Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-20
OUR SUFFOLK LETTER.
Southern Railway Operators
Throw Up Their Jobs.
a Telephone System Suggested Como to
Europo-NIr. Goldman Dead The
Franklin Primary Married in tho
County PersonyI Mention.

operators on the Norfolk and Danvillc
division of the Southern Railway went
out th!a morning. along with n number
OF Others on the division. The passen-
ger trains are running many hours late,
and freight business is partially para
lyzed.
Neither Of the eastbound passenger
trains has gone down to-day. After
being sidetracked some time No. train,
due to leave here at 1910 II. m. got
away after 1 O'Clock
II has been said that it will not be
pleasant for any one who offers TO fill
the places OF the men who quit Most
OF the other operators in Suffolk are
Ill sympathy with the strikers.
superintendent II. u. Brooks, of the
SUFFOLK and Carolina, who sympa thiZes
with the railroad. thinks ii would be
practical to operate trains with Il tele-
phone system. That is how Suffolk and
Carolina trains are run.
COLONEL MACLEARY TO EIJRoPE
Some OF the papers are putting down
colonel j. II. Macleary, of Suffolk. as
one OF two persons who have gone 10
RusSia TO secure $4,000, 900 contract
Io-day's Baltimore American said:
NOT WIDEAWAKE.
Major Pangborn was shown a elm
ping from Philadelphia paper. in
which 1t was stated that Colonel ]. H
Macleary, of Richmond and Mr.. 10. T.
walker. OF Philadelphia, sailed for Eu-
rope yesterday, en- route for ST. Peters
burg. to secure the contract to build
ROAD from st. Petersburg, on the
north to Odessa on the Black Sea. which
Will be constructed at n cost of 500. 600. :
00O'
THE Major laughed heartily when he
read the Philadelphia story. Our Phil
adelphia friend Is evidently a little be-
hind time said the Major, or else he
has been sadly deceived by some one.
There are already several lines OF rail-
road from st. Petersburg to the Black
Sea- and the Russians are fortunately
not without means Of communication
throughout Southern Russia In sup
port OF his statement the Major pro-
duced map, by his friend Prince Hill
koff, which showed five lines connect
ing st. Petersburg with the South. The
Southern terminals are Odessa, Sebas-
topol, Norversisk, Soocooncal and Ba-
toum."
The items have Colonel Maclcary a
little wrong. Colonel NIaclcarly did not
leave for Russia, but for England and
France. He went on railroad business.
but not OF the kind mentioned in the
Philadelphia paper.
1ElJ SHOC.
A pointer dog owned by Robert ].
Norf1eet, and which was thought to
have been bitten by a mad dog, was
killed this afternoon after being shot
six times. The same dog was shot at
twice yesterday but escaped under
house. People in Newtown Row feel
easier.
G.. S. GOLDMAN DEAD.
a telegram came to Suffolk to-day
announcing the death OF Mrs. Hamil-
ton McClellan's father, Mr.. George S.
Goldman. In Altoona. Pa, at o'clock
this morning, aged 81 years. Mr.. Gold
man had been unwell for some weeks
but the end came rather as Il shock to
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan left
this afternoon for Pennsylvania The
deceased was n resident of Phillipsburg,
but was in Altoona visiting n daughter,
Mrs. Sam Stormfeltz. at Gle Twenty
third street.
The deceased Is survived by six
daughters and n son.
COUNTY MARRIAGE.
There was n pretty but quiet mar
riage in Nansemond county this even
ing. The principals were Miss Sarah
w Galbraith, daughter of John NJ
Galbraith. and James Herbert Holland
merchant of Norfolk but who for
merly lived in Nansemond county.
The ceremony was performed at s
o'clock at the brides home by Rev. J.
II. Kabler. Miss Emma Steele was
maid of honor and Mr.. John Gray best
man.
The bridal party left about 10 o'clock
for Norfolk and expected to have a re-
ception on Calvert street.
a COMIC OPERA.
Patience" which will be the attrac-
ton at the City Hall Theatre next
Tuesday. will go on sale tomorrow
Nriday) morning at Stewards drug
store. This opera will be presented
here on a scale of magnficence. The
clements that have made a success of
this production are briefly as follows:
y company of sixty people. a delightful
opera in the hands OF n talented and
weli-traincd cast. large and evenly
balanced chorus, brilliant stage pic
lures, gorgeous settings and superb
orchestra. The people of Suffolk have
Il rare treat in store
THE FRANKLIN PRIMARY.
Franklin Democrats will come To-
gethcr a: primary for the nomination
or municipal officers next Tuesday. II
mas been ordered by the Exccuiive
Committee.
The principal officers to be voted for
are Mayor. Councilman and n Recorder
me rules for voting arc much the same
as III general elections, exccpt thar the
eiector can ask anyone to help him with
his ticket.
owing to poor health. Mayor !. p.
GAY VIII not stand for re- election. and
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