The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-30
DEAD FROM
M0RPHlNE
a North Carolina Merchant
Comes to a Sad End.
a LARGE SALE OF LOTS
The Firemen ofWiImington Are to Visit !
Recommendations Association o
Berkley to See that Sunday
LAWS Enforced.
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NORFOLK, VA, May 29.--D. s. Rico,
a merchant OF Hamlet. N. c.. died this
morning at Q O'clock. He came hero
several days ago, deposited a large sum
of money at the hotel where he register
ed as guess. and started out to enjoy
himself. He was supposed to be drink.
Ing excessively and therefore little at
tention was paid to his complaints of
nervousness til he sent for a physician
yesterday afternoon and took a prcscrip-
ton for his nerves. Meantime he not
only continued excessive drinking, but
one of his companions alleges that Rico
took hyperdernic Injections Of morphine
from a syringe he had borrowed for tho
purpose of self.dosing.
The condition OF Rice became SO acute
that he was takca from the streets by
the rplice and sent to st. vincents Hos
pital for treatment for poison The treat
ment was heroic, hut too late. Rice lin.
gered all night to meet the Inevitable this
morning. He died of morphine poison.
Telegrams were sent to Hamlet. N. c.,
to notify his friends of the death OF
D. 8. Rice aud to obtain directions for
the disposition OF the body. The money
the deceased deposited at the hotel where
he stopped Is said TO have been exhaust
ed by the frequent drafts he made and
the free use he made Of It. Friends IN
Hamlet have notified Oliver, the UNDER
taker, to take charge Of the body.
GREAT SALE OF LOTS.
Chelsea, the new suburb. has shown
a remarkable sale OF lots. 1t has been
opened to buyers for six days. during
which time 100 lots have been sold.
realizing over $4,000. The plot includes
100 acres OF elevated natural land OVER
looking the river. II IS improved with
streets. which are being asphalted. water
mains and sewers. Four OF these lots
~ ~. ,,t,..r nm rI
There never was an instance where
property was sold so soon and TO such
an extent after It was put on the mar
kct.
CLAIMS RELEASED.
The claim OF l.. Shcfsky against the ..
Miller (bankrupU estate was released
this morning before Referee Groner. THIS
is one OF the claims incurred by the en-
dorsement OF the A. Michelsohn paper
and was for 5000 1t serves TO reduce the
claims against the Miller assets and to
Increase the dividend that will come from
that estate.
WILMINGTON FIREMEN COMING
The hospitality OF Portsmouth firemen
Is known far and wide and visitors lko
TO return The Independents VIII have
as their guests on September 9th next
the wacacoe Company, crack organi-
cation ofSfre fighters OF Wilmington,
Del Messrs John A.. Campbell and Hugh
McDonOugh members OF that company,
spent yesterday inI Portsmouth. arrnng-
ing for the visit.
For this time OF the year the aims
house has an UNUSUAL number Of lnt', rvs.
The average in &recent years has been
o.. but there arc 10 persons IN the caro-
OF the officers now. Many nf them are
INDECENT negroes. who leave the page
during the berry7picking season ana 40
not return TIL the summer Is gone ana
the cold weather begins
Peter the four-year-od con OF Peter
Baruccia, IAN Italian OF Lincoln Street,
several days ago fell on rusty nail. tho
iron piercing the chi!ds left leg between
the knee Joint and cap making sc.
rious wound The parents did not cali
In n physician and now there are syinp-
IONS OF lockjaw.
Tho LIQUOR Dealers Association OF
Berkley, organized Mt the beginning OF
the local option campaign. VIII continue
lis existence One OF the most prominent
members says that one OF the princ'pai
aims OF the organization would pc 70
see that the Sunday law was enforced
to the letter. This action was taken
nj the outset. and each member pledged
10 obey the law. but the management
thought 1t unwise to give publicity %
It until after the election, because it
would have been styled claim to catcn
votes, and for obvious other reasons
Tire members of the association aIe
much elatcd over their victory AZ tha
polls on Tuesday last, and will see 70 ~
that the Sunday and other laws reguiat-
ing the sale OF liquor are lived up 10
by those In the business
TO TEST PILOT LAW.
A Norfolk case involving the constitu-
tionalty OF the Virginia compulsory pliol,
age law will come up on the privlleseo
docket of the Court of Appeals at WINS
Vile Tuesday, June 3D. Judge Nar,lll,
of the Court OF Law and Chancery, mas
decided the law unconstitutional and an
appeal has been taken. Judge - IucKer
Brooke and Captain r. e. Marshall rep
rnsent the nilots. and Robert NJ. Hughes
represents their opponents. The pliots
contend that they are entitled TO fees
whether their services are needed IN tno
harbor or not, They have been collec.'''s
fees they did not earn.
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