The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

other organizations. died this after
noon at Lake Placid, N. ", where he
had been for the last year on account
OF bad health, His illness did not take
q serious turn until about u week ago
He was born In Canada and married at
Cadillac, Mich, where thirty years ago
ne entered tho employ OF Gunner Lllm.
Der Company as n bookleeper. In flvo
five years lie was made office manager.
and when the company was moved
here. He was Vice -president and man
ager
John A. Maddox.
!. John OH. A. MADDOX; aged thirty-aye.
son Tobacco Company. OF Richmond.
and one OF the most popular young
men in Charlottesville, died in that
city yesterday , morning, after a seven
tracted. It is believed, while he was
at the Gettysburg encampment with tho
Monticello Guard, of Charlottesville, of
which he was first lieutenant. Mr..
Maddox was the son OF X. p. Maddox,
at the Bethel Military Academy. He
moved to Charlottesville In 1894. and
four years later married Miss Florence
E =; Terrell, of this city. who survives
mother and father. Mr. Maddox also
leaves three brothers and two sisters.
He was a member of the Elks. md was
also an Odd-Fellow. He was ono OF
Charlottesville military company, OF
which he had been a member for six
teen years.
Mr. Maddox, who had been with the
lived at the Guerrant Hotel. and was
we'll known and generally esteemed
by business people. He came back
to Richmond from Gettysburg with
severe cold and on the advice of his
physicians went to his Charlottesville
nome.
The funeral will be held In
Charlottesville this afternoon. officers
Of the Patterson Company will attend
the services
DR.. s. A. Ashton.
-, Washington, D. G.. september To-
known in virginie, who died here yes-
tcrday, was taken to King George
county to-day, and funeral services
held from st. Paul's Episcopal Church
this afternoon.
DR.; ASHTON is the first adult whose
death has been caused by infantile
paralysis since the present epidemic
IN Washington, He was attacked by
the the. disease at Colonial Beach last sat
signs of illness, the muscles in his
back began to stiffen, and on sunday
he was unable to leave his bed.
On me fclloWing day his condition
was 50 serious that he was brought tn
Hospital. There his case was dia gnosed
as an unusually severe attack Of In
tantile paralysis. Physicians Mt tho
hospital worked desperately in an Of.
tort to save the young Doctors life,
~. every known treatment failed to
give relief, and death came yesterday.
Or. Ashton was twenty-five years
oid. g was member of one OF the
Oldest families in Virginia. He was
me great great-grandson of George
Mason. Of Gunston. the author OF the
Virginia Bill of Rights. drafted dur
ms. the Revolutionary days,
He studied medicine In Richmond,
and after serving as house surgeon II,
81. Luke's Hospital in that city. re-
turned to Colonial Beach. where he
became director of the Westmcreland
National Bank and member of The
virginia state Board OF Health.
Mrs. Sarah whltlock.
Especial to The Times DISPATCH
Harrisonburg Va, September 10
Mrs. Sarah Whitlock, seventy-four
years of age, is dead at Fishersville.
Augusta county, from tuberculosis
She leaves several children, including
Mrs. Charles Pfer. of Waynesboro.
Mrs. Mary S. Bnlthis.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Harrisonburg. Va. September 1o.-I
Mrs. Mary S. Balthis, wife of former
Mayor William L. Balthis. Of Staunton,
died Wednesday IN Baltimore. She
leaves her husband, three daughters:
Mrs. Elizabeth Metcalf, Of Washing
ton, D. c.: Misses Edna and Evelyn
Balths. of Baltimore. and two sens:
Leonard and Lewis of Gastonia NJ q |