Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-22
A NORFOLK FIRE
A BIG BAKERY VERY BADLY DAM
AGED.
A New Railrosd Election Ordered -ya,,i,
Hurt-Psrsoasl Notes.-The
New Boat
Correspondence Of tho Richmond D..p,,c. q,

Correspondence OF tho Richmond D,.p,,cs,
NORFOLK. july 20. lsSs
Early this morning the extensive h,te,v %,
James Reid & Co., on Little Water stresi y, -
the rear Of the principal establishment y, ~.
firm en- Main street, caught ire. ,rt -,
mostly destroyed, the machinery an -,
damaged aud rendered useless, and l,,,e
quantity OF stock lost by damass from 49,
The FIRE department saved the bui.d,,..
The fire occurred Just after the workr.'
knocked of, and originated accldeoiaIIv
The property was iuy Insured. The
bakery was the largest IN the city.
A new election has been ordered N Ia
beld in Princess Anne county on the 93d M
August on The proposed Enlscrip,ion q,
go, 900 20 railroad line 10 puaces. Ann
Courthouse, 80 asked for by the northern
capitalists nho are II The bead ~ the enter.
prise. The road, a. now projected, viii rllo
from n point 90 the Nirgins Beach line
down into Pungo. IL will open upa COM.
try full OF lumber where nearnes. 20 tse
ocean makes the varied products u the trii.k
fields ready fol shipment fully ten Gsy,
ahead OF the truck farms around Norfolk
IL is said the line will be bulls whether ,a,
county subscribes or not, a. the le.dsap
inviting one for capitalists.
A number Of. gentlemen from Richmond
are negotiating with the proprlsior- u tae
Virginia Beach properly Tor the purchase y
ten lots at the Beach for the purpose q erect.
ing handsome cottages before toe neNt,cl.0n
opens.
The pear and peach crops all THROUGH his
section are reported very short, but ~ o,isi
fruit there ~ a great abundance.
The shipment II wsiermcOns has been
"A. =.
this week have been valuable Tor all ylreu.,
OF melons.
The new ferry steamer CITY Of Portsmouth
gave free excursion to Hampton last night.
carving down about three hundred frrrv
patrons. and about sixty oiici.s lna prou'.
nene citizens were the guests of tho Ferry
Committee at a supper at Barnes Hotel.
There being no charges against Detective
John T. James. Of Richmond. DO vas Dis.
charged from custody by Po,icc-Jusiice l..
NJ. Baum.
Psvmaster Charles W. Slamm reported i,r
duty this morning as paymaster % the llyf.
yard, relieving Paymaster i. II. HInmlu,
who leaves tonight for New York and one
white Mountains, having been placed 90 la
extended sick leave.
Rev. A. B. Dunawsy, % The 'hurrharl
BAPTIST church, assisted by Rev. Dr. Nelson,
will commence a protracicd meclrs a,
Churchlaud on Monday.
over twenty thousand tons o. pocahoaa.
coal were shipped from the Lambeu'- Poat
piers this week.
The condition Of Miss Melissa GRAY. daugh-
ter Of Nr. L. n. Gray, who fell 900, ~ 5
second-story window OF her home, on tuu-
bersnd street. IS REGARDED a. very serious,
and she Il thought 10 be fatally hurt
Mr. H. r. Vaughn, merchant u Frank
lin, Southampton county, died az ~ Ma.
CENTS Hospital last night.
BIDS FOR th- material for building th' new
bat,le-'llp Texas ~ this nAgy-ysrd wil --
opened IN Washington on Monday.
The woods arc on tire between Franklin
and Bovka's Depot. on the Sraholm anl
Roanoke railroad, and much timber hs, Pom
destroyed. o.