Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-04
HEARD IN SUFFOLK.
A Travel Stained Stranger In
Prison and Suffering.
Aimless, Without Friends, the Unfortunate
Man Has Many Sympathizers- Isle OF
Wight Delegation to Newport News Con-
ton Death Claims Three.
Especial to virglnlan-P ilot.)

Suffolk, Va. Aug. 3.-With his tired.
travel-stained body in jail, both arms
in the grave, without resources or
friends. and n long way from home
j. NJ. Mcmillan is an object to make
one feel sorry. Besides all these things
Mcmillan seems to be suffering from
delusion bordering on insanity
Mcmillan was given a term in prison
for attempting to fight a Norfolk and
Western passenger conductor who re-
sisted his intention to ride without the
price. Mcmillan offered to strike the
conductor with sharp steel hook
meant to take place of his missing
hands.
Mcmillan has respectable relatives in
New Haven, Conn. G. Il. Mcmillan, n
brother has sent a small amount OF
cash since prison walls secured him.
The unfortunate man claims to have
lost his hands while endeavoring to
rescue n friend who was about to be
crushed by an engine.
ISLE OF WIGHT'S DELEGATION.
Colonel Day, Democratic chairman
in Isle of Wight. has announced that
delegates from his county to the Con-
grcssonal Convention shall be named
at district meetings. Colonel Day re-
allies the unwisdom of county mass
meetings, and does not propose to
jeopardize party harmony by bringing
the voters together in one body 10 do
business which can be transacted just
as well in the several magiSterial dis
trictS.
Delegates will he named at meetings
to be held on Saturday, August II.
Newport district. in Smi,hfield, at
noon; Windsor district. in Windsor, ut
4 p. M: Hardy district. in Raynor at
p. m. The districts are entitled to del
cgatcs as follows: Newport, 4; Wind
sor 8; Hardy. 3.
rs Isle -nf Wight has no homo candi-
date, the delegates will likely be scat
tered.
THREE DEATHS.
Chlorine, the 1S-months old daughter
of Dr. Il. +. CorbelI. died last mid
night at Sunsbury. n. c. The funeral
will be conducted from St. Johns Epis-
copal Church. near Chuckatuck, Va.
Clara Lucille. infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. II. Williamson. is dead.
aged 10 months. The burial occurred
yesterday.
The wires brought word to-day that
Noble Saunders. l. years old. was dead
in Pittsburg, Pa. His father is Leroy
Saunders. formerly of this county,
where there are several relatives.
PRACTICINCi FOR RICHMOND.
1t is said among some of the Phoenix
not so well attended as might he de-
sired. Suffolli's nremen won signal
honors at the Roanoke convention last
year and their friends would like TO
see them do the same thing at Rich
mond There is material in the team
which is not cXcclled among volunteer
firemen in Virginia, but they need per-
sistent practice for state contests.
DIDN'T MAKE GOOD.
The town council failed to do bust
ness tonight, the regular time for the
August meeting Because of several
members absence from town post
ponement was thought to be the better
thing.
FORGING AHEAD.
Information from Smithficld tonight
says that preliminary work on the new
system of water works is going on
nicely. 1t won't be long before the
residents can get water without in
terviewing wells and cisterns.
SAID IN PARAGRAPHS
Mr.. c. A. Shoop and family will leave
in few days for visit to Carsonvilc
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. ELAN. Miss Elan and Miss
Booker are visiting in Chase City, Va
Councilman Allen has returned from
three days trip down TO Nansemond
where he went fishing.
Miss Mabel Diggs. of Richmond. is n
guest of Miss India Saunders. at Exit.
They were school mates at Suffolk Col
legc.
Mr.. a. sydney Fitchett, of Alcolu. s..
c.. is visiting his former home in Suf-
folk.
Mr.. Sam r. Hodges, Jr., of Norfolk,
registered at the Commercial to-day.
Judge Kilby got back this morning
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