The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-14
The CumnoCk Coal Mining Company VIII
Pay $4,000 Instead Of $4,000.
.EPlSCOPALIAA DIOCESAN CONVENTION
Sermon by bishop Chcshirc-KeeeP-
tion at Saint Mary's Protest
Against Change I'm Route OF tho
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroads.
Mnrlcrons Fircbu= Cnptnred.

The nineteen suits for damages against
3 the Cumnock Coal Mining company,
y each for $4,000, are to be COMPROMISED
d Tor $4,000. judgments for this amount
4 will be taken, and the company VIII pay
q small amount In cash, and for the re-
4 mainder will run the risk with other
4 creditors Of the company. Thus, al the
most they will get only $4,000. instead OF
$4,000. They must not have had much
q OF a case. Men who go 40 coal mines
4 take their lives in their hands. The
mines are now working as actively as
(; they can under the receivership. Ihey
4 are furnishing about IS tons daily. The
& Cape Fear and Yadllin Valley railroad
+ IS the largest purchaser. If a reorgani-
u zation can be effected q large quantity
& can be mined and the SelDoard AR
5 Zine will become the chief purchaser.
nj The revenue department is making in
4 ,quiry as to the probable amount OF
grape and fruit brandy to be made this
year. Last year very little WAS made.
except grape brandy, which was princi-
1 pally used In "fortifying" wines.
fss Governor Russell to-day found that
= owing to an enga cement TO attend the
Il commencement OF the State Normal ana
h Industrial College at Greensboro, he Will
y be unable to attend the goth of May
celebration at Charlotte. Colonel e. G.
H Giarrell and Major r. NJ. Hayes, u. >.
"A, Will represent him.
sf: EPISCOPAL, CONVENTION.
# The session OF the Episcopal Diocesan
& convention continued to-day. Bishop
q Cheshire this morning preached a. SER
y mon This afternoon a. reception was
given at ST. Mary's school in cornpli-
4 ment to the convention, and to the
junior branch OF the women's auxiliary
3 to the board Of missions, which Is also
in session.
@34E A PROTEST. NOTED
"a protest is filed with the railway
4 commission by citizens living at and
N near CASTOR against the change in the
/ line OF the Raleigh and CASTOR rail
way, which will throw that station
about a mile from the road The change
proposed runs about three-fourths of a
mile in distance and avoids thc great
y curve at CASTOR. Il cannot be made,
& however, without permission OF the
q railway commission, which will have a
hearing OF the whole matter.
55 The Rev. j. u. Barrett, of Norfolk, Is
conducting a special meeting in the
& Christian church in this city.
..af A FIRE FIDND CAPTURED.
A man is in jail here charged with
saturating a bed with kerosene and
4 setting 1t on fire for the purpose of kill
II ing drunken woman. who was lying
l on It. The man charges that the woman
thus tried to kill him. The fircmen
y saved the house
The State association OF funeral di-
18TH. - ~ '"''' oei' sA''u
The sale of any attic for food out Of
4. the herd at the State experiment farm.
i or the sale Of any milk therefrom is
1orbidden by the city physician. on ac-
4 count CT tuberculosis. The matter has
mn da 0Tffn a SIT Lor 4.
posed to sell the flesh of two COWS de-
clared to be Unaffected,
a COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The following Is the commencement
programme at the University Of North
Carolina:
Sunday. May soth--1l a. m.-Bacca-
laureate sermon by the Rev Dr.. J. S.
s Monday, May s1st-s p. m.-Annlver-
sery meeting Of the Diaectlc and Phil
ahthropic societies -
IT. Tuesday, June 1st-9 a. m-seniors
( FORM In front Of the memorial hall.
$3.50 a. m.-Mee,ing Of the Board OF
& trustees. ll:3o 4. m.-Senlor class day
s exercises. $50 p. MISREPRESENTATION or
i Inc senior class gift Dust OF Robert e.
stLeel and exercises around the DAVE
poplar. p. m.-Orat!ons by repre- santa-
yves OF the Dialectic and Phiilnthropic
socletlies. 10 p. M Reception in COM
mons by the president and faculty.
&, " ednesday, June 2d--9:30 a. nl.-AIect
ing OF Alumni association, Gerard hall.
LAB a. m.-Academic procession from
sGerard hall. 80 q. m-Commence-
4 msnt exercises In memorial hall. and
oTauons by members OF the era duating
olass. 1890 p. m.-Address by the Hon
e William L. Wilson. ll:l5 p. n,.-Confer-
ring or degrees: announcement of hon
ols, prizes and appointments D. M
\ Aiumm banquet. s p. m.--Concert by
Ilee club, Gerard hall