Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
OUR SUFFOLK LETTER.
Old Confederate Passes To His
Reward.
Was A Member or Tho 10th Virginia In
fantry During Civil war-Diod at An
Old ARCHITECTURAL Board Appoints
Judges.

SUFFOLK, va. May 12.-Mr. Edgar F.
CTlm) Whitehead died at 5:45 o'clock
this afternoon at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs. Margaret Prentis, aged about
63 years. He had been i'll several weeks.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
Sunday afternoon from ST. Paul's p. e.
Church. The Tom Smith Camp. of
which the deceased was n member. will
meet at 4:16 o'clock to attend the obse-
quics.
Prentis and Miss Kate Whitehead. and
an uncle of Judge X. II. Prenis. Miss
Susie Prentis and Mrs. N. Beamon. OF
Norfolk.
During the civil war the deceased was
n member OF Company a. Sixteenth
Virginia Infantry. Weisisers Brigade
Mahone's division. He was slightly
wounded at Gettysburg.
This is the seventh member Of the
Tom Smith Camp who has died since
Christmas.
COUNTY COURT.
Nansemond County Court will be
convened Monday. the first day of the
May term. There have been summoned
n special grand jury of nine and n We
miro of sixteen. Two men. whose in
dictments will be taken before the
grand jury. are Willie Shark and An
drew Garris.
DIED AT AN OLD AGE
James r. King died yesterday at
Somerton. aged about "a years. The
funeral took place this afternoon and
was attended by several Suffolk per-
song. The deceased was the father OF
Mrs. George Smith and Emmett King.
ELECTORAL BOARD.
The County Electoral Board met in
Suffolk to-day and named judges to fill
vacancies caused by designations or
other reasons. All the members were
presenter. Il. II. Barnes, l. A. Deans.
j. u. Burgess.
THE GIFT SHOW.
Hillyer's Wonders gave a perform
mace tonight and they had n very fair
Saturday audience. They do some
fcats that keep the audience guessing
and produce lots of laughter. There
are many gifts. There will be another
performance Monday.
WILL HAVE A SUFFOLK BAND.
The Phoenix Military Band has been
hired to play next week In Richmond
at the big street fair and attendant
paradcs. The Suffolk musicians will
leave Tuesday rs an escort OF Captain
Vaughan's Franklin military company.
A SPECIAL TRAIN.
Sergeant Major John NJ Shepherd
Sulu Ip-UlEnl ludt NullulN NeleTdilS
would have n good chance to attend the
Louisville reunion. The Petersburg vets
will have n special train and those from
Suffolk can go with them at the same
rate.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. x. B. Mcleod and infant are
visiting relatives at Crittenden.
1t doesn't require an Invita- ton TO Mt
tend the benefit musicale at Mrs. r. M.
Buffers. 16 Bank street. Monday night.
Postofices have been established at
Colassee. Isle of Wight county, and
at Nurneyville, in Nansemond. The
latter was made an Office yesterday.
with Leroy w. Jones as master.
Miss Elma Holland, OF the county,
visited friends at Suffolk College last
night and attended the musicale.
At the Christian Church Sunday
morning DIR. Staley will tell about the
Ecumcnical Conference. At night Rev.
III. II. Butler will preach to Odd Eel
lows.
Rev. John Stanly Thomas topics will
be. Personal Testimony OF the First
Apostles" and Lessons from CONVEX
sations with the Eminent and Degrad-
ed" both being serial sermons.
The Tom Smith Camp will meet Mon
day NIGHT TO make arrangements for
Memorial Day.