Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-15
OUR SUF FOLK LETTER - R
Five Prominent People Answer
Inc Death Roll.
M.As Anna claimers VIII Recover cap
8 $tain. Conner Looking for Persons E"-
s5!i Tiled q Pensions Music in Churches
To-Dny Notes.
5{ III, to vlrginian-Pilot.)

s59s sMffo,ls. Va, April A.-Miss Anna
81 ,cba, ,n,3ers. Of smithheld, who accidentlX
q shot herself Thursday afternoon whise
pursuing a supposed burglar ana "hof7e
life was saved by corset steer, co,i,
itinues to improve, Dr. il. Z. broc'A se'u
tonight. a ona
The bullet hasn't been extracted anu
8 ,,,,ohn blvsySi be- as the doctors say
& ftS}sn.t harmful. The ball is locatea
about three inches from tne poir &C.
entrance Most OF the puu9 at steel
is was spent against the CORSET 81.
which deflccted its course downwaru'
s5s|s FIVE DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
N4,s. E,iiuabsth Hall. well-liked lady
,s ~ is,e ort Wight county, died to-day at
I,a,I home near Smithield, aged ..
! wears. The funeral will take pace at
s9 2 ~ ciock3 sunday afternoon. me We
Y ceased was an aunt of MIS- ". ?;
Holland and Mrs. John NJ. Shepneru, u
n Suffolk, and Mr.. Joseph llaii' u
Wight county.
ROBERT d. BoYETT.
Mr.. II. b. Boyett died at O'CLOCK
this morning at his nome. ~; = J raer,
avenue, aged % years. re iiau
g illsten5 days with pneumonia; {,
gS55yrhe funeral will take place at =
B O'Clock sunday afternoon from the sui
folk Christian Church, OF whicn the ue '-
SSceased was member. me, lpiioW', ls
Will be pail bearers: S. 5. Wait on N n
s w. Shackelford. 9. X. buiies'
81 trhe deceased is survived by wioow,
4 Who was CLARA Babb IS years ago; HVe
daughters and three SONS
5ss MRS. RICHARDS BURIED.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Eliza
beth Richards. 90 years old TOOK place
s this afternoon from her resiuehce' iou,
miles from SUFFOLK, and was conducted
by DR.. Staley The burial was hearoy'
MR.yAN ALSTYRLE.
Mr.. James Van Alstyrle, who owned
property in Nanesmond county, where
he was well-known, died some DAYS
ago at his home in New YORK ota.e.
"a VETERAN GONE.
Mr.. "A. J. Henderson died this morn
ing at his home near. Driver; agea %
years. The funeral will take place at IL
O'clock Sunday morning from Beech
Grove church.
III THE deceased was n member of the
Tom Smith Camp of Confederate vet
Grams, having recently joined. He be-
.lcnged to North Carolina regiment
during the civil war.
a me deceased leaves two daughters
and one son. Mr.. e, c. Henderson. OF
: Driver.
ABOUT CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
RI Captain A. z. Conner, Circuit Court
clerk, asks the Pilot to say
that he will send blank applications
& free Of cost to those persons who are
entitled to draw money under the re-
cent pension act. Captain Conner is Il
member of the pension board.
Those who can get pensions are old
Z soldiers who lost in the service leg,
arm, foot or hand, or who are other
wise disabled, also widows of Confed-
crate soldiers who died since the war.
ANOTHER FACTORY SITE.
A deed was put on record to-day
transferring from ~. I'll. Taylor, of
4 Baltimore, to Lummis & Co., of Phila-
s6delphia, certain real estate near the
railroad district of East Suffolk. The
y consideration was $3.50. Another pea
nut factory will be located on the pre-
misses.
Charles c. Riddick, ct al, to Dora
Kink SSH acres in Cypress district; 81
and other considerations.
LUMBER COMPANY SUITS.
Circuit Court will be occupied Mon
q day with litigation between the Tunit
\ Lumber Company and the r. G. Den
Z mis- Lumber Company. There are two
suits between the same people. One
& of them, which the Dennis Company
H won In lower court at first, was sent
Y back from the Court of Appeals.
PEANUT MARKET.
The local peanut market was rattle,
: weak a the close of business to-day
The offerings are light and the de-
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