The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-28

wick county, Va. and a gallant mem.
Der of Plckett's divs.or II, tho war, died
on April 2stli at his horne iii rulanc
county, California;. He was sxty-nine
years OF age.
Mr.. Field was one az the few survivors
of tho charge at Gettysburg. He received
g,inshot wound through the body, but,
era wlnd froir, the bloody field, and was
later picked Zip still 1iying.
Funeral Services.
ness sK sr nas e & eastsso fns ses "a
afternoon from the residence No. 5lS n.
Eleventh Street The intcrnent was
hcrdson viii take place AZ Sso o'ole Rex
this afternoon from pig Z. residence' NO.
The T funeral n It 81 MI. Edgar A. Hogan will
from tho Union Station Methodist
Church.
ms who died In st. Louis, Mo- REACHED
Richmond yesterday afternoon, The In
terment was made III Hollywood.
DR.. r. T. Elicit.
Especial 10 The Times Dlspatch) =.
CnRiSfTANsBURG, VA. May 2I.-Dr.
r. r. Elicit. one OF the most prominent
physicians In this section OF the state
died tonight at o'clock. aged sixty
Hanover county. and has n number OF
relatives In Richmond. Hc graduated ut
the Medical College OF Virginia Just be-
fore the war, and raised one OF the first
companies that went from his county
He soon. however. was assigned as sur
geon, and after some service In the field
was placed In charge OF the hospital at
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs.
He served later as surgeon OF the First
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here at tho close Of the war. He then
commenced the practice OF his profession
In Giles county, and removed to this
county In 1867, where he has resided
since
He married Miss sue French daughter
Of Colonel Guy French, and his widow
and eleven children survive him. All OF
these were at his bedside, except one
son. who Is In Germany
His funeral will take place Sunday af-
ternoon. and will be conducted by Or.
Mercer P. Logan OF Wytheville.
Howard A. Cobb.
Especial to The Times Dispatch)
DANVlLLE, VA, May 27.--Howard A.
Cobb, managing buyer OF the American
Tobacco Company. and brother Of ]. -.
Cobb. vicc-president OF the American To-
bacco Company, died suddenly while drly-.
Ing at Reservoir Park this afternoon.
Mr. Cobb had been In declining health
for several months. He had been resi-
dent Of this city for many years. coming
here from Caswcl county. n. c., where
he was born and reared.
Mr.. Cobb was quite prominent figure
on tho tobacco market. He had only re-
Gently been elected TO serve term of
four years in the City Council. but would
not have been seated until September.
He Ia survived by a wife and ono
daughter. Mrs Howard G. Davidson.
Robert Atkinson.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
GRAVEL HILL. VA, May 21.-A1r.
Robert Atkinson, of Gold Hill. Bucking-
ham county. died at his home this morn
ing after an illness OF several days.
10 leaves q wife and eight children.
Messrs. Willie Atkinson. OF Farmyille;
Sam Atkinson. OF Richmond; RUDOLPH
Atkinson and Ashland Atkinson. Mrs.
Gollop. of Kentucky; Mrs. Burnard Cam
den, Misses Mary and Lucie Atkinson, OF
Gold lIll. Va
Mr.. Atkinson was a deacon in the
Buckingham Baptist Church for many
yenrs. He was a devoted Christian,
kind father, good neighbor and an Old
confederate soldier. He was highly hon
ored By a large circle OF friends.
l.. S. Limerick.
Observation-Disclosures siic VA, May ~
ar,el s limerick. a we'll known clti-
zen - stafford county. died last night
at his home at Falmouth. aged MY
eight survived by one sister Mrs. 'os-
eph LIttrell.