Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-28
DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA.
Various Notes of Interest in and Around
Is the Sea Cities.
fCorrespondepce Of tho Richmond DIspatch-I
NoaFoIK. January q, 1920.

fCorrespondepce Of tho Richmond Dlspatch-l
NORFOLK, January ~, 1870.
Death has been busy in the two cities
within the last two days, and several per-
sons have passed away. Yesterday morn-
ing Mr.. james N. Bell. a prominent ana
popular citizen, and chief clerk OF tho Mer-
chants and Miners Line steamers. died at
his home on York street after several days
illness from pneumonia, leaving an In
ferestinc family. During the war he was
a gallant Confederate soldier in the Sixth
Virginia regiment, Company +. He was
son OF the late Alexander /. Bell, who came
here from Falmouth, Stafford county, sixty
years ago. when Falmonth had west
India trade. and MIR. Bell clerkcd with Ba-
sill Gordon. the widely known and wealthy
merchant in the prosperous days OF that
old Virginia town.
Mr.. William Perrimond. of Petersburg.
who has been here several years as book
keeper for Woodward& Co. and was very
popular young man, died this morning
mute suddenly at the Purcell House. where
be boarded, from an attack Of pneumonia.
He was only taken down on Saturday
There have been several deaths of ladies
In Norfolk and Portsmouth since Saturday
night.
vile. who had his leg broken and was
otherwise injured by runaway, team IN
the hayward, will not be moved from the
Ocean House for week yet. His brother.
Mr.. W. N. Brown, of Lynchburg. arrived
this morning TO look after him. MIR.
Browns attended by Drs Parker and Butt.
of Portsmouth.
excursionists left for their homes along the
Atlantic and Danville railroad this morn
ing, and the line through from the sea to
the city on the Dan viii be formally
opened for traffic soon after the first OF the
month.
Captain G. L. Phillips, clerk of the
courts of Portsmouth, and Rev. DR.. A. T..
Owen are quite i'll with tho pneumonia.
The Opera House on Church street, the
fashionable theatre of the city for many
wears. is 10 he re-opened the first of the
month, and is now undergoing rcdecora-
ton. d,
The hotel registers show unusual and
considerable travel through tins section
Just at present, chiefly business. men. -,
The winter season at Virginia Beach viii
open on Thursday next. improvements
have been going on for several months,
both at Virginia Beach and Ocean View;
DIR. Charles l.. Culpcper, president OF the
Board of Health aud physician of Ports
mouth, is very Ill with pneumonia.
Sixteen citizens of southampton county
arrived in Portsmouth this morning having
been summoned to serve as Jurors III the
suit against the Portsmouth ferries for
$4,000 damages on account OF the drown
ing of Miss Fannie Flanuery.
The leading Republicans of Norfolk
county and the city of Portsmouth of the
Malone stamp were IN conference at The
Portsmouth post-ofice last night consid-
ering the appointments yet to be distri-
buted TO the faithful in the nayy-yard and
custom house.
Captain W. S. Schley and family moved
from the United States steamer Baltimore
this morning and took quarters at the
Ocean House in order TO let the workmen
commence fitting up the flagship quarters
Of the admiral of the squadron.
The schooner Laura Z. Wolf, from
North Carolina TO Baltimore. with lumber.
10 in port IN distress. having been in
. gale on Pamlico sound and filed with
water and lost her deck load. a survey
has been held on her.