Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-07
NEWPORT NEWS.
Newport News Casino Will Open
Monday Night.
A Splendid Bill for the First week-Great
Preparations for Repairing tho New
York-The Now Dry Dock Tho Exports
for Last Month-AIarriagos.
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Newsport News. Va, June 6.-The
opening week at the Casino will tbe
filled with attractions. Tho manage
ment has engaged one OF the best high
classed vaudeville combinations ever
seen in the State.
Unlike other vaudeville houses in this
section. the Casino will sell reserved
seats with numbered coupons, making
II possible for the patrons to engage
their seats ahead.
AMERICAN LINER NEW YORK.
Great preparations are being made at
the shipy2rd for the reception of The
American liner New York, which was,
It VIII be remembered. injured at sea
while on her last trip over to New York
from Southampton. She lost her port
propeller.
Today preparations are being made
10 dock her tomorrow. If possible the
Keel blocks of the dock have to be rails
cd In order to allow her to Ibe properly
locked and her nose sticks some dis
lance into the shore end or the dock
when she is iU position. The keel blocks
are now being arranged.
FRAWJEY GETS EIGHT YEARS.
Frawley, the big-arnist. was this morn
ing sentenced TO the State penitentiary
for eight years on the charge of big
amy. This speedy action was the re-
suit OF the following letter that Frawley
sent the court:
City Jail.
Newport News. Va. June s. 1900.
Hon. j. L. Barham, Judge Corporation
Court, Newport News, Va:
Honored Sir.-I hereby Withdraw my
request for an appeal. 1 sincerely re-
gret all OF tie trouble my Ignorance of
the law has caused You.
In this matter you shall be troubled
by me no more.
All request now IS an early sentence
Yours very truly,
HUBERT J. F'RAWLEY.
Charles of forgery now standing
against Frawley will be dropped.
WORK ON DRYIoCK.
The work on the mammoth new. drv-
dock at the shipyard Is progressing
rapidly and it will rot be long now be-
lore the stone work will ibe commenced.
1t Is at present expected that this part
of the work will begin in August.
TtID MONTHS REPORT.
The exports for the month of May.
value ofth g exports for April, compare
most favorably with other reports of the
kind.
1t nearly doubles that for this month
last year.
The total value of the shipments from
this port to foreign countries amounts
to 50 1850, 253, distributed among the
various countries In the following
amounts:
England. si.52o, 500; Germany. 1929. sos; ;
scotland, S3G5 3S2: Netherlands, S237, 900
Belgium. si57.Si5; Ireland. S137. 49S:
Spain, $4,000; Azores. Sll 900: Italy, So
2d6; France SILICA: French Africa. S.
200; total $3.50, 1913.
JOSIAH SIMPSON HOSPITAL
The josiah Simpson Hospital. which
was erected by the government during
the Spanish-American war for the pur-
pose OF providing hospital accommoda-
tons for sick soldiers. was leased for
another year yesterday.
MARRIAGE AT ST. PAUL'S.
a large and fashionable audience as
sembled in st. Pauls church last even
ing to witsiess the marriage of Miss
Saliic Clarke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John Eldridgc Clarke. and DR.. William
iltnaiie \ 4-latt -.Ifa&,.t
brilliant and fashionable weddings ever
celebrated In Newport News, and was
only surpassed by that of her sister.
Miss Elizabeth SoEthal1 Clarke, who
was known as the Virginia beauty, and
Mr.. Douglas Huntley Gordon, which oc-
Cured just three years ago this month
Miss Elizabeth Booth Aylett of King
William county. Il sister Of the groom,
wore an exceedingly dainty gown of
white organdy, with accordion plated
ruffies. and carried pink sweet peas.
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brother OF the groom, was best man,
aud the ushers were Mr.. Albert Lloyd
Hopkins. Mr.. Edloe Morecock. Mr.. Geo.
Nelms Wise. and Mr.. Douglas Iuntley
Gordon, Of Baltimore.
Miss Clarke is a woman OF marked
intellectual ability. and Is universally
popular. She is n native of North Caro-
lima, and comes OF an llustrious ances-
try. The groom is son of Col. Will
liam Roanc Aylett. of King William
county. and is q great-grandson of
Patrick Henry.
AT half-past seven DIR. and Mrs.
Aylett left on n special tug for Norfolk.
from whence they Will go on Il short
bridal trip.
NOTES.
Mr.. Robert Morgan. n near relative
of his honor. Judge Baker p. Lee. and
| the assistant cashier OF the Bank of
PhoeOrs, is recovering rapidly from
the operation for appendicitis which
took place at Johns Hopkins Hospital
| last Friday.
Last evening intelligence was receiv-
cd here by wire that the marriage cere-
| mony of Miss Bonnie Young TO Mr..
Charles c. Hamilton was celebrated In
St. Paul's Episcopal church in PittsDurg
| at six o'clock.
This morning early two happy NOR
tails Were made one in st. Mary's Cath
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