Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-24
HAMPTON.
There Will Probably be a Very
Light Vote Today.
No Officers to be Elected Harry Fuller, In.
Jured by Trolley Car. May Live-Miss-
Ing Miss Mollie ELLIS is Still "Non E.t"-
Street Paving to Begin Next Week.
Trolley Cars Collide and Ipurs Several
Persons.


tomorrow in Elizabeth City county will
probably be very dull and unexciting.
as there are no election officers to be
voted for. The only matter to be voted
on is the question OF a constitutional
Convention.
The County Democratic Committee
has issued the following circular to the
Democratic voters OF Elizabeth City
county calling upon them to go out and
vote on the Constitutional Convention
tomorrow:
cial election which will be held through
out Virginia on Thursday. May "a. 1900
Vote for a Constitutional Conven-
tlon. This has been made a party Issue
by the recent Democratic State Con-
vention.
ut is necessary that full Demo-
cratic vote be polled next Thursday"
The various voting precincts are given
In the circular as follows:
Chesapeake District-At Bloxoms,
Fox HILL
Phoebus District-At engine house.
Hampton District-At the court
house.
Wythe District-At school house on
Newport News road.
FULLER MAY LIVE.
1t is now believed that Harry Fuller,
the young lad who fell under a trolley
car al Old Point Sunday afternoon. may
recover. He Is now in the Dixie Hos
pital. where he will receive the very
best medical attention and have the
benent OF the frst-claes nursing that
Is afforded at this popular hospital.
The head nurse at the hospital yes
terday stated that II there are no in
ternal injuries and the cool weather
continues for several days longer there
Is every reason to believe young Full
Ter will recover from the accident.
WHERE IS MISS ELLIS?
Nothing has yet been heard from Miss
Moliie Ellis. the young lady who de-
parted so suddenly after giving damag-
ing evidence In the examining trial Of
George Calvin for assault.
From all that has been learned since
tho examination it Is thought that It
was merely piece of spite work on
the part of the young lady. The case
was transferred from Newport News to
Hampton. where Calvin has since been
confined in Jail.
STREET PAVING.
The Washington Asphalt and Tile
CoihpdHy WIS AWARDED the contract for
the hauling of the material to be used In
the street paving to Messrs G. E. Trice
& Co., the well-known local transfer
people. The material Will begin to arrive
next week and the work OF covering
King street with asphalt blocks will
probably commence within the next ten
days.
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE.
A head-on collision of two trolley cars
on the line OF the Newport News and
Old Point Railway and Electric Com
pany. between Herbert's crossing and
Bay View Hotel, on the Buckroe Beach
route. occurred at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
night.
Motorman George Watson was in
charge of the car which left Buckroe
at S:45. He was frightfully injured as
| a result OF the accident, but 1t Is not
believed his injuries would prove fatal.
Motorman Watson was pinned be-
tween the dash board and the front of
the car by the rear end caving In and
his screams for help were heartrend-
| Ing. He was rescued with much diff
Guilty from his position and placed on
a stretcher and taken to his home on
Holt street.
The accident delayed traffic some
time. The wrecking crew was sent to
the scene, and at IL o'clock were still
| clearing away the wrecks