The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
AGED CITIZEN DIES
At PETERSBURG
Charles H. Pyle, Prominent Bush
ness Man, Passes
Away.
HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Quiet Election To-Day Indicated.
Council Will Meet
Tonight.
HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va, Novemb.r 8.

Charles Fl. Pyle. head of the firm OF
Pyle & Company Unc.). the largest
land and real estate firm In the city,
died at his homo on High Street this
morning after about a weeks illness.
Mr.. Pyle was in the eighty first year
of his age. having been born in Amity,
Bucks county. Pa. on June 1. 1881.
He came to Petersburg in 1865. direct
~ after the close OF the war, and had
been resident of the city ever since.
tie was active in business UP to the
time of his illness. owing to his wide
acquaintance in the North and North
west. to which he made yearly bust
ness trips. MIR. Pyle was instrumental
in bringing more good settlers u
other man. He established the tirs,
Bohemian colony In Prince George.
and this colony has grown and spread
into Dinwiddie and Chesterfield coun.
ties. Mr.. Pyle was good man and
valuable citizen, and was universally
esteemed. lie IL survived by two
daughters-Mrs. X. W. Bayweil. of New
Canton. buckingham county, and Mrs
J. W. Parkinson. of Marmora, Dinwid-
II. G. Hunter. of Philadelphia and
Miss Hattie Pyle. OF this CITY. The
funeral will take place from Tabb
Street Presbyterian Church Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. and the
burial VIII be in Blandford Cemetery.
Death of a Young Woman.
Miss Barbara L. Dyson. aged TWEEN
ty-one years, daughter of Mrs. L. A
Dyson. of Matoaca. died at an early
hour this morning at her home In that
village. She had been in declining
frr
teemed in the community and is sur
vived by her mother and one sister.
Accidentally and BADLY Shot.
w. 4. Bracey, a conductor on the
street car line. was very badly injured
this morning by accidental shooting.
and very narrowly escaped death
Taking his gun with him ne went out
at an early hour on the Ferndale Park
line for n hunt. The gun was loaded
with No 4 shot, and in handling the
weapon. with his left hand covering
| the muzzle. he accidentally caused its
discharge. The load tore through his
| hand and left side of his face.
causing a ghastly wound. Mr.. Bracey
was at once hurried to the hospital
and placed under treatment His inju-
ries are thought TO be very serious.
Mr.. Bracey was standing on the front
platform at the time OF the accident.
the stock Of the gun resting on the
iioor. It is said that he did not know
the gun was loaded. Had the load
struck in his chin it would have blown
the top of his head off.
4 Quiet Election.
The election in this city tomorrow
and throughout this section Will he
very quiet, and a small vote will be
polied With the exception of Din
widdie county there Is no opposition
TO the regular Democratic nominees,
and the voters generally will not in
convenience themselves to so to the
polls. In Dinwiddie there is full in
dependent ticket. nominated by Demo-
Gratis dissatisfied with political condi-
lions in that county. and who refused
to so into the Democratic primary.
The Republicans may vote with the in
dependents, but IL is not believed that
the regular ticket is in any danger.
The Independents are looking more to
the future than to the present.
p. II. Drewry will be the next Sen
ator for the district composed Of Pc
tersburg and Dinwiddie; Robert Gill
liam. Jr.. will be elected to the House
Thomas T.. Clark will go to the House
from Dinwiddie.
Common Council Meeting.
At It's regular monthly meeting to-
morrow night, the Common Council
will probab bly, have several important
matters to consider outside or the
routine order. One of these may De
the ordinance providing for the issue
OF $4,000 OF IL per cent. bonds
for public Improvement purposes: an.
other IS the matter OF the proposed
extension of the street railway lines
on Halifax and Sycamore Streets, the
latter to connect with the Walnut Hill
Corporation viaduct: and third is
the matter OF the raising OF the grade
and Improvement of River street to
enable the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Company to grade and improve
its property facing on River street.
There are several other matters OF
interest in the hands OF committees
which are not yet ready to be re-
ported on.
Personal aud Otherwise.
Il. &. flew ana family. who have
been residing in Petersburg for about
Two years. lett this evening to return
to their old home in Lancaster. Pa.