The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-23
VIRGINIA OBITUARY.

Mr.. Silas Groves died Sunday at his
/ home in Stafford County from the effects
of frost bite and exposure
Thomas w Russell of Wildwood. Clark
County, died of pneumonia Sunday. He
was forty-tive years old and unmarried.
The funeral of Miss Sarah Conway,
aged ninety years, took place yesterday
from Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
Smithfield
I Mrs. PaFthenia Coleman, wife of s. G.
! Coleman, and daughter of Edward S.
Robinson, died at her home near Stokes
land, Plttsylvania County, Sunday night.
| Mr.. Aaron Du5le. a well-known farmer
| or clark County, died of kidney trouble at
! ms home near Wickliffe. Sunday night
aged seVenty-seven years. His widow
ana seven children survive him.
Mr. Richard s. Griffith. for many years
leading citizen of Winchester, died OF
pneumonia yesterday at Westminster. Pa
where he recently made his home. He
was eighty-one years old, and leaves a
large family.
Mr. William f. Howard. one of Ports
mouths oldest citizens, died Sunday
| night, aged seventy-three years. He was
native Of Alexandria. Several children
survive him, among them Rev. DR.. John
Howard, OF Elizabeth, y. j.
Mr. Emanuel Gerst. for many years a
rrll-knoWn and wealthy merchant NJ
e.
bat who for the past fifteen years resided
with his son-in-law. Mr. Herman ] Nv
ers. in Richmond, died very suddenly Of
heart failure yesterday morning while
seated in chair. He had been talking
with members OF the family a few min
utes before.
Mr.. 5. W. HaTW God. one of the oldest
business men in Virginia, died in Rich
mond Sunday. aged sCventy-seVen years.
after long. Illness. He was for fifty
years engaged in the manufacture OF fur
niture. His place Was burned during the
war. but he started anew, after gallant
service with the COnfederates. He was
twice married. His first wife was Miss
Sarah Virginia Ritter, of Richmond; the
second wife was Miss Fannie r. MattoX
of Parkersburg, w Va. He had five chill
dren bv his first wife. Four are suTyiy-
inC-MiSs Mary Gertrude, Mr.. II. II. Har-
wood, the Washington artist, and Messrs
H l.. and w. r. HarwOod, of Richmond
BY his second wife he had one daughter
ollie Belle Harwood. She survives MIN
also
Recent weather conditions have pro-
duced an epidemic OF lung diseases in Suf-
folk, and there have been many deaths
within the past feW Gays. There were
four fatal cases yesterday. Miss Lille
Archer aged eighteen years. died of tuber-
culosis Her father and four sisters survive
her. Mrs. Jessie King. fOrty-five years
OF age, died OF pneumonia She leaves
husband and four children. Mrs. Laura
Jane Mcleod. wife of William l.. Nc
cod. news editor Of the Suffolk Herald,
died Yesterday morning of pneumonia,
aged forty-nine years. She was a Miss
Ship. of Norfolk. Her husband. four
children. and a brother. J. b. Ship, of
Port smouth. survive her. Mrs. Ashton X.
Chalmers aged thirty-four years. died OF
lung trouble al her home in Smthfelds
She was sister in-law of Hon. T. Il.
Wright and former Mayor J. r. Jordan.
both of Smithfeld. She was formerly
Miss Sallie Eley, and was married less
than a year ago.
Mr.. r II. Nicholas. eX-superintendent
Of the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad died yesterday afternoon AT
ST. Agnes Hospital, Philadelphia. Mr.
Nicholas was appointed superintendent
December l.. 1894. and resigned January
/ this year. on account of ill-health. lie
was taken TO ST Agnes last Wednesday.
but pneumonia developed and proved
fatal He was forty-siX years old and a
native Of Baltimore. Nd where his fam
ily now reside. He was graduated from
Washington and Lee College. afteTWard
sity OF Virginia. He entered the service
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad a. supeTvis-
1r OF the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road which position ne held several
Years. until transferred 10 the Phi!adel-
phia and Erie He also served on the
Northern Central as assistant engineer %
mo EImfra and Cansndaigua Division
ceased on the Norfolk road. Mr. Mich
BIAS was president or the Cape Charles
A AGRICULTURAL Fair Association, and also OF
ne Cane Charles school trustees HIS re-
mains viii be sent 10 Baltimore for inter-
nent to-day.