Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-17
ON THE PENINSULA.
LAST DAYS SESSION OF THE CAR
BUILDERS CONVENTION.
The ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Murder Trial I'm Elizabeth City
County Court-Mr. uuntingtOn-The
Naval Reserves - Newport News
General Notes and Briefs.

| NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June i6.-(Spe-
cial.) third and last days session Of
the Master Car-Builders' Association was
taken up with reading and discussing the
reports Of the various committees.
At noon President Schroyer announced
that the annual election Of officers would
be taken up. and asked that the report Of
the Nominating Committee be read. The
report was unanimously adopted, and the
secretary was instructed to cast the bal
lot. Following are the officers elected:
President, G. a. Schroyer; First Vice
President. j. r. Chamberlin; Second Vice
President, J. ]. Hennessey; Third Vice
President. w. J. Robinson; Treasurer, c.
W. Demarest
Members Of the Executive Committee
TO fill vacancies caused by the expired
terms Of three members-S. 7. Bush, y.
T.. Mitchell. and William Garstang.
The question OF the next meeting-place
was left in the hands of the Executive
Committee, which will consult with the
Executive Committee of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Master Mechanics next week
and select the place. Both bodies meet at
the same place annually.
The CarBuilders' Convention adjourned
sine die at l2.2.
Thomas Price (colored). who killed Alice
Price during the early part Of May. is on
trial in the Elizabeth City County Court.
The case was called the first thing this
Price pleaded not guilty \ num-
Der Of witnesses were examined, and all
Of the evidence was i'm by l o'clock. From
the testimony Of several persons who
claimed 10 have been ye-witncsses 10 the
affair. Price and the woman ne killed had
been living together. They became in
vOlvod in q fight. during which Price shot !
the woman. Price claimed that the shoot |
Ing was an accident. and that he and the /
woman were on the best Of terms at the 1
line the shooting occurred. The case was |
argued this afternoon and went 10 the |
Jury tonight.
Mr.. Coils p. Huntington and a party
arrived here tonight. They came from
lew York. Among the visitors IN the city
t this time is Mr.. Lawrence Priddy. the
Dung Blacksburg Institute student who
vent TO New York 20 see Mr.. Huntington.
nd secured from him contribution Of
1000 for the new Young Mems Christian
association building at the Polytechnic
institute. He has Mr.. Huntngton's prom
so to attend the commencement at
'lacksburg this week. In the event his
usiness does not interfere and Mr. Prid-
y expects to accompany him there.
The fifty men who have signihed their
ltenton Of joining the division of Naval
deserves being organized here will meet
ext Wednesday TO practice. At present
~ Virginia battalion is full. comprising
lrce divisions in Norfolk and one in
hampton II is understood, however. that
{ the next inspection at least one Of the
'orfolk divisions will be dropped and
lat Newport News will be taken in.
The new Merchants and Miners Trans
)rtation Nompany's steamer Nantucket
i'll arrive here early tomorrow morning
ON Baltimore on her maiden trip. She
III leave here in the afternoon on her !
ST voyage on the Boston route. via Nor
TX.