Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
5UNKNoWN MAN5DIEs OF EXPOSURE
AT BURGESS STATION. -
WAS VERY WELL DRESSED.
Only Fites Cent. vassFound on His
Pcrson-Arrest OF g Nesro who. Who
Passed 9 Spurious Gold Piece,
Py:thia Notes of Interest;

Z
eral mornings ago. He was suffering with
q severe attack of pneumonia or conges-
ton of the lungs. caused by exposure,
a nd his condition was such that she could
not talk or tell his name or the. Ploce OF
his home He was properly cared Il or.
but died in avery short time. An Inquest
was held by Justice, GeIow, hut nothing
whatever could be found about his per-
son to establish. his identity. nickel
was found This pocket, but no papers
Of any kind. He was buried on the ;&rall-
ways property. The man had the ap-
pearance Of being educated. and had
been seen in the neighborhood, where ne
had asked fora food. ss.s,~s
r. PASSED. COUNTERFElTfM0N
A negro, who gave his name as+:William
Roney, went. into a store on Halifax
street this afternoon and purchased 10
cents worth of goods, in payn1e nt for
which he handed the merchant what ap-
peafed to be a.ss90, gold piece, lie re-
ceived $685. in change and left In es-
aiming the piece soon AFTER the met
chant had his suspicion aroused as TO
its genuinenees. and called upon Chief
Ragland, to; whom he explained the facts
The alleged gold coin. though of good I'M
itation, was found TO. be a rank counter
felt; and soon afterwards Ronsy. was ar .
rested for passing spurious money and
lodged in jail,
The negro was originally: from DinWld-
die county. but has lately been living
ID the North, whence. he has q Just come.
He says he. got st1le. piece I'm Newark,
NJ. He will be- held for, trial blythe
United States authorities. a search : OF
his person showed that he was armed,
but mo other counterfeit money was
found. u ISIS. So ~
:FYTHIAN NOTES OF s.sINTEREsT.s
General .D:sJ. Turner;.of5 Nor
fo1l ha[
knights Of Pythias, has issued .antorder
for the annual assembly of the brigade.
to be held in Roanoke on Thursday, Feb.
ruary 18th. This is the time Of; the annual
| meeting of the Pythian Grand Lodge OF
| Virginia, and the brigade vii. parade and
! pass In review before. the. Grand Lodge
All line and staff officers will be present.
The various companies of the brigade
will have a. competitive drill at Roanoke,
the Grand Lodge having appropriated a
! sum sufficient to purchase suitable :tro-
| plies to be competed for. Each company
| must drill with twenty-one knights. loyal,
| two guides, and three officers, and with
| out drum or music.
! The Petersburg company has entered
the list for the highest prize, and It.
will do some good drilling.
| Grand-Chancellor James W. Gordon, in
a letter to the Virginia Pythian this week,
| calls special attention to the provisions
IF the Supreme Statutes, prohibiting the
use Of any spiTituous or malt liquors
at any banquet or entertainment given
4 under the auspices of q sPythianS lodge,
4 and urges a compulsory, compliance with
the same. These provisions. he says. are
intended to maintain the order. upon the
j high plane which it has always occu-
pied.
PARADE AND BANQUET.
The celebration Of General Lees BIRTH
day, on the 10Th, by, "A. P. Hill Camp Of
Confederate Veterans, will be Of more
zoo in number, and in uniform, will pa
rade through the principal, streets in the
afternoon, headed by their fine drum
corps and escorted by the Petersburg
Company, Uniform Rank, knights OF
Pythias. AT night a splendid banquet
: will -;be served III theeh OF, the Library
building, at which several hundred vet
Grams and guests will he. seated.;A number
of guests from a distance will also be
J. present, and among them several dis
/ tiagushed gentlemen who will furnish
the eratory for the occas sion.
Judge B. "A. Iancocll>will hold a. session
of the Circuit Court on. Monday for the
special purpose of trying the $4,000 dam
. age suit of Kent VS.. Roper for assault.
consume three days. a special jury of
careful men have been SUNNI oned. -Four
lawyers will appear as counsel-tWo on
each sde-and many witnesses. are to
be examined.
HERE AND THERE.
The committee of the Tobacco Associ-
alton, appointed to solicit funds to be
used in carrying out the plans to- en-
courage the cultivation of bright toba Geo,
has about completed its work: The neces-
sary sum was subscribed, and the farm
ers Of Prince George, Sussex, and other
counties east of tho city, will the shown
; the. art of raising and curing this class
:. of tobacco, now. SO, much In dem and i
a magnificent sunset was witnessed
) last evening. and long a fter the 81 ttinG
a brilliant, golden glow illumined the
NEGRO. WITH AN IRISH NAaiE,.
In the County Court Of Sussex or
Thursday a negro, named O'Hars, was
= convicted. Of feloniously shooting one Sol
ONION Moore, and was. sentenced TO Ter
: years IN the penitentlary. a new tria
viii 4 be asked. The accused IS q we'll
.nown educator of the county.
The veterans of A. P. Hill Camp vii
worship at old-Street PRESBYTERIAN
: church Sunday night
pair:,of horses? driven to Mr.. Johr
Rudy's rnilk-wagon,s from Prince George
county, becam frightened and raj
tslway on FRANKLIN street this afternoon
Ina COl1Qed Wil!i Tic We15oi y tsAt
liam Cobb, Of the same county. Boil
!, wagons were badly damaged. that Q!
Mr.. Cobb's being almost ruined. KS;
BIG. HAULIOF POTATOES.
Thieves visited the farm of Mr.. Duell
in Prince George. Just beyond Blanford
night before last, and stole eighteen bush
els OF sweet pota toes. The potatoes We're
lug from mound in which they had beer
placed for protection from the cold, anc
weres ha111ed a a wa
The dwelling house OF w. j. Smith
on New street, was considerably. dam
,ged by fire at an early hour this morn
| ing. The fire was accidental. and wa:
: aistinguished by the department.
MIR. G. p ". Minis. the Drummer
Evangelist, will speak to- the men a