The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
GOOD DEED.
COMMENDED.
Kindness Of H. I. Page to the
Family Of Col. Waddy.
MISS WADDY'S POSITION POSI- %
Since the Death Of Col. Waddy Mr.. Page
Has Been in Charge Of the Office
but Has Sent the Salary to 5
Col. Waddys Family,
especial to The Times. Dispatch.)

W y fspecial to The Times Dispatch)
NORFOLIl, VA, March 9.-H. L. Page
Il has taken great interest IN the ei-
q fort to obtain n position in the postoffice
d for Miss Halle Waddy lie is the sure
IT, Tor Colonel Waddy, the deceased post
$ master, who held the office during the
interval between the time OF the death
q Of Colonel Waddy and the appointment
Ii Of Captain II. b. Nichols. Mr.. Page ar
. ranged to turn over the office to CAPTAIN N
"a Nichols at s clock this afternoon, ana
III that his last official act as temporary
postmaster should be the appointment or
.&9 Miss Waddy as the finance clerk OF the
postoffice,. a place practically created Tor
q The emergency existing here and to pre-,
& vent Miss Waddy from running the gaunt-
1 let OF tho civil service examination All
}&of this programme was carried out. CAPS
n tain Nichols is the postmaster OF Nor
folk, having received the office from Mr.
" Page at S o clock P. M, and Miss Waddy
Il Ii the finance clerk at a salary OF Sl,2Co
Il 35 i venr. having beer appointed to that
position by the retiring postmaster who
was the chief surety for her father. 1t
was pretty and sentimental scene, ana
Illustrates one OF the characteristic
& traits Of Herman T.. Page. IIe is cap
3(italist and a promoter, but he does not
H forget that lie is n man with heart.
II Mr.. Page and all those citizens who
v have assisted in recommending this wor-
"a thy young woman for the place have COM
Al mendations OF the citizons Of Norfolk.
81 Colonel yVaddy was n courteous and pop
4 jllar$ official. and tho fact that he died
L suddenly and left a large family, In which
there are six girls, In comparatively a
helpless condition. excited ID the sympa-
IL thy Of tho community. The citizens OF
s. ali classes are glad the position has been
4; procured for the support Of the family.
4 Miss Waddy Is about twenty five years
Of age and as she has had the care or
\ the family since the death OF the mother
several years ago, she has energy. s ana
VI executive ability for the business OF the
position to which she has been assign
A{ssi'533 f ocEAN VIEW OPPOSITION,
Sss Deeds passed to-day for the property,
along the beach at Ocean View, which
is supposed to be for the use Of the
Bay shore Railway terminal. The prop
Ferty5 includes the holdings OF Simmons,
III 5Duesh and Others Of $50 feet along the
ffbeach. adjoining the property of the Nor
folk; Railway and Light Company, con-
55Jtrollcd by the Williams syndicate OF
Richmond. The surmise is that rs the
property extends from the beach beyond
\ the railway track 1t will be used to give
d terminal for the Bay Shore. This Is
1.-THE opposition road which could not get
u access to the beach last summer 1t Is
decided to Ralph ii. Riddleberger. a young
Il attorney here. who will not say to what
,lse the property Is to be devoted, but
the impression is that the Bay Shore
1aoppositlon will start summer resort
& Of a high class whore liquor will not be
sold on Sunday, II on any other day,
Il and that tho grounds will be laid or att
81 tractively to obtain different class OF
& visitors from those who frequent the old
$@ ar resorts Meantime it Is stated that
iho5 Raw Shore cars will be running with
+ In two weeks. /,
4 r. James Chapel n negro, who was Kill
cd on the Seaboard Air Line Railway at
FRANKLIN, was buried in the Calvary Gem
etery here to-day. He was knocked Off
The train on. WHICH he was employed on
saturday by striking projecting t'mper
and Instantly killed. His body was buried
! here because he owned a lot in the ceme-
i terry. -,
Burris r. Brock fell dead on the street
4 III Yesterday afternoon. lie was on C!ar
lotto Street, near Church, going 70 the
Office Of DR.. ]. G. Rlddick tho MAYOR
Mt the time, in care of one OF his friends
.nOlen without warming he was attheNee
IL
u 4 ynent unconscious. A torrent OF life ploot
8% f,owed from his mouth. Life went Will
2withait DR.. Riddick was standing III I'M
street near by aud was summoned ahS
{. came Immediately to administer 9 hyper
Il dermic injection and to stop the nov
OF blood. But it was too late. An arte1'
8fl had been burst and life was extinct WITH
In len minutes, The young man was IN
Son OF ", C. Brock, of No. ITO Woo
Street and was nineteen years OF age
he was a mechanic, employed In tho sho
Sisof r.. w. Whitehurst and Company, OF
Plume Street.
william Herbert. a colored laborer, !
Tie employ of Thomas s. Lawrence, Will
Al work at tho ce-house In Portsmouth
met with a serious accident this morn
Ing. Mr.. Lawrence was receiving 4 cars
Of ice and Herbert was releasing N
blocks from the hooks and sliding the'
into the storage room, when piece {
foantling about fifteen feet long and t"
Inches thick fell from the third stoI
of the building. striking Herbert on y
Ion Of the head above the right eye III
fracturing his skull. The Injury w
e blessed and the man was sent to j
home. Ii Is astonishing that Inc man W.
not killed instantly, as White man Wou
This is the elghty-hrst birthday Of No
folks venerable townsman. John
Isl Cpuper Esq. MI. Couper, VINO ls IN y
4 best Of health. was out to-day and r
ceived many congratulations and pc
~ WISHES from his friends, He Is the faith
5tl of the sculptor of New York and OF Sc
's, eral sons. who are admirable buslne
s men here.
#8s8 NEW METHODIST CHURCH.
MS The congregation Of the Client Meth
dist Church will begin a new building I
83Sday, 1t will cost $1,000 and the site
m ON Raleigh Avenue. at Stocklcy Garden
rs l'he building will be small but neat ar
In good style and composed Of brick al
5 stone, ReY. ], d. Vim Is the paste
sg The church is TO be occupied next white
@ Stella Garter, a girl OF twenty yea
II OF age. now sick and In the almshouS
@i5here, is anxious that her mother In !'icl
4g mcnd shall be notified of her conditio
@ She says her mother, whose mans WI
VA Carter, has married again. and that 81
#4 doesn't know her address. The girl h;
Written TO the police headquarters as'
Is. Ing that her mother be notified that u
~ IA dying. The physician says she Is
q bad condition. She has lived hero Il
81 several years and Is known to the polio