The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-25
AN OCT0GENARIANDEAD
Mr.. WILLIAM 4. TRtYJ0R, OF MAN
CHLsTER. PdSsES AWAY.
Death of Mr.. jerks Mr.. J. T.. Crowdei
Loses an Infant--A Washington
Party Personals.



MIR william a. Traylor died suddenly at
o'clock Sunday morning at the nome
OF his son-in-iaw. Mr.. a. J. Gaueghcr'
No. si7 Bainhfidee Street. on the n.ght
preceding his death Mt. Iraglot stt"itu
to be IN his usuA. health, ana sal w
talking checTfully until 10 o'clock. ne
was In the SeNtnty-scNenth year OF nis
age. and had resided IN ;his city LOT }ne
past twenty-five years lie was hlkiis
esteemed and az upright gentleman, ana
a consistent member Of Ba.noridgc-str
Baptist church. Deceased was cafpeh-
ter by trade lie leaves "a wife and one
daughter, Mrs. 4. j. Gallagher The ~
neral took place yesterday afternoon az $
O'Clock from Bainbridge-Str Baotlst
church. and the remains were lalo 10
Mir. William Morrissett jerks died near
Bedford Springs last Wednesday. rem
ruAry 18Th. in the eighty-htth year OF
his age. The funeral took place ffidaH
from the family burying ground AZ !"
o'clock. Mr. jerks was formerly a resi-
dent or Richmond. and was an unc.s OF
Mr.. J. {. jerks. secretary OF the Man
chester Water-M orks
Mr. Joseph +. Crowder lost his infant
boy yesterday morning al o'clock Atsu
cicht months. The funeral VIII take
place this afternoon at o'clock, ana INC
interment vii be in Maury Cemetery
a WASHINGTON PARTY.
Mrs. Charles Kimmel gave her class
OF little Earnest Workers. Of the i'resDy-
terrain Sunday school, "Washihkton
Party al her residence no. iVo VS. vs.
Twelfth street. Saturday afternoon, Sne
was assisted bv Mesdamcs NingO. ;. y.
DYER. william NJ. LipscOmb. and CAIN
right Songs. rotations. and parior
games were INDUCED IN, ana rciIesnlhtnts
were served In abundance. Inc iollOMl.S
members OF the class were present; Mat
lie and Maud Darden. Ruth, Lille. and
Nellie Dyer. Emily, Bessie, ana CleNe
Gary: Susie. Eta. and Mary sampson
Louise IipscOmb Ruth Van IoutcH'
encc letters. hannah Jaiveil. Mary and
jamie Cartwright Pearl Blankenship Sface
and Curtis Gibbs. Helen Sutherland, Mag
gle Reynolds. Clara and Kate Loser MAJ
Craig. and Frank hughes.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
Rev BENJAMIN Dennis preached 10 d
full house at Meade Memorial church sun
dav morning. Services will be conducted
In SwansborO next Thursday night under
the auspices OF Moadc-Memorial church:
Services will he held al Mcade-Memoriai
church during Lent every afternoon at .
o'clock. except Saturday.
Rev. ". W. Lear preached TWO fooi
sermons az Central Methodist church
Sunday His subject Sunday night was,
Use What You Have Cot
Rev j. O. BabcOck being absent from
the city. his pulpit az Fifth-Sireet chuIcu
was filled both morning ana ngh' py
An Interesting meeting Of Epworth
League was held at West-End churcn
Sunday afternoon. A monthly meeting 81
The church Aid Society was also held
Sunday afternoon. -,
The BAPTIST Young Peoples Union held
n meeting at 3 o'clock Sunday al BAN
briige-Street Baptist church.
There were 40 services al the fIespy-
terrain church Sunday night, as was eN-
pected the pastor. Rev. Charles y. van
Houton. being too much .ndisposed 10
oficiate.
"A mulatto boy named Charles Morris was
given thirty days in jail for stealing
buckets from the cars of the Southern
railway. 49,, -
and costs for stealing pair oil pOols
from y. clerk.
Ernest Flower (coloredD was tried on The
charge OF breaking ornaments on the Wa
ter-fountain az the intersection o, ,,e
Petersburg turnpike and Hull street.
Flower was the driver Of team Whlch
ran against the fountain. There was no
evidence 10 prove that The damage was
done intentionally and his Honor as
missed the case upon the CONDITION that
Flower replace the damages
BRIEF MENIION.
Tho Ladies' Aid Society of the Man
chester Presbyterian church viii give an
oyster supper la tine lecture-room on next
Thursday night. the nth.
Miss Marie Welch, of Minneapolis has
returned from a visit 10 NOrt0lk, va,
and is again visiting her aunt. MIS-. }. ii.
lattesOn. on Porter street
Joseph T.. Johnston Camp, Confederate
Veterans. has changed the meeting mSht
from Fridav To Thursday
Miss Nellie Lutsely, of Clarke Green,
Ia. who has been visiting Alexander
Robb. of Chesterfield has returned home.
Judge y. A. Hancock, OF the Chester
field Circuit Court. announced Saturday
that no would not hold court yesterday,
hut would adjourn the court until next
THURSDAY, when the duties Of the term
VIII DC again taken mp.
The ladies of Cowardin-Avenuc church
made a n,at sum from the dinner served
last Saturday.
The Hastings Court was not IN session
yesterday. but court Will be held to-day