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(No. 1922
Henley.

This family Is OF the English peer
are thus given: "Gules on chevron,
between three CARDS, or, banded vert
as many escallops sa., All amulet for
difference. Crest-a dexter arm In ar
NOR. couped at the shoulder, ppr
charged above the elbow with an anu
let, gu and below with a ribbon OF
the last, grasping a sarb. or, banded
vert, sulpporters-dexter, g lion, arg,
or, collared Of the last, three on three
escallops, sa., sinister. stag, arg, at
tired and hoofed or collared rs the
lion. to each collar a shield pendant,
OF, charged With an eagle, displayed
with two heads, sa, Motto-Sl sit pru-
dentiA cIf there be prudenceD."
II the family in Virginia traces to
this noble family, they can claim high
distinctlon,. but Of this we are not cer-
tain. The first name in the colony was
Hezeklah Henly who settled on the
Eastern Shore. From him was several
Of the family-John Henly. ST., Of
Princess Anne county, whose daughter,
Mary. married Simon Stone. Elizabeth,
daughter or William Brown, married
Richardson Henly, or James City coln-
W, LIS. They had a son, Richardson,
~. This Elizabeth Henley was living
IN James City county up to 1882 They
also had daughters Alice and Martha
Henley, q 4.
One Of the professors of William and
Mary college was II Henley, appointed
IIIl, and who returned to England
l1T75. Some of the Henlys, or Iienleys
| tspelt often both Ways), served IN the
colonial wars. William ITenly was
| private in the militia OF l774,in Lord
il'unmore's Wur; as was also Cornelius
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cn1ckENs MADE HER RICH.

How Mrs. o. III. BurbridEc Became the
California Poultry Queen.
Five years ago Mrs. q. n. Burbridge
was seriously Ill, and physician or
dered her to spend her days entirely
REQUIRED some work that would engage
her time and make 1t profitable and
pleasant p for to be idle was not posi-
BILE for one with Mrs. Burbridge's dis
position. She secured a setting of Or
p1ngton GIGS. and when the yellow,
she liked them at once. and that prov
IS still increasing. as Mrs. Burbridge
Is counted the Poultry Queen of Call
f 4 She has taken more ribbons
and cups than any one In the Golden
hotels. Mrs. Burbridge believes that
any industrious woman can make
try business. The fowls are contracted
for: they are fattened bv the hundreds,
and the returns are rapid. Mrs. Bur-
bridge herself makes at least $1,000
capons. Her aim has been to dernon-
str , that poultry raising is wotnan's
field. Not content with raising and
fatteninE fowls. she started % poultry
Journal two years ago. which is now
retarded as the leading paper of Its
Kind on the Pacific coast. There is a
good deal of hard work about a chick
bridge declares that the labor Is healthy
and uplifting. and will not tax the
strength of even a delicate woman.
Sometimes she Is in the chicken yards
from early In the morning until the
last chick is housed for the night. She
always superintends the sale OF set
tings of eggs. and she mates the birds,
and when there u to be a show. she
herself feeds .tha competitors. Thus
she has the details of the place at
her finger TIPS and is ready to take
charge at any moment. Mrs. BUR-
bridge says that the most pleasant part
OF the whole business Is the opportu-
nifty to help women who come 10 her
for advice and assistance in starting
for themselves. Her time is always
at their disposal. and nothing is too
much trouble when there Is wo-
man to be aided. She points with pride
to one lady. whom she startt.l two
years ago with setting OF eggs, and
who used piano box for hen-
house. but who now clears nearly 500
per month from her 1lock.-Spare Mo-
RI -.
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Alien, Jno. M, CAPTAIN and assistant
farage duarteriiaster. Army Northern,
Hsil, y s., assistant auartermaster
! II l1erna q 4. =. y, captain in charge Of
navy. 4. x Al 3. d. Nay ass.e issi.
Gary XXI. y y; NJ. captain. assistant iss'i-
o,, GIfennsh fa joseph r. 1se Iieutehant-eol-
Gallze, John, captain. forage quar-
/, qdarnett r. s.. colonel. A A. g..
. Garher, 4. NJ. assistant to forage
qtlnrt rmnster.
Harman. Jno. A.. major, forage
qtinrtermnster.
Haryie. Edmund j. colonel. 1. Gem
!. Heti. Henry. lieutcnant-colonel, act
snssy Army T Tslesern ss' vFsa aHar-
, Latham. Woodvillc. captain, A. d. O.,
Land. a. L., major. assistant to chief
Qunrtermnster.
P nnTsoT Tho n g. oAptap payp VrFa
1851.
+,s Smith ,, F. ~, " captain military secrs-
somers. $. NJ, captain, quartermas-
ter ordnance train.
Shell, e W. auartermaster army
Thompson. Geo. c., captain.
Thomas, w. r.. captain. depot quar-
ternaster.
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(No. 1909
Mosclcy-Thororgood.
Genealogical Column:

Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir.-My great great grand
father. Tulley Moseley, married Amy
Thorowgood. Can you give me through
your column any information concern
ing them? Was Amy Thorowgood the
daughter of Adam t2d), who married
a Miss Yardley? II not. then whs was
she? Did Tulley Moseley have other
children besides my great-grandfather.
DR.. James d.? Whom did he marry.
and when? Did Tulley Moseley render
any service during the Revolution? II
When will the Woodhouse family.
with coat of arms. apper In The Times :
Dispatch? Will you not give the Sharp
and Roberts families of Tidewater
Virginia some time In the near future
Yours truly. L. II. II,
onancock, Va.
]. Answering tho above: Tulley Mose-
ly. son Of - was living in Princess
Anne county. Va. 1899. John Thoruw-
good of Princess Anne county. died
1900. He had two sons--John Wayn-
house Thorowgood and Adam Thorow-
good-besides several daughters. 1t
is possible that this Tulley AIosely
married a daughter OF this Adam
Thorowgood, as they were all OF Prin-
cess Anne county. But no record Is
given. The name OF Tulley Moseley Is
airy service. though we find the names
Moseley among them. The woodho Sc
family Will be given as soon as q
coat OF arms can be found for them.
Some little has already been given Of
the Sharp and Roberts families. More
data Is lacking for both.
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tNo. 1909
Wnrl-Thonns.

Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir.-May l further request of
you the. genealogy of the Thomas and
Ward families. and coat OF arms for
both. II any? An early reply in the
Sunday Times-Dispatch will greatly
Charlottesville, Va.
Virginia have coat Of arms. rms Both
families are largely represented in the
North, where they date back very ear
~, and show coat armor. But there
We're many Wards and Thomases in
the colonial wars, and also In the
Revolution, and even to the late Civil
War, but to search them all out would
be imp ossible at this time.
The Thomas family of Virginia de-
scended from the English Captnin-
General and Governor-in-Chief Of the
Leeward Carribee Islands. 1855, whose
descendants settled in Nansemond and
Eastern Shore counties of Virginia,
OF the Wards, the earliest Is the Rev.
Jacob Ward, Of New Kent, 1890. Then
we find them more plentiful in Amelia
county and Chesterfield where the de-
scendants Of Rowland Ward lived we
can only give one full sketch Of a fam
lily each week, with coat OF arms,
which must come in their turn Short
aurtes that Gun DO quickly answered
will be given at once. Our table ia
now full OF requests. which must wait
their turn.
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TEE TIMES DISP ATCFT.,

/ M II Z q
discriminating and, ut times, eloquent
writer. uc is specially gifted In tho
portrayal OF character, and the picture
he has drawn OF the Southern home
OF the master and mistress OF that
home, Colonel and Mrs Marshall, and OF
the Southern, gentleman and lady and
their general bearing. can hardly be
surpassed. The book liz clean from
cover to cover, and should find readers
both Mt the North and MT the South
by tile former becnuse 1t describes
truly and naturally much the people
OF that section do not know and should
know about the South and Its people,
and by the latter because 1t will stimu-
late their pride and veneration for the
most historic and heroic period Of their
country, and for the men and women
who were the actors In that glorious
but terrible period.
GEORGE T.. CHRISTIAN.
1t.,I, vo + -
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tNo. 1890,
Cruddock.

Editor Genealogical Column:
sir,-Wtll you kindly give me in your
column the genealogy OF the Craddock
family Of Virginia? notice that there
is In Plymouth, Mass. house ibrIck1
called the "Craddock house,: can you,
give me the history OF the family AZ
far buck as the first landing OF the
FAMILY OF Plymouth. Mass? j. o. C.
DanviIle. Va.
We have already given short pieces,
July 80, 1905. but cannot go back TO
the Plymouth Rock Cra1docks, as wo
nave enough to do to hunt up Virginia
families. There have been good many
.Craddocks in Albemarle and middle
counties OF Virginia. which will be
given at an early date,
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mo. 1ios0
Observation-Disclosures.
kVUSH4NIchIIU.
nealnpiua.l Cnlnnnn.

Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear sir-Can I ask You to give
through the solL1n OF your depart-
Hough and Nicklin families?
My paternal grandmother's maiden
name was Nlcklin, and she was horn
mothers mniiden name was Hough. and
i presume came from the same county,
i haYe been told the Houghs were
cousins Of General Washington, aud
longing ia the famtly that was given
an saneestor,by Washington. u do not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

story of War and Reconstruction
DAYS. BY Judge Norman G. Kit
trell, OF Houston, Texas. Tile Neale
Publishing Company.
Whilst too young to have been Il Con-
federate soldier, the author of this
book is one of the most ardent and
devoted OF Confederates tie loves the
Southern people and the Southern cause
with his whole heart and soul, and this
book Is written as an expression of that
love for both.
i The story. as the title shows. is OF
the war and reconstruction days: and
is. for the most part, founded on. fact.
and it gives a thrilling and interesting
account of some of the incidents of
those stirring ana stormy times. The
picture. drawn is of a visitor from New
England 10 u representative Southern
home In search of two lost foster sons,
one OF whom was In the Confederate
and the other in the Federal Army. and
both of whom were officers. killed in
the same battle and buried side by side
by the same Southern hands. The New
Highlander Is n cultivated gentleman,
hut prejudiced. of course, against the
South and her Institutions and espe-
cially so against the institution of
slavery; but he Is utterly ignorant Of
the conditions and practices of the
southern people ana OF tne Tetil Tell-
tons which existed between that peo-
pic and the negroes, both before during
and for some time after the war, The
book presents most interesting ana
graphic picture of Southern hospitality.
of the fidelity OF a negro man iNed)
and his wife (iIester) TO their former
owners, and sets forth the true rela-
tions existing between the whites AMI
the blacks of the South until these
We're sllndered by the interferences of
the Northern people and the results
OF the war inaugurated by the North.
The point OF the story is that Ned,
although negro, was real gentle
man. The book presents also the
Southern cause in it's true and strong
est light, and at the same time does
fun justice to the North and some or
its chosen leaders The account given
of DEMONSTRATION days" and some OF
the painfully ludicrous scenes enacted
by negroes. as Justices" and Jurors"
during that period. Is graphically and
admirably given; especially is this true
of the colirt scene during the trial Of
Captain Aston for killing Jack Harper
Indeed, this Is one of the riches. ard
most enjoyable descriptions of trial
we have ever read, and the reading OF.
that scene alone is worth more than
The price of the book.
Judge kittrel is "a man of cultiya-
tioa,. an able lawyer, and is clear,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

october Il slVUi.
sir.-A few days ago passed the
military cDrthworks still standing Mt
the Stanton River Bridge OF the
Southern Railway. The idea occurred
to me then, as 1t has. no doubt occur cur.
should not be permitted to gradually
obliterate this fine monument Of those
glorious four years--the only one. I
believe, of that particular period TO be
organization of Confederate veterans in
your county-no band Of patriotic wo-
men-who will undertake. the sacred
duty OF preserving 1t from further de-
Why should the county itself not
acquire these enrthworks and hold
them In perpet11ity to remind those who
sinai! come after us Of the unflinching
resolution. the unsuitable intrepidity,
sion. re
If these old Qualifications, now given
over to sassafras and brars were
standing In England or Massachusetts,
they would form the centre of care
BILE shaft. or figure of bronze. to COM
memorate the bravery or those deter
mined men. who fortv-three years ago,
on these spots rolled back the wave
stroy our homes. Are we less t nppre
ciatiYe of the great qualities of our
fathers than these foreigners would
be, IT. this monument OF the past be-
longed to them?
old earthworks, we can at least pre-
serve them. Should the people OF Hall
fax fail to do this, they would show
themselves to be entirely indifferent
se w eertan Rerah e m es "Gst eelns
episode In the history nf the county.
PHILIP ALEXANDER BRUCE.
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A Veterans REQUEST.

Editor OF The Times-DispAtcll
sir,-I am an ex-Federal soldier
"Ynnk"-of 1861 to 1865. and would
like to correspond with ex-Confeder-
ntc soldiers who are theatrically in
clined. Can you help me through the
Confederate Column of your paper7
have a military. a1legorica1 drama
in five acts, ten In cast--Yanks and
Johnies--and wish to strike" the road
in true colors with genuine old boys.
Yours truly.
]. j. REAGAN,
Bloomfield, Iowa.
Late Company G, Second Iowa In
fantry.
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Alas! TOO True.

"After ALL" said tho optimlst "our
4aeighbors turn out to be better tl,nn
some OF us seem to think them to be-
Perhaps" replied the pesstmist, "hnta
none Of them will ever turn out to be
as good as most Of us seem to think
they ought to be,"-The Catholic Stan.
5dnrd and Times, 5s
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(No. 1000
MOODY.

Among the Cavaliers in Virginia Mt
the Restoration. or shortly before It.
1862 ut Colonel Francis Moryson's
house In Virginia. In reward for their
loyalty. King Charles gave the colony
a new seal with the motto. "Ee dat
Virginia Quintam." It Is not known
whether this Sir Henry left family
In Virginia, but presume he did. for
we find the names Of Joseph and
Matthew Moody about the same time.
and James Moody, who was in Com
pany 4 OF the Augusta militia, 17A2.
There were Moodys living in lower
Virginia UP to 1900. believed to be de-
scendants OF Sir Henry. Thomas
Moody. Of New Ken. county, 1888, who
married into the Frauss family. Josiah
Moody was living IN James City county
in 1906. and Mary d. Moody, who was
niece of John Dickerson. OF York coun-
ty. 1901. William Moody. ST., also
lived in York county. and his son,
William Moody, Jr, married Barbary
Bryan February II, 1T72. John Moody,
another OF this family In York. mar
ried Mary Dickson April 10, 1856. The
Moodys lntermarricd with the Masons,
OF whom was Colonel John Mason
Mosely. who was related to the Drewrys,
General Scott and other celebrities.
William Lewis Moody. born in Essex
county 1928, who moved 10 Texas In
1866. became president OF the Calves
ton Cotton Exchange, and represented
the city in the State Legislature 1874.
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WOOD FANlL Y
|( I!4stElSY7lI|IE43] q :; tlflAzAl |L

Henley, who was In Captain I4ewis,s
company 1774. nnd received e. 0s. Sd.
for HIS services.
We. find several fIcnleys In Henrico
Parish. Leonard Henley was pro-
cessioner In the parish. 1772, and James
Henley, was q vestrynan In Princess
Ammo County Parish In 17S6. In recent
ley in Albemnrle. who claim direct de-
scent from the HOUSE OF Henley in
England. This is about all we can
trace Of the Virginia Henleys. There
arc many OF the name In the Northern
States, but arc Of q different family.
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a Ri,,nor DIscredite.I.

Secretary Tafts positive assurance that
this country is and always will be friendly
to Japan proves that there Is absolutely no
truth in the report that the administration
Is trying to sell the Philippines to tho
Mikado.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
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care to trespass on your good nature.
and sa, u You know know OF any one who has
fer TO write them for detailed infor.
nation. Yours respectfully,
NJ. j. q.
The Houghs descended from st,.
Francis Hough. who represented tile
county OF Warwick In the House q
Burgesses 1888. Can any reader Verify
the rbove tradition OF Washington and
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mo. 1869
ArnistronH.

CultOE .SenedlORlCal SOiumn.
Please publish history OF the Arm
strong family OF King William county.
Thanking YOU for any Information
you may be able to give, remain
a DESCENDANT.
Henrico county. Wa.
Not much can be given OF this fam
lily in Virginia, though they are very
extensive in the Northern States. bear
Ing cont armor. and dating back to an
carly period.
The first names we find among the
early settlers In Virginia are James,
John. Loutey, MAXWELL. Robert, Thomas
and William Armstrong. Which one OF
these was the emigrant Is not known,
but nearly all of them were in the
early colonial wars with the Indians
and up to Lord Dunpere's War. l77i
We have reason to believe. however.
that the family settled first In King
william county. as we find there Gem
eral Armstrong. who In 1871 was a
correspondent of General Washington
In 1892 we also find John Armstrong
living in Princess Anne county. Va.
who married Rebecca Hopkins, daugh-
ter Of Joshua Hopkins who died that
year. They had a son named Joshua
Armstrong. There was another fam.
lily OF Armstrong; In Upper Virginia.
who came and settled in the Valley OF
Virginia from Maryland. They were
of different family. and were firm
supporters of the church at Wheeling
and the kanawha Valley. there being
many preachers among them from
1919 to lS32.
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MILITARY EAIprHwonks.

The stanton River Monument OF tic
Four YenrH Struggle.
The following appeared In recent
issue Of the South Boston News:
Stanton HILL near Charlton, Va.
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NED. NIGGER AN GFNT'MAN. a
story of War and Reconstruction
DAYS. BY Judge Norman G. Kit
trell, OF Houston, Texas Tile Nealc
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Editor Genealogical Column:
Will you kindly give some informn-
tion MS to the Brantley family. OF Isle
of Wight county, Early land grants
and Wills exist. I would be glad to
learn especially OF them and OF the
history genea1ogy and other records
OF the family. Was Edward Brantley
the first American ancestor, and which
OF the family went to North Carolina,
lily? DESCENDANT.
oxford, Ala,
We find an Edward Bradley, first
settler. 1920, but no name OF Brantley.
Can any reader answer above?
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We gave the Thornton families, with
sible on October %. 1904, to which
we refer you. AS to the Motley family,
no arms are found for them. and very
little Of the family can be gained.
Henry Motley was living in Spotsylva-
mia. 1884. butt nothing OF his family
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
ANorHrn LEASING COMPANY

The Goldfeld Exploration. Leasing
and Mining company vas Incorporated
on the 18th instant in Arizona, with a
capital of one million shares of the par
value of one dollar each.
The company has acquired the Lewis
Lease" on the Moonshine claim of the
Gold Horn property in Goldfeld. This
lease was granted by the Gold Horn
Mining ompany OF l.. Trevor Lewis, on
the 18th of last November. and runs
for two years. Prof. Fred ID. Smith
visited the ground on the 18th instant.
and sent a telegram to the company
recommending the purchase of the
lease.
The officers of the company are l..
Trevor Lewis. president; Hon. John B..
Stanchfeld. viee-president; ID. f. Smith.
secretary, edward Hin, treasurer. and
Prof. Fred d. Smith. consulting en-
gineer.
The executive committee consists Of
L. Trevor Lewis, Prof. B. 5. Cushman
and L. +. Shepard.
A few OF the directors will reach
Goldheld soon after the first of March.
and Will make all the necessary range
ments to develop the lease as quickly
as possible. The stock has been under
written by Smith. Ford and company
of Elmira. n. Y. so there will be no
stock offered for sale here.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
WILL PREVENT rAxING

Fake mining and other corporations
in Nevada will be fatally affected, IL is
thought. by the enforcement of the law
which requires all such concerns doing
business in the state to publish annual
statements. detailing the amounts re-
eeived and expended in the year and
stating the work for which all moneys
are spent. The measure passed the SEN
ate this morning without debate and
with only four dissenting votes.
The present law requires only the for
eign corporations to make their annual
reports. That this act is u~nconstitu-
tional is the belief of any members
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
10000 ShareS--=2O Cents

In the near future the shares of the Mo
pect, with the listing of Monogram, a strong
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
rHE lei

The returns OF the tax assessor of
the Mohawk mine for the quarter end
ing December 31st. gives some startling
figures.
During the quarter the mine produced
1880 tons of ore which gave a gross
yield of s3.59S. 22s. The cost of extract
ing was s5ss, sss. The cost OF trans
portation and treatment was ss14.745.
Net yield s2.1S4,5S1, on which q tax of
$50 s6 was paid.
These figures are official and are
such that no one reading them can
question the enormous wealth of the
Goldield district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02

of the bar of the state, and some of the
corporations have refused to meet the
requirements of the statute. The new
measure will make the law obligatory
on all concerns. and the technicality of
class legislation" will be lone away
with.
The proponents of the bill assert that
in the future the promoters of corpora
ton stock will not be able to sell to the
public without giving some returns,
either by expending for development or
other operations in the interests of the
stockholders. The attorney general of
the state will be called on to inquire
into the operations of the companies
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
NEW HOIST I'M opER.rror

me new ~thirty-foot head frame has
Just beer completed on the Persavar-
nee Velvet Mining and Leasing COM
panys lease on the Velvet. and super-
l~ntendent J. W. Butcher reports that the
l9-horse power gasoline hoist which was
installed the beginning OF the week i
now in running order.
Inc shaft is now down 100 feet and
VIII be sunk to the 20o-foot level inst
as soon as timbers can be procured for
that purpose. t
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
FREE GOLD ON DUMP

samples of rock on the dpmn If the
Gold Banner Lease or the co,umbia
49, group may be picked up that
80. hee gold. 1t is generally believed
. sood body OF ore has been en-
son'eFed' but the owners of the lease
nave nothing to say.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-02
ONLY GOOD srocxs

hereafter all Goldield STOCKS ca,Iad
= = sdh francisco exchange must
SIT edged. The board of governors
: decided to cut out all worthless and
questionable securities.