The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-14
RUN OVER And KILLED
While Driving An Ok Across the Track
He Was Struck by a Train.
ELECTION or OFFICERS OF The GREYS.
Captain and Lieutehnnt 10 Be Cho.
zen To.Morrow Night-Death of
Mr.. Warren Wool = Meeting of
the baptist Sunday school Asso.
cintion An Aged citizen Injured.

Petersburg, Va, June 1S.-tSpeclal)-
colored man named Edwin Scott, was
run over and killed this morning near
the S7-mile siding on the Norfolk and
Western railroad by passenger train.
At the time of the accident the unfor-
tunate man was in the act of driving an
OK across the track. He was Knocked
down an embankment where his body
WAS found by g colored man named
Lewis Walker, who was the only eye
witness to the sad affair.
A telegram has been received here an
nouncing the death of Mr.. Warren
Wool. who died at Keysville this morn
ing. The deceased was a son of the late
"A. b. Wool and former resident of
Petersburg. He died of fever after
brief illness. He was in Petersburg a
short time ago on visit to relatives.
tract of land containing about fifty
acres, in Chesterfield county, q short
distance fro Petersburg, was sold at
public auction to-day, Mr. Sam Dunlop,
of this place. becoming the purcha SER
and the price paid was $780,
AT the meeting OF the Baptist Sunday
School Association to be held tomorrow
afternoon, at the First Baptist Church,
the president of the Association, Mr.. H.
T. Phillips, will submit his annual re-
port.
The Petersburg Grays will hold a
meeting on next Monday night to elect
Captain and Lieutenant to fill the
vacancies caused by the designations of
Captain T. f. Heath and Lieutenant
James Wedddell. 1t is very proba ule
elected Captain and First Sergeant
Moody, lieutenant. Both of these gem
tlemen have been members of the com
pany for several years, and are well
drilled officers.
Mr: Henry Dolan, an aged citizen.
was Knocked down near the old Market
this afternoon, and quite painfully in
jured
United States District Attorney f. R.
Lassiter and Mrs. Lassiter left this
morning for Old Point where they will
spend some days.
Mr. Norman Robinson. of Washingt on.
ID. G., Is the guest of Mr.. William l..
Nenable. on Washington street
General Stith Boiling, Colonel James
d. Brady, and a. w. Harris. delegates to
the National Republican Convention.
10 be held at st. Louis on next Tuesday,
iett mere this morning for the cyclone
city. Ihey were accompanied by Can
tam Asa Rogers, secretary of the Repub-
llcan State Committee. and Hon. Charles
zee, one of the Republican candidates
for Congress from the Fourth Congress.
sional District of Virginia.
AZ meeting of the Epworth League
OF Market Street NJ. +. Church. held last
h!ght, the following were elected dele
gales to the State Convention TO he held
al l-yhchburg the latter part of this
month: Rev. r. II. wilson. Mrs. Bessie
r. Wilson. Misses Lula. Stevens and
Susie Whitehurst. Mezsrs. Augustus
Wright. p. w. DeHaven, A. l.. Lewis,
and Robert Campheld.
KEY. Frank Ridout will be ordained
Wy bl.hop randolph TO the priesthood
tomorrow at the Episcopal Council Of
Wytheville. He Is brother of Rev,
John Ridout of this city.
Ihe summer session of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute omen
Monday night with an address by Pro
fessor j. w. Davis
ciiford Andrews was badly bitten to-
day by dog.