The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-03
OBITUARY.



Mr.. John r.. Butler. an aged and re-
spected citizen. who lived with his three
children at No. 102 west Marshall street.
fen dead suddenly i'm the store OF MS
brother. r. l.. Butler. at No. POI norm
Eighteenth street. at 1850 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. 49,, 81.
The deceased was associated with his
brother al the place OF business referred 70
and was attending 20 his duties as usual
Yesterday morning being apparently I'D u
cheerful and happy condition. About Il
o'clock he complained OF ieelhs DaulS
but thought nothing seriously OF II.
Coroner Taylor examined the pody anu
decided that death was caused by apo
nievv and the sons of the deceased took
charge of the body and removed II u
their home.
Mr. Rutler was born in Caroline county
Va seventy-three years ago. Nhen
oIite Young ne came TO Richmond TO lVe'
and secured employment with WhoieSa'e
house Bv industry and economy, ne &C
cumulated considerable money. ana WIN
his brother. went I'm business NJ the cor
nor of Fourteenth and Cary streets the
firm name being James i. Butter ana
CO. ..i...
Here he prospered until the evacuation
~ Richmond. when his store was de-
etroved with a large stock Of good. Since
that time Mr. Butler had been engaged
i'm business with his brother Mr.. H. l.
Butler.
Mr.. Buffers wife died some years ago.
but he is survived 10y three children
NTessrs. John T.. Willie and Miss Carrie
Uutler and a brother. Mr. r. H. Butler.
lie was in the Seventy-fourth year OF MS
age. IT.
The funeral will take place from his
l.te residence No. 102 west Marshall
street, at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow ailer-
noon.
Captain Walter Newton Newman.
Canaan Walter Newton Newman quiet
~ PASSED away last night at u o clock.
Deceased was i'm his eighueth year, haV-
ing passed his seventy-ninth Dlith DAY
ON November 5th last He was loyal
member Of the Seventh-Srect Christian
church
While his feeble health of late years
has prevented him from active partici-
patton i'm the affairs Of life and he had
become almost completely oblivious OF
an surrounding circumstances, yet his
soul seemed TO dwell continually upon
divine things and the anticipation OF the
brightest hopes of the Christian.
Captain Newman. as ne was Familiarity
known. was q patriotic Confederate ana
for a long while was an officer in the
local militia For some twenty-five years
after the war he was a trusted account
ant in the offices of the State Treasurer
and Auditor and was probably the best
posted man in Virginia on the state
debt question rendering special and IN
valuable aid i'm the compilation Of statis-
tics and the solution of the problem.
lie was born near New Market, Va,
on November 3. 1873.
He married Miss Elizabeth Chapman
Jones, of Rockingham county. She de-
parted this life December r. 1892.
lie leaves the following children: j. j.
Newman. Salisbury, n. c.; Miss Annie
G. Newman. of this city; Mrs. DR.. G. b.
Jones. Ashland. Va; Mrs r. l. Norris
Norfolk. Va: w. G.. Newman and J. D.
Newman. of New York City and +. ~
Newman. Of this city.
Mrs Rosa MerkeI.
Mrs Rosa Merkel. the wife Of Mr..
Tobias Merkel died at HE o'clock
Thursday evening AT her residence. No.
1909 west Cary street i'm the forty-ninth
year of her age.
Her funeral will take place this
morning al 10 o'clock from the Sacred
Heart church.
The interment will be in St Mary's
cemetery.
George \. Bawsel.
NJ ArfNiEt H. A'ANTfls Dlili'llN II IT,
sident Of Richmond and well remembered
here. died near Charlottesville Thursday.
Deceased was born November g. 1927
lie married Miss Mary +. Blair. Of Rich
mond. Two daughters-Mrs. Matte a.
Sweeny wife Of Policeman c. II. Sweeny.
and Mrs Sallie J. Rattle at whose resi-
denCe me dicd-and one sOn-Mr. Harvie
\. Bawsel-suryive him For twenty
years Mr. Bawsel was employed In the
fhne4n4a and Dfffn ehprG HAVING ofNqD
up the position about two years ago. on
account OF il-health. He had been a
great sufferer from that time 10 the day
of his death.
The remains were brought 20 Rich.
mond yesterday on the $3.50 train Of Tie
Chesapeake and Ohio road and were
taken Immediately from the depot to
Oakwood Cemetery where Rev. Thomas
y. Potts. D. D., conducted the service
and the burial.
Mr. Bawse was a man Of many esu-
mable traits. and the news OF his death
Will be learned with deep regret.
Lawrence w. Powers.
ar Lawrence w. Powers died yesterday
morning at the residence OF his mother.
No Jos south Laurel street, in the 55th
year Of his age.
Mr.. Powers who was a bricklayer by
trade. was an unmarried man. and was
employed with his brothers at Newport
News. About three weeks ago he con-
tracted a fever ana returned here TO his
mother with whom he received the best
care and medical attention.
His funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon a1 o'clock from Calvary
Baptist churc. Of which the deceased
was q consistent member.
Congressman Barnes Compton.
LAUREL, ND, Dec. 2.-Ex-Congress-
man Barnes Compton. died at his home
In this place shortly after noon to-day
from the effects Of paralytic stroke
sustained two years ago. His wife and
several children survive him.