The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31
DEATH OF YOUNGLADIES
MISS MURRAY JOINER And MISS
ROBERTA BLANTON PASS AWAY.
Funeral of Mr.. Simmons-Mr. Nunnally TO
Wed-Adding to the Miiis-Per-
sonaIs and Briefs.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TENTS

| No. 1921 HULL STREET. BfaTTIE BLOCK.
Miss Murray Joiner, daughter or Mr..
G.. w. Joiner. died Sunday night at
o'clock at the residence of her father.
| No. $40 Hull street, aged sixteen years.
] Miss Joiner up TO last Wednesday. SEEM
ed TO be IN the best of health. when she
was taken sick. but did not take TO her
bed until Friday morning. She grew
steadily worse until the end came. she
was a consistent Christian. and had al
ways been foremost in good works. Her
| funeral will take place this morning at
10 o'clock, from Bainbridge-Street Bap-
| list church, and the remains will be inter-
red in Maury Cemetery.
DEATH OF MISS BLANTON.
I Miss Roberta t. BlaEton, only daughter
| Of the late George T. Blanton, died sun
! day evening at 1880 o'clock at the resi-
| dence Of Deputy-Sherim j. i. Goode, IN
! Chesterfield county, where she had been
| visiting for some time. Miss Blanton
had been i'm i'll health for several years,
but Of late her condition changed for the
worse, and for the past three months
she had been lingering between life and
death Miss Blanton was In the twenty
third year of her age, and was beloved
by all who knew her for her gentle dis
position and her beautiful traits OF
character. Her mother and father died
about two years ago and the nearest rela-
tive living Is her half-brother, Mr.. j.
c. Wilbur, of Norfolk, who is now in the
city.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at o'clock from Mount Hermon
infpFmGnt
be made in the burying ground of that
church.
FUNERAL OF MIR. SIMMONS.
The funeral Of Mr.. Alfred j. Simmons,
whose death was announced in Sundays
Times. took place Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock from the Presbyterian church
the services being conducted by the pas
tor. Rev Charles y. Van Houten. as
sisted by Rev j. o. Babcock. of Fifth
Street Methodist church. The following
gentlemen acted as pall-bearers:
Honorary .-Messrs. L. W. Weisiger,
A. c. Attkisson, Henry Fitzgerald. John
O'Brien, John II. Busby, and Henry A.
Jordan.
Active.-Messrs. John G. Rice. and D.
l.. Toney, from the Masons: James T.
Gray and John T.. LaughtOn, from r. T..
Lee Camp r.. r. Perrow and j. d. Ban-
ton. from Joseph +. Johnston Camp:
The interment took place in Maury Gem
etery.
MIR. NUNNALLY TO WE'D
Invitations have been issued TO the mar
rage of Miss Carrie V. Royal 20 Mr..
Henry A. Nunnally. The ceremony VIII
take place this morning at II o'clock at
Fifth Street Methodist church. Miss
Royal is the popular organist of Firth
Street church, and Mr.. Nunnally is the
son Of Mr.. b. a. Nunnally, Of the firm Of
Nunnally & Brother.
a pretty marriage took place at the
residence of Mr.. 5. A. Mann, in Chester
field county, when Miss Susie T.. Mann,
became the bride of Mr.. James NJ. WIKI
win.
ADDING TO THE PLANT.
Mr.. Mathew Morton. superintendent
of the Marshall Cotton Mills IS making
several additions TO that plant. Within
the next few days forty more looms.
new spindle and several new cards will
be added 10 the present large amount Of
machinery. This will. OF course require
a larger force, and consequently more
Manchester people will be put to work. D
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Almshouse Committee will meet
this evening at $3.50 O'Clock IN the Coun-
ell chamber. after which they will make
an inspection OF the Institution.
Messrs. Thomas Neisler and II. Henry
Walden have returned from visit 10
Grove, Va.
Mr. Gordon Straughan conducted the
services at Meade-Memorial church Sun
day morning. the rector, Rev. Benjamin
Dennis being indisposed. There were no
services at night.
At meeting OF the Laurel Literary and
Athletic club vote OF thanks was ten
dered Nj John Trevillian for the man
ner in which he served the supper ~
their second anniversary last Thursday
night.
Mr.. l.. Wells, OF Chesterfield Court
house. is improving.
Mr.. II. A. Walden returned yesterday
morning from a pleasant visit 10 Chester
field Courthouse.
Master Royal Turpin, who broke his
colar-bone while playing with one of
his companions several days ago. Is doing
very well.
Messrs. G. S. McRea and William Cox
have returned from Rocky Hook, where
they spent very successful week fish
ing.
a meeting Of the Woman's Christian
Union Will be held at Central Methodist
church this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Stan-Ofiicer Il. r. Cox, Of the Salvation
Army, VIII conduct a meeting at Central
Methodist church tonight