Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-09-02

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Deaths.

Deaths.
Capt. Tophar Smith, well known
tomany Of the citizens along the
coast Of Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, and resident Of the coun-
ty Of Aocomac for many years, died
at Freeport, Queens county, N. T.,
August 9th. His wife was a daugh-
ter or Capt. Thos. Russell, formerly
of this county.
Mrs. Polly Willet, the oldest wo-
ansperhaps in the county of Acco-
mac. died at the home of her son,
Mr.. John W. Willet, near Pastoral,
on last Sunday. She joined the
Methodist Church "a years ago and
wassa consistent member Of the same
to. the time of her death. She was
held in high esteem by all who knew
her. She was born in 1893.
HRS Lovey D. White, wife of
Samuel j. White, died at her home
near Zion Church, last Monday, aged
10 years. She was woman of many
lovely traits of character and for
many years consistent and devoted
member Of the Baptist Church. Fun
eral services were held over her, con.
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Spencer, at her
late. residence on Wednesday, and
her remains followed to the grave by
aslarge concourse OF relatives and
sylnpathizing friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. Blackstone, wife
of Mr.. John J. Blackstone. died after
a lingering illness at her home at
Accomac c. H., last Saturday, in the
sixtyfourth year of her~age, and the
death of no one could be more uni
versally regretted in the community
in which she lived. Everyone was
ATTRACTED to her by her lovely dispo-
sition and everyone believed in the
christian character which sustained
her and enabled her to bear her suf-
ferings with fortitude and resigna-
ton during protracted illness-she
had no enemies. Her husband and
three children, Senator Blackstone,
Mr.. Thomas w. Blackstone and Mrs.
VIM. p. Bell survive her. Funeral
services were held over her remains
at st. James Episcopal Church on
Monday, conducted by Rev. Henry
L. Derby.
The Baltimore Sun of Monday,
contains an account of the death In
that city Saturday, of Captain Jesse
E. Trower. The deceased was q re-
tired sea captain, 81 years of age,
and was native OF Northampton
county, Va, but his home had been
in Baltimore since he was 10 years Of
age. During the civil war he was
master of the brig Sunny South, in
which, until near the lclose OF the
war, he ran the Federal blockade and
carried hospital stores to the Con-
federates from New York to New
Orleans. On her last trip the brig
was captured by q blockade steamer
and sunk in the Mississippi river.
Captain Trower and his crew escaped
and the Captain made his way to
Baltimore and entered service on the
Rio coffee vessels. Five years ago he
retired from active service. A widow
and two sons survive him.
Mrs. .Adeline Hopkins, wife Of Mfr.
John j. Hopkins, Of this county,
Lied in Baltimore,r last Saturday
hight. She went there for treatment
about three weeks ago, and it was
thought the crisis, in surgical oper-
ation necessary to prolong her life,
had passed when the news reached
here on Saturday that she was sink
ing and on Sunday morning that she
was dead. Her remains were brought
home for interment on Tuesday, and
on Wednesday services conducted by
Rev. j. NJ. Dunaway were held over
them at the Drummondtown Baptist
Church, OF which she was consist
ant members, in the presence of a
large concourse OF relatives and
friends, in the church yard Of which
she was afterwards inferred. She
died in the fifty fourth year of her
age, loved and honored not only in
her immediate family circle but by
all who knew her. AS wife, mother,
sister and friend, she lived well up to
the duties required in each relation,
and in each will long be sadly missed
and mourned. Her husband and
nine children survive her.
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