The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-29
OBITUARY..

! 1O.5V, in the seventeen year Of MS gge.
His malady WAS the fatal Brights
disease. Yesterday afternoon about
o'clock he had a very severe hemor-
rhage. from which ne gradually sunk
until death claimed it's own. lie vas
the founder OF the Richmond Iron Works.
which did a large foundry business on
| Ninth street. near the Petersburg depot,
! for more than twenty years. under ths
! firm name OF Joseph Hall & Co. his
| partner being his brother-in-law. Mr..
| John Chambin, and they conducted this
| business there until about year ago,
when Mr.. Hall on account Of declining
| health. was compelled TO retire from bust
| ness.
Mr.. Hall built the celebrated Gallego
| Mills building, as well as the present
| Richmond Theatre building
His family physician was Or. J. b.
McCaw. and Or David VI. McCaw vas
at his death bed.
He had spent his whole life in Rich
mond where he had gained the lust repu-
tation OF being one of her most active
and energetic business men, He was at
one time member Of the city Council.
and al the time OF his death was one OF
the directors Of the Merchants and Plant
ers' Bank, in which he was a large stock
holder. Mr.. Hall leaves only "A Wife. the
sister Of Messrs. Clay and John Chamblin.
10 mourn his death, lie had often cX-
pressed the fear that his death would
be a hard one. attended with severe ,uf-
fering; but, on the contrary. he passed
away without any apparent pain. and
was perfectly resigned TO the will 81
him who made him He viii be buried
with Masonic honors. The funeral notice
Will appear later
mt
dolph took place yesterday at 81. Peters
cathedral The attendance was very
large and many prominent citizens were
present. as we'll as representative from
every class OF our city. The services.
which We're conducted by Bishop Van he
Vyver. assisted by Rev Father Terney.
were highly impressive The intermont
took place at Shockoe cemetery.
The book stores We're closed during
the time Of the obsequies, and the book
sellers Of this city paid a tribute OF re-
spect by attending in a body The om-
ployes OF the Randolph Paper Box Com
pany and the virginia Fire Insurance
Company also attended in a body.
The active pall-bearers were composed
Of the employees in his book store.
The honorary pall-bearers were: Messrs.
John Purcell. George Royster. DR. Bar
ney, Robert :. Archer and T.. ID. Eacho.
of the ambulance corps, 10 which Mr..
Randolph belonged. an organization dur
ing the war composed OF citizens who
were exempt from military duty. They
visited the fields IN the battles around
Richmond. and did noble service in re-
lieving the suffering Of the wounded
The funeral was one Of the largest
and most impressive that has occurred
here for some time.
The funeral OF the late Joseph ". Cur
tbs took place yesterday afternoon from
the late residence No. 33l south Pine
street. The deceased was one Of the
Oldest and most respected residents 81
old Sidney. He was paralyzed AT Or
Hoge's church i'm December, 1878. and had
been an invalid since lie leaves "A wife.
three daughters, and one son living In
New York.
The funeral Of Miss Ann Donnan took
place from her residence. No. l2a south
Adams street Yesterday morning at II
o'clock she died I'm Petersburg Va. sun
day in the eighty-hfth year Of her age.
The funeral Of Mrs. Celia A. Staples.
wife Of William r. Staples. took place
from the Seventh-street Christian church
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Mrs.
Staples died Sunday at her residence. 40.
east Cary street, in the siNty-siXth year
OF her age.
The funeral OF Robert r. Clements
took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence no 2o06 Pleasant street
lie died on Monday AT A. NJ I'm the
ffty-second year OF his age
The remains Of Mrs. Eva L. Parsons,
who died AT Elizabeth. y. J.. were In
TERED az ShOckOe-Hil cemetery vest p
day afternoon. She was a sister OF Mr..
Robert McKenna and well known I'm Rich
moud.
Information has been received OF the
death in Chicago OF Mr.. George Rein
hardt. a former well-known resident II
Richmond. The deceased was a brother
Of Messrs. Jacob and John Reinhlrdt
and Mrs. John Lauer.
The death is announced at Oakland
Cal. Of Mrs. Laura A. Munroe. She Was
a daughter OF the late Alex Grant,
sister Of our well-known townsman. MI.
A. Grant. and is kindly remembered by
many friends I'm her native city.