The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-21
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
!, Dr. Z. r. chiles, First Mayor Of
Manchester and Wcll-Knowl
Physician, is Dead.
I FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Rev. MIR. Fix Celebrates Fifth
Anniversary as Pastor Of
Presbyterian Church.
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch.

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Manchester Bureau. Times. Dispatch.
No. 11Oo Hull street.
Or. L. r. Ch!les, the first Mayor Of I
Manchester and IN his time one Oh y.
at the Soldiers Home. in Richmond.
After having been away for twenty
years, Mr., Chiles returned here ~
that time he had been In III l1ealtl.
During. his life in Manchester he was
beloved by all who knew him. tie
ago, and after attending Fleetwood
Academy he took up the study OF med
iclne in the Medical College OF Vir-
ginia, where he was graduated. Dur
the Confederate hospitals In Richmond:
At the close of the war he resumed
his practice In Manchester. and grad
ually drifted into politics. &c vas
the charter of the city was granted by
the Legislature.
Or. Chf1es served one term as Mayor,
and and was then sent to the legisl at,
he represented the city and district
with much success. After n time he
abandoned the practice Of medicine,
embarkinE In the drug business. which
he conducted for several years. Later
he entered tho real estate business.
& Payne. In 1880 he moved to Norfolk,
where he again took up the practice
last year.
He was married twice. his first wife
being Miss Matte Walker, who left
one son. DR.. Edward chiles Of Nor
ence Morrissette. who survives him..
The funeral will take place from the
home Of Mr.: Lee TURNKEY, of Forest
Hill, this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The services will be conducted at the
grave In MaiIrV Cametary.
The Rev. J. J. Fix. OF the Presby-
terrain CHURCH. yesterday morning cele-
present. Since Mr.. FIX has IS had Charge
OF the church 119 additions have beOn
made to the membership, the contri-
buttons received for all purposes have
Increased between 60 and 20 per cent;
of the $4,000 debt that was on the
church at the time lie entered upon
his work but 500 remains unpaid; the
Sunday school has advanced and the
work of the home department and OF
the mems Bible class has made rapid
strides: thirty-three members have
given up their membership to go to
otlier Presbyterian churches; ten mem
beers have died and sixteen have been
married by the pastor.
After reading his report for five
years. Mr.. Fix thanked his congrega-
tien Ia for It's cordial cooperation. and
possible for him to have accomplished
anything, had it not been for that. He
then preached a most appropriate ser.
mon. His theme was Sacrifice of
Thanksgiving"
The Earnest Workers of the Presby-
terrain Church will meet this after
noon at 4 o'clock at No. 1922 Porter
Street. \ full attendance is desired.
Charged With DesertiOn.
beine held by the Manchester police
on the charge of desertion from the
United States Navy. Crawley has lived
in Manchester. but for some time has
been away, and 1t was not known that
he had entered the navy until he was
arrested here the other day.
The police are communicating witt
the naval authorities concerning him.
He is a companion Of young Marshall
who was here several months ago
charged with desertiOn from the navy.