The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-25
SUFFOLK LOCAL

Judge II. II. Rawlcs and q party OF
young people went to Magnolia on
their wheels yesterday afteruoou.
The City hall theuire will be opened
for the season on Tuesday, September
3, where q comedy entitled "Only Il
Farmers Daughter" will he tho at
traction.
Rev. Duncan Mcleod, OF Washing.
ton, N. c.. will preach ut the Baptist
Church this evening at 8 O'Clock; no
morning services.
This ID the last Sunday in which Rev.
John n. Mccormick will oiliciute 81
rector OF st. Paul's, as his resignation
Is effective tomorrow. He expects to
leave Wednesday for his new homo in
Atlanta. Ga.
Mayor Brewer up to last night had
not heard word regarding his lost
jewels or the thief, although he has
notified of the robbery the chiefs OF
police III most of the Virginia towns
and cities, and has widely circulated
his offer of reward.
MIR. james q. Csusey and wife are
spending some time ut Red Sulphur
Springs.
Sheriff Baker returned last night
from Richmond, where he had been to
deposit prisoners IN the peuitentiary.
Rev. w. w. Chimes has terminated
his annual vacation and will preach to-
day, using the following topics IL a..
m, christian Uniou;" 2 D. M, 1.-The
Blood of jesus" Sp. m., "Visit of the
Queen of Sheba."
There are now only nine Inmates in
the county jail.
Messrs. j. Walter Hosier, j, IL. West
and w. Ct. ELAN left last afternoon for
Boston to attend the beunial corclaye.
knights Tcmplar, they being members
of Grace Commandery in Norfolk,
The stockholders of the proposed
colored high school will have a meet.
ing on September 9th In the Pine
Street Baptist Church. A full attend
ance is desired.
Although the details have not vet
been arranged the Suholks expect to
play the Berkeley team this week, pro-.
badly Tuesday.
MIR. George L.. Borum and family
have returned from their summer out.
ing, which was spent with friends IN
Matthews county,
MAYORS CoURr.-A party of white
sailors yesterday assisted the towns
finances to tho amount of S3I. 70. ny a
penalty for their participation in IA
general drunken row, in which swear
ing was freely INDUCED 10.
The GLOWING were taxed &c. each
for drunkenness and disorderly con.
duct: William Paul, David Jefferson
aud William Grey. Paul paid an ad
ditional assessment OF SIG for carving
concealed weapons.
Poor WIDOW ROBBED. Tho raids
Of potty thieves on the smoke houses
of country people are being repeated
with such frequency as to become q
monotonous regularity, the most la.
mentaple TACT IN connection with which
bong that the depredutors in most in.
stances escape unknown and unpunish
cd. The most recent raid reported to
The NiRGISIAN wae that winch took
place at an carly hour yesterday morn
ing. the victim being Mrs. Maggie
Scott, a poor widow, who resides
about five miles from Suffolk. Her
smoke house was entered through the
side, after the boards were torn of,
and every Fpiece OF her meat stolen,
but two, which the thieves did not
find.
a RESIDENCE BURNED - The resi-
dence at No. 40 Wellons street, owned
and occupied by Peter Boone, colored,
last night about 10 O'Clock took ire
aud YVES almost totally consumed to.
gether with ell the furniture, The
blaze started when Boone and his wife
were away from homo and the origin is
mystery, ne they left no ire in the
house. There was no insurance.