The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31

Senator william ford.
Stewart of Neva-
da, In Washington; aged 81.
Is. Charles Warren Stoddard, author and
educator, in Monterey, Cal; aged 65.
n. Heinrich Conried. impresarlo, former
director of the Metropolitan Opera
House, In Neral. Austria; aged 81.
%. Ex-Governor Frederick Holbrook of
Vermont. at Brattleboro; aged SO.
Olive Logan. formerly an actress, au-
thor and lecturer, near Sutton. Sur
rey, England; aged 10.
Q. Augusta Evans Wilson, author of ''St.
Elmo" "Beulah," "Vashti" and other
popular novels of southern life, at Mo-
bile, Ala; aged "A.
Is. George Meredith, the English novelist,
In London; aged 81.
3D. Henry III. Rogers, financier and direct
or of the Standard Oil company. in
New York; aged 50.
JUNE.
2 Theodore Barth. noted German editor.
publicist and authority on American
affairs, at Baden Baden; aged 60.
6 Col Alexander Kelly Mcclure. noted
journalist. long prominent in Pennsyl-
vania politics, in Philadelphia; aged 81.
TO- Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale. dis
tinguished clergyman, author and Jour-
nalist chaplain of the United States
senate. in Roxbury, Mass; aged 81.
scholar and diplomat, delegate to the
Portsmouth peace conference in 1906
at st. Petersburg: aged GA.
"a Sarah Orne Jewett noted writer Of
stories of New England life. at South
Berwick. Me-; aged CO.
30. Carrie Burnham Kilgore, pioneer wo-
man lawyer, at Swarthmore. Pa; aged
70.
Ii. Prof Simon Newcomb. noted astron-
omer, mathematician and traveller, in
Washington: aged "A.
13. Frederick Phisterer. civil war veteran
and noted military writer and statis-
tician, at Albany, N. Y; aged 73,
Louis Loeb, American artist and illus
traitor, az Canterbury, N. H.; aged 4S.
IS. Don Carlos. pTetender TO the throne of
Spain, at Varese, Lombardy; aged 6l
20. Rosa Nouchette Cary, popular Eng
lsh novelist, in London.
Is. Elizabeth Taylor cambridge, daughter
of President Zachary Taylor and mis-
tress OF the White House during his
term, at Winchester, Va; aged IS.
AUGUST.
e. Lady Alma Tadema. wife of the cele-
brated painter Sir Laurence alma
Tadema and herself an artist OF note,
In London.
IS. Sir Theodore Martin, English author
and poet in London; aged SO.
q. George Manville Fem, English nov
elist of the old school, in London
aged IS.
SEPTEMBER.
a. Clyde Fitch. the playwright. at Cha
lons-slr Marine, France; aged A.
7. Henry B. Blackwell, anti-slaverist and
pioneer woman Is ffragist in Boston
aged "a. Gen. James Shackleford, vet
eran Of the Mexican and civil wars, al
Port Huron, Mich; aged So,
s. Joel T.. Erhardt, noted lawyer and pc.
litical leader. in New York city; aged
20. Lieut. Gen. ii. c. Corbin, U. S. A.
retired I'm New York city; aged IS.
9. Gen. Edward NJ. McCook. civil wal
veteran and one of the lighting Nc
Cooks" of Ohio. in Chicago; aged 81.
l.. William Lloyd Garrison, son and
namesake of the great anti-slaVerS
leader and himself a widely known re
former and publicist at Lexington
Mass; aged Il.
IA Mayo Williamson Hazeltine, noted
book reviewer and author. at Atlantic
City: aged 6S.
Is Baron Tweedmouth late first lord Of
the British admiralty. In London; aged
co.
d. Governor John A. Johnson OF Mime
sofa, a. Rochester, Mimi aged ~
a. Robert Hoe ID, head OF the note'
nrm OF printing press manufactures
OF New York and London. in London
aged 10. Major" Rodina Mutt, las
male survivor Of Barnum's celebrates
midget troupe, at Dorchester. Mas.
sssd 90. Henrietta Chanfrau. an oil
time actress who supported Forres
and tina Booths. At Burlington. N. j.