Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-04
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Veterans of Tom Smith Camp Get
Sill Each For Reunion Trip.
Walter Kelly, drought TO Norfolk
Yesterday on tho Charge or ntcai.
fnE Pisto's Here. Suspected OF
Causing the Dlspntanta Wreck on
N. w.
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Suffolk, Va, May Snow that their
trip TO the Charleston reunion is as
sured the Tom Smith Camp of Con-
federate Veterans are busy planning
pleasures for next week. At a meeting
last night most of the details were ar
ranged.
The members will be given s11 apiece
from funds in hand. That will pay their
fares and leave them SO. so each. Colonel
r S. Boykin was selected a committee
on tickets. and he will be given S3S5 to
disburse among the 35 members who ex-
pect to so. They should see him before
a. IN. Tuesday and get their respective
shares.
Colonel II. f. Smith was selected to
go ahead of the camp and make terms
for lodging and meals. y car for the
veterans will be dropped at Suffolk
Monday. 1t will be decorated.
The veterans will each carry Virginia
flags in the parade. Enough flags will
be provided to supply friends who go
in their car. The Daughters of the Con-
with a very handsome flag. but find
they can't finish it in time.
SUSPECTED OF TRAIN WRECKING.
Walter Kelly, alias johnson, the
young man from Cincinnati, who was
locked up here in default of $40 fine,
and was afterward implicated in the
burglary of Il sporting goods store in
Norfolk, may have other things TO an
swer for after he has cXplated his acts
in Suffolk and Norfolk. y special agent
of the Norfolk and Western was here
to-day in company with Il man from
Disputanta. They think Kelly may have
had n hand in the recent Norfolk and
Western wreck.
REV. MIR. CHINN'S TRIP.
Rev. William Chinn, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, left to-day to
consult n specialist concerning a cure
for nervous Indigestion. IIe will so to
Baltimore and then to Clifton Springs,
n. Y. Captain II. =. Brooks. Hon. John
b. Primer and DR.. Frank w. Whitehead
went with Mr.. Chinn. They will see
him comfortably located before return
ing. During the pastors absence. which
1t is hoped will be only temporary, the
pulpit will be supplied by divines from
Richmond.
ADJOURNED WITHOUT ACTION.
The Court Commissioners named to
condemn property along the proposed
extension of Bank street met to-day
The entire board was present.. L.
Booker, Irving Truitt. w. II. Jones, Jr.
ROBERT larrclI and w. j. Oliver. Tho
attorneys present were, Hon. George
S. Bernard, of Petersburg, and State's
Attorney T.. f. Holland. of Suffolk, for
the Norfolk and Western railroad:
Lawyer James l.. McLemore for heirs
of the Riddcls estate, and Town At
torney 7. u. Burgess.
After discussion 1t was mutually
agreed to continue condemnation pro-
ceedings till May 10Th.
HIS TICKET EXPIRED.
Phil Winborne is one OF the most
original men in Suffolk. Sometimes he
gets off some right good things Phil
lives here, and does business in an
other town. AS he comes up to see his
family once week he is often a vic
tim of late trains.
There Is one railroad that's most al
ways behind when. he wants to get
back to business. The other day Phil
said he had ticket marked good till
used" The cars were late. Phil sat
down to wait patiently. He took mo
note of time save by its loss" lie
waited till an official informed him the
ticket was out of date. And the train
never Cnmn