Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
DEATH OF MR.. |. 3. THOMAS
One OF the Oldest Druggists in the City
Passes Away.

Ono OF the Oldest Druggists In the CITY
Passes Away.
Mr.. r.. Thomas. one of the oldest drug
| o;sts Ia the city, died at his rooms over
| NoltinR'e drugstore, No. 2l4 east Broad
street. Yesterday evening at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas was IN his sixty-eighth year,
| and entered the drug business when ne
was about sixteen years old as CLERK Tor
William P. Ladd, who occupied the store
now used BY Priddy Taylor; AoP pns;ass
wears AGO Mr.. Thomas went into business
Tor himself at 214 east Broad street, which
was AN old drug-stand then, having been
occunied suecesnyely by Z. w. Grubbs,
| Dornin. and the father OF Captain r. +.
Reeve. Here be conducted general re-
| tail drug and prescription trade until q
| few month"; ago, when he sold out 10 mr.
Noting.
prnzssARY FOR THE POOR.
In 1863 four drugstores were selected rs
citv d;snensAries for the poor, and MIR.
Thomas's was one of them. The amount
allowed for prescriptions did not pay the
proprietors, and three of them soon re-
| iinquished the prestige: Mr. Ihomas'
hoYeyer, continued to fill all poor pre-
scrintions that we're sent him, whether
from his own or from other districts, until he
disposed OF his business. A physician VINO
knows whereof he speaks said last nlght
that at moderate estimate Mr.. Thomas
had for twenty-three years given through
This channel alone $50 annually to the
poor of Richmond out of his own POCKET.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Thomas was a brother of the late DIR.
Howell Thomas and Mrs. DR.. Thomas
johnson. who survives him. His funeral
will take place Friday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock from the Seventh-Street CHRISTIAN
church, of which he was a member. Mr..
Thomas had never married and leaves an
estate valued at about $4,000
Policeman Ralston.
Mr.. John w. Ralston. member OF the
police force in the Second district, died at
a:30 O'Clock Yesterday morning at MS resi-
dence, No. 535 north Second street. Inc
deceased was a brother of MIR. Il. X. Raj
ston serpeant-at-arms Of the City Council,
and Mr.. William II. Ralston, Deputy City
Sergeant.
Mr.. Ralston was painter by trade, and
was for many years driver on the hlch-
mond Clty railway line. He was elected q
member Of the police force July %, 1886,
10 fill the vacancy created by the dismissal
of w. T. Hardy, and the record shows
that he was faithful and efficient ofhcer.
The deceased leaves widow ana SIX
children.
The funeral will be held from the Clay
Street Methodist church at O'Clock this
afternoon. His brother officers, as far as
their duties will admit, will attend IN a
body. Mr.. Ralston was attacked with
paralysis on December 18th last.
Sudden Death of a Lady.
Mrs. Annie h. Rice. wife of Mr.. William
d. Rice. was found dead in bed yesterday
morning. She retired about 10 o'clock
Tuesday night and slept we'll for about
five hours, when she awoke and renamed
awake for short time. At 6 o'clock in
the morning when her husband arose he
called her, and as she did not answer ne
concluded she was still sleeping, but upon
putting his hand upon her face he found
that she was cold in death.
She had been sick for some time but
Tuesday was thought to be improving.
Her funeral takes place Friday at noon
from the residence of her husband, No. 5ll
east Leigh street. The following gentle
men will act as pall-bearers: Messrs. j. ii.
Chataigne, A. J. Chewing, Allen Lyon, Il.
i. Richardson, II. w. Haw. Joseph n. Will
liz, W. II. Nelson, and James Blair.
Death from the Grip.
Mrs. Martha T.. Jones died about 10
O'clock last night at the residence of her
husband, No. 2223 east Main street, after
brief illness. She was attacked on Mon
dav last with severe case of the grip and
il is from this that she died. Mrs. Jones
was ffty-6ve years old and kind. good
woman. Last week she spent several days
nursing a sick neighbor. Her funeral will
take place from st. Johns church this
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
There are said to be great many cases
of grip in Richmond and Manchester.