The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-14
SUFFOLK news.
IN OLD NANSCMOND.
Notes and Gleanings From Suffolk
and Surroundings.

and Surroundings.
Mr.. j. E. Booker, editor of the
Suffolk Herald, has returned from
Richmond.
County Court will begin in South
ampton county next Monday.
Miss Pattie Boykin has recovered
from her recent illness.
Mrs. Fannie Stewart, widow of
the late Capt. j. l.. Stewart, is visit
ing in Portsmouth.
Miss Juliet Pretlow, of Surry
county, is the guest OF Suffolk rel.
Rtives.
Numerous property owners were
yesterday engaged in removing the
sccumulatlons Of snow from their
roofs.
1t ia understood from the Suffolk
employees OF the Norfolk and West
ern that within few days they will
be paid of in full up to the time
wheu the road went i'll receivers
hands. There is due them the sala
rles of two months aud five days.
Petty coal thieves do not contine
their operations to Suffolk. 1t was
learned yesterday that they had
been pilfering trains at several of
the smaller stations, selling their
plumber at low rates.
In pursuance of license issued
yesterday from the County Clerks
office. Richard Kicks and Mary Il.
Elliott, colored. will be married 10.
day In the county.
Nansemond County Court is prac-
tlcally closed for the term, nothing
remaining to be done but the enter.
ing of orders on the records.
The interior furnishings of the
new Episcopal Church have nearly
all arrived and will soon be arrsnr.
ed In position.
The one hundredth anniversary
OF George Peabody's birthday will
he appropriately recognized by the
public schools of the county, or at
least some of them, on Monday next.
State superintendent Massey has
furnished a program of exercises for
the occasion.
LAID TO REST. The funeral of j,
henry, the youngest child and ONLY
son OF MIR. and Mrs. George w.
Nurney, took place at $3.50 O'Clock
last afternoon from the family resi-
denoe at No. 10 Kilby street, DR..
w. w. Staley, pastor of the Christ.
ian Church, officiating. Quite a
gathering of the family's acauaiut.
ances attended and expressed sym.
pathies. The interment WAS in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
ELECTION POSTPONED loving to
the sickness OF the commanding Of
heer,. Capt. W. b. Lawrence, tie
eiectlon OF officers ia Withers' Div
sion, No. z U. h. X. of F., was post.
poned. 1t was decided to have a
special meeting to night for the cleo
tion, at which, being one of great
Importance to the division, il is de.
sired that iull attendance be pres.
ent.
JOINT MEETING To.DAY.-There
VIII DO Joint meeting of the Coun.
~ Board OF Supervisors and the
Board of Road Commissioners to.
aay III the county Courthouse. 1t
is the continuation of the 10 eetine
which was called on January 3lst
Tor the purpose of opening bids for
the performance of contract work
on the county roads, and which was
postponed till to day in view OF OBJ
tanning more complete number OF
Dlds covering the proposed work in
each msgisterisl district.
The opening of the bids and the
placing of the contracts is the mi.
tial step towards the practical On.
foroement of the recently enacted
road law for this county, and as
there are those who question the
propfiety OF the law its operation is
awaited with concern. After the