Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-02
MIR. MrrrELDoRrER,s FUNERAL.
fhe obseaufes Attended by n Great
Concoursc of Friends.


~Concoursc OF Friends.
The funeral Of Mr.. Marx Mitteldorfer
the prominent businessman and popular
citizen, whose death early Sunday morn.
ing was reported in the Dispatch, took
place yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The service was held in the beautiful
mortnary chapel OF the Hebrew Gene
terry. which has just been completed and
htted up, and was conducted by Rev. DR..
II. N. calisch. 1t was simple. yet most
impressive.
Inc high esteem in which Mr.. Mittel-
dorfcr was held as soldier and citizen
was manifested by the very large attend
ance OF veterans and representative bust-
ness-men. There was a large assembly of
Borrowing friends and relatives. Delega-
tons were present from Lee Camp and
the Independent order B'nai Birth, OF
both of which deceased was an honored
member, and the interment was made
with Masonic honors under the direction
Of Metropolitan Lodge. No. II, A. +. and
A. NJ. The casket was covered with a
Confederate flag.
The following were the p~all-bearers:
Honorary--Messrs. Charles Held, Isaac
Held, Robert Northen, +. Lebermuth,
Jacob We'll, X. Fisher, A. Simon, and j.
B. Angle.
Active-Messrs. s. w. sTeishman. Moses
Hutzler, William Goodman, II. T.. Eze-
kiel, Raph. Levy, Henry S. Hutzler,
Isaac May. and d. p. Pyle.
Death of Mrs. Bland.
kilograms were received In the city yes
terday morning from Tazewell. Va, an
~nouncing the death there of Mrs. Jose
phine Il. Bland, widow Of Rev. w. s.
Bland. a former resident of Chesterfield
county, near this city.
Mrs. Bland was well known and greatly
beloved in Richmond and the vicinity. She
was a sister Of Professor c. II. Winston,
Of Richmond College. and a half-sister Of
Judge Is. A. Hancock, of Manchester. She
had been an invalid for some years, n
had lived for some time with her only
surviving child, Mrs. j. A. Leslie. of Taze-
well, Va. Here in her daughters home,
surrounded by kindred and friends, she
passed peacefully away yesterday morn
ing in her Goth year. She leaves a noble
record Of a useful and consistent Chris
tian life. which was almost wholly de-
voted to the welfare OF others, and which,
in its wide and blessed influences. can
never die.
The remains will be brought TO her old
AOlAAt civ AAAkkA III hh0 oihAAN - AAo
ground, near Robious Station. on the
Southern road. This funeral procession
will meet the east-bound train at that
point about 8 o'clock tomorrow WED
nesday) morning.
Other Deaths and Funerals.
The funeral of Mr.. George s. Palmer,
OF this city, who died Saturday morning
in Caroline county. took place Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, from the resi-
dence OF his sister, Mrs. Sallie e. Blair,
No. 312 IL south Third street. Rev. ]. w.
bowman conducted the impressive SER
vice. There was a large attendance of
sorrowing friends. The interment was
in Hollywood.
Mr.. Tree z. Chidress. the eldest son
Of Mr.. r. r. Childress, died at his resi-
dence in Henrico county Sunday in the
2Sth year of his age. In March, 1881, Mr..
Childress married Miss Eva Clark, OF
Henrico, and his wife and one child sur
him. He also leaves father and
three sisters, and two brothers.
Mr.. Childress was a farmer and was
highly respected by all his friends and
a-cduaintances. He was a member OF the
Church. His funeral will take place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Hardy
church.
Ramon Edward Garcin, the 1s-months-
old son of DR.. Ramon ID. Garcin, died
afternoon about Z o'clock at
Charlottesville. The remains arrived here
Yesterday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
and were taken to the residence Of its
corner Twenty-fourth and Broad
streets. The funeral will take place from
Leigh-Street Baptist church this evening
at 8 o'clock.