Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-02

= al ipFefQOSe OIBJauQanum Which he took
y 90 make him get to sleep early.
Mr.. Cahoon this afternoon sought a
5 pell-known citizen and made an en-
n gagement to go fishing soon tomorrow
morning. Being troubled with insom-
MIA at times Mr.. Cahoon went TO Dr.
S 41ley's drug store and bought 10 cents
worth Of the drug.
Ihen he went to G. S. p. Hollands
ssSs and bought some cigars, one of which
& ne lighted and started home.
EsSs THE ENDLESS SLEEP.
Desiring to sleep early that he might
pe able to awake in time to keep the
MIR. Cahoon swallowed
3 ome of the sleep producer and got too
s. much He never awoke. When he was
found sleeping peacefully it was sus-
y pected That an overdose of an opiate
NJ had been taken, and DR.. w. w. Muir
:, s. ray was summoned.
The physician. after an examination
& discoyered the cause of the deep sleep
anu strenuous efforts were made to
& arouse him. 1t was too late. The
i sleeper is now lying quietly at his
81 nome on Main street, still breathing
~ put with no chance of recovery, the
doctor says.
LIVED A HAPPY LIFE.
The report was circulated tonight
+ = nat the act was voluntary on Mr.
8 ahoon's part, but there are several
IS !actsS which weaken that theory. One
Z is that Mr.. Cahoon had sought the en-
gaBement to go fishing and had not
merely acquiesced. Another is that he
t 5ed lived long and happily and no mo-
I've tor self-d destruction can be given
as as ne mad no domestic nor financial trou-
s bles. mo thought OF, carpine care. no
nerny so far as is known. He had a
= most loyables wife and four sons, who
were aftectionate and who are all doing
THE BEREAvED ONES.
MIR. Cahoon will leave a wife, who
was Miss Sallie ]. Beaman; four sons
sSsvlliam %, who travels for New York
shoe house; Claude c., head salesman
for NJ. Jones Sc Son. Paul t. Suffolk
a agent for the Southern Railway and
Richard, who works in the Norfolk
R Campbell. of jackson. Miss; nephew,
n hoimas Cahoon, of Montgomery, Ala.
= Mr. Cahoon was IL years old.
.5s:s Mr.. CahOon was born in Nansemond
county, but moved to Suffolk when .
years old. He has been connected with
< various enterprises. He was a Confed-
sserate veteran.
STHREATENED A wOMAN'S LIFE.
Sergeant Ed. Howell and Assistant
Sergeant Ben Council. of Holland, to-
e day arrested man who is said to be a
3 bad one. He was William McGathin
colored, who is accused of threatening
I the life of Jane Lee. McGathin, it is
said, was arrested last week on another
4 charge. -
me prisoner was locKed up penoing
an examination at o'clock tomorrow
before Mayor Isaac A. Luke.
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LIS a 9ssa,' ta,neo "a. ri
IlouSe eo r,om nS
~ for,,sa,
ssnote,, ndd,.es.eI thn Demncrats, and
3 ssS eressn r R;chard a Wise and
4 .Jordan, Thompson. colored spoke for
the Republicans. There was consid-
cradle crowd at court.
1 INVITED TO CELEBRATE.
The Tom Smith Camp of Confederate
Veterans have been invited by South
\ afnpton comrades to join in their cele-
s;a3ratiohs at Delaware Park next Thurs
day, There will be a big reunion. All
'sthe Suffolk and Nanscmond vets will
q be Welcomed. Railroad fares nave neeh
4 nut ito 73 cents for the round trip.
Az Z COMING MARRIAGE.
iss ~. ana Mrs Joseph Henry Nurney
81 49,, ~ issued invitations for the mar
III, ee ar Their daughter. Elizabeth
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