The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-02
OBITUARIES
r6ncrni ~ Mrs. Addison.

Funcrnt of Mrs. Addison.
Addison viii be held this afternoon AT
4 o'clock from Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, on Laurel Street The pail
bearers VIII be: Mr.. w. NJ. Addison,
Gordon. Mr.. Henry G. Richey. Mr.. 1.
Mex. Iudkins. Mr.. Hamilton Basker-
Vile, DR.. Garnet Nelson and Mr.. Il.
&. Rennolds.
Mrs. Addison was the wife of the
late John Addison, of Richmond. She
died at her home, No. s22 Park Ave
nue.. on Saturday afternoon. She en-
joycd wide acquaintance, and was
universally esteemed and loved -
The members OF the Richmond city
Mission are requested TO meet TO-DAY
at $40 p: NJ In the vcstibule Of HOY
Funeral OF Mr.. Blake.
The funeral OF Mr.. james Blake, for
many years merchant of Richmond.
win take place this morning 81. at 10
Church. Mr.. Biake'ss death occurred
late SATURDAY night at his home. No.
S North Twenty nlnth Street. He was
In the eighty first year OF his age. The
family request that there be no
flowers.
Mr.. E. H. spence and MIR. C. u.
Robertson left last night for Waynes-
! boro to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Josiah Vaughan, president OF the
Vaughan Robertson Drug Company.
which viii take place this afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. sarah Mncon Hill.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
CULPEPER, VA. March Mfrs.
Sarah Macon Hill; wife OF the late
county. Va. and daughter of James
| Macon, of Orange county who died
In Culpeper. February 25th. was in
her eighty-fourth year. Coming Of
| Masons. Barbours. Conways. etc, size
| was. by the charm and graciousness
OF her manner. and by her open
| handed and unbounded hospitality,
perfect type Of the Southern gentle
President d Madison and OF Governor
James Barbour. Old and young were
her wonderful memory and by the
4 which she made SO real She never
wearied of talking Of her, visits to
! Montpelier. where Aunt Dolly reigned
as queen, of the wonderful tuTban that
adorned her regal head and OF her
L charming graciousness to prince and
peasant alike Throughout the dark
days of the Civil War the soldiers :. eyer ,,s r
home. In 1863. driven from their Gull
pepper home, Mr.. Hill ''refuged' with
his family to Chesterfield county, near
I Robios Station. 1t was there TIA l
4 General A. P. Hills body was brought
for burial Che was killed near Peters
burg) to the temporary home. of his
brother-in law. who was also his nrst
cousin. The body was hastily buried
for fear II might get into the posses
sion OF the enemy, Mrs. Hill tenderly
cared for the grave of the hero. plant
ing the brightest flowers over II, Tor
the love of flowers was passion with
her. .-,,,. w
passes charming personality; SO ends
!, the life of a Virginia matron.
John w. Mnrtin.
Especial TO The Times pispatch.l
= WOODSTOCK. VA, March John
!, w. Martin, formerly merchant OF
this place died to-day, aged sixty,
three years. He leaves widow and
Mrs sarah West.
{ TSpeciai to The Times DispatchnJ
i SALISBURY. N. c.. March l.-Fol'
, loving brief illness from pneu'
, monia. Mrs Sarah West. wife of MI
, j. H.. West we'll known merchant
! here. died last night, aged siSty-foui
: years. She leaves husband, Ioui
: sons and four daughters. The Inter
$ ment was made here to-day. She was
t native Xof Johnson county.