Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-18
PETERSBURG.
This City Secures One Of Three
Military Appointments.
virEinin, Appointed 10 the yoiun-
deer Army = Pnrniy FED = Denth =
Brief 5IeutiOn.

Petersburg. Va, July 17.-Lieutenant
Frederick H. Plummer. late OF the
Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
has been appointed q second lieutenant
In one OF the new volunteer regiments
which are to go to the Philippine Is
lands. Mr.. Plummer's selection for this
honor Is due to the arduous and untir-
ing efforts of Hon. Sydney =. Epes,
who has labored diligently, and, as the
result shows, successfully, to secure
this prize for the Fourth District of
Virginia, of which he Is the "hustling"
representative.
Mr.. Plummer's friends, who are le-
gion, are justly proud of his record as
a soldier, and united in congratulating
him upon the honor done him, and in
expressing their appreciation of the la
bors of Congressman Epes In winning
this appointment for the Fourth Dis
trct.
When 1t Is remembered that there
were only three of these appointments
for Virginia, Mr.. Epes. success is all the
more praseworthy.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
Mr.. Charles PEBBLES. one of Peters
burg's best known citizens. was strick-
en- with paralysis Saturday morning at
his residence on Perry street, and his
condition is considered critical. He had
been indisposed for some days and con-
fined to the house most of the time.
Mr.. PEBBLES published and edited
paper in this city at one time, and
was writer of much vigor and grace.
DEATH OF a WE'LL KNOWN CITI-
ZEN.
Mr.. Robert II. Browder, an honora-
Bile and respected old resident of the
West End. died Saturday morning at
his residence on Commerce street. Mr.
Browder was taken with slow fever,
and then with typhoid fever, Of which
he was Ill for O week or more, and his
demise was not unexpected. He was
consistent Christian and bore his siok-
ness with a Christian spirit. MFR.
Browdcr was member of High Street
Church and Sunday school. He was In
the employment Of Mr.. Charles NJ.
Walsh as marble cutter for more than
thirty years. He was on the eve OF his
Goth birthday at the time of his death.
He was twice married, and his last wife
survives him with four children by his
first wife. They are: Mrs. Matte An
drews, OF Dinwiddie: Mrs. Danneil, of
Fredericksburg, and Misses Alice and
Rosa Browder, of this city
DEATH OF MRS. SUSAN LEAR.
Mrs. Susan S. Lear died at her home
In this city Saturday at the advanced
age of 10 years.
Mrs. Lear was the relict of Joseph
Lear, well known citizen of Peters,
burg. She died at the home of her son.
Rev. w. w. Lear of Petersburg Her
only other child is Mr.. John S. Lear. of
Richmond.
Mrs. Lear's maiden name was Miss
Wilkerson. She had been a member of
the Methodist Church for many years
The funeral took place from the Market
Street Methodist Church at 4:3O D. m
yesterday.
BRIEF MENTION
Mr.. John II. Rodgers, who left here
on the Goth Of June for Liverpool, Eng
land. has returned home, much i'm
proved by his trip.
MIR. and Mrs. o. Jennings I3oisseau,
OF Dnwddie courthouse. who have
been spending the past week at Vir-
ginia Beach. have returned home
1T is rumored that the owners Of the
Heath property on Market street. con-
template building n large tobacco ware
house on the lot fronting on Friend
street. running down to the Richmond
Petersburg and Carolina Railroad Com
pany's property.