Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-11
SUFFOLK LOCAL.
Concerted Compliment - Personal
and Religious NOfes-POIitlcRI.

SUFFOLK, VA, october 1O.-(SDecial)-
Tomorrow friday evening a concert
will be given at Nansemond Seminary
for the purpose OF raising funds 10 aid
the womans exhibit Of Virginia at the
Atlanta Exposition. The following vocal
so.Oists have consented TO assist in the
concert-namely. Miss Mary Beatrice
Thurston. of Norfolk Miss Rosa Jones
of Jacksonville. Fla. and Mr.. Joseph L.
Little. of Suffolk The entertainment is
under the management OF Miss Helen
Quimby. with the following ladies as
patronesses:
Mesdames a. II. Baker. L. $. Baker,
W. W. Ballard, @. l.. Barton. j. T.. Book
er. II. l.. Brewer. Jr., Merritt Briggs.
X. II. Butler James &. Causey, Martha
Causey. VI. 4. Delk. a. :. Eley. a. ".
Eley. Z. l.. Polk. s Il. Golibart 4. =.
Conner. l.. j. Harper. j. T.. Holland.
Susie Holland. G. W. jenkins. Frank
Jones. Henry Jones. l.. W. Jordan. Up
shur Kilby. W. l.. Mcleod, II. 4. Nor
gan, Kate Mcclure. f. c. Mundy. AL
lie Mureile. c. V Norileet. John Nor
fleet. Sarah Norfleet, George Nurney.
J. Henry Nurney. ". j. Petit, II H.
Phillips. j. r. Phillips J. b. Primer
Margaret Prents. L. II. Quimby. Il. II.
Rawls, George Riddick. VI. G. Rddick
Claud Riddick. j. NJ Shepherd. +. W
Stiles. II. T. Smith. Otis Smith +. H.
Stewart. L. a Sith, W 6. Truitt, ".
NJ. rrquhart. VI T. Withers. c. W.
Wright, Arthur Wooford.
Rev. Douglass Hooff. of Alexandria.
a former popular rector Of St. Pauls
Protestant Episcopal church. Of Suffolk
spent several days here this week. the
guest of Mr.. II. s Eley. on Tuesday
new ST. Pauls church, and delivered q
practical and very touching sermon.
After the services were concluded he
held an informal reception, many OF his
former Pensioners and other friends
giving him a cordial greeting. Mr.. Hooff
left yesterday afternoon for his home.
Miss Helen Sherwood Quimby has been
invited by the president Of the Virginia
Music Committee 10 give a violin recital
at the Atlanta Exposition. This is a
high compliment 10 Suffolk's most talent
cd violinist. who will in response to the
invitation. win honOrs for herself and
reflect credit on our State and city.
Miss Dora Dennis left here yesterday
for New York city where she will spend
some time with her brother, Mr.. :. J.
Dennis. formerly of Suffolk.
Major c. w Wright and Messrs. George
W. Nurney and J. Walter Hoeier. went
to Richmond yesterday TO attend the
State Fair.
MIR. j. T., Mcclure. Of the Evening Pro-
gress. left here yesterday to attend the
exposition at Atlanta.
Colonel Thomas W. Smith and Mr.
X. W. Baker. went TO Petersburg yes
terday TO attend General Mahone's fu-
neral.
Judge r. r. Prentis arrived home yes
terday from Accomac county, where he
had been holding court for Judge Gunter.
Rev. W. s. Long. ID. d.. of Graham.
n. c.. spent several days in Suffolk du-
ring the past week. and preached very
acceptably at the Christian church last
Sunday.
Rev. II. W. Battle. ID. D., Of Peters
burg. is assisting Rev. J. F. Love, of
Suffolk in a series Of meetings at Nan
semond Baptist church, at Driver, Nan
semond county.
Miss Mary Allen, of Missouri is visit
ing her uncle and aunt, Mr.. Il. X. Allen
and Mrs A. s. Dardn. Of Suffolk.
Messrs. Walter Jordan ami Frank
Wright were Representatives from Nan
semond county TO the State Good Roads
Convention, which met in Richmond to-
day
The Suffolk fair will commence on
Tuesday. October 18th. and continue four
days. The entries for the horse-races are
numerous. embracing some fast steppers,
and II the exhibitors of manufactures
and farm products come up TO the ex-
pectations OF the managers the fair Will
prove the finest ever held here.
Next Monday will be county court-day,
at which time the Democratic County
Convention will be held TO seTct can
didate for the House of Delegates. Hon.
j. f. Booker's friends will support him
for the position to succeed himself.