Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-16
PETERSBURG.
Death of Mr.. Morris Myers in
Richmond.
n Little Boy Badly Injurcd-DwcI-
ling House Eurncd-Dr. Tanner,
tho Fnmous Faster lTcre-The f.ute
Cir. Budd.

Petersburg, Va. May i5.-Mr. Morris
tonitis at st. I.uke's Home, in Rich-
mond. last Friday. died at that in
stitute Saturday night about half-past
II o'clock. The deceased WAS one OF
Petcrsburg's best known young men
ana a member OF the NJ. Levy Pea
nut Company.
He married Miss Cora Reinach. a
daughter OF Mr.. a. s. Rcinach of this
place. who survives him with one child.
Mr. Myers case was thought from the
first by his physicians. DR.. j. Il.
Booth, OF this city. and DR.. Mcclure,
of Riahmond. who operated on him. to
be hopeless one. Morris Myers was
held in the highest esteem by all who
knew him and his un;imcly death Will
be regretted by hest of friends and
acquaintance.
CHILD PAINFULLY INJURED.
Charles. n little son Of Mr. j. Con-
way Reese. met with very painful ac-
cidcnt last Friday afternoons. He was
bathing in Lieutenant Run. near the
bridge on st. Andrew street. and IN
diving lie struck his head against 4
rock. He received a cut about three
inches i'll length, which made a painful
wound. jHc was sent home, where he
received medical attention.
DWELLING BURNED
The dwelling house OF Mr.. Jones.
about one mile north OF Reum's; sta
ton, in Dinwiddie county, was Destroy
ed by fire about | O'Clock this morning.
The fire Is supposed TO have originated
from II defective flue. Mr.. Jones ala
not succeed in saving anything. lie
had an insurance CT SOC On his dwell
ing.
About half a million pounds of loose
tobacco was sold at the warehouses
here during the past week The prices
ranged from s. TO $23 per hundred
pounds.
SALE OF TIMBER LANDS.
Mr.. William Il. Mckinney sold to-
day to Mr.. Lee Cobb, a lumber manu~
facturer of Dinwidde county, the
standing timber, estimated - be not
less than 100000 feet on his farm of
99l acres on the Notto0ay river, Bruins
wick county.
FAMOUS FASTER HERE.
DR.. II. S. Tanner. whose sensational
fast of forty days during the Summer
OF 1880 created Worldwide interest. is
in the city, stopping ut the boarding
house on Franklin street. kept by Mrs.
Hopkins. DR.. Tanner is on his way 10
Macon Ga, where. he says, lie eX-
poets TO remain until the water melon
season arrives. The Doctor is very
fond OF water melons, it will be re-
membered. lie broke his famous fast
by eating a forty-iive pound melon to
the great surprise and against the
protest OF attending physicians
A correspondent has the following to
say of DR.. Samuel w. Budd, who died
at John-IIopkins' Hospital, Baltimore.
Saturday:
lie had been q practitioner of metli-
cine in Petersburg for more than TWEEN
~ years and had Il large practice. lie
was at one time president of the Pc
tersburg Medical Faculty and at the
time of his death was one of the vice.
presidents of that organization. lie
was ihirty-second degree Scottish
Rite Mason; prelatc OF Appropriations
Commandcry. Knights Tcmplars: past
high priest of the Royal Arch Chapter
oil AASnn.s- mud Ha-ll- I,,i,-i.-
tan Stake Lodge of Masons.
lie was one of the physicians at the
Home for the Sick, in which ins,itu-
ton he had always taken the greatest
interest. His remains viii be bronch,
here for intcrment.
DR.. Budd graduated from Ucllevun
Medical College in 1919. elected fellow
State Medical Society in 1881. ana n,1
been a member of the Medical Exam
lining BOARD since 1890. lie was hourc
surgeon at Roosevelt, Hospital. New
York, in 1879 and 1876.
The remains arrived here Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock ana We're met
ut the depot by Appomo'tox Command
cry. knights Templar, in citizens dress.
and delegation al ih, Petersburg
Medical Faculty. which held meci-
Ing Saturday and took suitable action
on the death of DR.. Budd.
The intermcnt was IN Rlandrord
Cemetery and was largely attended.