Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-10
NEWPORT NEWS.
Pottery Plant to Locate Here
Ask $4,000 Bonus.
Chesapeake and Ohio VIII Subscribe Part
Case of Joo VS.. Finch Will Have to BIO
Tried by Another Jury-Judgmcnt for
Mrs. Joo-Council Meeting jail Wall
Torn Down.
Torn Down.

Newport News, June 9.-Much encour-
asement mas been met with by the
committee appointed by the Business
Mems Association to take measures to-
ward securing the pottery plant that
has been desiring to locate here.
$4,000 ASKED AS BONUS
subscription of $40, 900 is asked by
the pottery company as a bonus and
the amount is considered reasonable.
Some time ago the committee commu-
hicated with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad asking them IL they would
contribute patr of the sum. and IL so
how much. An answer was received
this morning, stating that they would
give substantial help toward making IN
the amount requested.
me committee will begin to solicit
funds from the business men of the
town as soon as the other corpora tons
tnat would be most benefited by the
plant are heard from
SAMPLES OF WORK.
Some samples of the work done bv
the company are on exhibition in the
snow window of MIR. H. w. Smith who
nrst negotiated for the locating of the
plant here. The china is n very sumo
rior grade of domestic ware.
ANOTHER JURY.
The jury failed to agree in The suit
OF Joo VS.. Finch for $4,000. after three
efforts. Eleven were for giving the
piaintiff. but the twelfth man stood out
Inc case Will be tried by another Jury
at the next sitting of the Circuit court
ANOTHER SUIT.
Mr.. Joo states that he will file PAPERS
Tor another suit against Mr.. Finch i'm :;
few days, in the Corporation court be-
fore Judge Baham. The reason for this
suit, he says, is that Mr.. Finch. about
three weeks ago, went to n room in the
motel used Tor laundry purposes, and
threw out all the furniture there was in
the room. The suit will be for $500
$780,
JUDGMENT FOR MRS. 100.
Judge Blackstone yesterday. in the
Circuit court. heard argument to set
aside the Judgment granted +. T.. Finch
on Thursday against Mrs. Morris Joo
OF the Exchange Hotel. The Judge re-
Nersed ms former ruling ana gave judg-
ment for Mrs. Joo. MIR. j. 4. billiard
appeared as counsel for Mr.. Finch. and
Messrs. llilyer and Ashby for the de-
PENDANT. Mrs. Joo.
The Common Council met last night
in adjourned session, and appointed
judges and clerks for the bond election
to he held on June 18th.
AN ordinance was introduced fncreas-
ms the pay of TWO drivers in the fire
department s. per month, and author
ring the payment of n salary OF $50
per month for an engineer for the de-
partment. which was adopted
move to reconsider the ordinance on
sewers passed at the last session of the
council. at the next council meeting.
BADLY HURT.
Yesterday morning at 9:15 Mr.. F. A.
Cuff. carpenter. employed by the
Chesapeake and Ohio. while at work re-
pairing the block and fall over n
drawbridge across the track on pier 5.
fell about thirty feet. breaking both
legs just above the ankles, spraining his
wris, badly. and seriously hurting his
back
Mr.. Cuff was taken to the hospital
in Richmond yesterday evening on the
$50 train where he will remain until
we'll enough to go home.
His home is in Fluvanna, and there
he has wife and four children.
ST. DNOCH SAILS.
The British steamship st. Enoch.
Captain ]. c. Owens. sailed this morn
ing for Antwerp with general cargo
of 5000 tons and $50 head OF cattle.
Captain owens Will not return to this
port for some time. as he will he sent
from Antwerp to command a vessel en-
gagged in mercantile business on the
coast OF China.
JAZZ. WALL COMES DOWN.
The wall on the west side OF the Jail
was torn down yesterday. and in future
the side wall of the brick bhsiness
house that IS being erected adjacent to
the jail VIII take its place.
ROBBERY.
Some time Thursday night between
the hours Of - o'clock and O'Clock
thieves entered the store Of w. T..
Turnhull. ilSR Eighteenth street and
carried of about so pounds OF solder
and SO In money.
The thieves entered the store from tn
back window. and up TO this hour no
traces of them has been discovered.