Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-12
sAe men who dug the grave came upor
Just before finishing their work.
LIGHT FROM HAMPr0M

JuSS pSAOic their WORK.
LIGHT FROM HAMPTON.
Nearly score OF workmen have ar
rived mere and will begin at once to
put up the wires which are to be used
IN supplying the people of Newport
News with electric lights. This means
that In short time the plant In that
city Will be dispensed with and that
nSht and power will be furnished from
Hampton, where the largest and best
being erected. The Newport News
plant was built by Mr.. e. c. Hillyer
VINO sold it, about year ago, to in
terests represented by Mr.. w. J. Payne,
OF Richmond, president of the Newport
news and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company. There will be q
great saving to Mr.. Payne's company
IN being able to supply light and power
from this city. But the benefits to
consumers will be equally apparent.
WANT THE VETERANS CARED
FOR.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, of
this city, will hold an important meet
ing at their hall tonight, at which time
action VIII be taken favoring the move
ment looking TO the extension of the
Confederate pension list. The members,
OF the camp have shown marked inter-
est in the suggestion concerning the
appointment of a Pension Commission.
Ihe matter has been the subject of
much earnest discussion recently. The
old warriors who belong to Lee Camp
feel that the closing years of their
comrades who are unable to provide for
themselves should be made as bright
ana cheerful as possible by the State
Tor which they fought. In addition to
considering the pension question. Lee
Camp will tonight elect officers for
the ensuing year.
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL.
1t is probable that q special meeting
OF Council will be held tomorrow night
for the purpose, among other things
of considering the application of the
Pnoebus Telephone Company for adj
mission to the city. This company
made an effort some time ago to secure
the privilege of establishing. an cx-
change here, but the committee to
which the application was referred re-
FUSED 1t favorable consideration. It Is
hoped by the officials, however, that
the Councilmen who seemed then to
De AGAINST them will see the matter in
different light tomorrow night and
cast their votes for another telephone
exchange. The new corpora ton sim
ply asks to be admitted to the town
upon terms the same as those enjoyed
by the Hampton Telephone Company,
and public sentiment is decidedly in
iaVor OF letting 1t in. Two years ago
the Bell people. represented by Super
lntendent Crews, of Norfolk, asked for
admission, but they were turned down
upon the ground that it would be bad
policy to permit as strong n Competitor
to interfere with the business of the
hampton company, which was then
said to be in it's infancy The company
now knocking at the city gates is made
up or citizens of Elizabeth City county.
ana some or them, it is said, reside in
Hampton.
AN EVENING WEDDING.
At half-past S o'clock yesterday
afternoon Miss Lula Wade, daughter of
MIR. John c. Wade, q well-known bust
ness man of the West End, became the
| bride Of the Rev. ~. J. Renforth, pastor
| of the Christian church OF this city.
The ceremony was performed in the
| Chapel Street Christian church by the
Rev. NJ. r. Motley, Of Newport News.
and was witnessed by many of the
friends of the young people. The edi-
ice was appropriately decorated for
! the occasion.
Mr.. Renforth came here about two
years ago and by his eloquence as a
pulpit orator and his industry as a
pastor has succeeded in building up q
| strong organization. He is popular with
| the pople of all denominations and is
likely to remain in Hampton a long
~--'-N' ~ ~ iNAC 10 etii ana aC-
complished lady. She has long been nc
tive in church work. 1t is certain that
| after the ceremony at this marriage the
preacher kissed the bride
NOTHING IN THE CHARGE.
The charge of murder filed against
Henrietta Pryor, an aged colored wo-
man. was yesterday afternoon dis
missed by Justice Saunders. the evil
oence convincing him that there was
nothing in 1T. The crime alleged to
have been committed by the old negress
dates back nearly three years. 1t was
said at that time that she had taken
the life of q new born babe by pitching
1t into the water of Mill Creek Yes
terday the testimony showed that the
child was dead at it's BIRTH
CUNNINGHAM NOT GUILTY.
The investigation of the charge pre-
ferred against Town Sergeant Gun
nireham fortnight ago by a gentle
man named Crowder, an account of
which was given in the Virginian-Pilot
yesterday, has been concluded and. al
though a the time of filing this report
the verdict of the Police Commission
had not been made public, it was
know that it eXonoratcd EIr. Cum
ningham. The accused officer. in con-
versation with the Virginian-p Pilot cor
respondent. yesterday afternoon, said
that soon after his talk with the child
he called at the Crowder residence on
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