The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
enc ManWho Robbed ihe Store Of HorfIeet
& Bro, In Suffolk. Arrested.
JOURNALIST WINDER REACHES SUFFOLK.
The Steel BOOK Cases for the Clerks
a 3sI Onice Arrive The Biachwnter
River Going nry-A Sunday We'd
dinE-0fhcr Notes of Personal. Re-
iiSious and Political 1Icntion.

George Rawles the burglar who robbed
the hardware store OF Norfice; & Bro.
%on the night of October Sd. has been de-
9tected, and as n result OF a preliminary
hearing in Mayor Brewers Court to-
day. he now lies in Jail 10 await the
grand lury's investigation. The dctcc-
.Etion was an accident On Saturday
night boy TO whom Rnwlcs had sold
cartridges and MIR. Nurlicet nj once
recognized the weapon as IL part of the
goods removed from his store on the
night OF the burglary. The boy who
4 had the firearm told from whom he
bought II and Rawles' arrest followed.
On the witness stand the statements
of the accused were Very contradictory.
The articles stolen We're taken from Il
window whose glass was broken with
a rock.
y BICYCLING EDITOR IN SUFFOLE.
y Tom W. Winder, the bicycling Journal
list, editor OF the Warsaw Und) Wasp.
ana correspondent of the Buffalo IL
Illustrated Express, who is making cir
cult of the United States, IL distance of
S something over y ,000 miles, on a wheel
serenely slideu Into Suffolk Sunday
morning and registered ut the CONNER
cial Hotel After resting till this morn
Z Ing at 1;30 o'clock he turned his face
Southward and soon put Suffolk far
behlnd him. He left here for Weldon
/ N G, from which place he will proceed
10 Wilmington. He expects TO finish
Il me circuit before his time limit of 800
s days shall haze expired, and having
complied with the conditions of the bet,
VIII win handsome wager
i, CLERKS OFFICE EQUIPMENTS
car load OF steel book
, cases, document files and other interior
4 equipments for the new County Clerks
/ once arrived to-day, accompanied by
! Tn contractor, Mir. T.. Il. Smith, of Rich-
i mond. The contractor will at once set
to work a force To place in position tho
10 .,Ft
4 the ONCE would be ready for occupancy
Dy Iuesday of next week. Tho equip
mentS TO all appearances are of excel
4 rent Workmanship and convenient de-
& sign ana, notwithstanding the fact that
MT Smiths bid was nearly 81, 900 below
tnat OF his competitors, his fulifillmcnt
or the contract will result satisfactorily.
ana the work will he on ornament 10
the Office and II credit To the county.
RIVER DRYING UP.-An ,xperienc-
ed woodsman and hunter. who has been
IN southampton county for several DAYS
K states thnt the Blackwater river which
rs AT times very formidable stream
40 nov SO Shrunkcn in size rs TO be
easily lorded in places without wcttinr
ones rect, 1t is said to be lower by seve-
q raj rect than ever seen by the Oldest
natives.
RETURNED FROM ATLANTA
Inc remaining members of the Phoenix
s Fire Companys first division rcturnnI
to-day from Atlanta Via the Nnrfnlli
and Carolina. The second division viii
4 start about n week from now. the exact
y cate not having yet been chosen.
MARRIED SuNDAY.-Mr William
n. Baker and Miss Florinc wilkins
We're married at ESQ O'clock sunday
evening by Rev. d. r. Austin, at the
'Iatter's residence. corner of Pinnnr nnJ
Pearl streets Miss wilkins is a daugh-
Ter OF Mr.. John wilkins, and the groom
4 son of Mr.. John c. Baker.
q PUT ON RECORp.-Thcse deeds or
pal gum ana sale We're today admitted
TO record in the County Clerks office:
Nv. Fl. Jones and wife and others, TO
4 Charles Bond and Everett Burgess, 80
acres OF land in Sleepy Hole district
S40e; X. ii. Nortieet and wife. of Nor,
Ioik county, To j. Walter Rosier. one
piot OF building lots in West Suffolk,
Licenses We're issued for the mar
i rage or the following parties, an col
ored: Archie Wynn to Margaret Louisa
Duke, Benjamin Edwards TO Barbnrv
)! edwards, Matthew Boyett to Rosa
Hon. J. e. Booker, Of the Suffolk Her
aid, returned Sunday from Atlanta
where lie represented Virginia in the
capacity OF q commissioners. going as q
heinner OF Governor O'Ferralls party
Judge Prentis left Suffolk today for
Isle OF Wight county to convene the
autumn term Of the Circus, Court.
Forest fires are vet raging in the
i county, as evidenced nightly by the
smoke laden atmosphere.
Mr.. 5. p. Vanderslice and bride noe
MISS Susie Baker, who were married
Z last Saturday in Eliza beth City, y. G..
arrived in Suffolk at 1910 O'clock sun,
day night and are now at home in
the boarding house of Mrs. w. Il. Ap.
plewh1te, Chestnut street.
Rev. Douglass HOof. of Alexandria
Va, who preached at St. Paurs Church
Sunday. will remain here till the nd
vent OF the rector-elect. Rev w. A..
Barr, who is expected this week
Mrs. j. NJ. Shepherd left to-day to
visit her daughter, Mrs. j. I3. Boothe.
in Oxford, n. C.
Major c. w. Wright and party re-
eulned Sunday from Atlanta
Rev J. F. Love tonight continued
the revival sezvces at the Bantist
Church, using for discussion the topic
"Conviction."
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Pants
to-day had meeting at the rectory TO
prepare the iatter for the reception of
the new rector.
DR.. and Mrs. J. f. Phillips and Mr.
q John b. Primer and family left to
visit the Exposition.