Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-06
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lion AID .rovociton.
THEN WENT FISHING;
The Newport News Fishing club had
I. its annual outing on III" Fourth. and
an eventft;l one it was. The 1ar.y was
made UP Of CAPT. J! A. liuxton. Or T.
]. Pressey. Messrs George p, West w
y. Vest W. +. Barrett. y. l.. Powell c.
ID. West. RI. l.. I;,l,nunds T. NJ. Eenson
invest Tahb. George Henson J.. S
Jones. Phil Turnbull NJ. H. Lash and
| William Marrow.
| These gentlemen went on the c. * O.
ting, Hinton to the Cares ara caught
FISH. How many fish they caught may
not ho estimated by the ordinary
variously placed between five hundred.
ana a thousand. Frequently there
We're three or four fish on a hook where
There should have been but one. When
the party returned they took as many
! fish as they could carry and there
after three hundred were left on the
boat.
The episode Of the trip was the stern,
that came up while the crowd was al
/ the Cares. ] was Il Troublesome
Istornl-a hurricane. Everyone was sick,
Or all out one. awfully sick. The usual
tribute 70 Neptune Was unanimously
paid sometimes several times. IN thc
lconfusinn among; other things that went
overheard was lor. I;obinsons gold
watch. and the hats Of Mcssrs r.,bh
land l;uXton--Wcnt overheard and were
seen no more. and that WAS the end Of
it,
In spite If these little incidents.
though. all hands had Il splendid time.
and came back thoroughly pleased With
lther trip.
NIAIRops HAVE FUN.
The Enesapeaka Gun club sent Il
team over to Portsmouth Tuesday 10.
la friendly shoot with the nnrcds of
| that charming city. Those who were.
from hero were Messrs. .;clHmcS r. l..
Robinson. Hopkins Charles L. Il.
Reynolds. CrAfforl Albert. i7ifer. l.a;,tz
|anG Meyer.
There We're seven events of ter, each.
the shooting being individual. II
quot" one of the Newport News cor
tinGeEt: Things were 50 mixed no one
knew what tive scores were" d..
Charles came out first on one or Two
"f tfe events and 50 did Mir. Scnmes
and Mr.. Albert D.. Gallagher did the
best shooting for Portsmouth ana Mr..
Cooper. 4 visitor from Baltimore, was
4 close second to The doctor
The nArtv went owe. N tho Louise
and returned on 4 chartered launch
1 BETSY MID GEORGE. W7E1H. OUT.
I;rtsy Underwood. of l:luodheld. ns,~
torioHs iaihird. got on her annual
| Fourth 81 July rampage Tuesday. ana
tried to clean out Squire Charlie ROB-
insons court.
J seems that Betsy ard George Jones
fell out ana Betsy had George arrested
and taken Before the Squire. When
the case came UP for trial Betsy took
| charge Of the court and tried TO run
things. Squire Charlie fined her So for
contempt. This oEiy added fuel to tl,y.
fame. and i;etsy continued tn make !,
racket she was fined another 80 In
stead of helping matters it made them
Wors" and Betsy was assessed another
~ OF course this had no effect upon
the excited woman and court was c1nl-
PEELED TO adjourn. Betsy Was taken to
Warwick Courthouse ard nut in jiil.
George was brought over to the city
and placed in The lock-up. He was talk
en- back to Eloodield Yesterday by
Chief cartwright and discharged
Too MUCH FOURTH.
Justice Robinson olliciatot, TN the Po-
lice Court yesterday in The stead Of
Justice Brown. The docket was not as
large as might have been expected
William Hendricks, the Hearo Who
gave Officer Charles such q close shay.
in Rockets Monday night. and who
had such a close shave himself. WAS
fined SO ana sentenced to three months
in ajil.
The other cases We're as follows:
William Jennings. assault: continued
F,ancis Campbell. lisorderly: 81 am.
costs.
I'D Johnson. carrying concealed
weapons: so and costs.
| Henry johnson, disorlerly; S. ana
costs
ia Humphrey, carrying concealed
weapons; continued.
IS. ]. Thompson, petty larceny; So ana
costs
John Williams, Alex York, John Isnos,
drunk; 81 and costs.
NJ. Spencer, HOUSEKEEPING; S. ana
costs.
=. p. Eeale, riding bicycle on side
walk; 81 and costs.
| HORSE. celebrates.
y horse belonging to Mir. J. Rcvner
jcelG5rated the Fourth in an unusual
manner. causing a lot of excitement,
but very little damage
The animal was attached to one OF
Mr.. Reyner's wagons. While standing
in front Of the store at Twcnty-fifth
street and Washington avenue he be-
came frightened and commenced to rear
up at Il great rate. Turning he started
UP Washington avenue. but he mad
barely started before the wagon 10
winch he was attached collided with
another, the body being separated from
the truck. This did moi phase the horse,
however and he dashed up the avenue,
carrying the wheels with him.
/ Luckily there We're few wagons or
the street at the time. All efforts 10
stop the frightened animal were use
less and he Cnntinund in his MD nio,h,