Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-11-10

A gloom Of sadness passed over Rains.
wood. Va, last Tuesday morning when
II learned of the death of Mrs. Wayland
Lewis, who had been i'll for a long time.
Her death was not unexpected. She
leaves host Of relatives and friends.
who has been sick about two years with
consumption, quietly passed away on
Saturday morning, November 4th, about
10 q. M at the home of his brother, J.
Courtney. I1lerment was on Sunday
AFTERNOON. He is survived by a number
OF relatives and friends.
Mrs Ross Phillips, wife Of X P.
Captain "Jack") Phillips, of Baltimore,
died at the home of her husband in that
city last week after lingering illness
OF consumption The deceased was the
youngest daughter of the late Rev.
George Northam, sister of George II
Merriam, of the Baltimore letter carrier
seryice, aud was lady of great popu-
larity. Iolerment took place at Jerusa.
lem Baptist Church Cemetery, Emmer.
ton, Wednesday noon of last week
Capt Phillips AID Mrs. G. Il Northam
returned Friday TO Baltimore.
Mr.. Henry S Landlord died Monday
morning nj the residence of his son, d.
fillmore Lankford, near Princess Anne,
Somerset county aged Ssyears. BE was
born January 3D. 1923 in Somerset Co. He
moved TO Baltimore in lSI7. In 1856 be
entered the wholesale grocery business In
Baltimore aud continued until 1869 lie
was elected a member of the First Branch
OF the City Council of Baltimore in 1865
as an Independent candidate. and was
elected tothe House of Delegates 10 1866
from Baltimore city as a conservative and
served 10 the session of 1867. voting
against the ratification of the Fourteenth
Amendment OF The Federal Constitution.
At one time he was also director in the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad. In 1869 be
returned 10 Somerset county He was
twice msrried. His first wife was Miss
Neonta y Riggin. BY this marriage
there was one daughter, Mrs Emma +
Gunby. His second wife was Mrs Nora
Mary d Pincksrd, of Lancaster county.
Virginia, by whom he had three children
--hessrs. II Fillmore Landlord and
Clarence p Lsnkford, of the Somerset
bar, and Mrs N ID Barns, wife of Ben.
amin BtrGs Mr. Lankford was man
of remarkable memory and, possessing
fund of generaiiufOrmstion, was highly
ent'rtaiaing conversationalist He was
well known in Northumberland.
John Mcdonald Lee, youngest of five
ch'IdreE-aud the first to go-of the late
Maj 'r Alexander Y Lee and Frances
Mcdonald. his wife, died Monday in
Pittsburg, Pa #, after but few hours of
illness. The deceased was born in Siam
ton, Va, April 81. 1879. and was, there
fore, In his 9Th year Besides a mother.
sister and three brothers Zone of whom
the editor of the CITIZEN is), there is left
widow-not five years married-and a
bright little daughter OF two.and half
years. John was known to all about IT.
vington, where he was accustomed 10
spend his annual vacations, and was
greatly beloved. II could be said OF
him that che was as good as he knew
how to be-" for from his youth up he
had walked the straight and narrow
path. His death came quite as shock
to friends and relatives at Iryingtou.
Not ten days before he and his family
left here after three weeks Of rusticatinp.
and his health had greatly Improved.
Like ali energetic business men, his vi.
tally had been Slapped, aud he sue
cumbod Il, is presumed from the meaPre
intelligence) 10 heart trouble, such as he
had before been threatened with. Re.
turning to his duties feeling so much
improved he probably overtaxed his
strength, with fatal results. A good
business man, his family is provided for
with life insurance. He bore the name
of as gallant and dashing a man chs
maternal uncltl as ever don ned the gray
aud fell in defense of the "Lost Cause"
Capt. John Mcdonald, of Columbia.
>. Z, thrice wounded and finally killed
at Pulaski. Tenn, resisting Sherman's
advance.