The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
JOHN GILLIAN
OF POWHATAN
News Of His Death Received Here
With Sorrow.
HAVE new MACHINE SHOPS.
Church Services To-Day Fire al
Observation-Disclosures. Personal
and Brief, Of
Manchester.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times, |
No HOP HILL Street.

No. Hull SlIeel. }
A telegram was received yesterday
evening announcing the sudden deatn OIL
Mr.. John Gillian, of Powhatan county
The news came as a great shock TO MS
many friends, as it was not known thar
he was indisposed. He was in the city
last Saturday attending to business.
Mr. Gillian was the Oldest SON or the
lat: Richard James and Catherine T..
Gillian, OF Powhatan. He is survived oy
a wife, grandson, Randolph Moore Gill
liam, son or the late r. j. Gillian, VINO
died about four years ago, Two orothers,
Messrs. VIM. 7. Gillian, OF the Virginia
Navigation Company; Mr.. James y. Gil
liam, conductor on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad; two
sisters, Mrs. Hugh Z. Nelson, of Char
lottcsville; Mrs. VIM. U. kennon, OF
Powhatan and a large number of deeply
grieved friends
Mr.. Gillian was a gallant Confederate
Splder-Served the entire war in the
Powhatan Troop, Company f, Fourth
Virginia Calvary, Stewards command.
The plant of the Southern Fertilizer
Company on Fourth and Hull Streets has
recently been leased by Nlessrs. John n.
Waters and John n. German. of Rich
mond, for the purpose Of operating IN this
civ a plant similar to the one operated
by them on South Eighth Street III Rlch-
mond, for the manufacture or engines,
boilers and machinery OF every KIND.
The plant will probably be in operation
in some department by the last or TINS
week.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Miss Myrtle Brashear entertained a
number of her friends Friday night at
her home. No. IS East Ninth Street. the
occasion being her birthday. Those pres
ent were: Misses NIaude Sadler, Minnie
Nunnally, Willie Marshall, Mamie DAVID
son, Mable Flippen. Ida Bovea, Gertle
Williams. Laura Austin and Rosa Viii
liams; Messrs. Harry Marshall Wilbur
Baugh, Frank Boiler. Irwin Fervis. James
Rudd. George Austin. Alley Vernon. WI
lie Williams, Horace Williams. Marion
FIippen, Arthur Davidson, Willie Sadier,
Charlie Sadler. Chaperons, Mrs Williams
and Mrs. Sadler.
RAYMOND Ellis, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. l.. Ellis, OF No. 1913 Perry
Street fell upon the stone at his home
Yesterday afternoon, cutting an ugly
wound in his forehead. He was treated
by Dr. Rucker, and at last reports was
resting well.
MR.. NJ o. CLEATON.
A telegram was received IN TINS city
yesterday about noon announcing the
death Of Mr. NJ. 0. Cleaton, at the home
of his father near Blacks Ridge. Neck
Ienbure county. Mr.. Citations health be-
came bad, and about month ago he went
to visit his father, and he died while
there. He leaves a wife and i've children.
who reside in this city on East Eleventh
Street. No particulars as to the funeral
have been learned.
HOUSE DESTROYED.
The home of Mr.. Ruben. near the old
halfway house on the Petersburg Turn
pike, was totally destroyed by fire Thurs
day night about 10 o'clock The. house
was a fran building. owned by MI. /.
Blacker, his father-in-law. The fire IS
thought to have originated from de-
fective flue in the second story The en-.
tire second floor was ablaZe before the
fire was discovered from the outside by
leghbor. who awoke the family sleep
ing on the first floor. There was some
insurance on the building. but the fur
nture belonging to Mr.. Ruben was to-
tai loss.
CASE DECIDED.
Judge Hancock opened Circuit Court
Friday at Chesterfield Court House.
The case Of n. T.. Watkins VS.. Seaboard
Air Line. on the special plea filed by the
defendant, was decided in favor OF the
company. The company was represented
by Messrs. Wells and Page. The docket
was called and several cases set Tor hear
ing Court will convene again! on Mon
day.
3. L. j.
i'll at her home near Chesterfield Court
house. was somewhat better Saturday.
DR. Cheatham is greatly improved from
his recent illness.
The funeral service of Mrs. Carter N.
Jones' whose death occurred Friday
morning at her home. in Chesterfield.
took place this afternoon at o'clock
at the home Burial was made in the
family burying-ground.
Mr.. D. L. Toney's bill, recently intro
duced in the House. requiring Eaanufse-
turers to put not less than igi pounds OF
flour in a barrel, has passed both houses
and will no doubt soon become :. llay
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
Mr. Charles E. Holder. abon. ten mics
in the county had the misfortune to Ice
his infant child Friday night by death.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon at a clock from the residence; the
burial was made in the family burying-
prn,ind on the plac