Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-12
DEATH OF Z. B. COOK.
-ur WELL KNOWN AUCT,ONEeh
p.cers AWAY AT seVeNTY-ThREe.
,o,,line Of hts Eventual life sfr.
Sow Dios in Hartford, Conn. Hugh
n nates-Sevcrai Funerals.


... .l.-- Nib Ice made.
... ,.o Major T.. h. Cook has been the
....,.Vrr the dread summons. On
,..sitn Cd! july MAJOR Cook went
..... Las. business and retired ia has
....t. During that night he WAS
I'D. I, stroke Of paralysis. which
rI... l.l, and BRAIN. From the
....I. ard family de.palred of hrs
..l le gradually declined, until
...-u.ae 40 40 o'clock he quietly
..tf. .la.r passing The great beyond
..., s.l without pain.
...n ae Up DECEASED.
-r.tr.me ~ a well-known Han
N- father was J. Lyon
f.. .-. lime. and indeed for long
.-tr,r of Thomas Richie and
.l. achmond EnyvUcr.
..t..t Malor Cook was born
.... jed tie CITY Of Baltimore.
. ilWqr6 WIS two wears
.ufuru fo Richmond. and
- and educated At an
.. rated 20 New Orleans,
.,,. mere suffered the be-
.,, by death from vel
Nfe ana two children.
...r southern cities until
.f.rrcl TO Richmond and
.. auction business, for which
...l ..rly equipped. lie kept
......-- with great success. amass-
f... a competency. until the
-I-... .l- he Was made MAJOR
. r..-.l FOR local defence. and
f.-..ty g. General Gusts Lee.
ASH. >mo AuCuoNEER.
....f Minor Cook resumed his
-..llss G~ ~ didlu aute-bellum
-..rl :lllur -no fault OF his.
..r. mover was lUan better
-.- profession than MAJOR Cook.
..oas N and ~iO'kllv-hulit. his
I .rf void of augularty. hls eyes
Dtn good humor and twink,ed
.......f. and % has latter years his
81. -Warthy. No man could
.l.ttutss HIS address was
-... A. bidder. however querulous.
I..trr.t frpH INN that wa
.t.. u..l $40 aud good nature. 10
v.-tIe pms ~ galiantry, To
.I...|a voice such - few men
--..t... with. Full. round, sonOr-
..-..tn. % Was pleasure to listen
..... b. vAs born August ~. 1917.
.. I'D .. .t-i until the I'D Of tins
....w walls lave been seVenty-tour
-...H.. See 1870 % the very Tune That
-...A,u down his voice never
.t t. 'ae -A'est.
-.rr rlCsIsG MULE.
r........ .s.f, g.. 'umor Of the man the
,..t ...Lt l- youched for: Major
-...lrZ d mule aud when the AM
..- N..-lt forward the auctioneer
.. tones announced. Gentlemen.
.,..t... uf.ryDu tnis mule. Twill give
o.. ur.t'.r guarantee OF the owner that he
...t...a ABS mule IN the United states.
u4ut to lay trst-clasS kicker
....' ... al.r zap hVcly. The mule was
..,, animal and brought good
I'LL. owner carried IT home and
...I .u g. cart. The mule kicked
f. l.Dr- and then kicked at the
...- III. owner brought the animal
tu-h.I MAJOR Cook 10 take him
.'fr dear sir.n said MAJOR Cook.
.. I.tfs.l yuu be- was a kicker! Did
j. ave YOU tie owners written guaran-
.it.. tact. cannot take HIM back
FAMILY sND FUNERAL.
"..- Cook lad few If any enemies and
.,4fl sail bee sincerely lamented. lie
So. "a Ny. and three chlldTen-tWo
',r- Misses Margaret and Ashton
assn llamas
N p. u 'OAlNASi'nl 4AANAAAR'' "a
o.. frr-t Presbyterian church. from which
ulfal Will take place to-day at 5
h. 81. The burial Will take place
.. ~..-A1- cemetery.
l.~ following are the active pail
...s Il. +. Brooke, Joseph Is. Davis,
%. John Poe. f. w. McCance. W. >.
.r-ou. H. Ball, Robert Whittet, and
r .. beach.
Hugh Is. Bates.
N- Huch Is. Bates died at his residence,
r'l TWENTY street, yesterday
-a- at g.O5 O'Clock. The deceased
VS.. % ms forty-second year and leaves q
and i've children. lie was "A son OF
p a'e Mirajah Bates, who was City
Of Richmond in ante-bellum
The deceased was brother of
D. ,-.-. =. f. and Frank Bates, of the
i .e lr-ueer's Office. For many years
. I..- he'd been IN the employ of
....-.. ..ughman Brothers and their sue
,.. tie Baughman Stationery Com
.I. i.r.r4l Will be from the house this
g.. ,..tr a. .J o'clock.
i.n,.ais of Wcil-Known Ladies.
d. ua.m. & Mrs. James c. Deaton took
, ... tr... centenary Methodist church on
-.,. LES 4t,.Ii0,u. large congregation
,4...I.l. 4l! tributes 10 her memory and
n .l,.-t.ft Christian character and lie
v... II.I BIS ir Ia.'0r, Rev. W. l.. Jud-
k.-,. ari Lcr former pastor, Rev. L. A.
lrf.r- lic floral tributes were pro-
f.-.. ... ID. services were rendered vet
...r DID,. l.e,-.Nr md touching by the sing
10 Captain cunningham, MT. and Mrs.
.-gty El.r. ana MIS-. Durrett. the selec-
benz be- dow tIm "a FOundatiOn,'
. ...fft ~. Dr4l "a anfA Ivy Canaan
t...U- .s.4. I've Found Il Friend
5 .lrsIn was sinking in the west the
ar. were laii 20 rest IN beautiful Hol-
l.e lAi.-t,arers were: Active-Messrs.
y .l hav'-, +. 1. Glasgow, X. b. Snead,
". Dr.. Adams. Ir. Christopher 1ompklns,
I..I l.tIDs shields X. G.. Crouch. and l..
J.. ...g,. Honorary Messrs. X. III. Whit
. d.. b. Wills. J. II. +. Burroughs.
.- 81 Noting, X. Is. Munford. ;. II.
N'ean J.. L. Winston. NJ. A. Allen, DR..
A. b CHRISTIAN. c. {. :. Thompson, +. L.
a- Dr. Il. NJ. Puliiam, and W. L.
s
ah-. wICLTswogTH.
-- Marcia Wiglesworth died Saturday
.' TIA tew minutes before o'clock.
Dig -neral took place Sunday morn
-- Of ~l.ckoo HILL cemetery: The de,
..i Wl- 30 her elghty-third year and
SD low Of Robert l.. Wlglesworth,
nu- with the old Richmond Enquirer
t.- wears. aud was the mother OF Miss
ID. Va e-wurin. one of the high school
....r. Aiss A. NJ. Messrs. Charles a.,
---j '.il ". WIgicsworth.
OlHEB FUNERALS.
i's Ct,cques were held yesterday
'i.- 80 ID o'clock over tho romans OF
'. t.ta Nlrtls Mallory, VINO died at the
l.- AZ her son-in-law. Mr.. William r.
" n tl, city, on Saturday. The
vas conducted from the house In
lfe-..ce Of a .aTge number OF friends
q. f...f.yc.
-. l.labeth Norman. who died at
'.. t,-.. ...ce ~ her brother. j. Is. Winter,
'.n'-,trceu road. Saturday evening.
rtl sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
..'' al services were conducted from
a4-r German Catholic church and
tf---ly. and appealing TO the sym
.' the large concourse OF friends
On pay parting tribute 70 one 30
tr. ana esteemed.
i.,rs over the remains OF Mrs.
'- fel4cI were conducted from the
-H tle Sacred Heart at 3 o'clock
~ afternoon IN the presence OF
Soldering Of admirers and relations.
remains Of Mrs. Martha j. Patter-
N' a.eu 90 Lebanon church. Han
.ttF. sunday for iuterment. The
"4, an aunt Of Mr.. John l.. GULL
a iotis Hotel.
MANCHESTER Avn VICINITY