The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-02
LOCAL MATTERS.
Richard Barton HaxaII.

Richard barton HaxaIl.
A telegram was received in this city early
yesterday morning from GOrdonsyille,
Orange county, conveying the melancholy
intelligence Of the demise, at his farm,
Rocklands, in that county, on Wednesday
night, OF Richmond's late well-known,
esteemed, and public-spirited fellow-citiZen
Richard Barton HaXall, Esq. His illness
was OF brief duration. The sad event. for
which his lifelong friends here had not
been prepared by any previous adviccs,
Is one which will cause profound regret
in Richmond. where most OF his business
life was spent, as well us throughout the
State. Deceased was for many years one
Of Richmond's leading businessmen, and
was known in two continents as the di-
recting head Of the great milling-housc
founded by his father, and which after the
latter's demise was so long managed by
his now deceased son. During the latter's
long life here no blot ever dimmed the
lustre OF his business escutcheon, while
socially and in his home life he was OF that
high order'of gentlemen that could but at
tract and retain the friendship and good
will OF those with whom he was brought in
daily association.
tersburg. and at the time Of his death was
in his seYenty-siXth year. He was the son
OF Mr.. Philip HaXall, who married Miss
Clara Walker. the daughter Of n prominent
citizen Of Dinwiddie county. The famous
flour mills in this city with which he was
so long identified were leased forever on
ground-rent in 1909 by Philip and William
HaXall, and were run for many years under
the name OF p. HaXall g. Co. Mr.. William
HaXall remained i'm Petersburg. Philip
coming to Richmond i'm 1909 and taking
possession OF the mills, which he carried
on until 1892, the period OF his death. The
Crenshaw brothers entered the firm about
1851. since which the house has been known
as HaXall Il Crenshaw.
Mr.. Barton IIaXall became 4 member OF
the firm about the year 1890, and was con-
nected with il until five or six years ago,
when he retired 10 his country seat-ROck-
lands-in Orange county, where he lived
until the time Of his death. He was mar
ried twiee-thc first time TO Miss Lucy
Thompson OF Clarke county, and the second
time to Miss Octavia Robinson OF Rich
mond, sister of Moncure Robinson, Esq,
now OF Philadelphia. He was a brother OF
Messrs. Boiling W., William Henry, Au-
gustus, Walker, and DR.. Robert lIaXall-
the two latter preceding him to the grave
some years a,O.
lie leaves widow and large family. by
his first wife there were two children, Mrs.
Clara Grundy, mother Of Mrs. Richard f..
Beirne. and Mrs. Lucy Coffee; by his Sc
cond wife Mrs. Henry 4. Wise (wldow OF
the late Rev. II. A. WISE, Mrs. Alexander
Cameron, Mrs. DR.. Warrington Carter,
Captain Philip HaXall, Barton HaXall,
Esq, Mrs. c.. Powell Noland, Mrs. X. E..
Lee, and Miss Fanny HaXal-the two lat
ter having died some years ago.
The funeral will take place to-day at =
O'Clock from the Monumental church.
A special train will bring the remains to
the city. arriving here at 1 o'clock. The
following well-known citizens will act As
pall-bearcrs DR.. J. b. McCaw, James Al
fred Jones, John IIampden Chamberlayne,
Lewis ID. Crenshaw. Z. III. Mayo, DR.. +.
Il. Robinson, w. B. Warwick, Archer
Anderson, Charles L. Williams, II. L. c.
Baskerville.
A meeting Of the Grain and Cotton EX-
change was held yesterday morning-Mr.
William ID. Gibson in the chair, A. G..
Kellogg secretary. The chairman an
UOuutfu III II ltN Dlitl anu i'tiiHS Npiu'
the death OF Mr.. HaXal, the first president
OF the Exchange. A committee, consist
ing OF Messrs. Il. W. McCance, Thomas
Potts, L. l.. Bass, James II. Blair, and
| William ID. Gibson, were thcreupon ap-
pointed to prepare suitable resolutions,
which were read and adopted at IN ad-
journed meeting held at 1 O'Clock =. NJ.
Both the preamble and resolutions do am
ple Justice TO the social worth and business
probity Of the deceased. The members OF
the Exchange will attend the obsequies to-
day in body.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN Il. +. BUTLER
Captain Il. +. Butler, one OF the con-
ductors on the Richmond and Allegbany
railroad. died at his residence, on the cor
ner of Twenty-iourth and o streets, yes
terday morning, after a short illness. The
! funeral will take place ut UniOn-Station
/ church this afternoon mt y O'Clock, and the
remains will be escorted TO their last rest
/ ing-place. in OakwoOd cemetery. by Damon
| Lodge, Knights Of Pythlas, OF which the
deceased was an honOred member.
The NEW Rooms or THE YOUNG MEN,
! CHRISTIAN AssOCATION.-The new and
commodious quarters OF the Young Men,