The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-22
John j. Haverty Passed Away at
Phoebus Yesterday.
LONG A CITIZEN OF MANCHESTER
The Grays Lose an Efficient Command
err and the City Useful Resi-
dent-The Cemetery Com
mittee-Otber News.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RrcHMoSD TINES,

mandant OF the Manchester Grays, died
at the home OF his sisters, at Phoeous'
Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock. TINS
information was yesterday telegraphed
TO Lieutenant Gus Meredith. who was In
command OF the Grays during Captain
IIavertv's illness. No information was
received as TO when the funeral Woulo
take place or where he would be Dutleu'
The deceased was elected captain Of the
Grays on June p. 1886. At that time ne
was a retired lieutenant Of the walker
Light Guard. OF Richmond. After the
resignation OF Captain A. &. Attklssoh Is
commandant, and at the earnest sohclta-
ton of it's members OF the Grays' ne
| decided 10 assume charge OF THIS orgahl-
| cation. At the beginning Of his control
of the affairs Of the organization, Il be-
| gan TO flourish.
The Grays express great sorrow In inc
death of their captain, as he was held
I'm high honor and affection by them.
HIS CAREER.
| CaDtaln Uavorty had been n resident
| Of this city for the past five years. lie
was about forty-one years Of age. lie
leaves 4 wife. who was Miss Maria FIJI
| gerald but no children.
ON the 18th of the present month, he
|
| and. although having been sick man
| for some time past he expressed himself
| as feeling very well. and thought he was
| improving on the following Monday he
J left home to visit his sisters In Phoeous.
| He was there taken worse. ana fingered
! until death came. His wife was at ms
| bedside when he died.
THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
The Cemetery Committee met last night
| in the Auditors office Those present
| were Mr.. John T.. Utz chairman, ana
| Mcssrs. Il. l.. Patram and 5 +. Jones'
| This was MIR. Jones' first attendance on
| any meeting of the committee. lie was
elected at the last meeting Of the Coun-
| ell TO iii the unexpired term of Mr.. {.
| II. sims, from the First Ward.
| A considerable amount of routine busl-
| ness was transacted and the balance OF
| the session was consumed In the question
| OF economizing the expenses OF Maury
! Cemetery. At the present time the eX-
penses of the cemetery are largely in
| excess Of its receipts.
FIGHT AT HOME.
| In speaking OF the action of the Grays
| Wednesday night, Sergeant Rlves, or
! that company. said yesterday that he did
| not enlist to fight outside of his State
but To keep down riots and instructions
| within her borders.
The action of the Grays has been COM
| roapted ON I'm the streets by the citizens
| Most OF them express themselves as not
being pleased at their decision and say
! il should De their duty TO go where they
were wanted.
In the late war the Elliott trays trou
| this CITY left at the beginning Of hostili
| tics and fought until the suITcpder of tho
| immortal Lee. They were in many bat
Ties and left their mark I'm every en-
| e,ogemont A letter has been received II
| tbis citv from their old commander Cap
tain John s. Whitworth. who eXpresse,
himself as willing TO try 1t again II ms
country needed him.
SUNDAY-SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
| Alta meeting OF the session Of the Pres
bvtcrian church. held Thursday night. the
| following Sunday-schoOl officers were
| elected for the ensuing year
| Rov Charles y. Van Houten. superin
tendent. r.. r. Gilbert assistant superin
tendeut. Frank H. Fitzgerald, secretary
and treasurer. Miss Ru,h Fitzgerald, or
ganist
Rev. DR.. 4. J. Barton. associate CORE
| spouding secretary OF the Foreign MS
sion Board of the Southern Baptist COR
vention will preach at oak Grove Bapua
| church tonight. Services VIII D'SiA d"
Mr.. A. ]. Tinsiey OF this city, met WIN d
| picvcla accident Thursday night IN ken
mond. lie was riding along Pine stree
ON his wheel and when near cary stree
he ran into a pile OF bricks. Inc youHi
man was thrown heavily TO the sroun'
and received very painful bruises IN
nile of bricks was i'm a dark place an'
! did not have q danger liSnt upon lheHi
The wheel was "a TOTAL wreck.
| MIR. j. b. Woodbridge and Mrs. Harriett'
| BARLEY were quietly married at me resi-
druce o. -ie bride. on Perry street Thurs
day afternoon. Rev W. W. Lear. pas
tor OF the Central Methodist church, per
formed the ceremony. They will max
their future home in Hanover county.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
| Mrs. William 4. Graham OF Lincoln
ton y. c.. who has been visiting Mr.
| William Cox. OF Porter street, mas lei
| FOR her home after a pleasant Vslt'
| Hon. W. y. Pemberton, Mayor OF 70
! cabontas. is visiting relatives in this city
lie was In attendance OF me HranG Lous'
| RovoI Arcansm. which met In Richmond
Captain f. r. Flournoy, clerk OF IN
| circuit Court Of Chesterfield county !
In the city.
Mr.. G. J.. Page has returned home aite
n three days trip at Powhatan Court
! th,,so re was there on Legal business
THE farmers Of Chesterfield county sa
| they will have n fair fruit crop. Not nea
| AN NJ il was killed by the late cold snaI
AIr. William Aulbry. of swansboro' !
living quite in at the home Of his par
| ents. =. -
Dir. r. O. Jeffries. Of Tarboro, ~ G
Is i'm the city. the guest OF Mr.. John y
German. Of Eighth and Porter streets
Rev. +. r. McFaden, pastor OF the tlrs
Presbyterian church. i'm Lynchburg. va
IS the guest of his brother. Rev. Geors
| H. McFaden, at the Fifth-Street rectorS
He has been i'm attendance on the Gran
| Lodge Of Royal Arcanum.
Mr. J. j. Bullock, Of west Ninth street
is quite ill.
Mr.. T. w. Adkins. Of 4O7 Seventh
street, IS quite sick.