The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-31
SCHOOL BOARD
MET LAST NIGHT
MIR. T. W. Webster Returns to
his Home Safe and Sound.
DEATH OF Mr.. WENTWORTH
Was the Oldest ciuz.n of ,he city-Mr
sadier essses Away-Offcers of
Juniors and Daush,ers-Christ-
mas Trea-iten7z. ETC
DEATH OF Mr.. WENTWORTH
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. n02 Hun Street
II regular monthly session last night
the City School Board met and after or
deriag . large quantity of bils p id
e4ectrd MaIl4.a Ross tcotored) sE-st-t& G
II tue coioyea schools, AID otiered a res
olutlon ASKING mat Prlnc.pa. BIaci'We.i'
Of the col5IGd school ataeLd ne next
meeting OF the board and exp.an 20.
little ri cgCiality IN the ulonsaiy report
OF attendance OF teachers. Otner MT
tiers were disposed OF in hurry. Tie ses-
sion not bast.Rs for mucn over al NOR
Present were Messrs- 4. y. SNOW al,
z. J. Jones. j. S. WaAeAe!d, j. .. 6"od'
DIS. e. Z. Rucker and T. r. -hat. ewS'
3. W. NunaIty. u. c Broaecusr j. Z.
S1eilingS aud Clerk W. II. LIP COM
Pupil Russell Kahn was orGereu II b.
corrected for misconduct in the school
There vas a si.nt difference in The re-
port Of attendance Of one OF the color d
teachers and the report Of Z. ia!
Blackwell. To straiglsen out the mat T
The PRINCIPAL viii be requested 10 appear
before the body at its next meeting
Aside from the business Of the ard
while n session. a conversation OF seS-
.ral OF Tie members relative 20 the de-
merit system is OF interest to many t
ras pronounced by two members as he.
ing BAD The two gentlemen were loud
81 their argument that the ca IA en-
should be punished IN school, ahd Lo-
given dement's Ter small otfsnse5. Mh 2
this d.d rot come OFT in the Heetn :, II
Is safe to say that such moe will be
started at tke next meeting Of the ooGy.
RETURNED SAFE.
Missing from his home since the night
before. something entirely OFT OF the or
binary fer hin, his HABITS IN he past
being always regular, Mr l. W. We
ster appeared at his homo, No. 1oo M :
Dorough Street last night ketween and
: o,c.ock. in answer TO the queries al
once d5ed al him, he said that ne ead
been to his cousins home in Eichrol
the night before and from wound Il
his hand was taEsa sick, having 10 70
main in led all yesterday. Just wa
tie family Ct the young man wee grow
ing very uneasy as to his whereaoouts
his appearance put g stop TO al tear-
Your- Webster. who is employed as
clerk Tor Mr. J. ?. Robinson, at TWelfth
snd Perry Streets. Is always TIE first
the store. and yesterday when re d not
show up in the morn ng word was en-
around TO his home for him. ii at mrs
being thought ttat he was either ia d
or sick When the news came tha n
had rot Been hocne the sht before, haF-
ing left ostsnsibly TO go TO the BIO
Theatre the family waited Ln:H apout
10 O'Clock. when they became alarmed at
his absence. The three police stations n
Richrnond were notified and asAeQ o
look for the young man When a Times
reporter called at the home Il night
about G o'clocl: ana FOUND the your N Z
still missing, Mrs. Webster expressed
hone that he would be in before bed tine.
He came about $50 o'clock.
CHRISTMAS TREE.
,---,-.y,- n Pain
tridge Street Baptist Church at Leader
Hall last night was q most enjoyable
occasion to both young and old The
hall was fairly wei hlled with the little
tots and many older persons, who cant
along TO Witness the delight of the small
er ones, upon witnessing the approach o.
Earta Claus Mr. Edward Burton whr
s1vavs take any part well, was Santa
ena Nessrs. Douglas Harding ana
LLOYD posed as Uucle Sam and John
Bull. Children dressed In the style OF
ye oldeu times marched and sung an:
altogether the occasion was very en-
.oyabIe one.
At Oak Grove Baptist Church a s!rni
lar scene was bsing enacted as was also
the case at Fifth Street Methodist ChTuch
OLDEST CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr. william whitworth. Manchester
Oldest citizen. died yesterday morning at
sos O'CLOCK as a result OF q stroAe Q.
paralysis received only two hours be-
fore. He was SO years old. being borIl
IN Rochdaie. Eng. May %. 1920. and
came 10 this country when q, small boy.
lie moved TO Manchester and for years
lived at Tenth and Hull Streets. whert
the Leader Building ROW stands. For
years, however. he has lived at No. 5oS
west Twelfth Street, where he died yes
terday morning
fris widow Is extremely III. Several
weeks ago she was paralyzed and tht
shock of the death OF her life-mate may
send her TO her grave Besides his WIDOW
ne is survived by one daughter, Miss
sall,c whitwortn. and two sisters ano
one brother They are Mrs. John I.
Ey-hftlock. Mrs. Sarah Nan'-ip and Mr..
John S. Whitwortb. OF Norfolk.
The funeral will be tomorrow at go
O'Clock and interment will be in Holly
wood Cemetery.
TEATrE. OF Mr. SADLER.
Mr.. z NJ. sad,er. so years old. d'ed at
his residence No. u East Ninth Street,
Non6ar ante rhor. lie ned geea
some time, and MS death WIS not wholly
a sugpr Sc His widow survives hin. He
xsas q member OF Liberty Council. No.
I3 Jr o q. A. NJ Of Swansboro. and
~ O4A!OG Grove OF 1JIutuS' .. tNiSt'-t.''t'I''
For loEg time he was employed al the
Tr1gg Slipy ards. Funeral H@2a &c to-ca.
sso76 y.on'->an S+-ee+ E7a--+-- CHURCH
the Rev r N. Chandler officiating. IN
terment VIII be in Marry Cemetery.
MARRIED IL ATLANTA.
An Atlanta paper gives an account OF
the marriage there of Mt. Walter Whit
ton. ere OF the u.oss popular young men
O. >hn- q * E-ssifr
dauvhter Of atr. ard Mrs N. NJ. Wood
OF the East-Enc of that city. The an.