The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-09
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The residence Of Bob Lee, corner of
Pine anu Market streets, has been
rolled back about thirty feet further
from the sidewalk.
The Suffolk Lumber Company has
received ap order for about 2,00O, 600
feet of lumber to be shipped to Ger.
many.
MIR. Lee Britt, superintendent Of
schools. was yesterday engaged in con.
dnctlng tho annual examination of COL
ored teachers.
80 The August term of Nanssmond
county Court. at which murder case
VIII be tried, begins next Monday.
VIRGINIAN subsoribers in Suffolk are
reminded that tomorrow is pay day.
ALI OF those owing for their paper will
please be prepared for the collectors
when they call.
A commission OF lunacy composed Of
DR.. a. w. Eley, Mayor Il. l.. Brewer,
Jr., and Councilman Il. S. Z. Holland,
held private session at 5 O'Clock yes
tsrdsy afternoon over VOL known
lady III DIR. Il. ID. Phillips office.
About 300 e1cursionists from the
Old North State enjoyed the local ut.
fractions yesterday. They came from
the vicinity of Moutrose, VIA tho Suf
folk aud Carolina road.
The book caseo, document files and
other interior equipments of tho new
County Clerks Office, the contract To
furnish, which was awarded some
weeks ago to b. L. Smith, of Rich
mond, are reported almost completed.
They will be put in position aome time
during this month.
AN INSANE OCroGENARIAN.-Ma
Savage, an old colored woman about
so years Of age, was brought in from
Cypress District and lodged in the
county Jail to await information from
the authorities of the Central Lunatic
Asylum at Petersburg. as to the time
OF her admission into that institution.
She wac adjudged insane by a commits
sion of lunaoy conducted by Justices
+. w. Rawles and r. II. Baker. The
]ailor says she is absolutely devoid of
reason.
SUPPOSED MURDERER ARRESTED
Constable Harrell yesterday lodged in
the county Jail man named Henry
Bullock, supposed to have been con-
nectsd with the murder of MIR,
Fine in Norfolk county. He wns not
ing very suspiciously whom arrested
He will be held to await identification
by the Norfolk county authorities.
PINE STREET BRlpGE REMOVED.
large force is at work grading that
portion of Pine street adjacent to the
track of the Seaboard road. The bridge
over the road has been removed and
the roads management in corporation
with Sutfolk's Council, proposes to
e1cAvate the banks sufficiently deep to
have Pine street on O level with the
railroad track.
This work necessitates the removal
of many tons of earth which will EN-
pioy the present force about two
weeks. The town il conveying the
dirt eXoavated to Second street, where
a grade is being leveled. All traffic on
Pine street will be suspended till the
proposed grading is finished. Resi-.
dences near the late bridge will be left
eight or ten feet higher than the stree,
level.
PRoPosED ELECTRIC RAILWAY Con
| NECrIoN.-Mr. j. Walter Hosier, res.
! estate agent. left yesterday for Ports.
mouth, from which city he expects to
| start to day in company with a party
on tug. who will steam up tho Nanse
mond river with view of prospecting
and determining on the most advan
tageons point ut which to cross with
the electric rond, which it ia proposed
to run from Portsmouth to Smithtield
via Chuckatuck and Suffolk.
Mr.. Hosier, who is endeavoring to
| ropr esent the best business interests O {
Suffolk, will sndeayor to impress Oh
the management of the proposed road
the advantages of bringing The track to
Suffolk and crossing the river here
where 1t 10 much narrower. than pro.
ceeding TO Chuckatuck and Smithtield,
rather than spanning it near Sleepy
Hole. as has been suggested.
Business men here are confident that
sooner or later Suffolk and 2 Portsmouth,
and probably Smithfeld. will he con
nected by an electric railway, and the
individuals as well rs communities
which will be benefited by suoh ser
vice are anxious that it soon become u
reality. We are informed that two
companies are investigating the route.