The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-12
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECK
sARurfolk and Western Freight Daralled at
Windsor and Several Cars Damaged.
MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION

Third DnS of tho County Court-saic
~ OF Real Estatc-Dr. Rattle TO Lee.
ture at Driycr's-HInin street Pro.
Assf:s3 perry owners AmcnnbIe TO the LAW
s ST. for Non.ComplIancc With the Law.
a Suffolk, Va, Dec. 1.-(SpeciaD-The
SVened OF 1880 o'clock to-day in the
Christian Church, being called to order
& by the President, Rev. n. G. Newman.
Y The election OF officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: Rev. N. G.
I Newman, president; DIR. ". 4. Herndon,
rice-president; Capt. T. r. Gaskins,
4 treasurer; Col. Alexander Savage, seCre-
I tary.
49, An address of welcome was made by
X Dr. w. W. Staley and responded TO by
DIR. w. S. Long.
as In the annual report Of the President
I he made two important Recommended
uons-revision of the constitution and
4 the adoption of Il definite plan Of work
3 for the following year.
1.-The report of the Executive Commit
y tee was deferred till tomorrow.
,tsS Rev. II. II, Butler discussed the mn:
afuul benefits of missionary work, and
DIR. w. T. Herndon made an address on
Il the progress of and necessity for home
Il missionary work in the Christian
Church.
Tonight DR.. staley delivered nm ex-
n haustive address on the origin, his
( sory and triumph of the missionary
Y idea.
He was followed by Professor L.
y. MONT, editor of the Christian Sun,
s Raleigh, N O., who discussed the intel
4 ligent missionary efforts and the great
tf npau Of n son Them Convent ion
miscellaneous business and music
Z concluded to-night's session The as
ISOLATION Will reconvene to-morNow.
FREIGHT TRAIN WREtSiED.-
There was n freight train wrecked Mt an
K early hour this morning on the Norfolk
anu Western ut Windsor station, ten
( miles from Suffolk, in which seven
cars were deraled and badly damaged.
Il The early 1Iast-bound passenger train
was delayed about five hours. No one
was killed or seriously injured
I DIR, H. W. BATTLE TO LECTURE
q AT DRIFERS.--Dr. Henry w Battle.
Z pastor of the First Baptist Church, I'm
Y Petersburg, Va, has been cnnaged Ia
deliver benefit lecture at Nansemond
& Baptist Church, near Drivers, on
Thursday evening, December 19th. NJ
30 o'clock. He will use the topic
n Society-Its Zane aud Blessings" The
church is fortunate in securing the SER
vices of DIR. Battle, whose reputa ton
y South,whereh he has frequently tldressed
+ representative gatherings, but he has re-
Gently been requested to deliver In
h Boston the Midday Series" OF ten SER
\ mons.
55 REAL ESTATE soLD.-These bar
Il gain and sale deeds We're to-day put
4 en- record in the County Clerks office
Charles d. Mertig and wife to A. L..
IA lakewood lot containing three
s fourths of an acre In Chuckatuck dis
3S. Frances r., Jesse F.. and Adelaide
& Brooks, of Manchester. N. IL, to b. f.
dee and Whitley Bailey, n farm Ia.
4eated IN Nansemond county, between
& Magnolia and Stevsr station 81 and
4 other valuable considerations
THIRD DAY COUNTY COURT
Z In the third day of the term Of Nanse-
( nond county Court. Hon. w j. Kilhy
: Judge, business was transa cted as fol-
3 lows.
The will of the late Mrs. Ellen Kate
y brothers was admitted TO probate and
Daniel Brothers qualified as admins
TRAITOR of the estate
~ Malachi Thompson. colored, quail
ned 10 perform the rite of matrimony.
n. Though the order of adjournment has
not been written Court virtually closed
with to-day, as there will be no more
proceedings except the entering OF
orders
The following are among the visitors
from Lower Parish, who are attending
the Christian Missionary Association
Messrs. Reps, Williamson. Willis Lee
Capt. Thomas X. Gaskins and Col Alex.
kander Savage.
y The stockholders of the Suffolk Nor
mai and Collegiate Institute are re
4 quested by the president to meet in til,
Pine Street y. NJ. l.. Church on mex
+ Tuesday.
5 A coiored boy about 10 years old nam
y ed Sumner tonight snatched n pal
-$ store and ran. He was chased by w. r
Ikilby, about two blocks captured ant
a turned over to the sergeant
~ Some property owners OH Main stree
have inadvertently overlooked the tow
Il ordinance requiring the sidewalks ad
5t1acent to be cleaned of snow and ar,
4 thereby amenable to the penalty pre-
4 scribed
Those ladies interested in the Confed
B crate veterans are requested to mec
at the residence OF Mrs. Gen. l.. S
q iil3aker at $50 O'Clock Friday afternoon
Miss Kittie Mcnamara, who had beer
visiting in Suffolk. her former home
Z left this morning for her present resi-
$dence, in Halifax, N C.
II The six lots into which the property
or Mrs. Georgfana Parker. as u conse.
z Quence of the compromise i'm her chan.
Gerry suit, was divided, will be sold al
auction on next Saturday.
$40 Capt. and Mrs. W. j. Petit have con.
clnded their visit to Norfolk.
& The Presbyterian Guild will meet Fri.
I DAY with Mrs. j. Henry Nurney.
" Nessrs. X. S. Roykin & Co. TODAY
added to their list of fire companies