Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-13
THE STATE AT LARGE.
: SOCIAL HAPPENINGS AND PERSONAL
INCIDENTS or AWEEk
Notes Of Interest 70 vIrginiaus from the
Cities and All the Principal Towns
cfthe Old Commonwealth.


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Suyrorx. March IA special meeting
az the Town Council was held on Thursday
20 elect the three additional councfmen
provided for by . recent Amendment 10
tho charter and by . unanimous VOC
Messrs. J. q. Bell, w. Is. Ferguson. anu -
Il. Stewart were chosen. They are sue
ccssfpj businessmen of large experienoe
and will prove valuable members OF the
Nel,,n r. Gardner, city editor OF the
tCbattanooca Glenn fsscs who Is native
az Suffolk' was here this week. He came
ia response 20 a telegram announcing that
his father was dying. but upon arriving II
proved 10 be his grandfather, John HON
man, Esq, who was referred 70 anu NM
was buried before MIR. Gardner feacneu
Suffolk.
MIR. Thomas 8. Bernard. who died near
here las. Tuesday, was one OF General Ma
homes eouricrs from the time be lett Nor
folk until the close of the war.
Mr.. Samue, Mothner, former citizen OF
snflolk. who died IN Bristol, Tenn. last
month. was member Of Ruth Council,
Royal hrcanum. in which order his IRE
was insured for $1,000. Last Tuesday MI;
j.. L. Folk, treasurer of Ruth Council, pald
Mrs Mothner the full amount OF the
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SAno into .he treasury of tho order.
Mrs. Mary Currier. great-erandmother OF
Nv Charles Dustin, Of Suffolk. died last
month AZ her home, in Cecil county, Md.'
~ the advanced age of l06 years. She was
the mother of seven children, and had
thirtv-one living grandchildren, 100 great
grandchildren. and seven great-grea''
grandchildren. CT
Mile nibbs, former resident OF SUI
folk. but who is now hying "a rhliaue,,
mia. was married on the 1fth OK February
10 MIR William +. Slater. of Camden, n. ..
Mr. A. b. Cramer, Suffolk young man
who is in business in Philadelphia, was
homo on a visit the first of the week.
Roy. George G. Vanderslice, pastor oil
the Methodist church, will commence O
series Of meetings next wednesday nlght;;
Rev n. T.. johnson, who has recently mao
n fine meeting IN Norfolk, VIII TAKE charge
OF the services on inc oun""J ion0"'"e
their commencement.
Tive candidates received the ordinance
Of baptism last Sunday morning at the
Baptist church. GU
Mr. G. A. Wick. formerly Of Suffolk but
pouv in the mercantile business at Ciare-
mont. was in town this week visiting his
Miss Matte Boswell, of Suffolk, is visit;
ing friends iii Baltimore. where sue VIII
remain for q week OF longer.
Misc Lula Bryant. of Hertford county
n q. who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs =. w. Moore, OF Suffolk, returned
bone last Thursday. ILL.,,
Mrs. IT. Livy Lawrence and Elmer
Thomas left here last Wednesday Tor BAL
timore, Wilmington, and PhisdeIphin, on
trim of business and pleasure combined.
The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
IN Animals held an important meeting last
Tuesday night, which was addressed py T.
Clay Kilby, of Norfolk. who IS An entnusi-
estic worker in the cause IN that CITY.
The Kings Daughters wall give nus
s,an tean AZ the Grays' Armory next Tues
dav nigbt for the purpose OF raising funds
20 sustain their night school for parties
who cannot attend III the day. which is
well attended end very interesting.
Lake Drummond, in the Dismal swamp,
which hos heretofore been reached with
n oreat deal of trouble. will hereafter be
more accessible, as preparations have been
made for removing oostrucuons from
along the canal leading thereto, and run
ming a steam launch TO the lake during the
fishing season.
Turner. of Isle of Wight, lost their dwell
inc honses by fire last week. The latter
vas fnIIv insured and the former only par
Misses Tennie and Maggie Eley, OF Cars
willie. were in Suffolk the fret Of the week
on visit TO their sister, Mrs. .. I, Eley,
on Main street.
Mr. William Spencer. of New jersey, is
visiting relatives and friends, III Isle OF
Wight county, and thinks of making his
home in Virginia.
Mrs. A. p. Conner, of Suffolk. is visiting
friends near Sleepy Hole, Nansemond
county. a.,
Rev. W. l.. Richards, pastor OF the
Windsor Baptist church, commenced a
series OF meetings last Sunday.
CAPTAIN Jesse Parker, of Suffolk, who
has been confined to his residence for the
past four months by sickness, was aole 10
get ont last Wednesday.