The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-14
SUFFOLK LOCAL..

Sydney Ellis, Jr., son of the county
treasurer. lett Thursday to enter a
business college i'll Poughkeepsie. n. Y.
Old citizens hereaoouts say that this
is the longest hot spell which there has
been In September for muny years.
Mr. n. January returned yesterday
from the North, where he visited sew.
ernl large cities as buyer Tor HE cloth
Ing house.
Mrs. a. j. Savage, of Norfolk, is Wis.
ting her sister, Mrs. W. II. james, Jr.,
Bank street.
Sutfolk's schools Mt present have on
cellent prospects for u full attendance.
Street report said that mon weigh
ing 500 pounds yesterday passed
through Suffolk en- route to Atlanta,
where he will be on exhibition.
MIR. Eugeue Hurley WAS yesterday
engaged III putting fresh coat of wnll
paper In tho residence OF Mr.. Row.
land Moore, president of the Suffolk
Sawmill Company.
Misses Fannie and Nettie Nelms
have returned from o visit to friends
i'll Norfolk.
MIR. w, l.. Peel recently sold the
largest lot of peanuts at Whaleyville
ever disposed of Mt that place by ono
producer.
On account OF conflict with the
date of the fair the Suffolk Light In
fnntry at II meeting Thursday night
changed tho date OF starting to At
lnnta from the 18th to the Goth OF
October.
a. j. Brown, principal of public
school No. 2. has returned from visit
to friends IN Smithville. Charlotte
county, Va, and will open his school
Monday.
Henry Williams, who resides near
Eure, recently had destroyed by fire
his dwelling, kitchen and conteute.
There is no reasonable manner of
accounting Tor the origin saud people
OF his vicinity say the fire was III
cendiary.
DR.. }. ri. Holloway, of New York,
who Is making trip through the
South on bicycle, yesterday stopped
over for short time 10 Suffolk.
The county convention to be held in
Suffolk on October "a, for the nomina.
ton of a representative from Nanse
mond 10 the next General Assembly
gates, OF which number Suffolk will
send nineteen.
Tho numerous friends of Mr.. G. F.
Norment, former resident of Suffolk,
will be grstited to lenru that he has
been honored with the presidency of
Central National Bank, Washington, ID.
lC.
ADpIrIoNAb CoNrRIBrTloSs. - The
following donations fer the assistance
OF tho Phoenix Fire Company No. III
defraying their expenses to the AT
lapta Exposition were handed in YES
! teraay: *. z. Conner, ST. B. l.. Saun
ders & Co.. g.. so; E. b. Britt, 80; Z.
st. j. Wilson, Soc. SO. Pretlou ~
reported, S39; total, S45.
WENT UNDER IRE WALLs.-Tbe
latest depreciation reported to have
been made on smoEch ouses in the
county was that upon a. meat building
owned by Mrs. Betsy Copeland, WHO
lives near Box Elder. The thieves
being unable TO enter in any other
manner, made excavations under the
walls and succeeded In making away
with good portioh'o OF the bacon com
! mattible.
Two BODIES DIsINrERRRp.-Dr. L.,
Landlord, of Norfolk. this week had
the remains OF two of his children dis.
inferred from the GEM etery at Black
Greek Church, southampton county,
placed Ill casket aud removed o'Yar
renton, n. O.. where they were re
buried beside their mother. The Gill
drsn had been buried about ten or
twelve years.
COUNCIL MEETING DEFERRED, The
special meeting Of the Town Council
which was TO have occurred'at 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. to take some,ac.
ton regarding two new ordinances and
possibly other Important matters. wa
deferred till next week-the day TO b.
named later as the Committee on Or
dloances WAS not ready to report.
SCHOONER RoRBED. The captain of
the schooner Coleman, Baltimore, who
is at the wharf taking on O cargo Of
lumber, was on Thursday night robbed
of S50in cash and gold watch and
chain. which articles were taken from
his private room. The steward on the
vessel is suspected Of the theft ms he
left town on the night of the robbery
aud has not been since. He was
familiar with the premises and.had n
favorable opportunity to appropriate
the property. The police will en-
deavor to have him located.