The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-02
I'M TIE PASSING SHOW
Several Flung Ladies' and gentlemen &C.
quilted Themselves Very Credltably.
MEETING OF THE SUFFOLK COUNCIL

S%The Farmers communicative Con-
cerntng The K,rouSAt-Thc PoIiti.
cal situation In NarscImondf- Deeds
sccoracd-Thc Ftrcn,cu und their
EEnd. and other News.
Suffolk, va. Nov. 1.-(SpeciaD-Thc
election is now but three days distant
and the brief campaign. which has been
$conducted with less excitement than
usually charactcrizes such political con-
tests. Will conclude Tuesday. This Is
an off H;car and though there Inns been
an effort for the past few days to dispe1
the prevailing arathrtic condition the
managers of neither party Ia large
Vote. The judges at the several county
precincts will come to Suffolk Saturday
to procure ballot boxes and tickets, and
1t is expected that there will be II caucus
nnong the Democratic hders. The oii-
cial ballot TO be voted in Nanscmund
contains these names: For State Sen
ate. II. F.. Boykin. J. X. Dolcs. For
House OF Delegates, j. +. Booker.
ENJOYABLE BENEFIT ENTER
gTAINMENT.-The Passing Show an
entertainment by local talent, under the
management of Miss Matte Boswell,
was tonight rendered in a pleasing
manner at the City Hall Theatre. The
following characters, appropriately cos
TUNED, were represented on the stage:
Two Little Playmate. Spanish Ballard
Singers, Scotch Lassie. Three Old Maids
of Lee, Bashful Maiden. Female Cos
sipers, Reubcn and Cynthia, Ruth
GYPSY Girl. We Folks of We Oldcn Times.
The entertainment was well staged and
on n whole very meritorious. The pro-
ceeds went to recoup the fund of the
night school operated under the Kings
Daughters auspices.
WHAT THE FARMERS SAY.-Far-
mers of the county, who were in town
to-day, q that the drought which has
just been broken was one OF the most
seVerc{nad injurious in It's results which
has ever visited this section. The rain.
though still insufficient, will repleniSh
the ~shrunken streams and renew the
wells, many of which had gone dry.
Another beneficial result Is the eNtin-
gushing OF forest fires which in some
instances We're disastrous II kept Tho
farmers adjacent to their scenes of de-
struction in q constant state OF alarm.
The rains, though, are too late to re-
Vive crops. many of which were ire
pnirably damaged.
PROPERTY CONvEYED.-Thcse
deeds We're to-day recorded III the Coun-
fy Clerks office: Annie NJ. Wilson and
others to Abrnm 4. King, interest In II
farm of 179 acres two miles from Whal-
eyHille, for the nomina consideration of
So; LorcnZa Carr and wife 10 II. N.
Powell. one lot in Myrtle, S225.
DONATIONS TO EXPOSITION
FUNB-The second division Of the Phoe-
niR Fire Company will start for Atlanta
tomorrow. and to assist the EXPOSE
ton fund of the company the following
donations We're landed in to-day: i. X.
Allen, 81; w. r. Lawrence. 81. These
contribution increased the fund to
SlS1.20, for which the iiremen, individ-
laly and rs n company. desire to eN-
press their gratitude to the donors.
BIRD SEASON MISUNDERSTANDING
season opened to-day and nearly every
huntsman who could get off went out Il
assassinate as many of the toothsomt
birds as came within his range. Their.
1s much complaint hat the birds arc
less plentiful than two weeks ago. Il
being alleged that they were killed
before the season opened.
DETAINED RY ILLNESS.-A tele.
gram was received this afternoon by
Mr.. a. S. Eley, from Rev. w. y. Barr
the new rector of st. Paul's, who was
expected to arrive tonight, stating
chat on account of his wife's illness ht
would be detained till Saturday at 9:4(
D.. m. His Wife will ollow later. Mr.
Barr expects to prcaSh at ST. Paul's
SUNDAY morning and evening.
THE COUNCIL MEETS.-The Towr
Council, Mayor Brewer presiding, hu,
their regular November meeting to.
night, which was very brief. Present
Aiessrs. Bell, Elcy. Holland. MacLeary
Noriieet, Parker. Witllers.
The following was noted under OFF.
GERS reports: Mayors fines. S34: Ser.
geant's collections, S32; market receipts
SOS.
Eight-feet strip of land near Sea.
board road was sold to Daniel Jordan
for SEE. w. r. Frazer and Max Weyh
man were granted privilege to cree;
frame iron-clad buildings in the fir,
district. Mr.. Withers was appointed
on Police and Health Committees. vice
q. Parker, resigned. The request of II
p. Elain, for additional lights In CITY
Hal Theatre. was passed by withou;
notion.
MI. Burwell Riddick. as the result n,
a fall from a building in West Norfolt
this week, is confined to his residence
on Sarotoga street.
Deputy Norfeet is busy summoninc
members Of the grand and petit iuries
Tor the next term of court.
John A. Gam. of Elwood, has this
week shipped quantities of piles to be
used at Primers Point.
Mr.. j.. NJ. Thompson, of Main street
Was this week in Richmond, where h,
was treated for a cancer by DR.. Hunt.
er Mcclure.
Rev. A. A. Bagby, OF Richmond q
day. - eo"h 10
Frank Luke has beer appointed fore
man or n Suffolk Iron Works.
The November term Of Isle Of Uirbt
COUNTY Court will begin next NIondov
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