The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-22
Mr.. THOS. POTTS
DIED YESTERDAY.
Decease of This Widely
Known Citizen.
A SEVERE OPERATION.
The Surgeons Knife Was POwerIesS
to Save His Life.
HIS MOST INTERESTING CAREER,
Coming Here From Ireland in Early
Life without Penny lie AM
assed a Competence, and
Established Character
for strict Integrity.
The Funeral
HIS MOST INTERESTING CAREER,

The death OF Mr. Thomas Potts, for
forty years resident Of this city and
senior members Of the wholesale grocery
arm OF Thomas Potts & Co. occurred
yesterday morning at $50 o'clock at 81
Iuke's Home. whittier he went ON We'd
nesday fla the hope that q delicate sur
eicai operation performed that day would
cure him of an internal disease from
which no had been suffering for some
months.
Mr.. Potts spent the entire summer at
the White sulphur Springs and returned
TO Richmond not many weeks ago, APP
narently benefited. His physician, how
ever. knew that this improvement was
only temporary. aud that am operation
was his only chance for life. The des-
perate chance was taken. but has malady
was too severe 10 be- cured
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral will take place az $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon from 81. faul
church. the officiating clergymen oeihs
Rishop c. &. Penick. OF ST. Marks heF.
Preston Nash. OF Christ church, and
Rev Dr. Moses d. HOge, OF the second
presbyterian church. The pall-bearers
will be as follows:
Active Messrs. Fred. w. Scott, 7. c..
Williams. Jr., r.. o. McCabe, II. y. Car
ter Frank a. Davenport }. Parker pa
shien. Roosevelt Page, and Thomas >
Moore.
Honorary-Dr J. b. McCaw Robert
Stiles. l.. IA. Deane, John X. bfanch, w.
c Bentley, b. b. Munford B. Rand Well
l.
Davenport. George Ross, John 4. Branch,
J. n. BOYD, j. Is. Pace. Il. William Penn
berton, =. II. Mayo. II. \. Rutherford,
Hunter Mcclure. John NJ Higgins W..
Gordon McCabe, John L. Glenn, r. w.
Powers. 5. h. Hawes. r. O. Morton, John
l.. Williams. Joseph Bryan j. ID. Patton.
r. l.. Brown. L. NJ. Connor, John Chamb-
lin. T. r. Thompson, John ii. Powell
Peyton II. Csrringto on, and Judge John W..
Rely.
AN INTERESTING CAREER.
The life work Of Mr.. Thomas Potts now
done eAemplihes ia the most striking
manner what may be accomplished by
energy. integrity and skilful management
MIR. Potts was born about hty-siX years
ago I'm ireland. and lived there until he
was about seventeen years of age, at
which time he emigrated q America and
came his brother. Mr.. Frank Potts. and
the two entered the commission business
together.
When the war began Mr.. Frank Potts
entered the Confederate service in which
De afterwards rose TO the rank OF cap
tain Mr.. Thomas Potts then abandon
ed the commission business and soon ar
terwards secured position with the late
Mr.. \. y. Stokes as clerk and by ability
and energy secured the esteem OF MS
employer. being later on admitted as
partner.
The hrm was then known as A. \.
Stokes < CO. Afterwards u became
Potts, Stokes a. Co, and later bA we
Withdrawal OF Mcssrs. Allen ana NMle
stokes, became Thomas Potts q Co, M
Potts partner al the time OF Dis ueatl
being Nr j. Parker pashiell Ihls latteI
change was made during the ias' lew
years.
During the FIRST year that Mr. Potts
acted a. clerk Tor Mr.. Stokes he made
his home with the latter's family. TO
which he greatly endeared himself.
ACTIVE RELIGIOUS LIFE.
sir. Potts lived for number OF years
on Church TIN. being Al that time a
member OF St Johns church. and he then
began bis work In the suRuayshehoQl,
which he kept UP actively until his