Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-24
HAMPTON.
Suit Against Newport News and
Old Point Electric Railway.
Two Lines Proposed to Connect Fox Hill
and Phoebus Limo Between Two Coun-
ties Located-Hampton Institute Aunt
versary E1orcIses-A FrightfuI Accident
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Hampton. Va, April 23.-Last Satur-
day afternoon Attorney Francis f.
Causey. Of the law firm of Causey,
Jones & Woodward, of this place, filed
in the office OF the Clerk of the Circuit
Court suit for $4,000 against the New
port News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company, claimed to be due
Thomas Murray, q hackman, for in
juries sustained as the result of negli-
gence upon the part OF the railway COM
pany's employees.
The complaint sets forth that several
months ago Murray was driving. q
party OF officers from the Chesapeake
and Ohio depot to Queen street. After
reaching King street it became neccs-
sary for him to drive with one of the
wheels of his vehicle between the street
car rails. Suddenly one of his passen-
gers shouted to him that car was
coming and asked him to turn out of
the way as quickly as possible. 1t is
alleged that Murray attempted to com
ply nut that before he could do SO the
car struck The carriage, turned it over
and threw him from his seat on the
box TO the ground with such violence
mat lie was laid up for several weeks
thus. In addition to the physical in
jury sustained and the destruction of
his vehicle. which, it is averred, was
almost total wreck, entailing a con-
siderable financial loss.
Murray alleges in his bill that the
accident was due wholly to the care
lessness of the men in charge OF the car.
The case Is looked forward to with in
terest. as, it is said, it may lead to
others
FOX HILL AND PHOEBUS.
AT the session of the Legislature two
years ago two railway companies were
chartered to build lines connecting
Phoebus and Fox Hill. one of the most
thicily settled and prosperous sections
OF Elizabeth City county. Reference
was made few days ago to one of
these proposed roads. of which Mr..
Francis Seymour, of Phoebus, is presi-
dent. The other, which is known as
the Phoebus and Fox Hill railway. is
backed by number of gentlemen of
large means, and, it is said. will be built
this year. That, at any rate, is what
MIR. a. Heinickle, one of the organizers
and promoters of the enterprise. told
the Virginian-Pilot correspondent when
asked Tor information concerning tho
plans of the company. MIR. Hcinicklc
says that work would have been com
menced last year but for the yellow
The right Of way has been secured
from Phoebus to Rip Raps The open-
Ing Of the road will be n benefit to Nor
folk as we'll as Phoebus, Hampton and
Newport News. The name of Town
Treasurer E. NJ. Tennis appears in the
list Of organizers.
COUNTY LINE LOCATED.
Civil Engineer e. A. Semple. of this
place, has located the line between
Elizabeth City and Warwick counties.
about which there has been some
what animated difference of opinion
during the past year or two. The
neighborhood with respect TO which
the dispute has been the warmest.
however, is in the vicinity of Point of
Pines, the new resort on the line of
the Newport News and Old Point rail-
way. The controversy lowered around
the incandescent notch during the yell
low fever epidemic and on more than
one occasion since has caused long dis
lance sparring matches between the
officers of the two towns, the Newport
News policemen claiming that their
jurisdiction embraced the Pines and
the Hampton copperS denying it, Ma
Jor Semple, following the line run wears
ago by the late Colonel BraXton. of
Newport News, has made any further
quarrel impossible by showing that
the county line is about 400 feet from
oak avenue, which locates the Pines
resort in Elizabeth City county. The
line runs parallel with Oak avenue for
some distance.
MAY BE HEARD THURSDAY.
Young Kempton, one of the men shot
last week by the veteran of the Same
name. left the hospital to-day, having
almost recovered from his wound. Bell.
his companion in misfortune. is still
there but is improving rapidly. and. il
Is thought. will be able to appear in
Justice Saunders court Thursday.
Then the story of the shooting will be
told in full, and an interesting one. If
all reports be true, it will be. Neither
of the men was as badly injured as at
first supposed.
AN INTERESTING EVENT.
Handsomely printed cards sent out
to-day announce that the Thirty
second Anniversary Exercises of the
Hampton Institute will be held in the
gymnasium OF that institution Thurs
day, April 26th, at o'clock The oc-
casion Will be one of the most inter-
esting in the history of the institute
Wednesday, the 26th, conference
will be held. at which the Hon. J. L. NJ.
Curry. LID; Mr.. Walter Page, Prof.
Booker Washington, Prof ]. NJ. Lind
sey, OF the University of Pennsylvania.
and other distinguished people, will be
present.
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
lad named Davis, who resides with
his parents in the West End, met with
frightful accident this afternoon