Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-30
PORTSMOUTH'S PEST.
Unsightly Unfinished Tracks Of the Sea-
board Air Line.

DOhtu AlI
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. December 29.-The expected
opening OF the Seaboard AIRLINE system
from Portsmouth direct 20 Atlanta on the
lst Of January will not take place. There
arc nearly twenty miles yet TO construct
through rough country difficult to work,
and II VIII probably be the LIST of March
before the line Will be completed. In the
mean time the unfinished tracks in the
streets aud across the marshes of Ports
mouth 20 accommodate the increased
traffic are unsightly and iuconvenient, and
the people almost generally ere amazed at
the hardness of the Court of Appeals IN
rendering a decision IN regard to the mat
ter
TLOURIsHING.
At the annual meeting of the Berkley
Street Railway Company Il. IL. Lvnon
was elected president. William Tillotson,
secretary and treasurer, ana Board OF
Directors The presidents annual report
showed the road in fourIshing condition
and the outlook promising. IL was de-
cided to extend the road and add improve
ments in the way Of buildings.
ACCIDENTS.
Brakeman George Harrison, of this city,
! was badly mashed between cars at LAM
bert Point last night while coupling. His
injuries are serious.
Mr.. James L. Wright was run ever by n
street-car Of the Norfolk City Line last
night and had - DO saken 70 his home. in
HuntersvIile, on stretcher. lie ls badly
injured.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.. Henry Kim and Mr.. George Hal
stead have been appointed members Of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners by the
County Court for term of four years.
The Baptist Preachers Conference,
which met this year in Portsmouth, at
Court-Street church, will meet next year
in Norfolk at Freemason-StTeet Baptist
church. Rev. DR.. A. j.. Owen has been
elected president and Rev. George l..
Jruett secretary.
COETEMPTIBLE.
Two hundred and fifty dollars worth of
coupons have been rendered County Irea-
surer Lyons fol the payment OF the taxes
on the estate in the county OF Mcdonald,
the California vinegar bitters manufac-
tureT.
Judge George ID. Parker has so far recoy-
cred from his late severe illness as TO pre-
side over his court for a short time each
day. On Thursday he Ietires from the
bench and Judge-elect W. n. Portlock
succeeds.
The military are moving INTO their new
armory and the public officers INTO their
new quarters in the magnificent market
building just erected on CITY Hall avenue,
A negro named Richard Smith has been
arrested and committed TO JAZZ on euspl-
cion of having fred the store Of Il. Noel,
on Princess Anne avenue.
HONEYMOON.
Mr.. Havelock Anderson aud bride, for.
merly Miss Phoebe Brent, daughter of MIR.
Il. j. Brent of Kansas City, are here on a
visit to the groom's father, DR.. l.. Is. An
derson. The couple were married III Kan
sas City last Thursday.
KILLED.
Parties at the county court ouse to-day
state that John Got, well-known citl-
zen and farmer of Princess Anne county,
was killed yesterday at Nimmo's Church
by his horse running away. MIR. GoH was
thrown out and killed instantly, his neck
being broken by the fall.
Chief Constructor Wilson will be at the
ward tomorrow from Washington to in
spect the Texas, Raleigh. and Amphitrite.