Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
MRS. JANE G. HINTON
DEATH or A LADY CONSPICUOUS
m PETERSBURG SOCIETY,"
Her sorrowlne survivors--Attempts nj
Highway Rcbberv--No Such Person
az Martin.
,co,ro.DOoaonco ot the Richmond DIspatch.l

fCorrespondencc OF the Richmono Dispatchl
prrgnsnURG, Va, November 30.-Nrs.
Jane q. Hinton, the widow of the late
Erasmus q. Hinton, died in this city on
sunday morning at the residence Of her
son, Judge Drury A. Hinton, on Washing
ton street, aged about seyenty-four years.
| Her illness was brief.
Her death removes from our midst
well known lady for many years OF con-
spicuous position in the social circles OF
| Petersburg. Possessed of great beauty OF
person and grace of manner, with cnar-
| acter adorned by many virtues. she vas an
| exceptionally attractive woman ana ENJOY.
| ed great popularity in large circle OF
| friends and acquaintances.
Mrs. Hinton leaves surviving her three
| sons-Judge Drury A. Hinton, OF the
supreme Court Of. Appeals Dr. samuel IL ~.
! Hinton, a prominent physician OF this
/ city: and Captain William L. Hinton, gr.
ex-senator Of the Petersburg district. She
| also leaves one daughter, Mrs. A. Gordon
| Milhado. of Norfolk She was sister OF
| Mr.. Edwin ). Stith. and a daughter OF
| Drury Stith, one Of the old-time residents
| OF Petersburg.
DEATH or POPULAR YOUNG MAN.
| Mr.. Prince Watson, eldest son OF Mr..
| Robert L. Watson. died Sunday afternoon
after few days illness, aged tweDty-four
| years. Deceased was first attacked with
/ the grip, from which he was recovering,
/ when exposure caused a relapse. with com
/ plications which resulted fatally. Mr.;
| Watson was one Of the most popular and
| generally beloved young men in the com.
munity-highly educated aud possessed OF
those traits of heart and character which
endeared him 10 all with whom he was
thrown in contact. He had spent two
years abroad. and bis companionship was
always GENIAL and instructive. No young
man has died here within recent years
| whose death has caused such sincere re-
greet as that of this honored and honorable
young citizen.
HI0HwAYMES AT WORK.
Within the past week there have been
! two or more bold attempts at highway
| robbery on the suburbs of the village OF
PocahOntas. A few nights ago as one OF
the dairymen of Chesterfield county was
passing beneath the new railroad bridge on
hIs return home two unknown men sprang
from their concealment and commanded
halt. One of them seized the horses relns
and attempted 10 stop the vehicle, bat Q
vigorous application of the whip by the
driver caused the animal TO spring forward
and break the grasp Of the robber, and
| beng thus free, the horse was put 10 Ms
tull speed and escaped.
About 1 O'clock on Wednesday night on
attempt was made by two men TO waylay
Mr.. Benjamin johnson, the engineer OF
the midnight passenger tram from kicn.
| mond to this city. After he had left his
engine in Pocahontas for the night and
started home he was hailed aud ordered tC
stop, with the reminder that If he knew
what was best for HIM he would stop al
| once. Two men approached Mr.. johnson
| when the latter picked up brick and
rushing at the men. knocked one OF them
down. The other fed.
EVIDENTLY A MISTAKE.
The account published in some OF the
northern papers of the arrest and deten-
ton of Mr.. John Martin, merchant OF
| Petersburg as witness against green
goods" men, with whom. 1t ls alleged, ne
had some dealings, IS evidently mistake
as to the place of residence of that person.
There is no such merchant as John Martin
doing business in Petersburg. There are
two John Martins here, but they are here
now and have not been away from here re.
| Gently.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Rev. Mr.. Tilley, the new pastor OF
Wesley Methodist Episcopal church, who
was expected TO assume pastoral charge
yesterday, failed to arrive. and no services
were held on Sunday.
IT was expected that the congregation OF
tho First Baptist church would yesterday
hear a report from the committee OF
twenty-five, some time ago appointed tc
consider the call of a pastor to succeed
Rev. DIR. Nance. BY reason of the in.
clemencv of the weather, however, the
congregation was so small that the com
mittee decided to postpone their report.
The snow-storm of Sunday pretty
Il.
this city, especially in the afternoon anC
| ut mig ht