Southampton-Isle of Wight-Sussex County-Petersburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Newspapers.....News, 1891 

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              PETERSBURG. 

Accessory to Captain Overby's Murder - A 
      Negro Row - General Mention 

  PETERSBURG, VA., July 8.-[Special.]- 
[...] 

  It was learned to-day from a gentlemen 
from Isle of Wight that a serious disturbance 
occurred on Saturday at Gravel-Hill church, 
near Ferguson's wharf, where a negro feast 
was being held.  Pistols and knives were 
freely used, and several of the negores were 
wounded by cuts and shots.  None, however, 
were killed, but two of the negroes were 
seriously cut about the head.  The origin of 
the disturbance was not learned.  The ring-
leaders were arrested and committed to jail 
to await trial at the next term of the 
county court. 
[...] 
  Intelligence was received here to-day of the 
death of Dr. E. A. Drewry, of Drewrysville, 
Southampton county.  The deceased was a surgeon 
in the Confederate army, and was physician at 
the State penitentiary at the time Hon. William 
E. Cameron was Governor.  He married a daughter 
of Mr. P. H. Booth, of Petersburg. 
  News has been received of the death of Mrs. 
Mary E. Booth at her home in Southampton county. 
She was the mother of Mrs. Dr. J. E. Moyler, of 
Petersburg, and stepmother of Mr. P. H. Booth, 
also of this city.  She was twice married, first 
to Mr. John Owen, of Sussex county, and afterward 
to Colonel Samuel Booth, of Sussex county. 
  Miss Mary Clark, of this city, has been adjudged 
insane and ordered to be sent to the asylum.  The 
unfortunate young lady, who is well known here, is 
a member of the First Baptist church, and her case 
is a very sad one.  She has been in bad health for 
some months. 
  A cyclone struck the southwestern portion of 
Sussex county, between Yale and Horneville,  on 
the Atlantic and Danville railroad, this afternoon, 
demolishing several saw-mill shanties and uprooting 
trees several feet in diameter.  The home of Marcus 
Burt was destroyed and he was injured by a flying 
piece of timber.  The path of the storm was about 
three hundred yards wide. 


"The Times" (Richmond, VA), July 9, 1891 (Vol. 5, No. 131), 
   p. 2, col. 1 


Additional information: 

There a two mistakes on locations mentioned above- 
   it should read Drewryville and Homeville. 

Neither Dr. DREWRY nor his second wife's step-grandmother 
   appear in the Southampton Co. Death Records (1853-1890). 

Another obit and further information on Dr. DREWRY are posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d660e2ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [line breaks mine]  

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/07091891tt.txt