The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-16
OCEAN VIEW
WIDE OPEN.
Norfolk Ministers Call Judge
PortloCk's Attention to it.
SECOND CROP BERRIES
The Yield is Remarkable, and the Quail
lily the Finest ofthe Season-A BOY
Falls from Swing and Breaks
Both Of His Legs.
SECOND CROP BERRIES
fspec,al to rhe r,mes.p lspateh.,

(spec,ai to The T1mes.Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA. June lb.-John Baker
OF South Norfolk. fifteen years old, fell
from a swing yesterday and broke both
legs above the knee. He was swinging
vary high when he lost grip and fell.
He was brought to tho hospital here to-
day, and Is likely to recover,
The Methodist ministers Meeting to-day
passed resolutions referring TO the wide
open condition OF liquor selling at the
ocean View resort on Sunday. and calling
on the county authorities to save the day
from such Dissertation
They resolved to send copy OF the
resolutions to Judge Portlock, who grants
the licenses for liquor selling In Norfolk
county. The ministers offer to furnish
witnesses to testify IN court against the
vtolators of the laws.
SECOND CROP STRAWBERRIES.
The second crop of strawberries is
ripening here. r. S. Cromwell, of Norfolk
county, picked twenty crates of berries
from his fields, which he Says are the
nnest OF the season.
He says he never knew this to occur
this late in the season before. The wines
are two-thirds full Of blossoms.
Joe Moody is fearful and scared little
negro boy. He appeared before Justice
Taylor in the Police Court this morn
ing charged with murder. In explanation
of the charge, he said that he had pushed
Matthew Russell into the water at Me-
Cullough's dock on Saturday, thinking
Russell could swim. Russell could not
swim, and the little white boy, Mears,
who tried, could not save him. lie
oSxy he
was scared. He was fearful and pleading
this morning when he told the Justice
that he did not mean any harm to the
dead boy. The case was continued to
await the verdict of the coroner's jury.
Meantime the charge Of murder Is enter
cd against the little fellow and he was
returned to jail
DELEGATES TO TRADE CONVEN-
TION.
Delegates to the :rade convention OF
the Virginia Board of Trade were ap-
pointed to-day as fclws: c. w. Priddy.
ohairman; T. S. Southgate.. r. Henry
Jones, w. H. Lumsden, and e. T. Lamb;
the alternates are: S. S. Nottingham
c. NJ. Barnett, J. L. Jeffries. Caldwell
Hardy and n. w. Orborne. The meetings
will begin at Virginia Beach on Tues
day, and that day will be devoted to the
important subjects Of discussion not yet
will be escorted over the railway trolley
lines in Norfolk Portsmouth. Newport
News and Hampton. They will go aboard
Z a boat at Old Point, and after visiting
all the points of interest and importance
about the harbor. they will have lun-
cheon. They will return to Virginia
Beach that afternoon to finish any bust
ness that was delayed by the excursion.
POTATO SHIPMENTS BEGUN.
Tho iron of potatOa 10 largo and 1arpA
shipments have already begun. There
We're $500 barrels shipped to Boston to-.
day, 5000 to New York, and 1000 to Balti-
more. The prces are high. as follows:
New York. 1925 and $3.50; Boston. $3.50
and 1915. The demand is active. and the
shipments from now on will be increas
tngly heavy from here.
Work Of repairing the Bay Shore Rail-
way bridge at Tanners Creek is going
on rapidly. and the contractor says the
bridge will be finished on Wednesday, so
that the officers of the road expect to run
trains on Thursday. The McNichol Con-
atruct!on Company Is doing the work. The
bridge was displaced by one of the barges
of the Standard OIL Company two weeks
ago.
DISCHARGE OF BANKRUPTCY OPP.
POSED.
The discharge oftwo bankrupts of New
port News "as opposed to-day by credi-
tors. Y. w. Dyson, a liquor dealer, whose
assets were about 5000. opposed because
1t Is alleged that he delivered 50 600 worth
OF property to his wife, which should go
into the general fund for the benefit of
all of the creditors.
The discharge OF M. Scool is opposed on
The ground that there are no account
books to show what the transactions of
the business We're. Judge WaddiIl heard
the evidence In both cases and reserved
decision.
The case OF A. p, Crawley. of New
York, suing the Norfolk and Southern
Railway for $4,000 for breach OF contract
in not leasing tho Princess Anne Hotel
to him according to an alleged agreement,
was postponed, The officers of the rail-.
way deny that there was a contract.