The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-30
OBITUARY..
father X. Barnes.


Ar, ,+hor Barnes died at his nome,
no 10 East Leigh Street, at l''v
o'clock Yesterday afternoon oi
trouhIe. from which he had long peel
s,,fTerer. Mr. Barnes was NATIVE u ~
CITY. and was siXty-one years VI e.,,,t-
was a book-keeper, and expert accou:..
ant by profession, and was az $50
Democratic worker having pesh d ,,7,
of elections in Madison Ward TOT a H.,
t,a, o,f years He was gallant CON
federate soldier. and belonged 10 tno
Richmond Howitzers during the wa.
M Rarnes married Miss Rosa Bowl
of Hanover who. with the folloWiiie
children survive him: Mr.. w. W. Barnes
and Misses Rosa and Jessie Barnes
The funeral will take place i'oh,
Barnes late residence at I'D . ciooh Iii
morrow afternoon ana tlie i't'e
be in Hollywood.
Mrs. I,lilaicth Francis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Francis died yeSte'oas
ut her residence, NO. a MalueH 80.
aged eighty-seyen years and eight months.
She was stricken with paralysis about
three weeks ago and never recovered.
Mrs. Francis was probably the oidesl
charter member Of Laurel-Street Aletliou,
ist Church. from which the funeral VIII
take place at o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Hardy.
Mrs. Lille M. Hardy. wife CT D. S.
Hardy. died yesterday morning att CLOCK
at the home OF her father, THOMAS
Slaughter, Twenty-eishth and -l4elsn
Streets, aged thirty years. Mrs. HARDY
who was Miss Lillie Slaughter OF ttls
city, married less than two years ago anu
went to Norfolk to live. Some time ago
her health falling her, she came to TINS
city. hoping to get better She was d
consistent member OF the Third Christian
Church. and was a woman OF loEeiS
Christian character. She is survived oE
he,. husband. an infant Of four months,
her parents three brothers and two SIS
terS.
Iuf,nt Dead.
Viola La Rue. infant daughter OIL w.
s. and Margaret z. Worre.i, died Suddsh.
ly Wednesday morning at the residence VI
her parents. NO 221e Paramount Avenue.
The funeral took place yesterday alter
noon at 2 o'clock from st. Mary's Ger
man Catholic Church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Childrcss.
Mrs. Elizabeth Childress died at ::
O'Clock YESTERDAY, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs j. Z. Alien NO. 3ltl East
Broad Street She was in the eighty-
sixth year of her age.
Colonel j. II Richardson.
Colonel John H Richardson. Ct this c:ty,
died suddenly in his apartments, IN the
Ford Law Building, at $50 o'clock yestes-
dav afternoon. He was apparently IN tne
best of health and spirits when ne arose
yes terday morning. but 'nlmeoate's go
breakfast was stricken down with iafaly-
SIS All OF his left side appeared to nave
leen affected. Drs. W. I. Oppenhinsr
and C. ". p. Brock were called IN. ana at
once pronounced Colonel Richardson case
to be 6; hopeless one.
Colonel Richardson lost consciousness as
soon as he was paralyzed, and remained
IN Il conatose condition 10 the enc. His
death was q peaceful one, and 1t removes
che of Richmond's best-known citizens,
= man who was devoted to Virginia, nef
.t-aditions and her people
Colonel Richardson was seVenty-tWo
wears old. He was born N this city and
lived dere nearly all OF his lite.
He went to the public schools mere ana
then to college, and was graduated before
ne had attained his ma jor3ty- For a num-
her of wears he was employed as book.
keper at the old Randolph book bnGerE
Relieving that there was more prontaole
fed for his talents in the great miadie
west then but beginning to thrive, he
went to Cincinnati to reside, and became
superintendent of the street-car lines OF
that city. Subsequently he held similar
position in St Louis, but his heart yearned
mond just before the breaking out OF the
war.
When that struggle began, ne enlisted
and was made Colonel Of the Forty-siXtsl
Virginia Cavalry, in which capacity be
served with distinction until the reorsani-
eaton of Lees army. when he was super
coded by Colonel r. T. w. Duke. Colonel
Richardson was then attached to staif
duty with the Thirteenth Cavalry, General
Lees body guard. He was with General
Lee at AppomattoX
Colonel Richardson was in all the battles
that the famous commands to which ne
belonged fought in. and was regarded as
daring and skilful soldier. He was
wounded three times. having received a
severe sabre cut at Gettysburg. lie was
also shot through the check
After the war he returned to Richmond
and became Superintendent of the street.
car lines OF this city. For fourteen years
he was connected with the Gas Inspectors
office and subsequently assisted in clerical
work in the Office Of the clerk OF the
Chancery Court under Messrs- Ben r.
Berry. Charles w Goddin, and Charles
o. Saville, the latter being the present
clerk of that tribunal
Colonel Richardson was always a Dem
ocrat He had no use for the Republican
party or anybody connected with It. and
lin his young days rendered valuable SER
wees to his party. He leaves four sons
Messrs C. H. Richardson, OF New York:
w. Fl. Richardson, OF Newport News, and
J. B. and J. D. Richardson, of this city.
He is also survived by a brother-Coionel
Charles II. Richardson. of fredericksburg
His wife, who was Miss Catherine Chureil-
i'll Hodges before her marriage, died in
1886
Arrangements for the funeral of Colonel
Richardson have net yet been made, but
they will be perfected this morning.
John #. Crawford.
Especial Dispatch to The T:nes)
LEXINGTON, VA, Nov. 2o.-a1r. John
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