Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
PETERSBURG
! Lad Clicked to Death by a Pea
nut
Denth OF srr. Whittier c. Donnan-rn.
Jured by the Bursting of Gun
Endorsed for Tobacco Inspector
Personal md General.

Petersburg, Va, Jan. 5.-Sydney
johnson. aged about IA years. son Of
Mr.. w. r. Johnson, of Prince George
county, residing q short distance from
the countYfcourthouse, met with an un-
timely death on Tuesday afternoon. 1t
appears that young johnson and his
brother were eating peanuts, and while
the former was pitching the nuts in his
mouth one of them lodged in his wind
pipe and choked him to death. Just be-
fore his death, which was almost in
Simultaneous. the unfortunate lad re-
marked to his brother that he was dy-
ing. After death the body turned al
most black. The unfortunate young
man was very popular and his death
Will be regretted by all who knew
him.
DEATH OF MIR. WALTER DOMAIN.
Mr. Walter c. Donnan. who has been
SICK Tor three weeks past OF a compli-
cation of diseases, died at his home on
High street last night, in the 41st year
OF his age. He was an employee in A..
Rosenstock IL Co.'S large dry. goods
house, and was one of the best known
men in the city.
The funeral took place from St.
Paurs Church this afternoon at 8
o'clock.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
On tuesday. while hunting in Prince
George county, in the neighborhood of
Dlsputanta station, on the Norfolk and
western railroad, MIR. Temple a
brother of Mr.. Temple. who is employed
at the gas house in this city, was very
painfully injured by the bursting OF his
gun. MIR. temples arm and hand were
both very badly torn to pieces.
Mr.. r. F. Chambers has returned
home from a visit to his father-in -law
In Granville county, North Carolina
While there Mr.. Chambers visited the
copper mines. and brought back with
him samples of the metal which is now
being mined at a-dePth- of $50 Geet
Mr.. A. NJ Orgain. clerk OF the Coun-
ty Court OF Dinwiddie. is confined to
the house. He is suffering from n
wound he received during the war be-
tween the States. Mr.. Organ was
struck by a bullet which imbedded It
self in the shoulder blade, where it
has remained ever since.
The conditions to-day of Mr. Clag-
gett Young, the assistant ticket agent
or the union passenger depot, is criti-
cal.
At n meeting OF the Tobacco Asso-
citation Mr.. A. S. Osterloh, of Rich
mond was endorsed and recommended
to President Mckinley for appointment
as one Of the commissioners to the
Paris Exposition, as q representative
of the tobacco trade.
Mr.. Lester l.. Schwab, n medical stu
dent In Richmond, and Miss Rosa Ma
rian Grubbs daughter of Mr.. w. T.
Grubbs, of Goldsboro, N. c., were quiet
ly married here yesterday. and left
the city on the northbound train.
The remains of DR.. Charles f. Gull
pon, of New York. reached here yester-
day, and were inferred in Blandford
cemetery by the grave of his deceased
! wife. The remains were accompanied
from New York by the two daughters
| of DIR. Guillon. and were met at the
depot by a number OF our prominent
| citizens.
During the past four months Mr.
William r. McIIenney has sold to diff,
ferent purchasers over 6O0O0,000 feel
of standing timber. on lands in Din
widdie county, contiguous to and along
the line of the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina railroad. The numerous
large saw-mill plants already establish-
cd arc doing n large business, and ap-
| plications are daily received for the
privilege of buying more timber.