Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-23
Lung Disease Claimed Five Victims
In Short Time.
Denth OF Mrs. Laurie J. nIcLood, miss
Archer. Mrs. King, Mrs. Chnlmor..
3 ena Miss conway Fnricy- Wilson
sIarringo-PaidI High for Fowls.
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Suffolk, Va, Jan. 22.-The late preva-
Z about lung disease which is about cpl
demic. The victims are passing away
with "a rapidity that Is we'll nigh ap-
palling. There are five fatalities to tell
about to-day-all women-and many
others are Ill.
MRS. LAURA ]. M'LEOD.
Mrs. Laura Jane, wife OF William L..
Mcleod, news editor of the Suffolk
Herald, died at 7:15 o'clock this morn
ing, aged 40 years. The sunrise which
gave birth to n new day marked q body s
DEATH q souls transitional flight from
terrestrial environs through ethereal
elements to celestial things beyond.
Mrs. Mcleod had been i'll since Thurs
day of last week. What, in it's incipi-
ency, was pronounced grip, rapidly de-
veloped into consumption.
The funeral will take place at $3.50
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
Main Street Methodist Church. The
Daughters OF the Confederacy are ask
ed by their president Miss Anna Mary
Riddick, to assemble In the church
basement at 3:1b o'clock.
Mrs Mcleod was conscious until two
hours before her death. When the end
came all her Immediate relatives were
in the death chamber. The deceased
was n Christian woman in the best
sense Of the term. She was a promi-
nent worker in the Main Street Metho-
dist Church, to whose parsonage and
missionary societies she belonged. She
was also member of the King 8
Daughters and Daughters OF the Con-
federacy. Mrs. Mcleod was formerly
Laura Jane Shipp, daughter Of Josiah
and Eliza Shipp. both dead, of Nor
folk. Her father was q leading mem
Der OF the Methodist Church, and is
held In tender memory by old members
OF the Norfolk Cumberland Street
Church. and by aged ministers ip the
Virginia Conference.
The deceased was married in Nor
folk, October %, 1871, to Mr.. Mcleod.
Her husband and three children are
left-Kenneth, b.. Hattie Smith and
Laura Leigh. FThree other children died
in infancy. There are also u grand
child, Selby Shipp Mcleod; brother,
Miss Minnie Wilkins, of Norfolk; n
daughterin-law. Mrs. X. B. Mcleod.
and two cousinss Mrs. William Clark
and Mrs. George Burch. Richmond.
A good woman has gone. Mrs. Nc
Leod was loyal to every obligation of
wifehood, motherhood and Christian
womanhood She was true to human
ity; she was true to herself.
MISS ARCHER.
Miss Lille Archer, is years old, died
this morning ut the home OF n sister,
Mrs N. ]. Oliver. No. 107 Main street
She suffered from scrofula and tubercu-
losis. She leaves II father. B. r. Archer,
& of Nansemond county and four sisters
Mrs. Oliver. Mrs. Willie Cutchin, Luz
cile and Emma Archer.
The funeral will take place Mt Q
O'Clock tomorrow AFTERNOON from
Providence Methodist Church, and the
interment will be In a private Gene
terry.
MRS. KING.
Mrs. Mary, wife of Jesse King, who
lived near Suffolk, died this morning, 40
years old. She had pneumonia. There
are left q husband and four children.
The funeral will be conducted from
Providence Church at p. m. to-mor-
row. 1t will be double funeral, the
companion subject being Miss Archer.
MRS. CHALMERS.
Mrs. Sallc wife of Ashton r. Chal-
mers. the leading druggist of Smith.
field, died about 6 o'clock this morn
Ing at her home on Mason street She
had been n sufferer with consumption
for several months. but her illness was
not thought critical till n few days ago.
Q The deceased was formerly Sallie
Eley. She had been made q bride less
than twelve months ago. having we'd
ded last February. a husband and two
sisters survive-NIrs. r.. b. Wright and
Mrs. j. r. Jordan. Smithneld's former
!. Mayor. Mrs. Chalmers leaves several
! relatives in Suffolk, some of whom will
attend the obsequies at Ivy Hill.
MISS CONWAY.
The funeral OF Miss Sarah Conway.
! aged 80. took place to-day from Christ
Church, Smithfeld, the rector, Rev.
& Scott, officiating. She was a sistcr-in-
3 law of County Judge George r. At
kinson.
FARLEY-WILSON
y at o'clock this afternoon Mr. Raw
); mond Farley a telephone lineman. was
# married to Miss Helen b., daughter of
Allison Wilson. The ceremony bon-
8 pened ut the rectory of ST Paurs p
T.. Church. and was performed bv Inc
Rev. Joseph b. Dunn. rector. There
Y nYere several witnesses.
@ Mr.. and Mrs. Farley are stopping M
& ElJEEOI nNNED