The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, September 27, 1996            TAG: 9609270005
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A16  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   14 lines

DEFINING ``KILL''

Let's get something straight about Fishkill, N.Y., Schuylkill, Pa., and other assorted ``kill'' names: ``Kill,'' as used in place names, denotes a body of water, not an act of death (Random House 2nd Abridged Dictionary).

EARL M. FONTANILLA

Norfolk, Sept. 20, 1996 by CNB