The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
THE CockADE CITY.
Many Matters to Interest Petersburg.
ers in Norfolk.
Special Dispatch to the virginian.

Robert Ridley, who was taken to the
county courthouse to be reseutenced by
Judge j. L. West to be- hanged. Ridley
Ia the negro who was convicted some
months ago in the County COURT of the
murder of MIR. Williams, and was to
have been hanged on tho 18th day of
last July. but got a stay of sentence
through writ Of supersedsus granted
by Judge b. a. Hancock, who subso.
quently decided that Ridley was not
entitled TO II new trial.
at the regular monthly meeting of
A. 2. Hill Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams held last night. Col. w. Gordon
MoCabo rendered his resIgnation as
Commander of the Camp in very ap
propriats and eloquent speech. Tho
Camp declined to accept the resigna.
ton rs only two more meetings of the
Camp are TO be held before the annual
election Of officers takes place. AS be-.
fore stated in these dispatches, Col.
McOabe has decided to remove his
school to Richmond, for which place
lie and his family will leave about the
middle of this month.
a gentleman just from Prince George
county told me to-day that in consc-
quence of the protractcd drouth tho
streams and swamps are all drying up.
La one or two instances families resld
Ing in the neighborhood OF ponds,
which have no water IN thom, have
been compelled to move elsewhere on
account Of the stencil from dead fish in
the dried up ponds.
There will be bapti2ing tomorrow
morning ut ii o'clock ut Bsxters mill
pond, in Prince George county. Rev.
MIR. Hart, pastor of Old Shops Church,
Will oRiciate. Some sixteen or eighteen
porsous will be Immersed.
Yesterday MIR. Tucker, owner of the
torpedo factory in Ettrick, Chester
fold county. wss clipping some torpe
does, when they exploded, burning his
hand in IA very painful manner.
Last night Mr., Walter Luudy, of
Chesterfield county. while on his way
to Petersburg. was thrown from his
horse md painfully injured.
The Executive Committee of the
Central State Hospital had it's monthly
meeting to day ut that Institution and
transacted routine business. Tho con
tract for l,200 tons of steam coal was
awarded to Il, q. Scott. agent, and
Messrs. Riddle & Jackson was given
The contract for fifty tons of anthracite
@ al
Mrs. Mary S. Tannor, of this CITY,
who is Oh n visit to her son, MIR. John
Tannor, In Norfolk, was stricken with
paralysis Il day or two ago.
Mrs. Lucy Is. Tappey. relict of the
late VIM, IL. Tappey, died shortly
after midnight last night, at her resi-
dence on Washington street, after n
protracled illness. She leaves lour
daughters, Mre. Squares, and Mrs.
Grey w. Jones, of this city, anL Mrs.
Hurry Burton and Mrs. DR.. Hines, of
Texas.
Mira. Charles Cuthbert and her
daug hters, Misses Annie and Blanche,
left thus morning for CHATTANOOGA,
where they will spend the winter,
Rev. j. ". Rosebro, u, d., pastor
of Tabb Street Presbyterian Church,
returned home last night from tho
North, where he has been spending his
vacation,
Rev. A. j. Fristoe, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church In this city, ar.
rived here to day and will occupy his
pulpit on next Sunday for the first
time since his return home from his
European trip. Sometime IN the early
future MIR. Fristoo will deliver a series
OF lectures on his travels in Europe to
raise funds to assist III completing the
clurch OF which he Is paator and which
has been in an unfinished coalition for
some time.
The Mutual Telephone Company o.
this city will begin business We v
SHORTLY. The company has up TO tn y
time 300 subscribers.
A watermelon supper" was given
last night by Misses BERTHE and Essie
StrGilman, ut their residence on Frank
lin street, III honor OF their guest, Miss
Adah Ii Gilman. one of Norfolk's most
| charming young ladies'.
Among the ladies IN attendance were
Miss Gertrude Belle Libbey, of Wash
ington. ID. c., and Misses BERTHE aud
Essie Strailmau. Maggie Turner, Essio
and Maggie Brunei, Louise Knight,
Lizzie Pollard. Mrs. II. X. Moody, OF
Petersburg. Tne gentlameu present
were MIR. Percy Alley, OF Norfolk; Mr..
Charles f.. Lundie, of Chesterfield
county, anu Alessrs. George a. Ti~5mp
son, Charles Bowie, Robert Friend,
w, ID. StraIlman, j. Landie Rees, W.
h. Leath, Walter Spaine, Willie Will
cox, Wallace Cox, Luther Hudgins,
Robert Turner, a. Il. Moody aud
Rober, Pollard. OF this city.
Miss Minnie Scott. OF Norfolk, was
in the city Thursday.
MIR. Ed. II. StruIman, of Portsmouth.
spent yesterday with lis parents in
this city.
Short Intervals or Pence
ONLY are youch. ate to neryea wn.k AMI nm.