Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-15
A GAME TOWN.
NEErIEG OF THE DEMOCRATS OF
NANeEsosD COUNTY.
Delegates 10 the Second District Cen
gresionat Convention -Dsmeeratic
club-suffolk buiiding Up.
rcorre,ponaonco of the Richmond Dispaich.l

SUFFOLK. August IA, 1888.
A meeting OF the Democratic voters
OF Nansemond county was held here
Yesterday. Captain John II. Wright,
chairman OF the County Executive Com
mittee, presided and W. l.. Mcleod
was elected secretary.
The object of the meeting beng to
elect delegates and alternates to tho
Second Congressional District Conven-
ton. which meets at Ocean View on the
9TH Of September, the following-named
gentlemen we're chosen:
observation-disclosures II. Barnes, A. W.
Ballard, l.. T.. Holland, W. j. Lee. John
II. Wright Lee Britt. W. j. Sullivan, L.
T.. Staliings, r. Williamson, Walter Jor-
dan, John b. Vaughan. Charles u. Hol-
land. +. w. Hunter, and W. A. King.
Alternates c. Ramsay, Il. @.
Daughtrey, W. A. Dozier, T.. d. Har-
groves. X. r. Artman, j. f. Booker, $.
Il. Ellis, w. J. Slmons, James Savage,
Simeon Bryant. A. +. Holiday, J. X. 2.
Daughtrey, L. P. Brinkley, and L. A.
Vann.
A Cleveland and Thurman Club was
also organized with the following Off
GERS President, +. b. Britt Vice-Presi
dents. Thomas r. Barnes, r. William
son. Frederick W. Hunter. +. u. Stall
ings, and Ii. 7. Artmau +; Secretary, Lee
Britt Treasurer, G. w. Wright.
A large force has been engaged during
the past week in clearing up the ruins
caused by the late fire. Two new brick
buildings are already under way aud
others will be started in q few days. A
number of Temporary frame structures
have been erected and occupied. Pretty
much everything in the way OF vacant
room has been seized upon by our mer-
chants to open up their goods saved from
the fire, one fra having taken a room
abont l0xl0 feet and commenced active
operations in il. Old forsaken stores
and warehouses have been utilized as a
dornier resort, and very cOmmendsble
dtgree OF activity prevails in our fire.
stricken town.
Dir. David Flowers, who has been sick
for some time, died to-day.
Miss Josie Turner. OF Norfolk, the fair
young vocalist who won unstlnted praise
upon her appearance in Richmond some
time since as Serpolette in the " Chimes
OF Normandy" is visiting relatives here,
and presided at the organ in the Presby-
terrain church on Sunday.
Nearly all the losses by the fire have
been ad lusted, and rs a rule our people
speak in highly complimentary terms of
the insurance men who have been in our
midst TO settle the losses. A number Of
these gentlemen boarded at the Suffolk
Female Institute during their stay here,
notwithstanding a report has been circu
lated that the institute was burned. The
fact is the school is All eighth Of mile
or more from Che. point where the fire
was STOPPED.
SIR. J. E. Booker, editor OF the
Hcraid, proposes to keep his paper 60
ING, and will have the mechanical work
done in Norfolk for week or two until
he can get another plant. He will
probably leave for New York to purchase
new material this week One issue OF
the paper has been gotten out since the
fire, which was complimenied for its
thoroughness and grit under the circum-
stances. and one issue has been omitted.
There will probably be no further inter
rupton IN its publication. MACK.