Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-25
NEW ENGINE ADDED.
Berkeley Street Railway Putting
in Additional Power.
New Engine Affords the Company Double
Capacity for Hauling Increased Traffic
Little hoy Injured still Unconscious
Seventh Session Convened Personal.

The Berkley Street Railway Com
pany is adding another large engine
and generator to their plant, near the
Tunis mills. TO furnish additional
power for their new extension to
Money Point. The engine is Ball &
Wood horse power make and the
motor is 125 llilowatts. Tie old engine
is only 100 horse power and tho genera
tor is but 80 killowatts. y new switch
board will also be added This gives
the company a double plant, with more
than one-third the capacity of the old
The switch board will be arranged so
that the generating power of the two
machines can he united AT Will
LITTLE BOY INJURED.
The 7-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
i'rack Evans fell from u wagon that
his father was driving, in which was ~
bale of cotton. yesterday morning
about 1920 o'clock at the corner of Lib
erty and Thirteenth streets. The little
fellows left thigh was broken and il is
thought that he was Internally injured.
lie was taken to his home. on Eleventh
street. where the broken limb was set
by Drs. Wilson, McConville and Ash
burn.
STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
Mr.. Charles Daily. who was rendered
unconscious last Saturday morning by
piece OF lumber falling on his head
and taken to his home. in South Nor
FOLK. was taken to ST. VinccntS Hos
pital Sunday afternoon, where he vet
remains without consciousness. There
were no apparent signs OF any i'm
provemcnt ut late hour last evening
LAST QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
The fourth and last quarterly confer
ence of the Main Street Christian
Church of this year. and prior TO The
annual conference of tho Eastern Vir-
Sinia Christian Church. which con
venes at New Lebanon Christian
Church, near Wakefield comncncins,
October Goth and continuing for four
consecutive days. will meet Wednesday
night at the Main -Street- l,A4i--t l. ~
Church for general business OF closing
the work for the past conference year
AT this meeting officers will be elected
for the ensuing year and Il pastor
elected.
GOING TO SUFFOLK.
The delegates of the Berkley Avenue
Baptist Church will leave to-day for
Suffolk to attend the Portsmouth Bap-
list Association, which convcnes there
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. The delegates are Nessrs
t. G.. skinner. L. u. Allen. John Whct-
OFFICERS ELECTED.
At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors Of the Berkeley Knitting Mills. held
Saturday night. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: g;
w. simpson. presidents W. H. Bailie
Jr, secretary and general manager: $
NJ simpson treasurer. The mill for
the first six months Showed IL VERY.
| handsome dividend and is stil operat-
;s.f,
SEVENTH SESSION COMMENCED
Miss Maggie Taten, principal of the
Berkeley Co-cducational Institute undoi.
whose supervision the school will be
conducted the coming year opened the
seventh session of that institution yes
terday With most gratifying enroll
mcnt Tho number of pupils entered
yesterday exceeded fifty and there are
n large number yet 10 come in. Prof
w. V. Warner. OF Lexington. with n
number of years experience as n
teacher. has been secured TO take
charge of the academic department.
and Miss Elcy. who taught music ana
physical culturc at Radford College y
C.. last year. has been secured to take
charge of the music department.
PERSONAL. PARAGRAPHS.
Mr.. Geo. \. Simmons is spending sew
eral days in Baltimore on combined
business and pleasure trip.
The death benefit department. of the
Thomas jefferson Council, No. 109. Jr.
O. U. y. NJ. has recently paid to the
widow of the late Mr.. James Rannic.
now of Baltimore, $3.50, which amount
being due her on account of her hus
bands death.
Mr. r. l.. Real. engineer of the BcrlS-
y Street Railway Company. on the
receipt of the sad intelligence of the
illness of his father. left last week to
| be at his bedside
England, where he has been spending