The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
THE DEATH OF
SQUIRE IITHG0W
He Passed Away at His Home in
Manchester.
FUNERAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Dir. Ed. Moore Jumped From a 1r'in
and Broke Ills Lcs-Iied Men Net
and Elected officers : O'hr
South Side News Items.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond ames.
l1l2 HUI Street. Beattis BLOCK

Manchester Bureau. Richmond girnes,
lll2 HUI Street. Beattis Block.
Mr. ia. Moore OF No. $50 vest Ninth
street. Jumped freIn a freight Tram near
Rock Caste yesterday ana broke MS tisht
lie. lust below the knee. he was brought
10 his home last night, wherqIDr. -datae"s
reset the leg.
RED MEM
Al the meeting OF the lndianola Irlpc,
Nn ; of Red Men, held last night at
Tonsy,s Hall, the following officers were
elected; Prophet, /. II / bailey; Sachein,
r. S. Taylor; Senior So sarnore, 9. l. For
tune; Junior Sycamore ". I. Hart; ChieI
OF Records, c. S. Wells; Collector OF WAN
pun, Il. X Sampson; Keeper Of VAN
pun, J. Il. Mum. The order VIII meet
again next Monday night
w. d. LiTiGOW DEAD.
Sou;re w. D. Lithgow died Sunday
morn.nc at 1870 O'clock. after long i'll
ness. He had been an invalid al! his
life and for the last four weeks he has
been Confined 10 his bed, his death be-
Ing expected almost daily When me
end came he was surrounded by MS
father, mother and sisters
w. D. Lithgow was born in 1856. his
parents at thai time living in Petersburg.
When he was quite young his family
moved 10 british Camp" the country
home O: the Lithgows. in Chesterfield.
where was spent his earlier childhood.
Later his father moved to Manchester
where he had lived since.
He was educated at the cit? schools,
his delicate health preventing him from
entering college. He has held several
public offices. For some time past ne
was High Constable. and at the time Of
his death he was Justice Of the Peace
of the Fourth Ward. Few men in Man
chester were better known, and had
more friends
OF his immediate fami ly he leaves a
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. w
I. -ithEow. and four sisters. Mrs. Albert
Mayo. of Petersburg; Mrs Augustus At
well. Mrs. p. Thornton, ana Miss Mamie
LithEow, Of Manchester.
The funeral service was held at the Pres
byterian church yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock. conducted by Rev. Van Houten.
assisted by Rev. ]. c. Reed. Burial was
made at Maury's cemetery. The follow
Eng gentlemen acted as pall-bearers:
Mayor u A. Maurice, S. c. Shepard, Geo.
Gary Chas. Page, Alexander Fitzgerald.
E. T. Du Val. Cary jerks and George
Blankenshin.
SMALL FIRE.
Sunday morning the Manchester
Fire Department was called out about II
o o'clock The building. which is occupied
by the Peasants Grocery Company, was
OF, fire. having caught from a defective
fue The fire Was soon put out, and little
damage was caused.
SHOOTING CRAPS.
Mayor Maurice had six negroes before
him yesterday morning for shooting
craps and stealing wood on Sunday.
Issa Love. 60. 90. Henry Neal 81. Tom
Isedd s. 80. Alex Hicks $500. Lewis Reid,
500 ard TInwood johnson !" days.
CONCERT AT CHESTER.
Friday nigh; delightful concert was
given by the Epwovth League OF the
Methodist church at Chester. Mrs. Rob-
nson's parlors were beautifully decora-
Ted with belly and misletoe. The pro-
;rramme was as follows: Song, Epwo!th
League. elocutionist, Miss Matte Pc
gram: solo. Virginia Robinson; pianist,
Miss Minnie La1npkln. Refreshments
were served after the concert.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev. Dr. Starr preached d sp!endid and
instructive sermon at Central church Sun
day night upon the Twentieth Century
Educational Fund.
AT the clerks Office of the Hastings
Court, there has been recorded :i25 Deeds
in the past year. The marriage licenses
issued number Sc. The property trans
;ers have been unusually great in num-
Der this year.
ENJOYABLE DANCE.
The Misses Taylor, OF Spring Garden,
I7luyannah county, Va, gave their friends
a very enjoyable dance on Thursday
night
The following ladies and gentlemen
took part: Misses Eirgie Baltimore. of
Fi.rmville. Va. Willie Saunderson. of
Catersvilie Parka. Carrie, Mary and An
ME TAYLOR, of Brerno Va. Kate Winston,
of Brt-no, Va. Gentlemen, Mcssrs. Geo.
w. Carter, Sunny Side, Va, Willie Wood,
Tire Creek Mills. Va, Freddie Saunder-
sen. Catervillc Va, Warner Baltimore.
OF Farnvile Va. E. Gyass. Of Scots
vile Va: Kenneth and Chas. Minter of
i5reno, Va, d. L. Toney, Manchester,
Va, r C. ard ]. l.. Taylor. Bremo. Va
Chaperones. MesGames Z. and r c. lay
lcr.
Cemetery Committee Is called for to-
night at 7:3o o'clock.
" O. Gooae, the popular clerk OF D.
L. Toney has returned from a visit to
his hone. in Powhatan.
Mrs Thomas Walden is quite i'll at her
home on Buck Hill.
Miss Pearl Blankenstlip, who has been
visiting Miss Lillian NJ. Thomas, of
I.rnchburs, has returned to her home in
Swanshoro.
Miss 1rere Bass returned yesterday after.
visit toSfriends in Washington. D. C.