Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-01-31
AN INTERESTING LETTER
WRITTEN BY MR. w. B. FELTON,
AT NEWPORT NEWS, VA.

undressing TO some OF
the readers of the FISHERMAN &
FARMER. Your correspondent
left his home on Monday night
the 18th inst, boarded the Str.
Olive at Rockahock wharf, &C
companied by Our venerable old
citizen, Mr.. Miles Ashley, who,
ever thoughtful of his boys, was
on his way to visit his son John,
who now resides at Primers
Point, near Norfolk. Our trip
up the Chowan was quite pleas
ant. While on the Str. Olive,
we met with Mr.. Jno. Beasley,
who informed us that a conten-
ton had arisen that afternoon
between Mr.. John Wilson and
colored man by the name of Ben
Mizzell relation to a line be-
tween their lands, and that dur
ing the contention a son of Miz>
zell stepped up behind Mr.. Will
son and felled him to the ground
with a terrific blow from cy
press limb, inficting a severe
wound. After committing the
desperate crime the boy skipped
to parts unknown. When we
arrived at Tunis the next morn-
ing and boarded the train for
Norfolk, 10! and behold! George
Mizzell was among the pass=n-
gers; he was at once identified by
Mr.. J. H. Simons, who was at
Coleraine when the tragedy oc-
Cured. Mr.. Simons taking in
the situation, telegraphed to
Suffolk and when the train pull
ed in at that depot, an officer was
in waiting, who Immediately
boarded the train, and very I'M
enormously adorned the wrists
of the culprit with a pair of iron
bracelets and led him out to
await further orders. Mlzzell
seemed to be very much aston
Iished and chagrined. He did
not seem to catch on to the idea
that electricity is quicker than
Isteam. I imagine that he began
to realize that refuge among the
| bushes would have been safer
than seat in a palace car.
| Your correspondent lett ole
brother Ashley at Primers Point
in charge of one OF his little
grand-sons, and Wended his way
| to Norfolk, at which place he
isoon boarded a steamer for Ole
Point. During our passage we
saw many ships, steamers, oyster
crafts, ETC., but the most prom
. inent among them was five O.
| Uncle Sam warsiips lying a
anchor at Old Point. Among
them was the New York anC
: Columbia, the names Of the 9th
ers we did not learn. At Ole
Point we boarded the electric
cars for Hampton, at which
place we changed for Newpor
News, a short ride took us to ou'
destination. We soon found our
self in the great ship-buildins
city of the United States. Die
we say city? we'll, We'll take tina
back, though it has been very
recently Incorporated. There /:
one of the best equipped ship
yards here in the whole country
Quite large force is now WORK
ing in the yards and will 500:
be extensively increased whel
; work begins On more ships fo1
Uncle Sans navy. On the 3otl
inst. there will be two large iror
steamers launched from the ways
One the Helena, U. S. gunboa
No. 9, and the other, the plan
coastWise steamer, which is more
than four hundred feet long
Her name will not be given t.
the public until she begins t.
glide down the ways, when i
will be exhibited from a larg,
signboard suspended from he
l sides. Newport News is quite
live place, much is being done
; in the way of ship building aue
railroading AS this is the ter
minous of the Chesapeake s
Ohio Railroad quite a larg'
quantity ofgrain, -four, stock, etc
is being shipped to other part
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