The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-15
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY
A Coed Deal CT Damage Resulted, But HO
Lives We're Lost.
A Soy RECEIVES SERIOUS lRluRlES
Funeral al tho Kate MI. PARKER
Duitc- d im.'S Hnu.htcrs' .i;sht
Schoo, Change In The ScNc,it,te-
sioufhnE,cton County Court lie.
;:ins To-Tnorrow i;u:sy Collision.


Houthnimrtom County Court lie.
gIns To-,morraw- Hu:sy Collision.
SUFFOLK, Va, Nov. i.-(SpcciaD-lt
was blind horse and 1t was frightened
badly frightened. The Two boys IN tn.
ca:i ;ugSci desperately AT the reins as
the blind horse dashed madly UP iIain
street ut 10 O'clock ;his morning They
could neither check nor guide it's course.
As the blind horse, the two boys and
The cart approached the head al Main
street a. Il. Dougherty X Co.'S clothing
store ioumcd up in front. The horse had
no idea of stopping. The boys saw that
Il catastrophe was Inevitable and made
one last effort to pull the horse into
Riddicl5 street. The attempt was futile.
In an Instant Tie horse had dashed
into the glass front Of DauGhtrcy's
store. The nose Of crashing glass and
demolished good; filled the air. The
speed e! IN" horse and impetus of the
Vchiclc forced the animal through the
glass ana into the edge OF the store. II
could 20 no further. Tor the cart he
came wcGgcd agains: q wall The boys
were thrown oui and slowly picked
themselves ~ from the gutter. 'rhey
escaped with Il few slight bruises Thp
horse scrambled backwards out Of the
store. dragging with il battered hats
and tattcred umbrellas
Col. +. w. Smith. Cwncr Of the build
ing; y. j. DauEhtrey, proprietor of the
store. and Tom Benton. owner of the
morse. then had Il conference as to the
amount Of damage done. The injury tn
store is estimated at $50 The horse and
cart are pretty baGlY used up. Mr..
i'enton is from Nor,h Carolina The
boys in the cart were his sons The
horse became fr!shtcuci on Main street
near the old EpiSo opal Church.
THE GYPSY WAS HAPPY.
y lone Gypsy woman strolled into
Town to-day She wore IL noisy. rcd
dress with jet ornaments She was
neither young nor pretty, but she could
drink. BY the middle uf the afternoon
hcr jog WAS getting heavy, and her walk
evidenced it. She had good time and
was not disturbed.
HAD Ills LEG BROKEN.
Twelve-year-old Arthur Stone had his
leg badly shattered to-day as he was
standing AT Main and Washington
streets on the ont skirts Of Il crowd. at
tractrd by Il runaway accident II was
done by baggage wagon owned by
j. III. Everett and driven by John Brown
coiorcd. There is II compound fracture
below the knee, where The shattered
bones cruelty prollucd through The
laceratcd flesh. Arthur was taken into
Dr. T.. ID. Phillips dispensaTy. and after
being made as comfortable as possible
was carried to his home. il: West Sur-
ioik. where DR.. John l.. Phillips is at
tending him. The bones are so badly
shattered that nmrutaiiOm may he nee
cSSary.
There is Il division Of opinion even
among spectators as 10 how the accident
occurred There are those who say that
Arthur touched the horse III his attcnut
To get out q; the way. and WAS kicked,
l, Int, l..r 4
by the wagon shaft and the wheels
passed over his leg. 'rhc hoy says the
whceS ran over him. There will be an
investigation Of the accident 10 deter
mine whether or not the driver Of the
wagon was responsible Arthur is n
wei built lad FOR his age. He is a son
of Mr.. j. II. Stone.
PARKER DUKES FUNERAL.
The funeral Of the late Parker Duke.
who fell dead last night at his store. on
sycamore street. will take place nj .
p. IN. sunday, Rev. W. W. S;aIey. d. D.
officiating. The intcrment will be made
nj the former home of the deceased In
The county. Relatives from II distance
arrived to-day and will attend the last
solemn rites.
INSPECTING NIGHT SCHOOL.
i committee of the Kings Daughters
last night made Il visit to the night
school 10 inspect it's condition and pro-
grcss. The inspection was satisfactory.
This school is operated by the Daugh-
tels FOR the benefit of those children who
are forced to work all day. 1t is another
evidence of the commcndablc work per-
formed by the Kings Daughters, who do
SO much for the relief, elevation and en-
lightment of humanity.
HEBREW GLOBE TRO,rTER.
Hebrew who was trying 10 beat his
way from Norfolk 10 Petersburg last
night was put off at Suffolk about 10
O'Clock. He had just twenty cents ana
needed food as well as lodging. Local
Jews gave him supper and n place TO
sleep. besides other assistance He said
he was en- route 10 Wilson, ~ c., to
work in Il jewelry store.
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE.
The Norfolk and Carolina road will
have new schedule. beginning to-mor-
row. North-bound passenger trains
leave Suffolk at 9:25 a. M, 4:32 d. m.
and 800 p. m. Trains going South will
leave at 9:45 n. M, 1920 a. IN. and 3:2l
p. IN.
SOUTHAMPTON COURT.
Southampton County Court begins
Monday at Courtlands Judge J. u.
Prince presiding. A number of Suffolk
business men and lawyers will go.
BUGGY COLLISION.
There was collision between two
buggies on kilby street this afternoon.
one OF the occupants. Miss Eva John-
d