Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-17
SUFFOLK's SUPERVISORS.
The TaN-Rnte for Ensuing Year
Fixe,i-socinI and Personal Notes.

| SUFFOLK, VA, February 1G.-(SpsciaD
| The Board of Supervisors Of Nansemond
met last Tuesday and fixed the tax rate
| for the ensuing year as follows: County
| levy, 20 cents on the 500 valuation or
property: parish lavy. 8 cents; road levy.
| y csnts; county schools, cents; district
| schools, ) cents. Total. 55 cents on 500.
| This Is an increase OF s cents over 1891,
| the items changed besg the parish levy
| from 10 cents, and the road levy from
| 10 to II cents.
BY an order Of the County Court Of
Nansemond four additional constablss
VIII be voted for at the coming spring
election-one in each magisterial district
The Constitution allows one to each
magister.al district, and also gives the
County Court the right when the public
Mods demand It, to provide for addi-
tional cOnstables.
Mrs. Fannie VI. Stewart Is visiting rea-
| tlves and friends In Portsmouth.
Mrs : f. Erambert continues quite
sick, with little or no Improvement since
| last week.
| Miss Ida Newhouse. of Kansas city,
No. ia visiting her cousins, tbs Misses
| Buck. on Main street.
Captain Darius Hill. OF Baltimore, for
| long time with the Daytime Steamship
Company, Is visiting his farm home,
main a week Of two enjoying the quiet
sid, of the country.
Mr. Darien i. Daughtrey,' one OF our
| best citizens, who has been sick the past
| two weeks with the grip is much better.
| though conhned ID his room by reason OF
| the continued cold SPELL
County-Treasur ii. r. Smith. who has
| been sick for the past two or three weeks,
| Is yet confined TO his house, though some
| what improved.
W. l.. Daughtrey. connected with an
| insurance agency in Richmond. has
| BEN home this week on d visit to his
| mother.
Donald Mcleod will represent Welcome
| Lodge No co. in the Grand Lodge. which
meets in Staunton next Tuesday.
| The Norfolk and Carolina Railroad
! Company. at the solicitation of the road
master. Mr.. j. II. Nurney, has donated
| a carload OF wood TO the poor OF Suffolk.
| The wood was turned over TO the minis
| ters OF the town for distribution among
| the most needy.
| LAWRENcE-JONt.S
Mr.. Joseph a Lawrence OF Suffolk,
| and Miss Lena c. Jones, OF Portsmouth,
were married on Thursday. February Il.
| 1895. at the residence OF the brides
mother in Portsmouth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence passed through here on the
| Norfolk and Western cannon-ball train
| Thursday evening en- route TO the groom's
! old home in Petersburg, where they will
| visit relatives for a short while.
Miss Allie Mcclure has returned from
| a visit to Newport News, accompanied
| by her friend, Miss Mamie Brown.
| w. l.. Mcleod. associate editor OF the
| Suffolk Herald Is confined to his resi-
| dence by sickness.
Miss Roberta Ridley. OF Southampton
| county. is visiting Misses Helen and
| Fannie Quimby, on Bank street.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Nurney lost
/, by death on Tuesday, February IL. 1885.
their only son and youngest child. Joseph
| Henry; aged years months and 10
DAYS.
| Withers Division. No. 7, Uniformed
| Rank. knights Of Py'thas. elected the
| following officers last Thursday night:
| ". b. Lawrence. sir knight captain; It.
Jackson Eley, sir knight lieutenant;
! Donald Mcleod, sir knight herald: r.
II. Morgan. sir knight treasurer; X. M.
Butler. sir knight recorder.
A brigade OF uniformed Pythians Will
be organized at n meeting TO be held In
| stsunton next Monday. Colonel ID. j..
Turner. OF Norfolk. will undoubtedly be
chosen as brlgadier-general. and II. T..
smith. OF Suffolk. who Is adjutant Of the
Second Battalion. Is prominently men,
toned for the position OF colonel OF the
First Regiment under the new organiza-
| tlon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Brinkley, OF Nanse-
mond county. have just issued cards OF
invitation TO their silver wedding. which
will BE- celebrated at their residence. on
Saturday. February .. 1885, at I:so O'clock
+. NJ. The Invitations are printed In sal'
ysr lsttsrn On Q white card. .,