The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-05
OBITUARY.
Colonel Norman Smith.

Colonel Ncrluan Smith.
The death of Colonel Norman Smith. one
of the most widely known citizens of
Henrico. occurred at sos o'clock yester-
day morning at his home on the Charles
City Road. about three miles below Rlch-
nond. He was seventy-one years of age.
Colonel Smith was we'll known and
highly respected in Richmond and the
State at large He was a gentleman of
strong convictions and of the strictest in
tegrity and won and retained the esteem
Of all with whom he came in contact.
He was a native of New England. and
during the Civil War served as colonel
of the Thirteenth New Hampshire Regi-
ment. Soon after the war he came to
Virginia to live and bought the farm on
which he died. About fifteen years ago
he married Miss Maggie Woodwork,
daughter of John Woodwork. Of Henri
CO, and she, with two small children,
survives him.
Colonel Smith. in 1862 was elected to
the State Senate from Henrico. in the
first Legislature under the reconstruc-
ton. He served four years. and in 1879
was again a candidate in the memorable
contest between Bradley T. johnson and
Charles z. Workman and William Il.
Tanner on the one side, and Colonel Will
liam C. knight and Colonel Norman
Smith and L. II. StaTke on llle otuei
This time he was defeated.
For several terms Co3ne1 Smith was
one of the Supervisors of the county. He
was also for some time member of the
State Board of Agriculture. Col. Smith
was also greatly interested in the Farm
ers' Alliance, which at one time was a
.fourishing organization in the State.
The funeral will take place on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Leopold Rose.
Mrs. Leopold Rose died at o'clock Sun
day morning at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Isaac HutZler, No. 400 West Grace
Street She had been in i'll health about
three weeks, suffering from heart trouble.
The death of Mrs. Rose while not uneS-
pected, comes as great shock to her
many friends and acquaintances in Rich
mond. She had become well-known and
greatly beloved in the circle in which she
moved, and UP to the time Of her illness
had been in perfect health. For the past
three weeks she has been suffering great
~, but up to the last moment had con-
troll OF her faculties.
Mrs. Rose was the widow of Mr.. Leopold
Rose, formerly well known and highly
respected dry goods merchant of this city.
She was born in Hesse-DarEnstadt, Bavaria
sixty-eight years ago. She came to this
country at the age of eighteen years, land
ing in Baltimore, but coming shortly after
to Richmond, where she has lived ever
stree.
She leaves two sons Messrs. Moses L.
Rose. of this city; and Mr.. Sam hose, Of
Norfolk: three daughters, Mrs. Charles %.
Straus and Mrs. isaac Hutzler, OF Rich
nond; and Mrs Harry Kaufman. of Bal
timore; and three brothers, Messrs. julius
Eycle, Isaac Sycle and Simon Sycle, OF
this city.
The funeral took place at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon from the Hebrew Nor
1rary Chapel Rev. DIR. E. N. Calisch Off
ciating. The pall-bearers We're as fol-
lows:
Hcnorary-Messrs. Henry Gunst, Julius
Straus, Jonas Marcuse, David Hutzler, a.
Rosenstock, of Petersburg; z. B. I'LL
man, William Rose and DR.. 81. Wythe Da-
Wis
Active-Messrs. Alex Marcusc. W. D.
Movers. Myer Greentree. Richard Var
brcush, Henry Rosenheim. Jake Lichten-
stein, S. w. Fleishman and Moses Hutzler.
Macon S. Ford.
Mr. Macon Schumacher Ford, ore of the
Oldest and mos prominent lumber mer-
chants of Richmond. died at 2 :s5 O'Clock
Sunday morning at his residence, No.
1924 West Cary Street. Although he had
been in feeble health fer years. he had
only Leen confined to his bed three
weeks.
He was born in Henrico county. Janu-
airy list, 1s41. and was the son OF the
late Ryland Ford.
He enlisted at the beginning of the war
under General Jackson's command. and
served faithfully during the whole cam
paign.
After the war he camc TO Jtichrond
10 "a n
he opened UP lumber business at 1S2G
West Cary Street, at which, place he
remained until his death
Mr.. Ford was a consistent member of
the Deep Run Baptist Church and was
a true man in all the relations of life.
In 1868 he married Miss Susan Robb.
of Hanover county, who survives him
with three clildren-Miss Nettie b. Ford,
Mrs. a. w. Smith and Mrs. E. T.. Wood
all.
He also leaves twelve sisters and broth
ers. The funeral will be conducted by
Rev l. M. Mercer a West-Niew Bap-s
fist Church, corner Grove Avenue and
Meadow Street. Tuesday, March 9Th, 1901,
at II A NJ The interment will be in
River View The following gentlemen
will act as pall-bearers:
Active-T p. Campbell, VIM. L. Car
neal, VIM. B. Newell. r. e. Gilmore.
Thos f. Savage, Il. NJ. Foster, W. Minor
Woodward, Charles A. Mason.
Honorary-Gcneral "A. L. Phillips. Maj
or o. S. Allen. George D. Peasants. A.
w. Patterson, A. NJ. Lyon. Il. L, Mon
tague, r. B. gTaliaferro. G. r. Guy. Phil
lip Meisel and ". Greed Davis.
&C. Walter.
Mr.. Charles G. Walter. one Of the old
est and best known jewelers. and watch
makers Of this city, died at his residence,