Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-03
A HOME FOR WIDOWS
The BENEVOLENT PURPOSE OF NOR
FOLKS WEALTHY TRUCKER
ar. HaIIentine win Erect the Building
and Provide for It's support-barn
Burned-Grave Charges.

rcorrespondenco Of the Richmond Dispat'h.l
NORFOLK. Va, July 2.-Mr. Thomas IL.
BaIlentine. the wealthy trucker OF TINS sec.
ton. has in contemplation the erection Oh
n widows home" in Norfolk. and as ne
has improved aud beauti6ed the city Oh
late years with many handsome aud costly
buildings this last will be similar in char
acter. As site for the home Dir. Ballen-
| tine has purchased an entire square III
Brambleton Ward. and the building. which
Is to cost alone S75, 1000, will be erected IN
| the centre according 10 plans alreauy pre-
pared by an architect IN Phlladelphla;
] Mr.. Balfentine ia without children. ana
| has provided in his will that the rents OF
his city property shall be set aside ior Ine
support of the home. just after tue WAT
| Mr.. Ballentine came here from currituck
county. Y. c.. and with only few nun
dred dollars started TO trucking on .
rented farm. He worked hard ana was
successful from the beginning; lie con-
tinues prosperous. and IS worth nearly
million.
AcALL EXTENDED.
The vestry of Trinity Protestant Eplsco-
| pal church. Portsmouth, have extended
| call TO Rev. Mr.. Funston, one OF the three
| Episcopal eyangelisis of Virginia. MI
Funston is now preaching in the SOUTH
west. Rev. Luther Dogeett. OF Pniiadel-
phia. breaches at Irinlty tomorrow.
Quarterman James Butler. OF the iron
plating department of the nayy-yard.
resigned Yesterday and the workmen under
his charge assembled in the parlors OF the
Eagle House and presented him with
silver service and gold-headed cane. Mr..
Butler starts macbine-works on his own
account at Lambert Point.
Mr. Goodrich Hatton, young member
OF the bar OF Portsmouth, was elected
president Of tho Pu6lic-Schoo! Board last
night.
BARN BURNED.
The barn Of l.. NJ. West. in this county,
took fire early this morning and burned to
the ground, with its contents. Loss about
- 800: insured for $3.50.
Assistant Engineer Kenneth Il. McA-
pine OF Portsmouth, left last night Tor
Boston 10 join the United States coast
survey steamer Bake.
Mayor A. b. Cooke has reappointed Mr..
J. Arnold Daily - Mayors clerk.
SELECT COUNCIL.
Councilmen Marx. Casnin. Marshall,
Thomas. Cannon. johnson, TAYLOR, Wrenn,
Bell, Nelson, Cotton, Bosnian, and Seey
were chosen last night TO form the branch
known as tLe Etlftl ADuAtli. lHt OthCl
nineteen form the Common Council.
Ex-May0r Simon Marx, who retired yes
terday, Is now a councilman.
A man named knight, from Eastern
North Carolina hes been arrested IN the
county charged with assaulting three OF
his nieces. The charges are OF very
grave character.
blr. o. L. Heath. n prominent cotton
merchant here. left for Europe Yesterday.
4 fire this morning damaged MIse's
printing Office, on Main street.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. /. Z. " Whitehead, Of Richmond, Is IN
the city.
Miss Florence Morrisett left for Rich
mond Yesterday on visit.
Miss Nora Moran. of Charlottesville, Va,
and Mss Writ Brewer. of YineIand. n. j.,
are visiting Miss AnGie Old, III Freemason
street.
Mss Mallory, of Memphis. Tenn, is
visiting Mrs. W. II. Trice, at the Purcell
House
Mrs. s. T. Osborne and Miss Helen o.
borne OF Dobb's Ferry, n. Y, are visiting
the family of Captain ID. W. Todd, IN
Portsmouth.