The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-16
IN
MANCHESTER
Sudden Death 81 Auditor John
w. Hall Brings
Grief. So
FUNERAL THIS rs: AFTERNOON
Veterans and Counciln,en to At At
tend ii, a Body-Cther
Southside News.
! FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON

a,ohostcr Bureau Times Dlspa tch,
4 $50" No. 1902 Hull Street.
ewing 10 the death Of Auditor Hail
The Board Of Aldermen did not meet. IN
,,,,s,ness session last night, but adjourned
I FRIDAY night. a committee was ap-
,onted 10 act In conjunction with SIM
liar one appointed from the common
Council to draft resolutions on the deatH
OF Mr.. Hall.
The ,oint committee consists of Messrs.
p.tr,,m and Abbott, of the Board; owen
4 C.r,zzard and Sampson, of the Common
Council. This committee VIII mee' "
morrow, night and draft Its resolutions o'l 9
and they will be presented at 1o'h'
meeting OF the Council at 1850 o CLOCK
Friday night At that time the vacant
authorship will be filled.
4 q Mr.. Barrett was appointed con'n't ''Ie
OF one to purchase from Mann ana brow"
a suitable floral design.
e. THOSE present at the meeting were
! aressrs. Perdue, ABBOTT, Hooker. Rudd'
Barrett and Patrarn.
CAMP MEETS.
called meeting of Joseph Johnston
i ran,n was held last night, and the fol,
loving pall-bearers appointed to atteh y.
Y the funeral this afternoon: Messrs; ). =.
II Ahhott + A. Lipscomb. j. j. Blanton'
a W Bronauch, E. B. Howle. s. K.
owen, E.. w. Wesiger and Judge W1lliu'h
Il Clopton. ,. 4,,s
The camp will meet at O'Clock inns
afternoon to attend the funeral III pou'.
SEVERAL CANDIDATES.
THE Importance of filling the vacancy
s occasioned by the death OF MT. nan mas
K urged the Council to lose little time IN
electing some one.
sented themselves. and on Friday night
the vacancy will probably be filed.
Expressions of sorrow and regret were
general all over the city when the Sudoen
death Of Mr.. John Wesley Hall was
learned. Mr.. Hall was esteemed by an
who knew him, and those wno knew nm
best loved him as man OF ln1eet,ts
and honor. He was in good health, ap-
parently. at ! o'clock Monday night. AZ
that time he was In conversation with
a Times Dispatch man and Alderman Pa-
tram while standing on Hull Street. near
Eleventh. and talked pleasantly and IN
terestingly on the payment OF the capt.
tation taxes \ He died at l:l5 a. NJ. Tues
IL
bridge Streets, after only few moments
illness, in the presence OF his devoted SON.
n lust before his death he sat at table
writing His son was In bed IN the same
room. The latter noticed book iall
from the table. Then las father arose,
rubbed his hands and sad In strange
voice: I" believe ] am losing my senses
Clinton, Is that you?"
The son put his father TO bed and called
DR.. Rucker and DR.. Mathews. Every
thing was done for him. but he died In
a few minutes
Mr.. Hall was City Auditor and clerk OF
both branches Of the City Council. he
was assisted In the work by his son, Mr..
John C. Hall. and when he was stricken
he was in the act Of writing out the MIN
utes of the last meeting of the Common
Council and arranging his papers for the
meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen sched-
uled for last night.
The funeral will DO from Balnbridee
Street Church this afternoon at O'Clock.
and the burial VIII be In Maury Gene
terry.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Mr.. Hall was born In Manchester August
Q, 1873. He was educated in the public
schools OF Manchester. In the early pari
OF his life he engaged in the commission
business with Johni~ T.. JGler. He was
also in business %ith"Charles II. McMur
do. He became a member of the Man
I. chester Artillery a. the outbreak OF thu
war, and was a prisoner at Fort Della
ware for one year. He was book keeper
for G. II. Murden for two years and wa:
with John K. Jeter In Richmond for ter
years. Mr.. Hall was also associated il
business with Chamblin and Leigh Later
u he was in business with Egbcrt G. Leigh
Jr., and Company. After that firm DIS
4 solved partnership he went to work fo
the Union Brokerage Company, OF Rich
1nond.
In January, 1895. he was elected to sue
coed j. V. Walden as City Auditor of Man
chester Mr.. Walden having died whil'
holding that position.
Mr.. Hall married Miss Patio L. Talley
OF Manchester, September %. 1867. Tn
ceremony was performed In tho BAN
bridge Street Baptist Church by the Rev
& Dr. j. l.. urrows. Mrs. Hall was tn
adopted daughter of Mrs Thirza Hatch
er Blankingship. The wife died May q
1884.
Mr.. Hall is survived by four children
John c. Hall, MISS RUDY Hall, Miss Mat
tie j. Hall and Miss Marion r, Hall, @
Manchester. One daughter Miss Salli
e. Hall, died August 4, 1885
Mr.. Hall was the son OF Mrs. Salli
Z Bridgewaler Han and Hacharah Hall.
PERSONAL AND NOTES.
AIS. Little RODelt JeWelt, VINO Iell from y
porch and spraincd his arm and leg.
doing we'll under the treatment Of D.
Ingram.
Rev. John Harmon will address the Ant
Saloon League OF Swansboro at West En-
Church Tomorrow night.
John Toney was fined by Mayor Maj
rice for being drunk and disordery, an
then he Vas fined S2a for contempt an
put under bond for six months. He wei
10 jail,
Seth Ellis, who fell from train net
News Ferry Monday and bauly injurt
himself. is getting along nicely und
K the treatment OF DIR. Ingram and d
q Merchant
ENTERTAIN PYTHIANS.
Manchester Pylhians will enterta In the
VA brethren OF Richmond at Anderson's Ha
Ninth and Hull Streets, al S o'clock I
morrow night, There viii be music al
refreshments.
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