Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-06
MIR. pATCH'SFUNERAL
BURIAL YESTERDAY OF THIS WELL
KNOWN CHESTERFIELD MAN.
Lynch TO Be Tried for Murder NeS'
week-seme Negroes Who Are
Observation-Disclosures Briefs.

Tho funeral Of Mr.. j. ID. Patch, whose
death on Saturday night was announced
in Sundays DISPATCH, took place AZ io''o
O'Clock yesterday morning at Eis resiueho",
on the River road near Manchester ana
was largely attended by friends and reia-
tyeA. The interment was made IN Maury.
Rev. DIR. r.. T.. Kerr. of Richmond, Rev. y.
n. Van Houten. Rev. John }. Clopton' ana
Rev. w. G. Walden took part in the iunerai
services.
Mr. Patch WAS in the 10Th year OF bus
ace. lie had been engaged IN business IN
Manchester for ten years and was held IN
tho highest esteem by all who knew MN.
lilo leaves eleven children-Messrs.j d; D.
Charles. s. NJ, q. d.. +. H., s. =. and W.
i. Patch, aud Mrs. j. W. Sneliines. Mfs;
lawrence Pool. and Misses Emma ana
Cora Patch. Mr.. Patch was one o! tne
ORIGINAL movers in the efforts to ge' street
cars IN Manchester and spent both time
and money to that end lie was klnu-
hearted and generous, and recently erect
cd n church in the western part OF the
city which be gave TO the colored people.
TO nK TRIED FOR MURDER.
Ner. Monday is Chesterfield court--day:
The most important case 20 lee considered
Is that Of James Lynch, charged Win the
murder Of the One-aTmed stranger near
Chester. Attorney Co9-
bill has been hard at work on TINS case
and thinks he has some important evil
dence ooninst the accused 1t is said that
Lynch n irving to play crazy. number
az yerv foolish letters have recently been
written bv him. lie talks in quite "a
tlonal manner on all subjects except tne
murder. but when questioned about 'nhs
mysterious affair his mind at once begins
to wander.
A letter received in this city from An
gusta, Ga, announces that Miss I'M 80
Wrlsiper won the title Of bachelOr on "I'o
AZ the Wesleyan Female College IN Macon
a. the session Of the school lust closed
She also won several other hOnors, get
t,ng the cold medal for beng the most
skilled pupil IN the drawing class. Miss
Wcisieer Is the daughter OF Mr. SainueI
Weisiger. who formerly hved "a TINS CITY;
md niece Of Mr. David j. Weisiger' OF
Manchester. and Mr. lrvin "eisl-ei' %
Richmond.
SEVERAL NEGROES WANTED.
The negro who Is believed 70 have set
fire 10 Mr.. Wood'a store last week has not
as We, been apprehended. Neither has the
negro VITO cut Mr. John Turner several
DAYS ago at Clopt0n Station, Just below
Manchester. on tho Richmond and Peters
burg railroad. been caught. Daniel Brown,
wiz nut Rough Rats IN his VIE 5 meal
barrel IN an attempt 70 muir Ter the entire
family. IL also at large. Ihe Two l"st
named are believed TO have gone SOutn.
Nearly all the diy-goods. millinery auu
shoe stores IN the city have agreed TO close
tholr places If business al l.. NJ, except
Oh Saturday. tho 18th and 2Nth OF each
month. and July 30, from june Jth 70 sep
tember 18th, inclusive. Inc 1oHowin@
have signed the agreement: Mrs. NJ. A.
Lang. William Hugh Owens ~ Co., H. I;
~ y. u. Beattie. LandOn 7. Jones, and
Mrs. y. T.. Lipscomb.
Several parties engaged IN Saturdays
nlsht row have been summoned 10 appear
before the MAYORS Court this morning.
A number Of persons from Manchester
went down to Norfolk Saturday night on
the steamer Arlels excursion.
GrNLRAL NEWS NOTES.
Tho drive 10 FOrest-iIill Park IS be-
coming more and more popular every DAY,
and ou any pretty afternoon Scmlnes
street. winch leads to that pretty place. IS
filed with vehicles. People began To- 90
out To- the park on the s,reet-cars by 10
O'Clock Sunday morning, and all day long
the travel continued. Inc PARK - lOoh-
nv beautiful
The usual services were held IN the va
riou- churches M Manchester Sunday. The
ram. however greatly lntcrieret with the
Attendance upon the evening meetings.
There Ras . large crowd al the Stockton
street church ~ the afternoon NJ the regu-
lar missionary meeting. very pleasant
programme OF exercises was rendered.
ON SUNDAY Governor Mckinney, General
Pevtcn WISE. Major Clay Drewry and
several other Richmond gentlemen visited
"FontIcolio.' the home Of Mr.. William G.
TAYLOR.
Clerk DuNal issued q marrlage-lcense
yesterday TO Il colored couple.
Judge b. A. Hancock was holding the
Circuit Court Of Petersburg yesterday.
hev. T. =. Epcs. Of Nottoway, formerly
,,3stor Of fine Presbyterian church OF this
city. was in Richmond yesterday.