The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
MR.. THOMas ". BASS, or MAhCHEs-
TER, PASSES AWAY.
A New Enierprise-Baptist sunday-schooi
Association This Afternoon-thrist-
mas Trees To- Morrow Night.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.
No. li21 HULL STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK

About o'clock yesterday morning Mr..
Thomas W Bass died at his residence,
on Cowardin avenue. after an illness Of
several months duration. lie was one
Of the bcst-known Of Manchestcr's resi-
dents. and for a long time was connect
ed with the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad shops. lie was in the hfty-siNth
year OF his age, and was an expert ma
chinist. lie leaves a widow and three
children.
Mr.. Bass was a member OF Stuart
Lodge, Odd-Fellows, ana Dale Lodge,
Knights of Honor. His funeral VIII ne
held at the grave m Maury ceihtery AZ
lions from these two bodies VIII De
present
Among the new enterprises recently
started In the vicinity of Manchester Is
the Richmond and Ayletts Telephone
Company. This company was orsaml1ed
several months ago by Mt william
George Pollard, OF king william county,
who IS the son-in-law Of Mrs ). W.
Roberts, OF this city. The cOmpany's line
extends from Richmond TO Ayletts, IN
King William county, and rs now Wei
equipped and In full operation. There
are a number OF stations m the counties
OF King william and Hanover, among
which are the following. Ayletts, Minors
Vile, and ManQuin, I'm King william, ana
Old Church and Pole Green, IN Hanover
The lire from these stations connects
at Ellersou's with the lint OF the Ben
Telephone Company, and gets the Dene-
fits OF the exchange in Richmond. IL IS
expected that this line VIII greatly Deicul
the merchants OF Richmond ana Mei-
chester, as n enables them 10 quchiy
communicate with the truckers and iarm-
ers in Hanover and King William al "a very
small cost The company Will I'm the
near future extend its line TO several
prominent places in Essex.
The revival services at Clopton-street
BAPTIST church, conducted by Rev. j. h.
CLAYTON. will continue all through TINS
week lie will preach az both services
to-day. His sermon Friday night was z
MASTERPIECES He took for his text, u,
IS "A fearful thing TO FAN into the hands
of the living Cod" There were several
professions Of faith after the meeting and
many requests for prayers
4 meeting of the Baptist Sunday School
Association Will be held at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon an StockOn-Street Baptist
church An attractive programme has
been arranged by Mr.. -. T.. johnson.
At Central Methodist church to-day
Rev. W. ". Lear will occupy his pulpit
both morning and night In the morning
Christmas music viii be rendered. Iues-
dav night watch services Will be held
from q.20 10 II o'clock.
Spencer will preach both morning and
i'm the Mayors Court yesterday morning
John Price (cOlOred was sent 70 JAN Tor
thirty DAYS on the charge or stealing
brass from the shops OF the Southern
Toney Young (colored) was sent 70 jail
for thirty days IN default or seouIlly Oh
the charge Of beating Phoebe louns.
The Sunday schol OF West-fnd churcn
will give a Christmas tree entertainment
tomorrow nlght az 1870 O'Clock. Ihere
will be- recitatlons. singing, ana an ad.
dress by Rev. Mr. Babcock, pastor ol
Fifth-Street churon. g..
The committee on entertainment for
the Christmas tree AZ Dlolioll-oli. r'
church have gotten up a line prosraiaine
and everything is now m readiness TOT
good time tomorrow night
Mr.. Robert a, Walden is visiting friends
In Harrisburg, Pa.
improved.
Nr. M. Chester Reams continues quite
feeble at his residence in Swansooro.
Mr.. d. N. Trevnlian is able 20 be out
again after a short but severe speh oi
The Junior order American Mechanics
of This city are making extensive piepdI d'
tiOus for "A grand celebration ON lhe -.
of February, Washingt0ns birthday II
will DE more elaborate than the one
given last February. which ls sun iie7i
Inn the minds of those who attended
The Sunday-schoOl rally which was u
have taken place this afternoon az oat
Grove Mission school has been indehnlteij
u0stuoued. and notice viii Doe given later
| Is To when the rally viii be held.
Arthur EcEell, who, ds reported lh iHt
Times yesterday morning, was t"t-,
and robbed at the store of Captain
Thomas Norris. in Manchester. is
youth eighteen years OF age, and mol
fourteen years old, as reported.
80 arrests have yet been made by tn'
r0liee in the case of the robbery of Cap
tain Thomas Morris store on Friday
evening. published exclusively I'm yester
days Times They have, however q
.frone suspicion of who the guilty part'
ls and there viii probably be some de-
Neiopments before many days. They state
that the whole affair has a very singular
aspect and they do NOT wish 10 make
any assertions I'm the matter until the.
can prove them.