The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04

Raaouxi1y TIP SkcteFon-
While blowing Saturday on the farm
Npon which the battle of the Crater
JFnn fought Mr.. Ira Lane. who cul-
ttSates the place, unearthed the skele-
Ton Of Union soldier.
The remains were found about mid
Nay between the picket lines of Con-
lederAte and Federal armies. and the
body OF the soldier must have been
buried at the spot where 1t had fallen
& He probably had been killed in the
1eeoe battle which ensued after the
DxplOsion OF the mines.
Clingtng to the bones we're frag
lnonts OF the soldiers uniform. 1t
NK6 blue. and, together with the but
Il Toms, designated the skeleton as that
a " = soldier Of the Northern army.
I 7Gr. Lane removed eleven buttons
from the uniform, but there was moth
M TO reveal the identity of the dead
1nAn, who had given his life for his
pountry.
BY the soldiers side was found 81
u wooden ink well, well preserved. con-
v mining ink in fluid state.
The remains will be properly buried
II ind the spot marked, for possible fu-
lNre Identification.
Frederick NJ. Robinson.
Mr.. Frederick Mortimer Robinson
uied In Pitsburg, Pa, Saturday night
IA ~ - " I1t WSAS =tt4h SC
pears OF age, and was born in Pc
3 fershurg.
His funeral will be held in Peters
burg this afternoon at O'Clock, and
4 this interment will be made in Bland
" DDrd Cemetery.
Mr.. Robinson WIS for number of
sears connected with the Chesapeake
1 and Ohio Railway Company in Rich
xnond, but for the past five years had
heen sales agent for the Pressed Steel
Car Compan yat Pittsburg.
He WAS a member OF the Common
\ wealth Cub In Richmond, and had
u many friends In that city. He was
= member of Acca Temple, and was
past master OF Hlandford Lodge.
4 10. 3, A. r. and A. NJ. of Petersburg.
The burial of Mr.. Robinson win be
4 ID charge of Hiandford Lodge. with
NE. q. l. Guthrie. acting master, this
y afternoon
Social and Otherwise
10 DIR. George I'll. Denny. president OF
Washington and Lee University, will
6Altver the annual address before the
& HBfeF1burE High school in June.
INN The Petersburg Chamber of Com
" 11zerce has received letter from the
II adjutant-generai OF Virginia STATING
Inst II Is the desire of the military
H beard to hold camp for instruc-
4 Hon OF infantry officers near Peters
burg in June and requesting the
chamber to secure permission for the
No. Of suitable property adjacent to
fhe city for that purpose. The camp
N1It probably consist OF 100 officers.
Camp A. p. Hill. United Confed-
4 Veate Veterans, has elected the fol-
1Dwtng delegates 10 the reunion at
Mobile. Ala. April 20. 81 and rs. II.
4 George Bryan. DIR. f. G. Powell,
Xomer Atkinson. General Suth Boil
III. IS M Green, J. E. Whitehorne.
IT George j. Rogers, w. b. Horner and
Robert Gillian. sr.
Doubtless many OF the delegates
I'LL attend this reunion as In former
HonTB such has been the case.
The question OF erecting a monu-
INFANT to General William Malone in
~ mar this city Is again being agi-
Y NnkAd by veterans. sons of veterans
md daughters OF the Confederacy.
Central Park has been suggested as
r. suitable place for tho erection on
10 OF the Crater. of which battle
General Malone vas the hero.
4rH- r. T. ID. Smtth. an aged and
Haghly respected lady residing on Dun
bop street. died Saturday afternoon.
Y x3 Snaith was one OF the oldest
1nambers OF High-Street Methodist
B Mhurch- The funeral will take place
Monday afternoon.
Overseers q the poor ar esoon to
4 - elected by the counciImen and
hoard of aldermen. These oyerseers
appotu1 the physician for the aims
4 house. for which position there are
Naid to be several applicants.
Al Tabb-Street Presbyterian
& Ehurch, Sunday morning and evening
Hhe pulpit was occupied by Rev Henry
fucker Graham. president Of IIamp-
den Sidney College.
DR.. Ortes Gonzales spoke at the
Second Presbyterian church Sunday
evening on "Papal Europe" This
messing was under the auspices Of
the Ladies' Missionary Society and
proved to be one of great interes,.
b the large audience.
At the largest Methodist churches
yesterday the I.aymen's Missionary
movement received a great further
Ance by the able addresses of Rev.
1Gf. Hounshell. missionary to Korea
L md Prince Yum. OF the Royal Korean
bousehold.
Large congregations were at High
Utreet in the morning when ninetx
4 pNF cent OF those present made con-
Y t1butions for foreign missions A,
WAShington-Street In the afternoon
II when n.ss meeting principally for
men WAS held, and In the evening
N Gafket-Street church was filed WITH
- attentive audience.
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