Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-22
LAT ST. FROM SUFFOLK
Ton Year Old Boy Crushed By
Freight Train.
Prospects For Sanitary Sewerage systom-
Robbery in smithheld-KinE's Daush-
ssrs Thankful 7somo Personal Para
graphs.
fsnec,ai 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Lee Wilson is thought to be fatally
u hdri. as tho result of being run over by
i a Norfolk and Western train at WIND
3 aor. Va, about 2 O'clock this afternoon
Lee was one of the best boys in Wind
aor. He 1s a son of j. B. Wilson, mana
ser of the Postal Telegraph office at
that point
The boys left leg is cut off ut the
e body, and the right foot is crushed.
Z, There is not enough skin left to cover
the place on the left side. A lot oil
& blood was lost, and the boy Is very
weak. He will probably die of the shock
3 from Suffolk to attend the sufferer.
They took Lee to q Norfolk hospital
tonight. Should he survive, the right leg
8 Will have to be amputated.
The boy was crushed by a local
Y freight which went backward when he
WASH t expecting it.
SEWERAGE IN SIGHT.
The town of Suffolk has prospects Of
; q system OF sanitary sewerage. The
prospect arrived to-day via decision
Ssof the Council to place n contract for
the working of q Typographical survey
Stncluding plans, drawings and speciii-
cations. When that shall have been
done abe Council will be in shape to
place the sewerage contract.
They met last night and began the
discussion. and had an adjourned meet
ing this morning. These were present:
Mayor Brewer and Counclmen AL
& len. Dennis, Norfleet Ferguson, Har-
: ell. Mchnge, Primer. Holiday and Hol
I land.
THE BIDDERS.
A. l.. Burman, New York, $500; Geor-
&c w. Spooner. Charlottesville, Va,
$3.50, Hill, Quick & Allen, Baltimore.
s3a0; Hansaelman e Smith. Norfolk,
s620; Van Hite Smith. Knoxville, Tenn,
S2T5. The contract was given to the
q last named. The American Sewerage
Disposal Company. of New York, want
ed the contract on another basis.
a TREASURER BONDED.
The 100000 bond of town Treasurer r.
S. Boykin was to-day accepted by the
eFinance committee OF the council The
bond was furnished by Woodward 6;
EIam in the American Fonding and
$ trust Company. of Baltimore.
THE CAST FOR PATIENCE"
The comic opera Patience" will he
the attraction at the City Hall Theatre
next Tuesday night. Mrs. Matte Bos-
,-esS<s1sffStcdlvards, who is well known here.
has the TILE role. The Tdst' of the cast
are Madames Laura de Russy Berry,
Y Stephen Pattee, Misses Blanche Hecht,
; iotoAS GIVE llN<'yHef,e MeSSTS. Harry T..
y keeling, j. Il. Dunbar. ]. L. Duncan,
William Crowell and Terry b. Gordon.
& An excellent chorus and superb or
@chestra make this Il strong organiza-
s,tlon. Seats are going nicely.
KINGS DAUGHTERS GRATEFUL.
The Kings Daughters have asked to
express their thanks TO those who help
ed make a success of the musical at
3 Mrs. Norfieets, ct which over $50 was
cleared. Mrs. Primer writes this way
The Ministering Circle of the Kings
& Daughters and Sons desire TO return
Il thanks to Prof. Miller and the or
\ cheetra, who, under his skillful lead
e-ship. furnished such delightful music
Tor their recent entertainment; also to
y Miss Harvey, whose voice wac never
sWeeter; to Miss Hurff, whose admira-
s BILE rendition OF The Chariot Race
from Ben Hur elected the heartiest an
Sfpiause, and TO the Virginian-Pilot for
Its courtes!es. They wish also to cx
i press their appreciation of Mr.. Gaskins'
8 kindness in lending n piano for the oc-
K casion. and to thank the public for
their liberal patronage and sympathy
with the work which they are endors-
( Ing In His Name
y 49, FOUGHT FOR A QUARTER.
Ben Hinton and Edward Bond this
afternoon fought fiercely about %
cents, and were afterwards arrested by
Acting Sergeant Isaac Turner. They
were in q gaming place on East Wash
an ton street shooting craps when the
i row began.
Mayor Brewer had a late session Of
s court and taxed Bond S11.SO and Hinton
n $500. The men are negroes. Bond Ia
fronl North Carolina.
Meredith johnson. who Is suspected
by the police of running the place. had
ssdtsappeared when he was sought.
ROBBERY AT sMITHFIELD.
Brown & Co.. who are engaged in
rafting logs near Smithfeld, this even
Ing had stolen 1925 worth of parapher
+ MALTA on Pagan creek. Among the arti-
Giles taken were about sixty long chains
and forty couplings.
STRIKING EMPLOYEES.
There was practically no change
among the striking employees of Tho
Z Southern railway to-day. Barham and
Gilbert, of Suffolk, are still out. AGENT
i Fore, of Holland, locked up his things
and took the key. He is under bond.
Trains are going all right.
ABOUT PERSONS.
MR. and Mrs. r. Rowland Moore are
respectively. their sister
SAmd cousin, Miss Sarah T. Moore and
Miss Rebecca T. Miller. of SANDY
Spring. Md.
y Hon. George l.. Borum, who had been
Visiting his family in Suffolk, left this
fterEoon for Georgetown. s. c., tax.
ing with him little Miss Helen Bar
y ham.
John w. Eley, of Baltimore. is
visiting his old home in Suffolk.
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