The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-09
|OR DRINK 10 MANY
SElhlhai Cox collldsd With . Train and
SIS 8l..:s:s 81 Was Badly, KuIllafsd, .!l
Pretty WEDDING IN AsCOuAT1Y.. CHURCH
sCoiOred Btcrc; Q Tournament Ncxt
s9s + ncs.iny- Ii or ia Train Arrest
RES td With stnIcn shoes The Girl
ssf3s ChanEcu r Mer Srina.--A, Fishing:
III Party Camping Ont.

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sufIolk, Va, July S.-(speciaL)-Sa-
lSioons He drank. 1t. cost him his life.
SOCK was struckt,by anNorfoik and Caro-
y iina train at Hobgocd, NC, about ten
o'clock last night. 1t was an extra
& mort h1bound s1ain. He was found dead
] half an hour after the train had passed.
fOne leg was cut Off atid an arm WAS
y gone But these little troubles didn't
g hurt him much, for the neck was broken
and the skull crushed Death is sup
posed to have Observation-Disclosures. II was
expected that q coronel's inquest would
4fbe held some time this afternoon.
ss$ Cox is said to be n hard working, in
e dustriousj mans He was 4 farmer who
{. lived near .Hobgood. His mother also"
& lives Iii that community. He wcnt TO
town last mig hit and 1t is said had just
left 8 har-room when he made the step
tthat twas fatal.
4 1866: PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING.
There was "a very pretty marriage last
night at < Liberty Springs Christian
church. In the county. Rev. w. j. Lathe
was the minister The principals were
s Miss Guile Elma Byrd and NJ. Willis II.
Austin. Miss Mary Brinkley, he organ
!, list, played Mendelsshon's and Lohen-
grin's wedding marches. respectively, at
the entree and exit OF the brtdal parity
247 jss THE ATTENDANTS.
5$f Miss Ava Rawles was maid of honor,
and Edward Rogers was best man. The
other attendants were Miss Allie Daugh-
<ie With Fairlee Brinklcy. Miss Myrtle
5Ieawles with Jesse Harrcll. Miss Nodie
Baker with Joe RaEey, Miss Naomi IInr-
;Jrelf with Alto Byrd, Miss Codclin Byrd
! with Harry Parker. Miss Annie Savage
4 wi IN Robert Harrcll, Miss Maud Nor
fleet with j. C., Butler, Miss I.ulic helms
\ with. Baxter McClenncy Miss lGffa Aus
/ tin with Ludie Hare. Eddie aRawles and
!. Willie Ellis We're 'usller1, and Mary
/ Byrd and Lydia Daught!e flower girls:
!, The bride was attired III white silk and
rs bridal, veil, and carried bride yy.scs,
The bridesmaids wore white organdie.
: The flower girls carried orange Bios
SONS. lt5'l 3t'
..., BICYCLE TOURNAMENT. IS
There will be 4 bicycle tournament II,
4 Stuff ok next Tuesday. 1t viii be a coll
&ored tournament. For the open race
4 riders are expected from Suffolk, Nor.
folk, Portsmouth. Newrort News ami
4 piece. the second q bicycle saddle and
the third ST. Tor the other race, In
which only Suffolk riders will cqmnetc.
ala y6r Bfewer has ofterefi A hicNcie a,nIi
I and q; bicycle hell.'fyrh cs'e.wlu BE aneN-
Il excursion run from Newport News -
III tn DIED ON THE TRAIN.
$E.t A young child. whose father /. a. II:
I Smith, Of Norfolk, ,diaa on n Nnrsolll and
4 Carolina train between 3 and 4 O'clock
8 this ftcrnoon. I: died shortly after tho
train left Suffolk. probably near the
!. North sCarolina&line. The child was sick
before Mr:.sSsnltth left Norfolk. Tie VAS
= taking It toarelatives n s=Rnckv Mount
/ lie kent on With the corpse. NJ. SmiIh
was formerly agent of the NoyT5lk anu
: Carolina road ut, !Whaloy station
IN At, FfsH1NciSASryS CAMPING. ''a
KS There Is q Suffolk fishing Party down
the Nansemond river! nea- Nix's wharf
They canE, out I t night, and fish in tho
Al: E. Smith and w. T.. CohOon. They
will stay two orlthree days
53 THE GIRL RA<IED OUT
Charles Holloway, coloFeds bought IN
I'll yesttrday he was going rs get MAJ
Tfed.; He respected the o:hc. party to &c
contract to be Annia iNVartfoFt, a apry
young gill. He got the license and
every thing went5all .tGht ill, the time
was al hand. Then the gin backed OUT
HAD BETTER GONE BAREFOOT.
tAtsT O. clock this afternoon Police OH
Ger Hubbard ran in George Branch. col
ored, who says he is from Halifax. y. G.
Branch is charged with stealing a Iair
Z OF shoes from Goodman Folk. Officer
s fIu bbard caught him on the Norfolk
and Western road. Branch was locked
up, He claimed to have bought the
shoes from another man for ten cents
4 Later In the evening Officer Skinner
arrested Washington Love Who Will he
charged with stealing the shoes ana sell
Ing them to Branch. II
NOTED AT RANDOM.
Il. The Baptist Sunday school ran an ex-
cursion today ON steamer Endeav0r.
They carried q good crowd.
NJ Frank Il. Jones Was taken suddenly I'll
To-day On&the Street
TX Some people are still talking about
3 the secret Council vote. They are Very
anxious to know just how the members
voted III the caucus. But they won't
know.
Attention is called to the advertise.
.Inent Offering for sale the Suffolk bakery
I which is a good one.
2,JsE Professor J. @. Atkinson OF I.lon Col
21ege, was visiting Suffolk friends to-day.
5jsS Colonel Rudolph King. Of Washington,
d. c.. was in Suffolk this afternoon
/ He used to. live here,
ne a. It. Barbee. night opera tor, at the
/ Norfqlh and Western depot, is Ill at the
Stuart House, .s.h.E ss
rs Rosser, Jordan got in big hurry and
drove his horse too fast This morning
( Mayer Brewer told him 50.
~ Mrs. Fannie, Council, of Gates county,
Z NJ G., Is the guest of Mrs John c.
Smith.
l {. Professor wy Briggs, principal Of
i Locust Dale Academy, was in Suffolk
Tonight.
Ss Mrs. John n. Shepherd returned this
afternoon from a stay with relatives In
Oxford, N. C. {at
Isl. Isl. Mrs. Roberts. OF Gates county. n. c.,
IT