Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-25
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A small COlOred boy was pushed over
board at the fire yesterday morning and
came near being drowned. He was
fshed out after going down twice and
was rolled on u barrel.
Constable IIuybert arrested a negro
man yesterday morning on suspicion or
being the party who shot the man
Rocks and Constable Mathews, but no
gun was found on him. He had IL black
Jack on his person and was locked up
for carrying concealed weapons.
The farmers are needing rain badly
and unless they get some soon every
thing will be pnrched up.
To-day will be payday ut the yard.
Several thousand dollars will be paid
out.
Miss Mamie McCloud. of Petersburg.
SIS In the city. the guest of friends in
South Portsmouth.
Grimes Battery will go in camp to-
day at Ocean View for ten days. \ de-
tachmcnt went down yesterday and put
UP the tents. etc.
Rev. Mr.. Beadles had n large crowd
Sunday night TO hear his second ser
mon on Christ.
Mr. John II. Hall then addressed the
charmed with their new pastor He is
an able and eloquent man.
~ large excursion came in Sunday
over the Atlantic and Danvllie rail-
road. n number came to this city and
spent the day with friends; others went
To Ocean View and Virginia Beach.
Their tickets carried them TO these two
points.
y small white child in charge of
nurse was bitten by a dog yesterday.
who jumped up on the carriage and
bit the child.
All the school teachers who went to
Roanoke to attend the Normal School
have returned home.
The ladies of Scottsville will give Il
lawn party Tonight on Glasgow street
extended for the benefit Of a destitute
family living out there. The main sup
port of the family is quite sick and is
unable to work.
Mr.. y. ii. Lindsay. il, has gone to
Grcenbricr White Sulphur Springs to
spend some time.
There will be no more meetings of the
Council this month The next meet
Ing Will be August 9TH.
The new cars on the Port Norfolk
road Will be put on the line Tomorrow
or next day. Then the line will be
better equipped. The others are daily
expected
There was no session of the County
Court yesterday.
Mrs. Bridget Boye died last nigh, at
the residence OF her daughter, Mrs.
Patrick Holden. No. 1913 Henry street.
Notice of funeral later.
There win be a lawn party tonight
corner of Hatton and North streets for
the benefit of Central Church.
Miss Fannie Prairie. Of Richmond. is
Visiting Mr.. 6. II. Warrcn's family. She
will go with them To Ocean View and
spend two weeks.
The Order OF American Machnista
carried n good crowd on their excur-
sion last night Notwithstanding the
rain.
The rain last night knocked out sevc-
raj hay rides that were about to start
Mr.. Alonzo Shaw. OF the Veteran
I'iremen's Association Of Washington.
ID. c.. who has been the guest Of Mr.
end Mrs. John a. Farrenkopf for the
past week. returned home yesterday.
Silvia Dickerson. colorcd. was COM
mittcd TO the county Jail yesterday af-
1ernoon for being drunk and fighting i'll
the suburbs.
Two more cars for the Port Norfolk
railroad arrived yesterday. They are
beauties. All Of them will be on the
line by the end OF the week.
Mrs. John Nolan. who has been Wis
tting her sister on Second street. has
left to spend the month of August in
the Catskill Mountains.
This is the last day tor Brandt Com
pany'S make room sale.
Mrs Thomas A. Bridgess left yester-
day for Lawrenceville to visit her
daughter, Mrs. w. L. Fisher From
there she will visit Buffalo Lithia
Springs, where she will spend the re-
mainder OF The heated term.
TROUBLE ABOUT TOLL. GATE.
The citizens of Deep Greek are con-
eiderably exercised over the removal of
the toll gate on the Deep Creek turn
pike from Paradise Creek to the june
ton of the turnpike and the old county
road just beyond Julian's Creek
The company's charter gives it the
right to construct a turnpike from n
point near the southern limits Of Ports
mouth to point on the Portsmouth
and Deep Creek county road near the
Hewlett farm
The charter goes on to say that the
company can Use the county road from
the above point to Deep Creek. with
the understanding that the residents
OF that village and within the vicinity
OF half mile use the county portion Of
the road toll free.
This allowed them to use the county
road, which was kept up by the turn
pike company. to point near Julians
Creek. where the turnpike proper be-
gan.
From that point the old road made
a circuit and entered Portsmouth
through South street. People wishing
TO avoid tolls usually came this way.
The establishment Of the tollgate at
the junction of the road. however. puts
stop to the practice There is no way
or escaping toll either over the county
road or turnpike.
The matter was reported to tho
county supervisors to-day and was by
them referred to the commemorative
attorney.
The gate was cut down Yesterday
but the parties connected with the road
ordered It back. These who travel that
way say that they will cut 1t down az
fast as 1t is put up. The matter will
end in the courts.
WILL VISIT PORTSMOUTH.