Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-24
NEWPORT NEWS.
The Gospel Yacht is Now in Com.
mission and Her Work Begun.
School Board to Hold m Important Meet
ing Tonight Big Now Five-Mastcr Coal
ing Here = Mandamus Proceedings
Against Mayor Moss Set for Tuesday
Noxs-Eriof News Notes OF Interest.

Newport News. May 23.-Newport
News can now boast OF the first Gospel
Yacht on the Atlantic coast as the Cos
pei Yacht Association, of which Rev.
T. ]. MacKay Is superintendent, has
finally secured its craft.
This handsome little vessel which
now lies out In the stream Is a gasoline
launch. with a length of 80 feet and a
peam feet. and with a six horse power
engine. The launch will carry about
twenty people comfortably.
The plan is to take workers from the
various churches out to vessels in the
harbor every Sunday and conduct SER
vices on shipboard. The yacht will be
used to convey the workers and also to
carry seaHlen from one ship to another
The Southern Baptist Bible Publica-
ton Society has given 200 Bibles and
200 Testaments for the work.
SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET.
The board of school trustees will To-
night hold Its last meeting of the pres
ent session. The most important bust
ness of the meeting will be the selection
of clerk for the board.
The board will also on this occasion
nix date for the meeting at which
term. Most. II not all. of the old teach
ers VIII be reelected, leaving but few,
II any. new places to fill There are
already many new applicants for posi-
lions.
The board will wind up the sessions
business tomorrow night. The High
School commencement exercises will
be held at the Opera House on the
night following.
NEW FIVE MASTER.
The tive-masted schooner Helen w.
Martin, Captain Ross, is now at coal
dock No. loading her first cargo of
coal.
This schooner was built IN Bath
Me. at a cost of $4,000 and is owned
by Percy & Small. OF that place. She
mas a net tonnage of 1920 TONS With
the exception OF a voyage from New
York to Savannah. Ca, this is her
hrst trip with cargo. The coal is
destined to Portland, Me. She will
be used principally as a collier plying
between coastwise ports. On this trip
she will take 1000 tons Of coal.
JAMES RIVER coNCLAvD.
"A regular meeting OF the Improved
Order Of Hoptasophs. James River Con-
claVe, No. 253. was held Monday night
at Rosennbaum's Hall, on Washington
avenue. Regular business was attended
to. and several applications for mem
bership were considered.
The next meeting OF the Heptasophs
Will take place on the first Monday In
next month. This order has protective
and beneficial features. They give $500
week sick benefits, and from 81 1000
to $1,000 In case of death.
SET FOR TUESDAY.
The mandamus proceedings against
Mayor Moss to force him to enter into
the contract for paving with the sheet
asphalt company will come up before
Judge Barham next Tuesday. There
have been no recent developments in
the case. and 1t is practically where it
was when the suit was first instituted.
If the case is decided against the
mayor It Is stated that he will undoubt-
eddy take an appeal, and the Same is
said to be true OF the council. There
seems no prospect OF the matter being
definitely decided.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Miss Dora Kilby, Annie Holland and
Katie Lewis, all of Suffolk, arrived
in Newport News yesterday afternoon
to visit the wife CONGRATULATIONS
OF the Military Academy. The young
ladies will remain until after the com
mencement exercises at the Academy.
Mr.. c. +. MCMILLAN left yesterday
for Manassas. Va, where he has been