Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-12-16
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Conference, native of King Georgs
county, died last week in Sussex county
at the age of SO. The deceased was
uncle of our townsman, Ed M. Edwards.
Capt. w. E. Bibb,. assistant to at.
torney General Williams. died at Rich
mond Saturday from the effects of q
fall received about ten. days ago in his
home. He was 65.
Miss Annie Webb, aged 20, died last
Friday night at the home of her aunt.
Miss Maggie Tspscott, Kilmarnock, of
consumption. Intermcnt was on Mon
day at her old home place near Nuts
vile. She is survived by brother
and a sister. 's'-ss,.,
Mrs. Walter c. Balderson, of Wash
ington, sister of Ernest II. Daniel, died
suddenly Wednesday morning in. that
city. This information was communi-
Gated Wednesday to w. r. Rowe. at
Irvington, who is brother to Mrs; E. II.
Daniel
x. ID. Murphy, for many years cap
tain of one of the steamers plying be-
tween West Point and Baltimore, fell
dead in Baltimore Sunday. Capt.
Murphy was from Kinsale, Westmore-
land county, and was 81 years old.
Reserved in the Southern army.
Wesley T. Bonner, well-known and
highly-respected citizen of Kilmarnock,
passed away Saturday from paralysis;
aged about seventy. Burial was at the
Catholic chapel Sunday afternoon.
Besides widow. he leaves three sons
and two daughters, all highly esteemed
and of wide acquaintance-M essrs.
Leon, Meredith and Welby Bonner and
Mrs Thos. L. Cockrell and Mrs. Willie
Smither.
Weems community was shocked and
saddened to learn of the sudden death
early on Saturday morning of Mr.. VIM.
Fl. Lee, formerly of Irvington, but for
quite number of years a resident of
Weems. Mr.. Lee waa taken suddenly
i'll about noon on Friday while engaged
helping JOS. Kellam, jr., to shuck
some corn in field near. the home of
R. L. Bryant. On seeing Mr.. Lee
about to become unconscious, Mr.. Kel-
lam FASTENED to the home of Mr.. Bry-
ant, who had just returned from his
work, to secure help, and both did
what they could for him. Seeing at
once, however, that he was beyond
their aid, they went to the home of
Capt. b. G. Doggett and borrowed a
buggy and took him to his home near
Johns Neck. Mr.. Bryant then tele-
phoned for DR.. Newbill, who came inn
mediately and pronounced it case of
paralysis of the brain. A telegram
was sent to his brother, Ed. Lee, of
Baltimore, who arrived Saturday MORN
ing shortly after his brothers. death.
He was buried Monday morning at the
Baptist chapel at Weems, Rev. f. w.
Claybrook conducting the services.
Mr.. Lee leaves one brother and num-
Der of cousins, but no other near rela-
tives- He was q good neighbor and a
man of peaceable disposition, and had
many friends who mourn his sudden
death.
DR.. William Steptoe Christian, so
years old, died Saturday in his home.
Malvern HILL" Middlesex county. and
his funeral took place Monday after
noon in the cemetery at ''Hewick. +"
Urbanna Lodge of Masons assisted in
the services. He was twice married.
The wife of his youth was Miss Helen
Steptoe, of North Carolina. His second
marriage was to Miss Alice Woodland.
of Middlesex county. who survives.
He leaves one son, DIR. c. C. Christian.
and one daughter, Mrs. R. S. Bristow.
DR.. Christian graduated at the Jeffer-
son Medical College in 1851. He es-
poused the cause of the Southland and
organized the Middlesex cavalry. of
which he was elected captain, and was
mustered into service in 1861 as COM
pany c, Fifty-fifth Virginia volunteers.
He was promoted to major, and later to
colonel. He was wounded twice and suf
fered as prisoner Of war at Johnson's
Island. After the war he practiced
his profession in North Carolina, and
later moved to his native State and
county. where he served his people as
faithful physician. He was for wears
county superintendent of schools, mar
inc physician, and county chairman of
the Democratic party, of which ne was
an ardent supporter He was an ora
tor of no mean ability.