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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
WOULDN'T ACCEPTIT.
,ev Or. JOHN s. WATKINS WILL
NTosoeaeLY REMAIN AT RALEIGH.
s.eslver so Take Charge Of wnminx.
,op'. wrecked National nank--uas tho
western Ueion Raised the Rates.
- q sbc RIchmoaa pispa ,ch.l

,,,rospondencc az the Richmond Dispatch
rruau, \. c.. December Is. The con.
..r,Hon Of the First Presbyterian
80 mere met yesterday and unani.
...,r decided not 20 accept the resiena.
=, N Rev. DIR. John S. Watkins as pas
y, Tho la,tor stated that he had not as
-. ooluyely accepted the call TO sehurch
:. srarianburg, s. c.
rle remains Of Mr.. Perrin Busbee.
~. death AZ Denver, Col. on Christmas
trs lcen reported. were brought here
l.t Ne was fofty-one years of age.
t,r the navy IN 1880 and became a
J.f.sr oi the New iCrk Stock Exchange.
....,r.rls he was connected with the
5.,,tlo Coal and Iron Company, His
49, aai four children survive him.
ARECrIvER.
r.. after tomorrow the receiver. Mr.
- b. Robinson. 81 Goldsboro'. takes
w. az the wrecked First National
Wilmington. Persons Just from
1.tan saw there are still no tidings
Vel. ab-couGing cashier, II. NJ. Bowden,
.5,,Ac ;he strange statement that even
mters OF his family do not know
vsr be IS.
BASED TIE RATES.
r.- alccuuon il made 10y the Charlotte
,-.-. mat at points il the State whore
.re no postal-ielegraph offices the
L....l Union Telegraph Company has
. f.a rate for messages TO points out
Co. -.r state The manager of the
i.r.-... oAice says his advIces from Mr.. j.
+ ice arc iha. there has been reduction
,.tas4 ~ an advance in rates.
HrrkrEss TXPFRIMFgT,
r- W,vne county white man named
or. Ienrsali was told that he was afraid
..f..l % cannon cracker in his hand and
..+ he made tho experiment, and as "A
lid rr- hand was blown to pieces and bis
,.- i4Ily injured.
r...-t. two of the Cuba excursion party
,.'.. lcre at G:40P. NJ. tomorrow over the
-.r.ud and Danville system.
v- William 9. Robinson, formerly Of
on south jefferson street, who has been
,-.r,ly III ut Els home, in this city, IS i'm
H. wing and Is now considered out of dan
-.-h, his attending physician.
-IIauas s. IOler. Esq, of Wilmington,
y g.. IS on q visit TO his sister, Mrs.
I.1 .eIn.
pr. pLUNfMEB DEAD.
N.R- has been received here Of the death
,. U- Alfred Plummer, of Vance county,
,.. The leading men in that section, at
,.. .-o 10, eighty-one. lie was buried at
W8H'lfgu.
thompson TIE MURDERER.
epar,al from GOldsboro' says the coro.
r.r', iurv report that they are of opinion
.r.t thompson murdered Pearsali and his
.re and then SGT fire 10 the house.
Tsrv this morning the body of a negro
Was uud beside the Raleigh and CASTOR
-.r.il eight miles from here. He was
..--.k hy an extra engine yesterday, il is
believed. The coroner held an inquest to-
dave The dead man was well-to-do. His
s.-s Lad found the body about the same
.. His name was Jacob Norwood.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
rRorTINe-RGce AT oANvILLe.
A Blaze in a stabie--Masonic Reminiscent
Lodge and supper-An Accident.


Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
DASyILLE, Va, December 2S.-There was
an interesting trotting-race at the track
this afternoon between Jack, a horse
owned from Du.nam. N. c.. and Little
Dick, owned by McClintoek, of Danville.
The race was for purse of $500, and was
won by the Durham horse.
STABLE BURNED.
At an early hour this morning stable
belonging to Mr.. S. Il. Motley took fire
and was damaged to tho amount of $75.
There were valuable horses Ill the stable
which were fortunately rescued, but a
COW which was also in the house was
badly scorohed.
CHRISTMAS CASES.
The Christmas jewellers continued their
frolics yesterday. and there were twenty
cases before the Mayor this morning.
The Masons of Danville had an interest
ing time OF the Roman Eagle lodge-room
tonight. IL was what they term q
Reminiscent Lodge" and several of the
members gave entertaining "reminiscences
Of prominent Danyille Masons who have
passed away. Rev. DR.. George w. Dame.
one of the oldest Masons in the State. was
present, and was one Of the speakers.
Supper was served and the occasion was q
most enjoyable one.
/ PAINFUL ACCIDENT
II. II. Hopkins, an employee in North
Danville factory, accidentally sawed OF
two of his fingers to-day while engaged in
work.
The pupils and teachers of the Morotock
Baptist chapel bad an ENJOYABLE Christmas
festival tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
EIGHT HORSES AND A DOG.
they Were Burned TO Death In Fire
Yesterday Morning.

Yesterday Morning.
The stables Of Mrs. Henry Bucker, stu
ated TO the rear of her place OF business,
on Main street between Twenty-frst and
Twenty-secoud, were found enyeloped In
flames about o'clock yesterday morning
bv a young man named Walter Harris, who
lives in that vicinity. He ran imme-
diately to No. engine-house and gave
the alarm, but when the Fire Department
responded the flames had gotten such
headWay that il was quite impossible 10
check them before eight fine horses were
burned to death. The neighing and
stamping of the animals, it IS said, were
piteouS, but no relief could be gotten them
in time. The flames We're confined 10 the
stable. and while they played havoc there
It was very fortunate that they did not
reach the other frame structures near by.
Tne real damage amounted 70 about
g. 600. upon which Mrs. Bucker had 500
on the building in the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany. of this city. Besides the horses.
a doy, ten sets of harness, four wagons,
buggy. thirty bags OF oats. and several
pigeons We're either partially or wholly de-
stroved by the FIRE. The carcasses Of the
dead animals were delivered to Joseph
BuckerstGt.
llere YVES another alarm at 7:i5 O'clock
Yesterday morning on account OF q IRE IN
\. II. Cottreli's coal Office on Broad street
between Eighth aud Ninth. The roof 70
the building was considerably burned. The
fire originated from the stove, and the
damage amounted to less than 500.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
DEATHS.

GEIsINGER-Died. at his residence.
No i10s west Main street, Of typhoid.pneu-
monia' Mir. JOSEPH +. GElSiNGER. IN
the thirty-fifth year OF bis age.
He leaves q devoted wife and three
children TO mourn their loss;
sacrsd Heart church at 10 O'Clock on
TUESDAY the 29th instant with requiem
hieh mass. Friends and acqusintsncess
invited to attend.
Philadelphis papers please copy
KAsTLEBERG.-Died, ct tho residence
AZ his parents, on Second-Street road,
LEWIS FREDERICK. Youngest son q
Rudolph and Lena Kastleber2, In tne NE
teenth year OF his age.
Funeral notice hereafter.
lFONHAUSER. Died. on the 18th ~
December. 1891, at Q o'clock r; NJ. IN hsn.
rico comfy. in the eighty third year OF his
ase NJ HENRY IE0NHAUsEk.
The funeral services took place on ST.
pyaav morning Of II O'Clock 81 his iete
residence. Burial ct Oskwood.
ryoNs.-Died, Monday evening q Z
o,cioek Al the Little Histers OF the Poor,
Mrs. MARGARET LYONS.
Funeral viii take place q The Lite -
tors OF the Poor on "WEDNESDAY AOkH-
ING ST 10 o'clock.
Stanton papers ptooSo WY
uAy-Died. December 18th. ( NAN.
MING MAY. son OF Isaac and Connie Nay
aged twenty-one days.
PAGE.-Died, ct hcr residsneA No,Dii
north Fourth street, Monday nc[o1n1,
Deoemb Der ~, 1885,, Mrs. MEDIA fA0Ks
reIict Of William n Page: aged ep1snsy-
III Her funeral wiz take plaes non ~ yssi
deues THIS CTuesdsy) AFTERNOON -
1 O'Clock. Friends invited 10 Attsed.
POWERS a The Littls otytQs e
the Poor. December n, 1891, NrA 9ANAH
II. POWERS, born ct Deep Creek, 1c11o3t
county. VA. September Is. l709.
Norfolk and PstenburR pspeee 49,
copy,
REDFORD., Died. Jssussy ~ . ~
s sSs'a Jeoxs S vi y, iREbf6 SD. y IL
s0 Sras, ysf, .s = e '&SEpxrspAY 49,,
ING ct II O'clock tom union- ~
church. FSsuds and Acquoioton1 ~
spectfnlly invited 20 sttend.
stannton and NORFOLK pAo~e ;
eopS. I.
wlRRRx.-pisS. Dseenbw 81 +
| hjs re61dence. 9008 yenabIo o1rot&
III WARRENs ND hiIy yoes>. &
MID 70 ettend IN N1>f4 ~
s s:Is:s :: 4 FL - 4
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
CITY SCHOOL, AR0 MEETING.
Large Gain In Enrolment During the
Month of u scembsr.

The regular monthly meeting Of tire City
School Board was held al the tiigh-School
building yesterday afternoon at q O'Clock.
Present: Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson CHAR
man, Hon. William Loyenstein, Hon. D..
Iaylor Stratton. james ii. Capers. Edwin
ID. Starke. and I. Wiley DAVIS, William
Fox superintendent. Charles p. Rady
(clerk aud supervisory. Colonel A. H..
Philips and Hon. J. G. Dickerson were abb
sent on account of sickness.
Mr.. William Fox, superintendent, sub
united his monthly report as follows {:
Number Of principals and teachers, 2S6 !;
number of schools. 249 total enrolment.
9,S93: monthly enrolment, $3.50; average
daily attendance, s,I67; per cent. OF at
tendance, 81 lilo.
The Superintendent saysthat the schools
have gained within the last month $50
pupils on total enrolment, 3f3 on monthly
enrolment. and G42 IN daily average at
tendance.
The attendance during the past month
has been greatly interfered with by sick
ness, especially Ia grippe.
The board transacted considerable
amount OF routine business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
LAsr Weeks peATn RoLL.
Twcnty-sevcn of Those Who Died We're
White and Eighteen Coiored.

White and Eighteen Coiored.
The report of the Health Department
shows that there wore fOrty-fve deaths IN
in Richmond last week. of which twenty
seven were whites and eighteen colored.,
Cduse of Death: Asthma, | colored /:
apoplexy, white; bronchitis,l white;
2 colored; cancer, white; congestion OF
lungs, white; consumption. 2 white, 2
colored: commissions. white, colored !;
lnfantile commissions colored; diar-
rh9a. white; diphther'a, white;
dysintery, 1 white. 1 colored; enteroco-
litis, / white; exhaustion. 5 white; fever
(typho-malarial) colored; gastritis.
white; heart-dIsease, 2 white: Ia grippe. !
white. colored; locornoter atexia, !
white; meningitis. colored: old age,
white. colored pneumonia, white,
colored; softening of the brain, l white !;
syphilis (constitutionall. 1 colored. :,
ser and Color White males. i3; colored
males, O.: white females, IA colored fe-
males, g.
Rate of mortality for the whole popula-
ton. 27.53; white. 1881: colored, 2i.63.
Ages: One day to thirty, white, ] col
,ored one month TO SIX, 2 colored; SIX
months to twelve. white. colored; one
yehr to three, colored; three years 10
five, 2 white, colored; five years 10 ten.
2 white. I coloTed; ten years TO twenty,
white, colored; twenty years 10 thirty,
white, colored; thirty years TO forty. 8
white, / colored; forty years to nifty,
4 white, 2 eolored: fifty years to sixty, l
white. colored; sixty years to seventy. 2
white, colored; seventy years to eighty. 2
white, colored; eighty wears to ninety. 3
white; ninety years 70 one hundred, /
white: unknown. white, colored..
Wards: Marshall. Q white, colored :
Jefferson, 3 white, 2 colored; Madison, l
white, l colored; Monroe. white, 5 col
ored; Clay. II white. co!ored; Jackson. !
white. 7 colored; almshouse, white, l
colored.
Mean TemDsra',re: For week ending De-
cember 26, 1891, coo; for week ending De-
cember 81, 1890. 40.
Rainfall: For week ending December rs.
1891. 0.7O; for week ending December "a,
1890 l45
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29

dividing line Of Cameron and HidalRo ccun-
ties. They are under command Of Francis Ar
redando, deserter. from the Mexican army,
and u IS supposed that they intend join
ing the CARA outlaws. Alamo, Mexicsi,.
who committed murders on Padre Island,
Texas, and who was arrested by the Mexi-
can authorities and Was being held pending
the issue of extraditiun papers, eacapea
with hve others from the Mattamorns Jail
last night and crossed the river to Texas
to JON Arredando's band. Garza's men
are reported TO be hiding in the chappereL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
Death FROM scARLET-FeVeR.
baptist sunday School Onicers Elected
Prizes Awarded 90 scholars.

iapiat SunuHS-H'hoOi OihceIs Niecieu-
Fries Awarded 90 scholars.
'C.-r,spondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
STAND NECK, n. c., December o.
"- g. T. Lewis's little girl died Saturday
o.. netting like scarlet-feyer.
Joe Baptist Sundav-school OF this place
Yesterday elected officers for the coming
i.r Mr.. Noah Biggs was elected general
supervisor and Messrs. A. Mcdowell and
Iunk +. Sh.olds;presldent and cashier OF
Old. scotland Neck Banks were elected
Gu,rIutendent and assistant superin-
tti.ut
Tt, ..hool awarded fourteen prizes to
scholars f1r perfect attendance during the
rrIr and Miss Lena Allsbrook was award
Cd 4u additional ten.yesr prize for having
missed no Sunday IN ten years. There has
tnaps seldom been such a record given a
sunday school pupil-certainly not here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
The MASTERS CAUSE.
Celebration of st. Johns Sunday School
aud Missions.

Celebration of ST. Johns Sunday School
and Missions.
"Old st. Johns never tires" She has
added fifth Sunday school TO those under
her care. 1t is known as the Highland
Springs mission. IL was lately started by
Mr. L. A. Christian at the village OF that
name, on the Nine-Mile road. The JOINT
Christmas exercises OF these five schools
were held in st. Johns Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. The boys OF the Masonic
Home were present as welcome visitors.
The services were conducted by the rector.
Rev. Lewis w. Burton. and the assistant,
Rev. G. II. Kuyk. 4 handsome programme
had been printed. from which bright and
pretty carols were heartily sung.
The primary department OF st. Johns
Home school, under charge of MIR. II. Il.
W. Suthern, rendered very pretty Christ
mas piece, IN which the verses were alter
nately Iecited and sung. The whole con-
gregation effectively joined IN the chorus.
An AntIphonal carol, :" The Star in the
East" was most sweetly sung by little
Miss Fanny Murray and Miss Lola Mitchell
the former being in the costume OF an
Oriental shepierdess. The Rev. Mr.. Kuyk
made an earnest. effective talk, to which
the children listened eagerly.
REPORTS FROM THE SCHOOLS.
Reports were made from the various
schools. Mr.. Southern spoke for the
Superintendent Of st. Johns school, Cap
tain John +. Mayer. who was absent at q
funeral. Sergeant Howard, superinten-
dent OF Calvary mission, reported large
increase in the attendance this year over
the past. Mr.. Kuyk made the report OF
Weddell-Memorial for the superintendent,
Mr.. n. w. Harrison. THIS school is now
held in the morning. MIR. Il. Z. Gretter,
the superintendent of the Good Shepherd
Sunday school. for colored children, an
nounced that one of the divinity students
from Petersburg had been secured as lay
reader and had met with good success both
in his pastoral visiting and his services.
After collection for diocesan missions
the schools and the congregation were dis
missed by the rector with the benediction.
The schools will have separate enter
tainments as follows: Calvary mission,
tuesday p. NJ. /; Weddell Sunday school,
Wednesday 1880 p. VI. st. Johns. Friday
3 z. NJ, and the Good Shepherd some time
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
BANKER RoseNssReER ARRESTED.
lie Is Charged with Obtaining Money I'm
der False Pretences.

correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
WARRENToy, Va, December go. W. Ro::
senberger. the head of the banking firm OF
Rosenberger, Spindle IL Co, which recent
ly failed here. was arrested late Saturday
night by City-Sergeant Shirley on q war:
rant sworn out by man OF the name or
Poston, of Southwest Virginia, Tor getting
money under false pretences.
Poston mad recently sold a number OF
cattle and deposited 81 400 with Rosen-
berger, Spindle & Co. and taken an ex-
change on bank in Baltimore for the
amount. This was protested and returned,
as there was no money there to meet II.
WHAT Is CLAIMED.
II is thought that the charge cannot be
sustained, as it is claimed that there are
sevsral drafts ia Warrenton which were
given by Rosenbereer, Spindle q Go. after
fhe one gwen TO Poston which were hon.
ored by the same bank.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
ROANOKE'S LITTLE FIRE.
The Flames Put Out by Buckets of Water
Fire Chiefs BaDquetted.
Ispeclal telegram 70 the Dlspatch.l

At q meeting of the Commercial Associa-
ton here tonight resolutions were
adopted requesting our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress to use their best
efforts for an addition to the appropriation
for public building in this city and TO Sc
cure the holding of terms of the United
Stafpa cOnria here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
IEsRICo COUNTY COURT
washington's statue TO BE Sold,

One Of the. replicas Of the Houlon
statue of Washington. which now stands
in the Cincinnati Art Museum, is for sale
by its owner, DIR. B. Merrill Ricketts,. Four
copies OF the original figure were cast in
bronze before the civil war, and the one in
Cincinnati remained in possession of the
artists wife, from whom the present owner
One of these statues is at Raleigh. N. c.,
one at Lexington. Va, and one at Lafayette
Park. st. Louis, Mo. The statue in the
rotunda of the Capitol, ut Washington, ID.
c., is frail plaster cast from the same
moulds as these images.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
Baitimore's Houses Number 90, $50.
NV teleSraph 10 the DiSpatch.l

BALTIaoRK, Nd. December 2s.-The po-
lice. at the request OF Mayor Latrobe,
have prepared a set of tables showing the
houses, occupied and unoccupied, IN each
ward of the city. The grand total OF
buildings is 95. 150. OF this number l.2sl
are in use and 1857 vacant. There are S55
churches, nine OF which are vacant; 5,0l0
warehouses, 246 vacant: 4,765 stables, 5l7
vacant, and 1850 dwellings, 3,O97 vacant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29

NEW YORK. December 2s.--The stock
market to-day. after the extended holiday,
again showed its inherent strength, while
the postponed business of the last few
days made the transactions for the day the
largest of any day since the present rise
began
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
A CHURCH prdle.,ion and Big COLLECTION

The new Baptist church at Poconoke
CITY, Nd, was dedicated Sunday. The
sermon was preached by Rev. A. e. Dick
inson, d. d., of Richmond. He closed his
sermon by an appeal for $1,000 TO pay of
the debt upon the new building, which
raised Sl.026 Ali the other churches
Presbyterian, Methodist, and Episcopa-
lian-closod up and united in the Baptist
dedication service, and one of the first re-
sponses when money was called for came
from Methodist preacher, who gave &25.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
TO SUCCEED PLUMB.
Candidates for the Kansas senatorship
Numerous and Noisy.
lBy telegraph to the Dispstch.l


KANSAS CrTY. No., December PA
special TO the Star from Topeka says: Dele
oations are arriving daily TO urge the
claims of the different candidates for APP
pointment to succeed the late. Senator
PInmb. Governor Humphrey has been
importuned and harassed so persistentiy
indicated by a remark made in reply TO a
anestion as to when he will appoint .
senator. file said: II want it understood
that i am the one who will name the
ii1,ted States senator. l do not think |
can make the appointment before the end
~ the week. / shall attend to the regular
Snainess of the office and consider the
claims OF the various candidates as reach
The fight so far ia between Simpson,
Hudson. and Perkins. but IL is difficult TO
feil who has the best oil 1t, as Governor
Humphrey is dumb as sn oyster.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
PRESENTATION TO FATHER FRIolL
A Pleasant Affair at the McGnl Catholic
Union Last Night.

A very pleasant time was spent by the
McGill Catholic Union last evening, songs.
Rotations, and amusing stories being the
prominent features.
The event of the evening was the
presentation by MIR. Thomas Cox on
behalf of the union Of beautiful
chalice and paten TO the Very Rev. Father
Frioli, vicar-genersl. The Right Rev.
Bishop Van de Vyver was present and made
a most happy and pleasing address.
The union adopted resolution that the
members go TO the Holy Communion in a
body on Friday, January the LIST, at 8
o'clock mRss. The members will wear the
badge of the union on that occasion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
COWBOYS CAPTURE A TRAIN.
Yearer and Make Young Ladies' Sing.
frv teIepranh To the DispatchJ

tBy Telegraph 10 the Dispatcn.l
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, December q. A half
dozen cowboys took possession otthesouth.
bound passenger train on the international
and Great Northern railroad, forty miles
north of here, last night. They boarded
the tram at Buda station, and their first
act was to force a Chicago drummer Oh
the moving train because he wore red
cravat and high silk hat. They then
continued their depredations by making a
number of young ladies IN the Pullman
car sing for them. They enforced all
their demands with drawn pistols. Ihev
ruled the tram for twenty miles, Whei
they stepped off at q way-station.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
Young Field In a serious Condition.
M ,.taorsr,h 20 the DisDatch.I

NV YoaK, December 2s.-According to
tbs statemerits made by the warden Of and
the attendants in Ludlow-Street jail. Ed
ward III. Field is in bad condition. He
nejther eats nor drinks, and Is growing per-
centably weaker every day. lie passed. q
restless night. and this morning refused
20 take breakfast. lie complains OF pains
81 h1s head. His physicians called yester-
dsy and left some medicine, but he refused
10 TOUGH IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
Tn. Richmond Terminal,

Nxw York, December %. The committee
appointed to consider the affairs OF the
Richmond Terminal Company met To-Day
and appointed Il 4; Uloo,t menry Haug 10
nr ,o, plans OF reorganization to be sub
mitted TO the stockholders
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
Three stores Destroyed by Fire.

7t'''IhI IWItkI1tIII % NIIV IIIoVl1FNIIsI
NrVBERS, n. c., December 2s.-Just
tf,.rl O'clock this morning three build
i.,- occupied as stores in the West End
we DESTROYED by fire. Much of the
-... K ~ goods was lost. Lelnster Duffy,
Druggist: W. II. Honten and Wit Mcln-
,-g. grocers. were the parties burned out.
LIS, about sc. 900; partially insured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
terrible Effects of Grip.

WrNsTKD, Conn.,. December 2s.-Christian
Association women calling at the house OF
Gaoroe Madison found the fires out, the
honse cold. and the whole family OF five
persons helpless in bed with the grip.
Mrs. Madison died suddenly. her mother
died to-day, and Madison and his two chill
dren are VERY low.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
FUNERAL OF CHARLES NJ. wAyT.
Dtath ola wsiI.Known Colored Woman
She Came Home TO Die.

She Came Home TO Die.
lcorrespoadence OF the Richmond Dispatoh.)
.CnEiorrEsyIrIE, Va, December u.s.,
III Charles IA. Wayt. one of our best ana
n.ei respected citizens, died at the Pred
Ion, Hospital, in this city, yesterday
LJfn ~ al o'clock.
-, irouably the last time he wa ever Vn a
We streets was when he went 10 the pols
= rs,t the straight Democratic ticket iass
November, IN company with his OLD rieno'
a. Mayor X. r. Harris.
lbs iunoral took place from the Baptis,
eaQfch. Of which he was memo =, NJ a.
O'Clock this morning.
PRoYHEsfED HrR pSATH.
,septima Bafnett lcolored) died yestsl-
eay morning vi the residence OF 9ohn
NEST Two weeks ago last SATURDAY. sue
samo here from Richmond, where sne
twns considerable property. and wnsfo
jae was then residing. She was sun etine
siih the grip. After greeting her relatives
"a nsr arrival she told them that she nsn
}0lne 10 Charlottesville. her old home snc
owed 80 well. 10 die. and that her aea'h
YOU'D occur on Sunday. as II diu.
Few colored women were better knoN !, y
y this section OF Virginia. she ownsu
,sluable property in this city st Monn-
Gn Top, near Alton. and IN hlcnmonn;;
aea bold herself tar ADORE tho eshetA'
sic vii 10 barisd at oskhiil. this city.