The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
DEATH in
MANCHESTER
Funeral Of Mr.. r. A. Holt Will.
Beln Prince Edward.
BODY OF FOSTER FOUND
Ran Into the River Two Month Ago.
Bragg Robertson M'arrlage-MAcc.
kinley Memorial Personal
and General.
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch,

Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch, @
No. 1102 Hull Street.
Tho funeral or Mr. Robert Anderson
Holt will take place to-day In Prince
Edward county at Sandy River Church,
where the remains will be taken to-day
Mr.. Holt died at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning at the residence Of his son, No.
1923 Porter Street, aged seventy-one years.
Mr. Hollis illness was referred to In
Sundays paper. He was a gallant Con-
ffcderate soldier and color bearer OF the
Fiftysixth Virginia. Pickott's Division.
He was wounded at the battle Of tile
Crater and at Gettysburg.
He was born In Nottaway county, and
was twice married, his first wife being
Miss Lucy J. Blaton. His second wlfe
was Miss Sarah Z. Williamson, Of Prince
Edward county. who, with four sons,
survive him. Ills sons are Joseph WI,
William r., r. p, land Henry "A. Holt.
lie also leaves Il sister, Mrs, Benjamin.
Barksdale, of Manchester
FUNERAL OF AN INFANT.
The remains of the infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs George Caudle, who died at
their home, No. 10 East Third Street,
burial was In Marty cemetery, the scrv-
ices conducted by Rev, Asa Drlscoll,
PUPPY LOST.
Mr.. W. B. Bradley would DO glad to
havo back the little dog thnt no recently
got for his children. The puppy was
young and great pet Of Mr.. Bradley's
children.
MY children have lost q lot OF sleep
over that little dog" said Mr.. Bradley,
land they would be grateful for its
return"
BODY FOUND.
The body Of the negro, James Foster,
who ran into the river on the night of
January 81. while being pursued by David
Boyd, another negro, with a pistol, was
found late Sunday in a fish trap at
N1ayo's Island. to which place 1t had
washed from the dam at Belle Isle, at
which point the negro had fallen into
the river
The two negroes had engaged in a
quarrel on the evening referred to- and
stones were thrown and pistols fred.
It was said at the time that Foster. had
made his escape and gone away to-
avoid prosecution.
The body was buried by the family yes
terday afternoon,
BRAGGARoBERTsoN,
Miss Helen Robertson. of Forest Hill,
left yesterday for Amelia county to be
bridesmaid at the Robertson-B Bragg mar
riage, which takes place tomorrow morn
Ing at Q o'clock in Namozine Church.
Amelia county
The bride is a niece Of r. S. Robertson,
Of the Merchants and Mechanics Bank,
Manchester. and Is sister of Upton and
Stanhope Robertson, formerly Of this
city. The groom is a prosperous young
farmer. OF Llnenberg county.
A1'KINLEY MEMORIAL
Postmaster II. G. Beattie has received
from tho Mckinley National Memorial
Association n limited supply of tho certin-
Gates which have been prepared for dis
t1tbution to contributors to the monu-
ment fund as souvenirs Of their particle
pa ton in that great enterprise. The GER
ti1cate is beautiful work of art, on
which is given an excellent reproduction
of Mrs. McKInley's favorlte likeness OF
her husband, together with picture OF
the Mckinley homo in Canton and OF the
White House.
The supply in the hands OF Postmaster
II. G, Beattie Is a portion Of the first
edition Of the certificates and Is sent here
to enable those who have not as yet
contributed to do so.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
THE funeral Of Mr.. John F. Berry took
place at Blandford cemetery, Petersburg,
yesterday afternoon
fruit supper was given at Manx
Addition last night fo- the benefit Of
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Mrs, 2. p. Nunnally. who has been
sick a long time, is much better.