Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-31
PETERSBURG.
Singular Shooting ARRAY Last Sat-
urdaY Night.
Health Certificates For Mny-Ftre i'm
tho Methodist Orphanage-Un
Ing and Memorial Sermon-sovere
Electric storm.

Petersburg. Va, May 30.-A some
what singular shooting affair occurred
at a late hour on Saturday night near
the New Reservoir spring. south of this
city. Owing to the weakness of the
powder, or the thickness of the skull
of one of the parties, the shot did lit
tie damage. The parties to the affair
were Joyce Holmes and James IIar-
per, both colored, and both of this city.
They went out to the locality to settle
difficulty. and were accompanied by
mutual friends. Harper was the man
who was shot, the ball. at close range,
striking him squarely on the forehead,
fiattening against the bone and inilict-
ing only flesh wound. Holmes is I'M
der arrest and will be turned over to
the Dinwiddle authorities for trial.
HEALTH STATISTICS.
The Health officer reports that dur
ing the month ending May 26th there
were 81 deaths in this city-21 among
the white and 16 among the colored
population. Four of the deaths were
among children under 5 years OF age,
and 16 among adults over so years old
The rate of mortality OF the whole pop
ulation (25.00o) was 17.76 per 1000 per
annum-of the white population. 81, and
OF the colored, 17.S4. 1t rarely happens
that the deaths among the whites ex-
ceedS or even equal the colOred
| DIR. John Mann, one of the cIty Dhy-
sicians. reports to the Health officer the
death of colored woman named Ema-
| line Mason. at the advanced age OF ITO
years. She died OF UpJpttxy at her
home, No. AZ Shore street She was
born in southampton county in 1888;
came TO this city when 30 years old, and
| had lived here seventy-fve years.
FIRE IN AN ORPHANAGE.
fire which might have resulted dis
astrously, occurred tonight in the
| basement of the Methodist Orphan Asv-
lum on Sycamore street Its origin is
not known. All OF the little orphans
were taken out by the neghbors and
| cared for until the fire was put out bv
the firemen. The damage To the build
ing is very slight. as the fire was kent
confined to the room in which II was
discovered.
UNWILLING AND MEMORIAL. SER
MON.
A memorial window, in the chance,
of ST. stephens Church. immediotelv
over the Holy Table. was unveiled On
Sunday morning at II o'clock in mem
Dry of the late Caroline w. Bragg the
Mother of the Colored Episconai;ans,
in Virginia. a grandson of the dacoos-
ed. the Rev. Geo. +. Bragg. Jr.. rector
OF st. James Church, Baltimore. colo
brated the Holy Communion ana
preached the sermon, the Rev. John W
Johnson. rector Of the church. ASSISTING
The church was crowded The mrsir
was good. The discourse was lorraly,
historical. but extremely intcrcstlnc
| Inc early labors of the deceased ond
the rise OF st. Stephens congreration
was graphically described. ana tho
names Of many prominent white nor
sons who were associated in tn, c,rl,,
history OF the church were mnntiona5
The text was from the Epistla ~ ~
hebrews. Being dead Yet speoketh y
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM
This city was visited last night oho,,.
| y o'clock by one OF the severest eloo'
trical storms known here for some
time. 1t continued for over two hours
and for more than an hour rain came
down in torrents. The flashes of light
ming were frequent and vivid and the
peals OF thunder reminded one of heavy
commanding. The streets were thor.
oughly washed, the sewers and cutters
cleaned and the atmosphere purified.
BRIEF MENTION.
A carrier pigeon was caught on Sun
day in the yard OF Mr.. w. ]. Alfriend.
on Hinton street. On band on one
of its legs were the figures "4G62i" and
the letters IN. A."
a large consignment OF mules and
negroes reached here to-day from Geor-
burg and Carolina Railroad.
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