Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-16
PIONEER VISITORS.
TEN CARLOADS OF cARollNlANS
DRAWN BY THE FIRST TRAIN
o..r, the Norfolk and Carolina Boad-Over-
doing the Land Boom-Chapei
Consecrated.
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NORFOLK. May Is, 1890.
This morning. for the first time, a train oil ten
cara ovor the new Norfolk and Carolina RAILROAD
loaded with North Csrolinians from the hoa-
rote and TarDoroi sections arrived here. a
large number Of businessmen we're In inc
,I,rong. and the entire body was representative
~ the country through which the new road
,,.asas ood aIi we're guests OF the railroad COM
pnanv In honor OF tho opening OF mo Line. Iho
steamer Luray, OF the Old DOMINION me- VOC
rendered, and brought tho Visltors over Iro.s
Pinnsrs Point, and they were hs' o. 81 co S
ana the business Mems Association and shoWh
,h ~ various points OF interest about tho two
cities. They left for home In the afternoon.
VOTING MINIS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ANNi-
vKIsARY.
Extensive preparations are being maze W
citrate the NTH anniversary OF .ne lO. ,ns
Mans CHRISTIAN Association In this city on inc
tsh ~ lime Fine meetings will be held ana the
state secretaries Of New YORK, ConnecHcus,
Delaware, Maryland, District OF Columbl snl
Virginia, and other leading ACCOMPLISHMENTS
will DO here 70 deliver addresses. 4.
There were fifty-three deaths In Norfolk 1u-
ring the month of April. two thirds OF wnicn
"A A heavy thunder shower passed over this sec
The now chanel of St vlncents Hospital, which
has lust been completed. was consecrated NJ ~
O'Clock this morning by Bishop Van de Nyver, oil
Richmond. and largo throng was present me
chapel cost $4,000, and IL one OF inc nhes' su ~
lures Ct the kind In the country ,
Captain John X. Ludlow is out az an indepen-
dent candidate for mayor.
HOLDERS EXCITED.
Landowners near the two cities are now tho
roughly excited and hardly know Whot they sro
worth A farmer nearly two miles from forts-
ofa n few laVs ngO tl.UtD per acre
for MA farm. and refused IT, Those who ore en-
gineering tho deals now cay prices have taken
ouch rise that IL will DO very difficult 70 induce
capitalists TO take hold OF proposed lanI-lii i
provements hersabouts Mr.. Clarence Mood-
ward Of this city, sold his Campostello TRACK
few DAYS ago for $4,000. He paid $4,000 Tor I"
The funeral Of Mrs Sarah Murkle. who was
killed by a runaway team yesterday, look pihSe
this afternoon from the Scottsyille Baptist
church, and was largely attended obe loaNoS
number Of children.
CRITICAL CONDITION.
Young Harry Reynolds. who was assaulted
and beaten with clubs by negroes in portsmouth
last Monday night, continues In precarlous
condition and unconscious most OF inc ""e'
Two Of the assalants are in jail.
The Grand Master end several other grand Oh
ncers OF the Grand Lodge Independent order
Odd-FelloHs OF North Carolina Will WISH Olo DO
minion Lodge in Portsmouth tonight
Major II. Clay Goodloe. paymaster nited
States Marine Corps, was ct the naV!-yaru 10
day and paid off the barracks.
Thirty-dve irOn-workers were taken IN ihe
nnyy- ward today 10 work on the 1ouDIs-tur-
ret'ed monitor Amphtrite
William Z. Woodward, n leading Mahonete OF
Portsmouth, was appointed clerk IN the ord
nance department Of the yard yesterday:
The funeral OF B. Frank Hill. found drowned
AZ Newport News took place at noon from tne
residence OF his parents on Church street