The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-22
OBITUARY.
Judge W. III. Holman.


4 telegram 10 The Times from Bremo
Blun on James river announces the
death Of Hon. w. II. Holman judge or
the county cOurl OF Fluyauna. re died
at $40 A. NJ. Sunday. His death was
rather sudden. for he was in Richmond
last week apparently In good health,
and called on Governor Tyler.
Judge Holman was nearlv sixty vea-s of
age. and came OF splendid old Virginia
family. lie vas a son OF the late Or.
George Holman. Of Fiuvanna, one o. the
mos. distinguished physicians oi his day.
He was graduated from the Virginia Mil
itary Institute and ms education was
completed az the University OF Virginia.
He read law but never practiced his pro-
fession. The Legislature elected him as
county judge 10 succeed Judge Haden.
who was elected by the Readjuster Leg
islature. He was reelected by the General
Assembly which recently adjourned.
jude Holman was o gallant soldier IN
tn, war, and served "a captain Of the
L uyanna Artillery. He was twice mar
ried Both Of his wives were daua hi rs
Of the late VIM Gait. OF Glen Arvon. Flu
wanna county His last wife survives
him. and lo leaves six or eight chi dren.
Judge Holman was a splendi type OF
the OLD Virginia gentleman. He wa re-
earded as ore OF tn best county dyes n
the state Every body who knew him
had confidence in nm. \ Few years ago
he was the victim Of an accident that
broke one OF his legs.
4 telegram says his funeral will take
place from New Canton church at IL a.
NJ tomorrow.
Misses Sallic and Mary Gait Of Rich
mond. are sisters Of Mrs. Holman.
The vacancy occasioned by Judge Hol-
mans death, will be filed by appointment
by Governor Tyler.
Little Nellie Deitrick.
The two-year-Old daughter. Nellie. OF
Mr. and Mrs. George r. d trick, died at
the residence Of her parents in Henrico
county Sunday evening at I o'clock.
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternoon at 1880 o'clock;
interment at Oakwood.
Albert T.. Bowler.
Albert F. Bowler the 12ycar-old son
OF Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Bowler died at he
residence Of hts parents. No. 2l2f east
Main street at 1919 o'clack Sunday morn
ing OF spinal meningitis
The funeral will take place this
morning az 1880 o'clock and the interment
will be at Oakwood.
Mrs. Mary T.. Marrow.
Mrs Mary Emily Marrow died at an
early hour Sunday morning at her resi-
dence. No 29o2 east Marshall street, after
a painful illness Mrs. Marrow was well
and widely known on Church Hill for Ter
many Christian deeds.
Deceased was In her sixty-sevcnth year
and is survived by her husband and two
children-Mrs. Willie Vest OF Newport
New, and Mr.. William Marrow, II this
city.
The funeral took place yesterday At
noon. the interment being at lakewood
cemetery.
Mrs. Fannie Carey Sledd.
DANVILLE. VA, March H.-Special.-
Mrs. Fannie Carey Sledd died here at
O'Clock last night. She was the wife OF
Rev. Robert y. Sledd. D. D., leading
member OF the Virginia Methodist Con-
ference and pastor OF the Main-S,reet
Methodist Episcopal church OF this city.
Mrs. Sledd has teen an invalid for i've
years. but the immediate cause OF death
was pneumonia. The body will be inter-
red at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the
old sledd homestead in Powhatan county.
The deceased was a daughter OF Hon.
and was born In 1881.
In 1868 she was united In marriage with
DR.. Sledd. then a young Methodist min
lister. She was a member Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church for ffty years.
She leaves five children. an grown.
Major George W. Raines.
AUGUSTA. GA. March 2.-Gcorge w.
Ralnes. major In United states army and
captain on General SCOTS stan In MeXi-
can war, graduate OF West Point and ct
one time instructor, died al Newherg. y.
Y. this morning. lie resigned from the
army In 1856 and when the late war broke
out he WAS appointed as supervisor Of
the manufacture of powder at Nashville.
When the Confederate powder mills were
finished in this city in 1862. he took charge
OF them. This site OF the powder mill 10
now occupied by the Sibley cotton nil.
but the old powder chimney remains
standing as y monument. and az its base
the deceased viii probably ind his last
resting place. IL being his often expressed
wish.
job Osborne.
OXFORD ". c., March H.-Special.-
Mr.. Job Osborne. one OF the Oldest citi-
gems OF Oxford, died this morning at the
Osborne House, at the Of seventy-ono
years