Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-24
A DAY IN SUFFOLK.
lightning Kills Two Men in
North Carolina.
white Nan and Negro Killed in Gates
county-"Tbirteen Club. Returns Match
Game of Baseball Pythians to Hold n
Meeting To-day.
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Suffolk, Va. Aug. 23.-News reached
{ here to-day of fatal accident on Mr..
James Parker's farm, near Gatesville,
N. c. John Collins, white, and two col
ored men were in an oX-cart. when a
heavy storm came up. and before they
could seek n place of refuge, lightning
and motive power. Mr. Collins and
one of the negroes We're killed out
right. as was also the OK. The surviv-
ing negro. who was scared almost to
death, made his way as soon as pos
sible to Mr.. James Parker's residence
and carried the terrible tidings.
BIG TREES-HOT WEATHER.
Mr.. w. N. Camp and family, of Flori-
. da, but formerly of Suffolk, have been
time, and were in California last week.
In q letter to Suffolk relative, Mr..
Camp says:
mo one can get conception of the
pictures of them. We drove through
two of them in a stage drown by four
horses. This is the first timbered coun-
try we have seen since we left Florida.
For 5000 miles we didn't see tree that
would make q twelve-inch plank six
one ten feet wide and over 200 feet
long.
"We have been through all sorts OF
climate. At one time we were 260 feet
below the level of the ocean. where the
thermometer registers as high as 12t
degrees We We're at EuSenada, MeXi-
CO, on the Pacific coast, where the tenn
perature rarely varies more than ten
degrees For three years not as much
rain has fallen as Virginia gets fire.
fI,y nf this 10
however"
RETURN OF PILGRIMS.
THE Thirteen Club" which left here
last Monday for Washington City, re-
turned this afternoon. highly pleased
with the grandeur and beauty of the
city of magnificent distances and its
wonderful places of interest. The
party was made UP as follows: Mr..
j. O. Hill and Mrs. b. NJ Bruce chape-
'rons: Misses Elizabeth Applewhite
Julia and Lily Brinkley, BERTHE IIllenor,
Harriet Goodman, Florence and Helen
Till, Irene Jones. Emma Langston.
Brownley and Pattie Odom.
BASEBALL.
A match game of baseball was played
yesterday afternoon at Peanut Park
between the Newtowns and the Syca-
more street club. The special feature
of .Peyton Chum. After a hot contest
the Newtowns were victorious by a
score of is to H.
PARAGRAPHIC.
Rev. j. F. Love will preach at Nan
semond Baptist Church. Driver. Va,
next Sunday afternoon at the usual
hour.
Miss Martie F.. Tynes, of Ports
mouth. who has been stopping with her
sister, Mrs. j. p. Cowling, of Suffolk,
Stroud. near Indika.
DR.. r. e. Parker, one of our oldest
and best known practitioners, is con-
fined to his home by sickness.
Mr. w. T, Chandler, who has been
living on Primer street for some time,
to-day removed his family to Windsor.
Va, where they formerly resided.
Mr. Edward r. Harrell. formerly of
this county, is critically i'll at his
home. in Baltimore. having been
is a brother of Mr.. Norfleet Harrell,
of Drivers and is highly esteemed by
a host OF friends in Suffolk and vicin-
ity.
Miss Josie Jelks. OF Richmond. is a
guest of the Misses Gurley, on Primer
street.
The Phoenix Military Band gave its
weekly concert on it's Main street
stand tonight. and a large crowd was
out to hear the music.
Mrs. Martha ]. Smith will leave to-
morrow afternoon for Rockingham
county. where she will be the guest of
her nephew. Rev. l.. l.. Lassiter, for
Bome time.
Misses Annie and Margaret Delk,
two of Suffollk's poular and attractive
young ladies'. have returned from a
visit to friends in Norfolk.
Mrs N. F.. Odom and Miss Make
Bickers left this afternoon for Pen
{ Mar. Pa, where they will recuperate
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Applegate, OF
Richmond, are visiting their cousin,
Mrs. NJ. f. Gurley, on Primer street.
Two women engaged in advertising a
patent medicine attracted considerable
attention on the streets this morning
Their dresses were of n fashy, Dolly
Warden pattern, made in the style OF
our grandmothers' days, and they
wore black ke-bonnets. While not
specially pretty they We're undoubtedly
attractive.
Withers Company No. z, Uniformed
Rank, Knights of Pythias. will hold a
meeting tomorrow night to make final
arrangements for the pilgrimage to
Detroit, which Will begin on Sunday
morning. All knights who can go are
urged to attend the meeting tomorrow
night.
Miss Lizzie Smith has returned home
from Kinston. N. c., accompanied by
Miss Eva Smith.
PETERSBURG.