Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-27
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Young Lad Hit BY Flying Baseball
and Killed.
cd locked Up In Nnnsemoud JAIL
Charged With Clubbing ola Man
Daniel Wood.
(srecInI to yIrginian.Pllotl

ter, ii years old, was this afternoon
struck on the breast by thrown base
ball. He lived twenty minutes. DR..
X. b. Parker was called, but when he
examined the body breath had flown.
Lightly Reed aged fifteen years. was
pitching balls at Potter. trying 10 strike
him OUT. The third one tnrown was ia
tai. I'll. bent forward when the sphere
struck him, gaspinS for breath. Then
ne fell backward heavily. Lightly and
other boy friends rushed up and tried
to resuscitate the SUFFERER. When he
didn't regain consciousness Dr. Parker
was called. There was no abrasion on
the skin. and DR.. Parker is not sure
whether the ball hit him over the heart
or stomach. The remains were taken
nome ut No. 81 Sycamore street. No
inquest was though; necessary.
lti. was Il son of MIR. Rufus Potter.
railway postal clerk. who runs on the
norfolk and Southern. I4c was the
oldest son.
MAY BE MURDER.
charged with clubbing Old Man
Daniel Wood almost To the point o.
death, William Jones and Jim I,ason,
colored, We're taken in custody to-day
and given lodging III Nansemond coun-
~ JAN Wood is foreman in Isaac +.
Wilson's mill, near Cypress Chanel.
Wood got angereG at Jones and
punched him with Il piece of lumber
Ihat WAS last Thursday The mill
whistle at o'clock announced the close
oi that work day. The first thing MIR.
Wood knew he was .givcA terrific
blow with club from behind. 1t
Knocked him down. Wood was also
struck on the temple with n piece Of
IRON. Wren they picked him up Wood
was Unconscious. lie has been de-
i!rlous ever since. and was reported
worse today The prisoners may have
10 answer an Indictment for murder.
Or; ID. H. Iiarrell is attending Wood
ne accused were brought 10 Suffolk
ms morning by Officers \. l.. Uarrell
of Nansemond. and George KNIGHT of
Gates county. n. c. Jones was taken
at oatesvi!ie. Eason. who was only an
accomplce, had been kept at the mill
MOODY'S MEETING.
KEY j. f. Love at the Baptist Church
sunday night VIII tell of the grea,
religious meeting which he has been
attending at Northhcld. Mass There
VIII be an open-air service for chill
dren ut q o'clock
REUNITED TO GIRL WIFE.
Alter several weeks separation from
ms l6-year- old girl-wife, Mr. Victor II
Pope arrived to-day from baltimore
and was driven home at E;yerrt,,s W.,
liner" was an atfectionatc meeting
Mrs. Pope had telegraphed him In
come. ~
The reconciliation was the result of
a ira! OF IL, $. johnson for perjury in
Gates county, who had previously
elopcd with pope's sister. went of Win
me couple, and il was charged h,,
sWore Ella Holland was 20 wears ola.
Johnson was acquitted
Ihcn the girl-wifc placed herself in
hurricane Branch's charge and asked
mat she be delivered To her husband
her father. job Holland. was cnragcd
ana II IS reported said he had rather
see hef dead than reunited There wns
rove on the one side and parental in
"uehce on the other. Love won
SLEPT ON THE TRACKS.
Joe Clark got tired walking down
me Norfolk and Carolina railroad
tracks this afternoon. and sat dawn ~
rest. lie slept, all unconscious of ,ho
coming OF sOuthbound passenger train
NO. lo'. which was moving at so miles
an Hour. Inc engineer couldn't see the
Sleeping man because of smoke arising
from forest fires. When Clark woke M
he was dying. The accident hapneneI
iust south OF Nurney Station. and The
bleeding. crushed man was taken to
-S-h!ie siding, where DIR. d. l.. Hnrrcll
was called. Clarke was dead. He lived
az faimyra. y. c., where the remains.
MASCOT SOCIETY.
The Mascot Club met last evening
win Miss EN- Holland. on Rrool,lvn
lieiGhts. Among entertaining numbers
We're games and music. Refreshments
came later Those present: Miss phohe
Jones with Walter Carpenter. Miss
Nhry gregory with J. Il. b. Holiday
MISS Abbie Wilson with j. D. Twittv
MISS ID iiddicll with y. Appiewhito
Miss Jennie Ballard with Dcn Hritt
MISS Lillian Jones with G. Jones. Miss
iSm Jones with Ashton Pretlow.
FARMERS TROUBLES.
Justice y. S. Eley this afternoon had
10 decide Il variance between w. A..
Kitchen and 4. G. Briggs. of Magnolia
va. Kitchen has a farm and Briggs
cultiNateS crops on shares. Briggs cot
a warrant i'll which he sworc Kitchen
abused him and threatened him with
hickory stick. Kitchen was fined
500 ana the costs We're ST more.
TOLD IN a PARAGRAPH
At the Main Street Methods; Church
sunday morning Mrs. w. n. Graham,
VIII sing n solo. Miss rreeny will do
the same thing at night.
The county Supervisors met to-day
and ordered paid all properly audited
accounts. all members being present.
ii was an adjourned meeting
The subscription list for Frederlck
Wardes engagement here has hecn
opened at j. II. Stewards drug store.
The attraction viii not appear unless 4
snecihed number OF seats are sub
scribed for.
j. H. Everett and y. White had some
words to-day At n railroad depot Hur-
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