Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-25
JUDGE FAv|LLE DEAD.
Career Of Honor and Usefulness
Ended Sunday Morning.
Death of Mr.. George II. Kirby-rho Town
in Darkness Again-Escaped Convict
From North Carolina : Marriage a
Christmas Trce-Brevitios.

Judge y. S. Faville died Sunday
morning at 1850 ut the family resi-
dence. corner of Berkeley avenue and
Fourth street. after long illness He
was about rs years of age ana leaves u
widow, three SonS-Dr Geo. c. Faviile
Atlantic City ward. Norfolk; Mr.. Fred
Il. Favilie attorney -at-law, Storm
Lake. Iowa; MIR. a. S. Faville, Jr
bookkeeper and cashier of the Belt
Line Union Stock Yards of this place
one daughter-Miss Faviile, of Berk-
ley-and three brothers-Messrs. Mar
tin and Minor Faville, of Iowa, and
Mr.. Charles Favile. of New York-two
sisters-Mrs. T. w. Thurston. Albert
Lee. Mimi, and Mrs. II. II. burlington,
Waverly. Iowa
The deceased was born in Mannheim.
Herkinner county n. Y, and attended
school at CaZenovia Seminary, New
York. and Poultncy, VT. From thence
he-wcnt to California and Australia
during the gold fever, remaining two
years in each From tine latter place
he went to Iowa and was one of the
pioneer settlers In 1855. He taught the
first public school and organized the
first Sunday school in Mitchell county,
where he became active in public af-
fairs. He held successfully the Offices
OF county surveyor. probate judge,
auditor and treasurer. and subseQuent-
ly represented Mitchell and Howard
counties in the Thirteenth General AS
sembly. He was a brother of the Hon.
Orian Faville, first Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Iowa, who was also n pioneer
settler.
The deceased was a member of the
congregational church and the Ma
sonic fraternity. The funeral was con-
Quoted from the residence yesterday
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. Rev. a. Coke
Smith. d. D., of E;pworth NJ. r. church.
Norfolk, and Rev. w. A. Slaymaker,
of the Armstrong Memorial Presbyte-
| rian church, this place officiating The
remains were inferred in Elmwood
! Cemetery. Norfolk. The following gem
| tlemen acted as pall-bearers: DR.. Heis-
tand. Captain Payne. Captain Henry
| Ellingsworth. Mr.. Robertson. Mr.
Amory. all of Norfolk
MIR. GEO. II. KIRBY DEAD.
| Mr.. Geo. H. Kirby. perhaps one
| among the best known citizens of the
town, died Sunday night about 10
O'Clock after two months illness of
paralysis of the brain. He was in the
5ith year of his age and leaves Il
widow. five sons and one daughter. a
brother, Mr.. William Fl. Kirby: two
sisters, Mrs. John r. Hathaway and
Mrs. NJ. Herbert. He was foreman at
L.. c. Jones marine railway. which
position he had held for % years. He
was born in Norfolk. but had been n
resident of Berkeley 81 years. He was
consistent member of the Armstrong
Memorial Presbyterian church and was
superintendent of the Sunday school
until few days ago. when. because
of his inability TO attend, n successor
was elected. He was also a member
of Berkeley Lodge No. 167, a. T. & A.
M. The funeral will be conducted
from the Armstrong Memorial Presby-
terian church this afternoon at 3
o'clock. The remains will be Inferred
in Magnolia cemetery. The Masons
will turn out in body.
TOWN IN DARKNESS.
The hour for worship for all the
churches of the town was very dark
Sunday night, the electric lights re-
fusing to do their functions. The town
was in darkness from a few minutes
past to S o'clock the electric cable
between Norfolk and Berkeley having
burned in two about midway of the
river. The broken place was repaired
and n new cable has been ordered,
with the view of conflscating the one
now In use. The manager. Mr.. VIM.
II. McGehee, is having no little trouble
in getting everything adjusted to give
good service since the power has been
furnished from Norfolk. The lights
have been very dim.
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