Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-14
Return OF Confcdcrates from Charles
ton Rcuniom-A Hridge Enhances
vnIuo OF Timber Lands-Normai
Institute Anniversary Exercises.

Petersburg. Va, May 13.-Mr. Morris
pany, of this city. was taken suddenly
i'll Thursday night. He is thought to
be suffering from pcritonitis. and yes
terday afternoon he was taken to St.
Lullcs Home. Richmond TO be oper-
ated on. He was accompanied by DR..
Booth and Mr. Myer Saal. The oper-
alton will be performed by DR.. Booth
and the Drs. Mcclure. of Richmond.
Mrs. Myers, who is absent from the
city, has been telcgraphcd for.
VETERANS REUNION.
Some thirty-fve or more of the men,
bers of n. =. Hill Camp. of Confederate
Veterans, of this city, who have been
in attendance upon the reunion of
United Confederate Veterans at
Charleston, :. c., returned to Peters
burg at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. They expressed themselves as
having had 4 most delightful trip. \.
p. Hill Camp made the finest show OF
any body Of veterans in the parade, and
had the honor of escorting General Cor,
don from his quarters 10 the audito-
rum.
BUILDING a BRIDGE.
1t was learned yesterday from a
gentleman who arrived here from
Brunswick county that workmen are
getting ready to build the bridge over
the Nottoway river for the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina railroad. He
says that the construction of this ROAD
has caused the value of timber lands
on lis line to greatly increase AS an
evidence of this fact about 4 year ago
a gentleman was offered $3.50 for n tract
of timber land, and recently he was
of1cred $500 for the same tract.
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
The sixteenth anniversary exercises
of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate
Institute closed this afternoon with an
interesting musical program, and the
presentation of diplomas to the grad
yates. y very large assemblagc of the
friends of the students and OF the col
lcge was present. Dr. j. w. Southall.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, attended The exercises and de-
livered n fine address. Several MEM
bers of the Board of Directors were
also present. The four college grad
yates receiving diplomas. with the de-
gree of a. b., were l3. T.. Deane. OF
Charlottesville; II. Il. jackson. of New
port. X. l.; +. *. Martin OF Powhatan
county; l.. y. Watkins, OF Prince T.u-
ward county. There were also twenty
seven normal gradua tcs-fiftecn fe-
males and twelve males The session
of the college just closed was very
successful one. and the attendance OF
students was larger than in previous
years.
PERSONAL.
Ex-Governor William T. Cameron.
whose health has been somewhat i'm
paired recently. has so far improved
that he expects to leave for the North
on business in Il day or'two.
DEATH OF DIR. BuDD.
DIR. Samuel w. Budd, one of the most
prominent and beloved physicians of
this city, died this morning at Johns
Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. where he
had been under special treatment the
past two weeks. He was a great suf-
fercr from heart trouble DR. Rudd
was distinguished not only as a physi-
clan, but as IL surgeon. and enjoyed n
large practice. His death brings n
great loss to the community. and the
profession. He was prominent in
knights Templar and Masonic circles.
and was 81 thirty-second degrc Scot
ish Rite Mason