Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-06
MR.. BRAMBLE'S WILL.
A CERTAIN POINT WHICH IT WILL RE-
QUiRE THE COURTS TO DECIDE.
The Homes of some Forty Property-fIoid-
ers Involved--The yanderblits Duck
Hunting on Currituck sound.
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NoRFoLK, December 5.-The heirs Of the
late W. II. G. Levitt have commenced their
suit in tho Corporation Court to Dust some
forty-odd property-owners Of Brambleton
Ward from the possession of the property
they purchased and occupy. The land In
question contains valuable Improvements
in the way Of residences and has mostly
passed through different hands for two
decades or more. The litigation grows out
of certain point in the will Of the late
Mr.. Bramble, the owner Of the property
thirty years ago and grandfather Of the
heirs Mary G. and Hattie Levitt, which, II
is alleged. has not been complied with IN
the disposition Of the property.
TEST CASE.
The test case IL against David b.. Nye,
one OF the property-owners on Claiborne
avenue. Messrs. Tunstsll d Thon are
counsel for the heirs, and several lawyers
will be engaged on the other side. as 1t IS
very serious matter with many people.
Nh. MULHoLLAND DEAD.
Mr.. James Mulhollsnd, a we'll known
stone-mason and contractor Of the two
cities, died at HIS home in Portsmouth last
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a complication of diseases. He was use
full citizen and generous, whole-souled
man. Deceased was about fifty years OF
age, and leaves family.
William II. Vanderbilt, the railroad mag
nate and millionaire, and bis sOn-in-law,
William Seward Webb. third vice-presl-
dent of the New York Central railroad, are
with party shooting ducks on Currtuck
sound. They came here and went down
TO Currituck IN Mr.. Webb's private car
over the Norfolk Southern road.
Owing 20 the bad weather the shipments
of Pocahontas coal from the Lambert
Point piers this week only reached within
fraction of $4,000 tons.
THEY WILL APPEAL.
It is now said that an appeal will be
taken TO the United States Supreme Court
by the two colored Baptist ministers who
are suing the Portsmouth and Norfolk
County ferry for S201,OgO.
When Senator j. T. Lawless reached his
home in Portsmouth he found Mrs. Law
less not so alarmingly I'll as he apprehend-
ed and she - now improving and Mr., Law
less will be able 20 return 70 his duties on
Monday. probably. Mrs. Lawless Is ma
tive of Richmond.
Last night J. w. Bassett was elected re-
gent of Norfolk Council and W. II. Reeve,
recent Of Campostella Council, Royal Ar
canum. Fred. Greenwood, of the former,
and w. N. Simpson, of the latter, were
ctedrepresentative to the Grand COun-
Gil.
PERSONAL.
Colonel William II. Stewart, of Ports
mouth, IS confined 10 the house with the
grip.
Colonel J. Barry King, after two weeks
sickness from malaria, Is able TO leave his
room.
Mr.. NJ. j. Nash. clerk in the State Audi
tors Office in Richmond, i'll for the last two
weeks at his home in Portsmouth, is out
again.
Five mon at work on the new ships at
the navy-yard were injured yesterday.
A number Of colored children from the
county have been found attending the
public schools Of the city.
The condition of the young man, Rich
ard Moss, who was shot in Atlantic City
Ward by a boy named Forrest, IL serious.
The boy ran away and cannot be found.
Mr.. t. A. HattOn, . prominent citizen OF
Portsmouth, IS very low,
Mr.. Richard b. Davis, OF the Petersburg
bar, was in the city to-day on business.