The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-22
MAJOR EMBREY DEAD
re Passed Away tuesday Night
surrounded ByltiiS Family.
PROMINENT m BUSINESS. CITY ANO CHURCH
AFFAIRS FUNERAL THURSDAY NAN
METHODIST CHURCH.

The news Oi the death OF Major ". ;.
hmbrey Will be received ly his numerous
friends with genuine sorrow The sal
event occurred Al his home. Fair View 80
In this city. at II O'Clock Tuesday night
surrounded by his family. NJ, or En-
brey bad been critically IN for several
months with heart trouble. and while the
best medical skin was secured aud at
tended him, there was but little hope en-
sertained OF his final recovery. yet 20
those who We're not intimately associa-
tod with him his death WAS "a ad sur
prise
Major Embrey was born nea- Morris.
Vile. In Fauquier county. Va January
3Otb, 1881 and died October 2O. 1905
being al years ~ age The fret years a.
MS HE were spent upon hi- farm where
ne was quite successful At IN, break
ing out oi the Civil War he promptly EN-
tered the COniedsrate service. .nllsting
as soldier I'm Co. A. 9th Virgi ia Cav
airy. la this branch OF the =. rvice he
acted well his part until the war closed
receiving the highest encomiums from his
officers Tor his faithful service md fine
soldierly qualities.
Twenty eight years ago Major Embrey
settled In fredericksburg end formed a
copartnership In the mercantile business
with Mr.Miller; later with the late Jno. :
Bergman in the tie and lumber business 5.
which was conducted on more extern
sive scale by Major Embrey after the
death OF Mr.. Bergman. BY his splendid
business qualifications and close spplica-
tion Major Embrey became one OF our
weslthieet merchants. and WIS., probably
the largest land owner IN this part OF
Virginia
His energy IN his own affairs WAS
promptly recognized and Apr, ciated by
our people and suggested him a. a suita-
ole man Tor the City Council To this
body he was elected ia S92 aud remain
ed member by successive elections IN
I'll the goth oi last August. when he re-
signed because OF failing health. His
splendid Judgment was recognized ~
soon es heentered the body an ! ne was az
once placed upon the most important
committees of the Council Hehas served
as chairman OF the Ordinance Com
mittee one year. OF light one year.
OF schools one year and Of streets
SIX years. During the last four years. i'm
addition 10 his chairmanship Of streets.
he has been second on finance and public
interest. where he has done excellent
WORK. His main work for the public.
however, has been a. chairman of the
Street Committee, and to him we arr in
debted to "A large extent for the splendid
condition OF our streets today.
| Major Embrey was elected recorder ol
the town some years ago. 10y reason OF
\ which he was often called To- act a.
Mayor for days and weeks at time and
filled the position with ability.
But Major Embrey was not only a
successful farmer. brave soldier. pru
dent Councilman. and prosperous mer.
chant, he was also "A faithful aud valiant
soldier In the army of the Lord Tie wac
q member of the Methodist church Tor |
years, having united with the church AZ
at early age and has since been - uevot d
active Christian. having been M rs, oi his
long Christian lie an important officer
IN his church. Having lived the lie of a
Christian his faith was strong aud hi.
end was peaceful.
How blest the night was when he dice
W hen sinks weary soul 10 rest"
| With these enumerated good qualities
we may add that Major Embfev was "A
public spirited man, "a good citizen. a
contiding friend. and will be- sadly missed
In the community He leaves a beroaved
iamily-his widow. three sons. A W
| Embrey, Judge A. +. Embrev. aud W :
Embrey, Jr.. and two daughters. Mss r.
May ROwlett aud Miss Maud Embrev.
all OF fredericksburg lie r. also sur.
vived by two brothers. j. Embrey, OF
fredericksburg. and J. T. Embrey. OF
BRENNAN, Texas.
The funeral will take place irDm the
Methodist church, Thursday At IL
O'Clock a. IN. Rev W. l.. Dolly will con.
duct the services. The City Council will
attend in a body
The pallbesrers will be: Active-A.
Randolph Howard, J. Stsnsbury Wal.
lace. A. p Rowe. Heary Daunehl. ".
II. Richards. Jr., J. Fred Brown. c. &.
Cox. Honorary-St. Geo. K. Fitzhugh.
Judge A. W. Wallace, Col. + d Cole.
Geo. W. Wroten. A b. Yates. DE-. A. C.
Doggett, NJ. q. Willis. p v ID Conway.
p: NJ. Young. Jr. W. H. Hurkamp.
The interment will be made in the fam