Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-10

giving freely Of his ample means 70 all
charitable and denominational causes.
The little church at Ashland. which he
| gave to also very freely. viii miss him
very much. and Ids death VIAL be felt
| hy the denomination through the State.
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.
| Deceased was a man Of sunny tempera-
nsent and bright. happy disposition. He
was one OF the most indulgent and affec-
| ttonale OF husbands AID fathers. but with
| al he was a sound conservative business
man. who achieved success and fortune
In a life OF less than fifty years. Besides
his large tobacco interest. ne held stock
In the Merchants National. Planters.
State. First National, Security. and Citi-
gems Exchange banks. and was large
stakeholder and vice-president OF one OF
the trust companies in this city
Perhaps no man Ia Richmond carried so
large an Insurance on his life as did Mr..
Vaughan. The aggregate OF his policies
amounts to So. 600. divided as follows:
Mutual Life. $4,000: Equitable. 100000;
Fidelity Mutual. $4,000: New York Life.
$1,000: Northwestern OF Milwaukee. s10-
600: Massachusetts, Mutual. $4,000: Royal
Arcanum. $3o0o. Mr.. Vaughan was the
third businessman of Richmond TO die
during the last few years who had a
policy Of $4,000 In single company. the
others being Major Lewis Ginter and Mr..
John Pope.
Other Deaths and Funerals.
Mrs. Margaret a. Blakey, widow OF
Captain w. p. Blakey. died at her resi-
dence, No. 2T east Leigh street. last
night. aged 50 years. Mrs. Biakey had
been Ill for several weeks. and her death
occasioned no surprise. She Is survived
by six children-Mrs. Il. c. Miller. of
Kentucky. and Misses Clara and Min
ME Blakey, and Captain Charles p.
Blakey. a conductor on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
Edward w, a printer: Oscar. with Kin
gan & Co.. and William P, clerk at
Ford's Lithia Springs Hotel.
Mrs. l. H. Harrison. OF Old Brandon, on
James river, died yesterday morning at
Z 20 O'Clock. All who knew Mrs. Harrison
loved her. and there are thousands who
have parfaken of her hospitality. The
funeral will take place at the residence
on Friday after the arrival of the boat
from this city.
Mrs. Mary j. Brooks. relict of Alexan- |
der NJ. Brooks, well-known printer of
his day, died at 100 o'clock yesterday af- |
ternoon at her residence. No. 62S north |
street Mrs. Brooks was a |
Miss RICHARDSON, ana ndd poem resident |
OF this city all her life. She is survived |
by three children--Messrs. William +. and |
John r. Brooks, and Miss Mary J. Brooks, |
all OF this city. She had reached an ad
vanced age, and had been in feeble health |
for a long time.
The funeral of Mr.. James II. Thurston |
took place from his residence at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. After the reading
Of the burial service by DR.. Willingham,
and the music by the Second Baptist
church quartette. the remains were taken
10 Hollywood. The following gentlemen
acted as pall-bearers: Mr.. John Rein
bardt, Dr. f. S. Baker, DR.. William
Cowardin, Mr.. G. Burton, Mr.. Frank
Grady, and Mr.. j Mcconnell. The floral
were numerous and beautiful.
The funeral of Miss Ella Deaton, who
lied Monday evening at the residence of
Ter brother-in-law, Mr.. A It. Miller. on
Chestnut Hill. will take place from Gen.
enary Methodist church this afternoon
1t o'clock. The deceased was a daugh-
er of the late James c. Deaton, and
ulster of DR.. Deaton and of the late Mrs.
J. S. Morton, whose sudden death was a
erious shock to her. Miss Deaton was a
fright and jealous member of Centenary
Methodist church.