The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-10
SUFFOLK LOCAL.

Ephram Shaw, colored, WINS yester.
day lined 81. 90 III Mayors Court for
bsuting II woman and sent to Jail in
default. Arrangements were afterwards
made for the payment Of the fine and
lie was released.
a deed conveying parcel of land III
Chuckntuck mngisterial district from
Nirginius >. kllby 10 George Randall,
Tor Slui.li was yesterday recorded III
the county Clerks Office.
1T Is reported TINT part OF the ma
chinery of the yacht Thomas lidmonds,
which lett Suffolk for New York " ed.
nesday night, broke before getting out
OF The Nnnsemoud, causing IL landing
ANA considerable delay.
COUNTY CoCHr DocKET. The Clerk
of Courts las completed his docket for
the next term OF Nansemonu County
Court, beginning Monday. Out of a
lengthy list of cases those against Wal
ter Taylor Butler Deviue and James
Folk, for DEMONSTRATING, will probably
be first called. There are still dockoted
indictments against William Lewis and
Alexander Dawson for burglary, Carrie
Johnson Tor keeping house Of i'll
fame aud Jesse Winston for murder,
but the criminals are not IN this
cour,'s custody, the first three being
ut large nnd the latter III the pcuiteu
tary serving II term for COW stealing IN
another county. indictments against
Joe W orreil, Bill Lewis nnd Ed, VII.
llams, for housobreaking. and Robert
Butler, Tor manning, will be acted on
by the grand jury and tried ii true bills
bs found.
SECOND DAY BAPTIST CoNvENrIoN.-
The second days session OF the Nir
glnln Baptist state Convection was
called 10 order Ivy Rev. W. NJ. Moss
Is. d., OF Dnnvilic. Devotional eXer.
cises wero conducted 10y Rev. Horny
Jemerson.
An abe address was delivered by
Proi. Harvey on "Iiumau lustrumen-
tality Employed by the Master in
CarIylns on the Work Of tho King
dom Rev. DR.. Taft spoke III the
interest OF Hartshorn College. Rich
mond.
lie following were introduced in the
oraer named: Rev Waldron. presiden;
OF Waters Institute. North Cnrolina;
Key Brown. president of the North
| Carolina State Convention; Rev Yin
| cent, State missionary of North Caro-.
lima; Rev y Batter, of Norfolk. Rev
Isaac Lee also made happy address.
Eevs. w. L. Graham and Il. ID.
Lewis, b. D., discussed the work Of
lie \. +. Is. u, following which the
appended committee Was appointed to
arrange for Joint meeting of that
| union with the convention before final
Adjournment of present session: Reys.
4. ID. Lewis. T.. Watts, II. l.. Barco,
j. l.. i}arksdale and W. +. Graham.
Kew Ii. SpIller represented the 10.
terest of the Spiller Academy and on
motion OF kev. y. hisholm 500 was
donated Tor that institution.
Devotional exercises mt the afternoon
| session were conducted by Rev ". T..
Johnson. +. d., and Rev. 4. j. Chick.
Tue major part OF this session was
occupied III the discussion OF the char
ter OF the Virginia Seminary Mt Lynch
| burg, which educational institution Is
operated under the auspices Of the
convention. a committee of nine had
| been appointed to revise the charter,
and that committees report was dis
cussed pro and con by some of the
hbicst talent III The convention. includ
! ing the following: Dr q w Lee, OF
| Washington, - G.; DR. ID y Nassar, "A
| Professor of the Richmond Theoloei.
otl Seminary; Rev j w KIRBY, cor
responding secretary OF the body;
few II ! Johnston, b ID, Of Lexington /;
lev II B Johnson. ID -, Of Washing.
ton, ID G, and Revs Il SpiIler, Il ID
Lewis, f GriRgs, b + Fox. II w
Moss, W II Crawley. I 5 Iismlin, w A
Chlids. } ii Robinson. p Saunders
and L II Brooks and j a Crawford.
| here was another session last night.
| lie body Will not adjourn till Sunday.