The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-19
HALL FOR AUDITOR.
A PETITION TO BE PRESENTED TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Negro Accidentally shot-Fancr"i OF
M. Davis--An Old wiIl--Gcnsrsi Items
OF Inserest--Personai.
M.scHxsrKn BUREAU RICHMOND TiMEs,
No. 1921 HULL STREET.. BEATTIE BLOCH

W.vrursrKn BuRyAu RICHMOND TiMrs.
No. 1l2I HULL STREET.. BEATTrE BLOCH
A petltion Is being circulated over here
and almost universally signed. which VIII
be presented to the City Council al the
next meeting Of that body. 1t reads as
follows:
We. the undersigned citizens OF Man
chester. do beg 10 respectfully present to
your honorable body the meme OF Mr.
John w. Hall as an eminently proper
person to fin the position Of Auditor maoe
vacant by the death Of the late ihcpfh-
bent. MFR. Joseph b. Walden. Mr.. Han Is
an old resident Of our city, OF undouD'eo
integrity. thoroughly competent from long
experience and, in our humble judgment
would make a most efficient uincei' w
trust your honorable body VIII give uis
petition your favorable considerauon'
Respectfully submitted.
The funeral OF Mr.. John H. DAVIS
whose death In Hanover county mas peen
noted took place here yesterday at d
o'clock and his remains were buried III
Maury cemetery. The following were the
pall-bearers: Messrs. John b. Good, Harry
TennieIle. James Johnson. John X. Charl-
ton. ID. ID. Beattie and Floyd Bass.
Mr. w. l.. Porter. Sr., while looking
over some old papers not long since,
found a Will that was given him by a
Texas soldier named Davis, who died In
the hospital at Huguenot Springs during
the war, bequeathing Rim about 300 acres
OF land in Texas, near Galveston. Mr..
Porter wrote 10 some lawyers In the
vicinity In regard 10 1t, and received
very encouraging reply.
l...r ,tvacy
Eddie Fountain, while out hunting with
n man named Miller. accidentally shot
Miller In the arm. The muscle OF the
arm was shot away. DR.. Ingram ATTENDED
to his injuries, and says he thinks ne
will recover from them without serious
results.
A little child Of Mr.. o. r. East, who
resides In Swansboro. was severely DurI-
ed few days ago by falling against
red-hot CRATE.
The condition of Emmett Turpin IS
about the same.
Miss Annie Malone, OF Quincy, Fla.
Is visiting Miss Lena Morrissett on Porter
street.
Mr.. Lewis =. Kidd has lost his little
child, Willie Linwood, who died Thurs
day night, at the residence or Its
grandmother, Mrs. Baber, on Fifteenth
street. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at O'Clock from Cowardln-
Avenue church.
Mr.. w. T. Lithgow is still confined to
his residence on account Of sickness.
Mr.. j. T. Flournoy is Ill at his home
at the corner Of Eleventh and Stockton
streets.
Mr.. w. Hay Garnett, who has been
confined to his residence for several days
on account of sickness, was able to be
out yesterday.
MI. j. Il. McAllister, who recently
moved his residence to West Point was
In the city yesterday.
The union Sunday-school meeting OF the
Christian churches OF Richmond and
Manchester, which was postponed from
last Sunday, will be held IN Cowardin-
Avenue church tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. Rev. j. A. Spencer will
preach tomorrow morning and night on
the parable OF the Good Samaritan"
charity entertainment viii be given nj
Leader Hall on February ID for the ben
ent or the poor of this city. 1t will
De IN the nature of vaudeville. and
VIII be given by fifteen amateurs of Rich
mona under tie management OF Mr..
Howard Holland. -'
To-day being legal holiday, the birth
nay OF General Robert T.. Lee. the bantk
ana city offices will be closed.