Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-17
THESHAFT UNVEILED
THE MONUMENT TO DR.. HANCOCK AT
MIDLOTHIAN UNVEILED YESTERDAY.
Interesting Exercises, Including Excellent
Music and Three Addresses-other
southside News Notes.

About eight hundred people from
Richmond. Manchester. Chesterfield. and
Powhatan gathered at Midlothian yester-
day. the occasion being the unveiiing OF
the monument erected to the memory OF
the late DR. Philip Spencer Hancock.
Had DIR. Hancock lived he would have
been 81 years old yesterday. No man
ever resided in Chesterfield county who
was more thoroughly beloved than he
| Thoroughly unselfsh. he had a heart as
tender as wotnan's, and he went ABOUT
doing good an OF his life. and when he
died there was general sorrow
DR.. Hancock died Wednesday night
January 18th last at the Retreat for the
| Sick. In Richmond after an Illness OF
several weeks. His funeral was preached
! from the Ralnbrid ge-Street BaptFt
church, IN Manchester. and the remains
were taken to Midlothian for burial
| only n few days after his death
movement was started to erect monu-
ment to his memory. and yesterday
event was the elimination OF that under-
/ taking.
THE MEMORIAL.
| The monument is erected In the centre
| OF the Midlothian turnpike. and races the
road leading up from the railroad sta-
! ton The monument consists OF smart
- feet tall, the base OF which rests upon
| n slight mound. neat iron fence mas
been placed around the memorial
ON The front or north side Is the in
cription 'Dr. Philip Spencer Hancock
born November 49, 1896. died January
II. 1898" on the eastern side Is The be-
loved physician" and on the west Erect
81 ~ a token Of respect, gratitude; ana
love Of his friends and patrons
4 platform was built for the speakers
and a large number of seats were ar
ranged for those IN attendance. MI.
Samuel NJ. Page presided In splendid
| manner. and made a few touching and
pathetic remarks. Rev. K. IL. Nnlree
! offered a ferVent prayer, nd Ut. WI
liam r. Hatcher and Judge Whllah l.
Clopton made most excellent addresses
The singing Of the choir under Tue ~.
| reaction Of SIR Basil Watkins was very
fine DR. Charles H. Ryland made some
beautiful remarks as coming from IN,
family in acknowledgement OF the iuiI
| appre,9ation OF this touching testimonial
During DR.. Hstchers remarks he SAB
that while he could not think Of break
ing the solemntv OF the occaSfon NJ
felt II his duty Ia state that the monu
| ,nont had been erected by popular sub
scriptinn. and that there was sun!
small deficit He said that subscriptHh'
| could be left with any Of the COMMIT
| tee He afterwards requested the Di7
match reporter to say in his paper tha
any amounts left at the Dispatch Once
wouid Lee gratefully received.
Miss Margaret Jones Jewett removed
the veil from the monument, when wa
almost entirely covered with flowers.
OTHER SOUTHSGDE NOTES.
The fourth quarterly conference Of tn
| VVs,st-Fnd Methodist church was heic
! "Wednesday night Mr.. a. r. Thomas
was elected school superintendent. III
following were elected stewards W
D. Toler. A. II. Thomas. w. B. Car
wilos b. J. Walker W. L. Perdue, ]
Chena!t. G A. Raines. w. \. Lowry, 7
y. Pettigrew. and J. W. Craze.
In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing ". T Crawford. charged with Keep
ing his bar-room open on Sunday, va
fined so.
Charles T.. Bowen. who assaulted Rev
4. II. Rudd Yesterday, was fined $40, ant
sent to jill for ninety days.
Charlea Branch aud Peter Hewlett
both colored were charged with assault
They We're dismissed upon payment .
costs
The November term OF tho Husting
Court commences Monday. This II no
a grand-iury term. There are numbe
Of criminal cases 10 come up before IN
court. including that OF Mamie Barle!
(coloredl. charged with murder.
Mr.. w. J. WILLIAMS, who has beef
quite sick for the past two months, /
able to attend 20 business.
Mr.. ". j. Chcatham, Of Ceutra'ia.
quite sick.
The Council Committee on Finance wi
meet tonight In the Council chamber
Abner Baker (coloredD, was arrested b.
the watchman OF the Richmond an
Petersburg Railroad Company last nigh
and turned over 10 tho police. He wa
caught stealing brass.
Mayor Maurice has RENTED the fine
imposed on Monday against Harry Adam
and Peter Reams FOR interfering with
small colored boy on the street. In tn
rehoarlng given by the Mayor, 1t wa
clearly proved that the boys were In Mr.
Adams's yard when the negro boy threy
rock at one OF them. They were ex
onerated from all blame.