The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-01

OBITUARY
Eunernl q, Cnp,oin comn,

Captain Thomas e. Coffin. native
of Virginia. but of recent years a
resident of Florida, died Sunday of
Brights disease. after an Illness of
brother-in-law. DIR. John r. Wheat, at |
eos East Main Street, Richmond
Captain Coffin was born at Alexan-
dria. Va. in 1847. At the age of fifteen
he enlisted in the Confederate army |
as a member of the Sixth Virginia !
Regiment, Mahone's Brigade. Early in
the war he was elected first lieutenant
of q company commanded by his broth
er. Captain Washington Norris Coffin. !
the company being assigned to Major
De Gurnerys battalion of the Twelfth
Louisiana, and saw service in the
South under General Dabney H Maui
and near Its close, when his brother.
CAPTAIN Norris Coffin. joined General
Roddey's cavalry as chief of artillery.
was promoted by General Maury to.the
captaincy of his brothers company.
After the war Captain Coffin went
into the employ of the Pullman Com
pany, and after faithful service of
many years as conductor on one Of the
Offices at Jacksonville which he held
| a the time of his death.
He is survived by four sisters-Mrs;
| Florence G. Wheat. of Richmond, and
Misses Julia NJ, Laura NJ. and Elvira
Coffin. of Cumberland county.
The funeral VII Ml, be held !. the home
land, on Wednesday, March 2.
| Mrs. Mary o. Harrison.
Mrs. Mary organ Harrison died on
| "Wednesday last at her home. Dun
more" on the James River. She was
Harrison, who commanded the Twen-
| tieth Virginia Volunteers during the
/ Civil War. She is survived by two
sonS-B. G. and A.. G Harrison.
The funeral was held on Thursday at
| the Belle r. Harrison Memorial Chapel.
Rev. P. NJ. Boyden officiating.
Lyman Hutzler.
| Hyman Hutzler died yesterday morn
Street. in the seventieth year of his
| age.
The funeral will take place this az
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the Nor
\ Eunern! of Mrs. NlcMulln,
| McAlullin, who died Saturday, will take
place this morning at II o'clock from
| st, Andrews Church.
/ Edward II. Waller.
] Edward p. Waller, postmaster at
Fredericks Hall. and Brother in law
Of Meade T. spieer. Of this city, died
| heart attack, with which he was taken
| Saturday night. He was thought to
be much better when the last attack
I came on
l
| and is survived by his wife, who was
4 Miss Eula ..picer, of Louisa county. and
| one son five years of age, and several
/ brothers and sisters,
Besides hc:rG postmater at his home
AR Waller was identified with business
J Interests there and elsewhere The
funeral will take place from the Ne nome ,ne
this morning at II o'clock. Mr.. ano
Mrs. spicer left the city yesterday to
| be present.
n Il. W. Caldwell.
/ Especial to The Times Dispatch.l =,
Warrenton. Va, February 2s.--lA "
i Caldwell. one OF the Oldest residents
of the town. member OF the Masonic
lodge, Confederate veteran, and one
of the two operators who dispatched
the first message over the Western
u Union Telegraph Company, then the
A Morse Telegraph Company, from Rich
N mond to Warrenton, died at his home
here last night after a lingering III
ness. Mr. Caldwell was for about
thirty years owner and editor OF the
4 True ,InG71sSl and survived by hist5y!fe