The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-30
SUFFOLK LOCAL.


Suffolk colored team yesterday
played the Lancasters, OF Norfolk,
with Hthe following results: First
Gume-Sufolk, Z; Lnncnsters. II.
Second Game-Snf1olk, Is; Lancasterp,
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Judge II. II. Prentia will leave next
Thursday for White Sulphur Springs,
where he will take much needed va
cation.
MIR. and Mrs. b. b. Dumvile left
city they will proceed to West Cape,
Prince Edward Island, Is. N. a., to
spend about two months.
Mrs. II. j. Andrews and Miss Cora
Davis, of Norfolk, arc tho guests OF
Mrs. $. j. Nslms and daughters, North
street.
David johnson and Clara Perkins,
colored, yesterday secured marriage
license which WAS Immediately exc.
cuted in the clerks Office by Rev. u.
a. Knight.
Capt. a. p. Conner returned Sunday
from Baltimore. where he left Mrs.
| Conner for treatment at Johns Hop.
kips Hospital
Circuit Court. Judge II. r. Prentis
| presiding, waa in session yesterday.
The only business was the entering OF
| DEGREES.
=. +. Cohoon yesterday assumed con.
troll of the Suffolk office of the Atlantic
and Dnnvile, having returned from
| Norfolk, where no WAS temporarily re.
| moved.
MIR. Columbus (Tobe) Jones, pro.
pristor of the Stuart House, will leave
to day for Chase City. w., In search
of improved health,
A few OF Sutiolk's girl cyclists have
innovated boomers, which, however,
are worn beneath abbreviated skirts.
Mrs. Nj. Il. Claude. of BOykins, W.,
is visiting friends and relatives In Suf-
folk.
The case Of the Commonwealth VS.,
Pope Brothers for burglary. in Isle OF
| Wight county. will he called next Mon
day. II. +. Boykin, Commonwealth
Attorney, would not vgree TO the pro.
position Of Al. Briggs. counsel for do
Tense, to postpone tho case till the Sep
tember term.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Nan
semond Baptist Church at Drivers,
will next Thursday, under Its auspices
run an excnraion from Suffolk to Sol.
dieI's Homo and roturn.
Mrs. &. \. Duke left yesterday to
visit at the Ryland Institute, Berkley.
following which she will spend some
time at the seaehOIe before returning
| to her homo in Suffolk.
CoLoRED SUNDAY CONVENTION.
The annual meeting Of the CoIored
Christian Sunday School Convection
of tho Eastern District of Virginia
occurred Sunday in the old Town Hall.
Suffolk, which was engaged for the
occasion, The attendance of delegates
and visitors was large, in fact greater
than the building could comfortably
| acoomm odate.
At II an Rev S Il Jones, of Berk.
ley, preached. Rev. DR., Young, of
Norfolk, delivered sermon at 2:35 d
IN, followed by several timely essays
on pertinent topics. w II Arlington,
OF Suffolk, made sD address that WAS
well received. At 8 p IN Rev James
Edlow, OF Portsmouth, preached. Rev
j III Copeland, of Suffolk at the con.
clusion returned thanks to the psople
OF Suffolk for their entertainment OF
| the visitors.
RHODES RELEASED on BAIL.--Char les
Rhodes, white. was yesterday removed
from the county Jail to the Mayor'a
Court to answer the charge of stealing
seventeen chickens from Granderson
Wilcox, colored. Merritt Briggs, coun-
sci for accused, asked for O continue.
ton OF the case on the ground that
they desired the presence Of other wit
nesses. Mayor Brewer announced that
tho Case would DO continued till Satur.
day and recognized the Common.
wealth's witnesses to appear on that
day. Rhodes was released on $50
bond. with j. W. Darden and S. +.
| Rawles, as sureties. The chickens
alleged to have been stolen have been
confined in the town lookup.
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