The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-25

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Coke. Colonel y. o. James, Dr. Ed
ward Mcclure, c. V. Meredith. Colonel
y. c. Massie, Charles u. Boiling. SAM
uel A. Anderson, Samuel G.. Wallace
o. A. Catlin. George Bryan. +. u. MOTT
Ing. James T. Cannon, Pelham Black
ford Charles o. Saville. John z. free
man and Leigh II. Page.
A meeting of the Richmond Bar AS
ISOLATION will be held in the assembly
room OF tho Chamber OF Commerce to-
morrow noon TO take suitable action In
his memory. The president OF the as
ISOLATION requests that all members
attend the funeral in n body.
Mr. Guy was one OF the most proml-
nent members of the bar OF this city
and the state. Though for some years
his health had not been good. his con-
ditlon was not such as TO seriously in
terfere with the practice of his profes-
sion. and his sudden death was great
shock.
He was sixty years of age. having
been born at "Cheri;on" in Gooch-
land county. February %. 1850. He
was the son of Samuel y. Guy and
Amanda Jackson Guy He was
younger brother of the late Colonel
John III. Guy, one OF the most distin.
guished lawyers OF the State.
After receiving his preparatory edu-
| cation at Morris's Academy in Han
| over county. he entered the University
| OF Virginia in 1856. There he gradual
| ed In the academic and law depart
! ,nents. For several years he practiced
law in Goochland county and moved to
this city in 1915, being associated with
the late Ohio G. Kean until the lat
ter,s death in 1890. In 1901 he formed
u partnership with his nephew, John
III. Guy, which continued to the pres
ent time.
Mr.. GUY was married in 1883 10 Miss
1 Susan 81 Hcmphill, of Chester, 5. O.,
a sister of Congressman John j. Hemp
/ hill. of that state, and of Rev Charles
/ r.. Hemphill, D. D., OF Louisville Pres
| byterian Theological Seminary, ana
/ cousin OF Major j. G. Hemphlll, ealtoF
/ Of The Times-Dispatch. He Is sur
yidcd by his wife, one sister, Mrs. WI
/ liam A. Davis, of James city county,
/ and half sister. Mrs. r, G. Holman OF
Powhatan county, besides seNeta'
nieces and nepheWs.
Mr.. Guys tastes and talents LED MN
largely into the chancery side OF me
legal profession, and he was resadco
as one of the ablest chancery lawyers
at this bar. AS master commissioners
of the two equity courts or TINS cry
for a number of years. he decided
many of the most important cases
arising here, He was active In the
Organization of the virginia STATE pa"
6 Association and for years held the
once OF secretary He took
deem interest in public affairs, at one
; time being chairman of the City Dem
, ocratic Committee, and also heh'-
: her of the City Council.
|, James f.. White.
rSnecial to The Times-Dispatch.l
charlottesville. Va, April 2i.--Ja ans
| p. White, known as Tho Land MAJ
and ono of the most widely known rea
: ostate men in this section OF the state
f died nj ii o'clock last night at th'
!, Martha Jefferson Sanatorium He ha'
! heen n sufferer for some time, with
4 cononlication of bronchial and kidne'
trouh,es The remains We're taken I'M
,,,orn,ng TO Mountain Plain Bapus
r,hurcb at Mechums River, where IN
fnnera, was held at $3.50 O'Clock In
a .fternoon.S Mr.. White was porn nea
\ waite HALL this county. son OF ~
B ,ate william A. White. one OF "
most substantial farmers OF A1pei't" -,
LJe receiyed his early education ~ ~
schools az this section and graduate
X from sadlcr's Commercial College
baltimore. At the age OF twenty !. =
went to sedalia, Mo-. and three h.oh.i
later to Colorado. where he accepteu
position with firm of rallroaa 60,
tractors Later he Went to Marsl'a
Mo, and engaged in the real EST !,
business, There he was seset..' M =,
iured md was forced to return 70 -
ginia, where he underwent se.e'
oneration, After recoverlng, as
thought, he went to Pan Handle ~ ~,
and entered the real es'ar r, ~, s,,e
his brother, G. II. White me DUSTY
grew to extensive propor.lons -, : - =
they engineered many large ,, .SaMs' !
lions in Texas, Oklahoma, coiora y
- Kansas, Missouri and other ~, s oa,,,
= During his stay In the Western stern f eo'
try Mr.. white was land agent NO hor :
: Number of railroads and was ~ co.
: Of their land departments. ha' ~ l,l'o
regain his health. he returned W ~, Nv
lottesville hve years ago. al'u ~, :,
mat time has engaged IN su ,,,
real estate business, ne - sn 49, !,
= by six brothers and one slste Is. !. =,
~ III. white, Of Pan Handle, IeS ~ y