Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-04
FACTORY SHUTS DOWN
A Boiler in the Columbia Guano
Works Damaged.
Telegraph. omes Established Elks' Lodge
of Sorrow sunday Injured in Runaway
Christian Missionary Convention The
yirginian-rnot Commended.

During Sunday night the fireman at
the Columhia Ciuano Works, on the
Southern Broncn of the Elizabeth
river. allowed all the water to get out
of boiler No. l. AS Il consequence the
boiler and tubing We're burned SO badly
that the factory will remain closed FOR
Il week on ten days.
The boiler was almost new and cost
about $1,000. Whether it Will have to
be replaced with n new boiler or can
be repaired is not known. The factory
is equipped with two other boilers
about the capacity OF the one damaged.
and in Wow OF this fact the manager.
Mr. Register. OF Norfolk may run
portion of the factory.
y TELEGRAPH OFFICE
The Firginian-P Pilot takes pleasure in
announcing TO its patrons that the tel
esrnph office which they have long de-
sired has now become permanent fix
turc, and they will now enjoy the same
privileges in receiving teiegrams thas
the Norfolk and Portsmouth people
Go. With the exception that for the
present there will he no messengers.
The site is at Mr.. ]. Marvin Roberts
store. in the Todd block. on Berkeley
avenue.
Mir. Roberts has received the ap-
pointmcnt rs agent and will be ready
FOR business by Saturday. If not earlier.
the wires all connected ready for oper-
alton as soon as the tariff hook for this
point has been arranged
The Western Union the line the peo-
pie desired, is The one located here.
LODGE OF SORROW SUNDAY.
The Berkeley Lodge OF Elks' memo
rial exercises We're conducted at the
Chestnut Street N. Il. church Sunday
afternoon. The program as published
in sundays issue of the Nrginlan-
Pilot was rendered. with the exception
of about three numbers, ali OF them
who were TO participate not being
present. The eulogy was, delivered by
Capt. t. c. Marshall. of Portsmouth.
The church WAS We'll filled by the large
audience.
MIR. RUDD INJURED.
Sergeant w. 5. Rudd received . let
GER from his son, Mr.. Frank NJ Rudd.
in New York. stating that he had hap
pened 10 him a misfortune Willie at
tending n funeral Thanksgiving Day.
The pair of horses to the carriage in
which he WAS seated became frightened
and ran against an elevator pole.
throwing him through n plate glass
window. His arms and hands were
frightfully lacerated and the end OF one
of his fingers cut OFT. He was taken TO
hospital for treatment. Mr.. i,udd
graduated some months ago in New
York MS an undertaken and has been
employed there since.
y SLIGHT BLAZE
The old Office formerly occupied by
Elder II. y Wood. ON Liberty street.
which was recently removed to the
rear of Mir. Duncan's saloon. and used
as place for games, caught fire yes
terday morning from a defective tlue
and was slightly damaged An alarm
WAS turned in and the hose heel re-
s.nonded and soon eNtinguished the
blaze.
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
The Christian Missionary convention
of Virginia ana North Carolina con-
venes at the Main Street Christian
church to-day a 1890 O'clock n. M. II
is understood that it Will he quite an
interesting meeting. as there will be
much work pertaining to missions per-
formed.
Tonight at 7:S9 o'clock Dr. w. w.
Staley, of the Suffolk Christian church,
viii preach. Tire convention will be
in session two days
NlRGtNIAN- pII.oT COMMENDED.
DIR. c. NJ. Conant preached very
able sermon Sunday evening Mt the St.
Thomas Episcopal church, using for
his subject. ITO What Army Do You
l}elong?'' Text. Rev. 1-3-"Blessed is
he that readeth. and they that hear
the words of this prophecy and keep
those things which are written therein;
for the lime is at hand" He began by
calling attention to the great difficulty
OF o consistent and satisfactory inter
probation OF the Book OF Revelations
lie said that one asrect of it was APP
was turned in and the hose reel re-
parent and generally agreed upon,
namely, that it represents the great
conflict between the armies OF heaven
and the host of hell--the concerted
powers of good and the allied powers
of evil--and certiiles TO us the abso-
lutte and ultimate triumph OF all the
eternal principles OF goodness.