The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-21
SUFFOLK LOCAL.

The County Board of Supervisors
will hold thor regular monthly meet
Ing In suffolk tomorrow.
Mrs. John Adams, OF Pittsburg, Pc. &,
has returned home after visit to her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Steele, OF
the county. She was accompanied by
| her sister, Miss Florrie Steele.
Mr.. John II, Brown. wife and SOD,
Browns mother, Mrs. Il. A. Childrey,
kilby street.
Misses Maniott and Whitehead, of
| Rocky Mount, n. O., and Miss Paschp,
| of Wilmington, \. G., we're yesterday
registered at the Commercial II otel.
Prof. Rowland Dogpett, who has
been Il resident of Suffolk about nine
years, expects to leave TO day for
Charlottesville, Va. with his family.
He will engage IN business in that
town.
MIR. James II. Tyler, of CORTLAND,
relative OF President John Tyler,
has been conveyed to the Soldiers
Home in Richmond.
The Office fixtures and interior
| equipments for the new Clerks office,
which were due here August 10th, have
not yet arrived, having been delayed.
DIR. ). Carson Wells, professor OF
mathematics aud natural sciences at
Roanoke College, Salem, Va, Is visit
| ing Capt. A. L. Conner, Saratoga
street.
PROPERTY TRANsrERs. These deeds
were yesterday recorded IN the Couu.
ty Clerks office: Floyd Pierce, a.
Wooliord, and othert, to Calvin Nor
| ris, Que lot nenr Suffolk, 1925; Mary
nd
Taylor, i've acres OF land IN the coun.
ty, aud other real estate, SIHn; vii.
liam Cooper and wife to Luvesny NJ
Roberts, twenty eight acres III the
| county. $500.
AROUND THE Wharf. The schooner
| Louis Iaulane, Capt. Albert Sterling
arrived yesterday from Orisiield, Md.
to lake lumber from the Suffolk Saw
mill Company. Schooner r. Is. Sped
den, tupt. q. W. Mitchell, arrived
| from Washington to take lumber from
! John J.. Gay, Schooner ID. b, Ons
low, Capt. q. Fl. Rumsry, loft for New
port News with lumber cargo from the
Suffolk Sawmiii Company.
| ApJUDGED lNsASE.-Mrs. Annie T..
| Boyett, a widow. nged 80, residing on
the corner of RiddIck street aud Pop
lar avenue, was Yesterday afternoon
ndIudged insane by IL commission OF
luuacy, composed of Mayor H. l..
Brewer, Jr., DR.. A. W. Eley and g. 5.
L. Holland. Councilman, with DR.. w.
W. Murray rs examining physician.
She will be taken to the Eastern Lu
, matte Asylum III williamsburg within II
Tow dnys.
| GONE AFTER MuRpEEER.-She
a. ii. Buker left yesterday for Rich.
mond to take into custody esse WIN
.ton, whom he will bring back to
Nsnsemond 10 be tried for the murder
of John Day, On July /. 1921, Win
s,on killed Day in Lower Parish in u
dispute resulting over game of crap.
He immediately left the county and
eluded tho authorities although thew
were tracing him aud occasionally
knew OF his Whereabouts
After wandering through North Cur
olina aud parts OF Tennessee WIuston
returned to Virginia aud was couvicte ed
In Prince George county OF COW steul
ing and sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year under an assumed name.
de was recognized by q convict from
this county. Sheriff Baker was III.
formed OF his presence in the peniteu
tlary and notified the authorities there
that he was wanted In Nansemoud for
murder. His term expired at II O'Clock
last night and the sheriff will probably
take him to day and proceed to Suffolk
ALLEGED SUICIDAL ATTEMrT-It was
yesterday reported here that Il. f..
! Pope, who was N jail IN Isle of Wight
county. awaiting 10 be taken to the
penitentary, where he has been sen.
fenced for elk years, had attempted to
commit suicide by taking laudanum.
The dose was not retained on big
stomach sud no serious damage was
| done. 1t la not known how he came
in possession OF the drug.
| DR.. n. Jackson, Hommopathist.
| Office. Morit2 building; Residence, Ho
tel Norfolk; phone. 2S6. Jy7 eodtf