The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-03

sons, DR. F. Q. and ". 7. AIooklar and
Mr.. c. C. Gary, son of his second wife,
who was Mrs. Lucy Gary.
Mr.. Mookiar vas a member of the State
Legislature, session of 1SIS-l3 AMI ST.
pervisor of King William for ever twelve
Years. Indeed, he he'd every Office in
the Gift of his county except judge, clerk
and Commonwealth attorney. Whlc
he was sheriff ami collector OF taxes, he
returned the smalie:t delinquent list ever
returned in the county. his list being one
year less than one dJllar.
He was faithful to every trust and non
ored every Office he ever he'd. lie was
elector at large on the presidential tic!.-
ct Of 1852. When the call for trCCDS was
made in 1861 he enl stel in Company G.
Twenty-second Battalion of Virginia and
was made first lieutenant. He S=rved
through the war in this and other com
mards.
He was twice married. his first wife be-
ing Miss Fannie e. Fox, CT King VII
liam, daughter Of DR.. r. W. Fox. BY
her one daughter survives him as stated
above. BY his second wife, two sons are
still living. Mr. Mcoklac was one of three
Of the largest landowners and taN-pa!--
ers in his county. He was industrious
energetic and economical but not parsino
onious. was always sympath5tic With
those in distress and generous to all j.
need. He was a pub.ic-sniril ed cit zen
IN the trueSt sense of the VOID and /
man will be missed in his ent re section
more than he.
He without quest on the lcg;l adj
wiser and oracle of his entire community
possessing as he dii q stroDg and pens-
lratfnS and we'l-infOrmed mind.
He was up and alive on every pubic is
sue. In antebellum days he WAS al old
line Wing, but since the days of readust-
erisn, he has been active Republican
His funeral acd in:errent will tae
this afternoon at o'clock. at Corpth
Church, King William county.
a1rS j. Raymond Coles.
Mrs j. Raymond Goes, of Washington,
Wh-!e experimenting with "a newly-
purchased OH stove, Friday afternoon re-
caiyed iNiure.J which caused ner death
early YESTERDAY morning.
Mrs. Coles was Miss Jessie Tcnneli Il
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Gus Tennell, of
Church Hill. The remains were brought
to Richmond yesterday afternoon. lnt
funeral takes pace to-day from the
Christadelphian Church and the inter
ncnt Will be made in Hollywood.
Her husband. Mr.. j. Raymond Coo
was for number Of ye3r5 telegraph
operator at Elba Station and later wi il
and is now one or the chief operators o
the Southern Railway in Washington
Mr.. ard Mrs. Coils w.ra m rr ed i
this city bout five years ago and Ill.
survived by Two oh ldren. orc a fv-
weeks old baby and the et:ier Only tw
years OF age.
The Washington Post publishes the fo!-
lowing account of the Occurrences:
Mrs. j. Raymond C3lts, twsnty-si
years of age, formerly of Richmond. W.
was horlib burned whi.c sxpe:incntn
with nswiy-rurchased oil stove, at n
1881 Ninth Street. no til-wer t. shortly be
fore clock last night. Scarce a pur
ton OF her body escaped tn. Il mes II
ned to fury as She 7, s:lcl frantic Ill
doNn-stairS from her r3Cm cn the scconc
story of the sidewalk.
Mr.. Coles is Il ;eleSraphcr in The employ
of the Southern Railway Company, and
came here from Richmond with his wife
last September. They have been living il
apartments at the home OF p Hamln
where the accident occurred The oil
stove, one of the blue flame, wickless
burner variety. was purchased yesterday
ana Mr. and Mrs. Coles started it for
the fiIs> time early in the evening As
the oil ignited it ttared up and an at
tempt Was made to turn off the fluid
Failing in this. Mr.. and Mrs. Coles en-
6eaSored to throw the stove out the
window. Mrs. Coles clothing was ig
nited in this attempt and her husband
was slightly burned. In an adioining
room slept a five-weeks-old baby ana u
child of two years.
In her excitement. Mrs. Coles rushed
downstairs, screaming, before her hus-
band could prevent A large crowd col
lected. and a number of men enGeaHored
to eNtinenish the flames. Several .ien
We're moved to tears by the sight OF her
agony and frenzied fear Policeman Mar
tin Brown, hurrying up, tore oft his coat.
and with it slnothered some of the danes
DR.. Mckenzie. a young sraduata ii.7pg
in the neighborhood, did the sama. and
between them they succeeded. The wo-
man was then taken into the house, end
DR.. Fisher and DR.. Henderson attended
her. The unfortunate woman suffered in
When the physicians had hn,sh-
ed applying bandases. only her eyes we're
visible About 10 o'clock Mrs. Coles was
removed TO Garfield Hospital.
*. IL Holmrs.
Mr.. r. L. Holmes died Friday at his
home In Lester Manor. Va.
The funeral will take place to-day
from the church at Lester Manor The
service will be conducted by Rev. E, c.