The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
THE PRESBY Terry
IN MANCHESTER
Opening Session Held Last Night in
the First Presbyterian Church.
DEATH OF t. B. CERsLEY.
Meeting OF the Business Mems Asso-
ciation-Man's Leg Broken-Death
OF Little Child = News,
Pers nal and Brief.
DEATH OF t. B. CERSlEY.


No. HOP Hull Street. Beattie Block.
The opening session of the East Han
over Pres5ytery was held last night at the
FIRST Presbyterian Church. The retiring
moderator, Rev D. X. Walthall, preached
the opening sermon after which the com
munion was celebrated. Among the Visi-
ting ministers were Rev William S.
Campbell and Dr. Robert T. Kerr, of
Richmond. Many delegates arrived last
night The morning session will open at
$50 this morning
BUSINESS MEN
The Business Mems Association held its
regular monthly meeting last night, in the
association rooms The attendance was
good DR.. W. P. Mathews presided and
MI Clarence Walden, secretary, was at his
aesk. Much business was transacted and
the reports of several committees re-
ceiVed The Committee on Street Rail
ways reported progress, in that the com
panles were preparing to begin the work
OIL fehaolitating their lines in Manchester.
a committee was appointed to call the
attention of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road to the condition of their depot in
the city, and to take such action that
might lead to Improvement
LEG BROKEN.
j. p. Butler. an employe of the Southern
Railway, fell from a coal shutc in the
1890 u liz IDii'etiLS CSLtyL tiS ciilti ~ Dht'
a small bone in his left leg. The fracture
was reduced by Dr.. Merchant, surgeon for
the road
Mr.. Fred. Beattic who has been visiting
his home in Michigan for several months,
returned to the city yesterday.
MIR. III. n. Merchant brother OF DR. ".
r. Merchant, is in the city. During the
winter he will take a business course at
the Smithdeal College in Richmond. and
will ais
in the college.
DEATH OF 7. B. CERsLEY.
Mr.. TaUmas u. CersIey, VINO tor nearly
llatt a century has been foremost among
the merchants OF this section, passed
peacefully away at his home, IN Swans
boro, Monday night at 1890 O'Clock.
-Ir. CeIsley has been in declining health
for several months, and seeing that the
end was near ne has been selling much
oil his property and settling his worldly
affairs as rapidly as possible in the last
few months.
He was in the ffgy-n:nth year of his
age, and has been in business in Manches-
ter and Swansboro for thirty-Gvo years,
during which time he accumulated mucn
property and a comfortable fortune.
BY his good humor and honest business
principles he made and held many friends
He enlisted in the Confederate army with
IIiC pt5IliiItlS o. the civil w ar. ana SSrN-
ed through to the end making a record
to which he often referred with pride.
Mr.. CersIey was twice married. BY his
inst wife ne leaves two children-Mr r
l.. Cersley, of Swanshoro and Mrs Ora
Maytield. OF Manchester
He IS also survived by his second wife.
The funeral service VIII be conducted at
the home at II o'clock this morn
ing.
,-;a1- !,
The following will act as paI1-bearers:
George Taylor. Ned. Alog. Eddie Saun-
ders. Judge Gregory. Dr. W. p Mat
thews, T. A. Davidson, George q. Gary.
Colonel CIemmfts
Honorary.-Ben. Owen, Judge Clopton.
Judge Hancock. Augustine Royal Dr..
Rucller. y. c. Atkisson, Henry Harnish,
r. A. Bowen.
PERSONAL. AND BRIEF.
Mr.. Samuel Hawkes. left Monday for
Amelia county where he VIII spend two
weeks.
Miss Mamie Reynolds, of No. 40t North
Fourteenth Street, is quite sick.
There has been little change in Mrs. vir-
ginta Snellings' condition. She remains
very ILL.,
Mrs. Ella Pool and her little daughter,
Grace. who have been visiting her sister,
Mrs. w. B. Clary, have returned to their
home in Emporia.
Master Joe CARY, who has been detain-
ed at MS fathers home. No. 1904 Hull
Street, with fever, IS reported to be a
improving.
Rev. j. Sidney Peters. of Barton Heights,
viii preach at F,ifth-Street NJ e Church
every night this week. All are welcomr.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
Prentiss deeply sympath:ze with them in
the loss of their little infant daughter,
Gladys Elise Prenttss. who suddenly died
yesterday morning at $50 O'Clock. The
burial service viii take place this morn
ing at 1870 at Maury Cemetery.