The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-06
OLD NAN SEMONO.
Notes and GIeanings From Suffolk
and Surroundings.

Notes and Gleanings From Suffolk
and Surroundings.
Tho Gem Cafe is being fitted up as n
clothing establishment. 1t will be oc-
cupied by q. Lipmap.
The petit and grand jurors for the
next term of the County Court. be.
ginning Monday, will probably be
drawn to day.
Mrs. John B. Pinner is entertaining
her mother. Mrs. Jordan, who resides
near Petersburg.
Truckers of the county are busy
planting Irish potatoes, ut Which iudi.
cations point TO IA large acreage,
SNATCH Thieves ARnk ,rrp. New.
port News snatch thieves have made
their appearance in Suffolk, and yea.
terdsy attempted little game on
trauk Lnrkins, who keeps "A secoud
hand clothing store on East Washing
ton street. Three boys Ranging in aye
from II to Is years, went III tue store
with the ostensible purpose of making
ii purchase. When the proprietor =
bnck was turned one of them grabbed
pair of pauts aud ran. Sergeant
Ames WAS notified and arrested the
three, whom be put In the lookup.
They gave nnmes as Frank Moore.
Henry Watson and Charlie White
hurst, and claimed that they were from
Newport News. They will have N
hearing IN the Police Court this morn
ing.
BENEFIT ESrERrAINMExr. - The
elocntion nnd musical classes of Nanse.
mond Seminary will, on next Friday
evening, III the Seminary music hall,
give TIL entertainment for the benefit
of st. Paul's Z. L. Church, Suffolk.
The admission will be small.
A. CArIrN's INSURANCE. = The
Georgia Home, Caledoniaa aud Niagarn
FIRE Insurance Companies yesterday
pnid a. Catzen the pro rata portion OF
the lire risk carried by them on his
STOCK, which was Injured last autumn.
These companies, with the Lion, which
settled last week, hnve pad the assured
Sl,77o. that amount being comp1o
mise, mutually satisfactory The sum
named by the appraisers who examined
the stocn, was So, $50.
CHARGED WITH FoRGERY. j ohm
FOLK, colored. wns yesterday before
Mayor Brewer, charged with forgery.
IL seemed that hn had signed the nume
oil his brothe;. AlexauQsr Falk, to au
order for s. on Z. S. Chapman & Co.
-H''Si o'Ci' a.. u IuCEl ny COUNSEL, w 4,
Ii. Arlington, the warrant was dis.
missed.
PROPERTY TRANsFERRED.- William
B. Cnusey, administrator of Peter B
Irentis, deceased. trustee. to Benjamin
NJ. Bruce. twenty seven acres OF land
III Cypress District, Nansemond ooun
ay; consideration, $52.
MOSES McDovALD Smor.-Moses
Nc Donald. an Il offender was shot
III tile back yesterday morning about
O'CLOCK by Officer jeff Mathews. IL.
was detected by the officer ia the act
OF stealing coal near the Norfolk aud
Western depot aud ran at full speed
when observing that he WAS watched.
Ine ollicer commanded hun to halt,
but he paid nc attention to the order
aud was shot down. DIR. W. W. Muir.
ray prohed for the bail later III the
day, but without success. The wound
Is of very serious character. DR..
Murray said last night that Mcdonald
was quite Ill, suffering from intense
fever. lie was Implicated IN train
robbery on tue Seuhoara Air Line last
year aud during February of this year
he paid $40 IN tue Mayors Court for
coal stealing on the Norfolk and West.
erp.