The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-03
Committee Thinks Superln-
tendent Needs New House..
FUN j 7. ElRAL OF MR.. LATHAM
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Secret Marringe-D Declared Insane
Services at Sacred Heart Church.
Bostock Benefit Tickets Per- ,.,.-
sonal and General.

Thc Tim es-D Dispatch Bureau,
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S FIJI No. 11O2 Hull Street.
Manchester Counciltnen who IRE mem
bers OF tho Cemetery Committee are
lucky men, for. added to the pleasure OF
the regular meetings the members OF the
committee arc usually entertained II by
Superintendent Alien and his charming
wife and daughter.
The committee met last night in reGu-
lar session. They found the superinten-
dent very much Under the weather, suf-
ferlrg with an nbscess and a severe case
Of neural gia. Under the %circun 81 J: noes
Mr.. Petit. Of [the committee. was chosen
secretary pro tenn. Superintendent Allen
got out OF bedyto welcome the COMMITTEES,
but he was unable to ofllciate us seclo-
tary. 5l} "A, e. q 5s,iS 5, .,i. al NV B En- Il:
4 Those present were Chairman Torgu-
son, Minor, Cox, Rudd, Patrnm and Pet
tit. 4. a; + s ii AZ FL
The report OF the superintendent showed
the expenses Of tho department for the
month OF February to have been $10S.3O;
the receipts SAG. KS !.
rrhese ARE the smallest3receipts Of any
month since I have been&in tho Office
said Superintendent. Allen. But they
indicate a most encouraging condition OF
the people as regards mortality"
A report from the superintendent re-
gnrding the condition Of Che supcrin-
tendcnt's residence caused a discussion
as to repairs. and 1t was the sentiment
Of the committee that a new house was
badly needed. In accordance with this
sentiment and upon mot!on$of ar Pa
tram, q commit tee of four was appointed,
including The cha lrman Of the mttee,
to act In conjunction with superintendent
Allen, ana to report back to the general
committee. the cost Of an entirely new
building. 5ssf ~ H
II think the Finance Committee will
agree with us that we need n new house
when they are placed IN possession Of
the facts regarding the present condi-
ton Of this 5ranlshacklcd building" said
Mr.. Rudd. af s5t
IT have been on this committee for
seven years" said Mr.. Patram. and we
have been making little repairs he . and
there, and there Isl nothing to show
This old building has been. here for
twenty years, and we are badly III need
OF n new one.' *
The sentiment Of tho other members
was along the same line. a4a
\ 1t WAS roughly estimated that new
house would cost from $1,000 to $780,
and Superintendent Allen said he could
cut down the charges OF construction
considerably If he were allowed to super
intend the work and have the employ
ment OF mon to assist him. The Sub
committee consists Of Messrs. Ferguson,
Patram, Rudd and Petit.
TELEPHONES GO OUT.
At o'clock last night tho receivers OF
tho Richmond Telephone Company were
hung on their hooks never to respond
to the old familiar call of Hello, Cen
trail" again. All phone service is now
done through the Bell phones, and tho
Richmond Instruments will be removed
MS quickly rs possible. 5f 4.
GONE TO BAL.TIMOR
Mrs. p. Z. Lipsconlb and daughter Of
Forest Hill. have gone to Baltimore for
q stay OF about two weeks. On their re-
turn they will stop over at Old Point for
a few days. S Y H. $g#
FUNERAL OF MIR. LATHAM.
The funeral Of Mr.. Rowzey Gilbert
Latham Will be from Fifth street Metho-
dist Church Mt 2:3o o'clock this afternoon,
and the interment will be In Hollywood f
Mr. Latham died Sunday evening at
o'clock, at his home on Stockton Street.
aged seventy-two years. He had lived
in Manchester for forty-four years. al
during that time he was one Of the lead
ing spirits in the growth OF the city. lie
was active In business and religious
late war, having served in Crenshaw'sl
Battery. Flo came to Richmond from
Fredericksburg. but was born in Ohio
having left that State for Virginia when
he was n lad OF sixteen.
: Up to the war he WAS employed at the
Dunlop & McCance mill After the war
he was with Dunlop and the Gallego Mills
conducted the Manchester Mills, which
he founded in 1882
He helped Sbuild Fifth Street Metho-
dist Church, and was superintendent Of
Central Methodist Sunday school for a
number OF years. lie was greatly inter-
ested in Sunday-school work md taught
many OF tho children OF Manchester.
Mr.. Latham leaves two daughters and
three sons-AIrs. e. w Berry, OF Man
chester and Mrs C. s. Reams, OF
Lynchburg, and Messrs. T.. NJ. J., b.,
and II. D. Latham, Of Manchester, He
was twice married., his first wife being
Miss Bottle Jones, OF fredericksburg,
and his second, Miss Sarah c. Han
cock, Of Chesterfield, who survives him.
lie has twenty grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren
He was a man with a noble Christian
character, and his loss will be sorely
felt.
Tho pall-bearers will be his grand
children, IA
VIM. r, berry. and Leroy,FJohn.tand
Ernest Latham. ia tlslt fga W. NIL
P. Jones, g, y. Gum and Alonzo Holt.
Revs Asa Driscoll and w. a, Langhon
viii conduct the services
INQUIRENDOA DE LUNATIcO.
Drs r. r., Rucker, r. G. Hill and
Squire Jordan held commission OF lu-
macy on Lee RI Phillips yesterday morn.
Ing and adiudged him Insane, lie had
grown violent in Oppleman's store, and
was taken to tho station house by OF
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