Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-03-05
SOME DEATHS.

Miss Nettie Evans, daughter of w.
T. Evans, of Middlesex, died Wednes-
day morning of last week at the Memo
rial Hospital, in Richmond, after an
operation for appendicitis on Tuesday.
Miss Evans taught in lower Northum-
berland county last session.
Rev. j. b. DeBerry, for many years
member of the Virginia Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
died Monday from nervous prostration
and general breakdown on the Middlesex
county circuit. He was seventy-five
years old The body was sent for inter-
ment to Ashland, Va.
Hon. John w. Churchman, of Au-
gusta county. formerly in the Consti-
tutional Convention, and at present a
member of the House of Delegates,
died suddenly in his home Wednesday,
aged 55. He was president of the
State Board of Agriculture and patron
of the railroad 2-cent rate bill. The
cause of death was apoplexy.
A few minutes after drinking from
cup of water, of which she had per-
mitted her pet cat to partake. the little
daughter of Mrs. Powell, near Heaths-
vile, became violently i'll and died be-
fore medical assistance could reach her.
Before death came to her the cat died.
In commissions. An investigation show
ed that the cat had eaten strychnine,
which had been put out for the purpose
of destroying rodents, and that enough
of the powder had adhered to its mouth
to poison the water from which it
drank.
In the midst OF life we are in death"
Seldom are we more forcibly reminded
of the truthfulness of that passage
from the Book of Life than we were on
Wednesday afternoon. At midday when
Mr.. Willie Dyke. ST., of Irvington, left
for his work Mrs. Dyke was attending
to her household duties, only her little
daughter being home with her. Within
a few hours he was summoned home,
his wife having fallen in the floor uncon-
scious from a-stroke of apoplexy. DR..
Newbill was called in, but could do little,
and she shortly died without gaining
Mrs. Dyke was % years
of age and is survived by her husband,
one daughter, mother, father and five
sisters. She was member of the Dis
ciple church. Interment will be TODAY
at lrvington Baptist church cemetery.
When it is least expected many times
the final summons to meet the enemy of
life is heard. Mrs. George ID. Shirley.
although in feeble health, and had been
so for long time, was not thought to
be at the last milestone of life's path
way. But such was the case. notwith-
standing she was not much beyond the
middle age-the prime of life. Mrs.
Shirley had complication of diseases
to which she succumbed about 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning at her home at Heaths-
vile, leaving behind her husband, seven
children and large number of friends
and relatives burdened with grief from
bereavment. She was a loving wife.
kind mother, and full of warmth for
everyone, and with keen sense of in
tegrity she discharged her religious
duties. Her husband, G. ID. Shirley,
one of Northumberland sterling citi-
zens and progressive business men, will
sorely miss the companion of his bosom,
whose life seemed wrapped up in her
family. Interment was made at Coan
Baptist church cemetery, the services
being conducted by her pastor, Rev. II.
S. Driscoll.