments
which are lndissoubly. connected wlthgthc M,
anne Of Major Randolph. there Is one
that perhaps may be snl Id to Eovertop tho f3a
5rest-his labors for the welfare Of those sSls
who fought with him upon the battlefield, ,%
The lapse OF years worked no change In 4s55
him, and he was ever true to tho memory d
OF the .Iost Cause" No Confederate ss8
assembly was complete without him.
Ever mindful of the growing needs g8Jt ia
the aged Veterans, he gave to thcm tile IN %
hest love Of his heart md the best efforts a
%of his energetic spirit The Soldiers
Home remains a monument to his mo nl-lAs#
ory S Ks NJ. .l s5, Z, ~
,rhe business career of Major RAJ
5dolph and his public-splrlted nets, Whlcn sS
won to him tho regard OF city ans iv MI s4
state, are told In tho sketch of his filfe fS
given below. lie was tho founder of tho Nh,
Randolph Paper Box FACTORY. ana WI VII Si
an early advocate pf lthe5elnploSlllentg q
white labor. He was for many yen fss3 atSs2s
the head Of tho virginia tte 81 ansnlnu ,don,i.
Company; In other ways no wns N,,l iuSn'
ned with large interests here Throusr ~ sis
M he was tho same honored ana es. NJ
teemed citizen and gentleman, beloved
Of all y. 5
the funeral services. To-day, however.
iii Will be completed, The services VII sss
probably be held from ST, Peters ca a-sS
thedral y, q, /, " y !, Az
while 3NlSlI 10 lUe - ~ -
rlnia He was very III for some days, but 8,,5s
Gradually got better until able to SIT M
and receive friends who frequently drop i.t
ned In for chat. The meeting of com
"a les and their talk OF old times, and the 3S
consciousness that he was IN the midst
OF those who loved him tenderly, We're Ii
the abundant Joys Of his last days 4
FIFTY SIN WEARS OLD,
Major Randolph was born fifty-siX years
ago in IIenrico county, near Richmon
his ather having been the late y.
randolph. long the leading book msrchant
Of this city. having established the well
known firm of j. W, Randolph & En- gisl 8
which did business hero up 70 q few
years ago. ,s "a 81
Major Randolph received q good ed Y 81.
cation and begun his business career ~
a youth IN his fathers store, S NJ y
"A When the war hroke out he ynlunt esresi
his services to his State, though q mertSSs5
stripping. and saw his first service as
brave courier on the staff Of Genffal " 4
gram. a, !, i, @
Later on, tss Joined Seott's Rangers and 8
fought CALAMITY with them IN me "a nkt
until the last year of 4 no 3Ha az, when ~ sgs
Joined Mosby' command In ~ orthern AZ Nm
ginla as a private IN Company E:ss "a
jor Randolph was several Times oundsa as