The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-17
SUFFOLK LOCAL.


IN indecent exposure of his person on
the street.
The Confederate veterans OF Isle of
Wight county had IL groat time ut their
annual reunion this week.
DIR. w. w. Staley, who has been
spending some time with his family in
North Carolina prior to leaving Tor the
Holy Land. will be IN Suffolk Tor day
or two next week and then proceed
directly on his foreign trip.
Thomas Barlow aud his sou were re-
Gently stunned by lightning i'll South
nmptun county.
Rev, J. /. Love. pastor of the
Baptist Church, Inns been granted a
three weeks vacation by his cungrs-
cation. which he will spend with his
family III Oxford, n. c.
MIR. Henry Powell has returned to
his homo III Sandy Hill. n. Y, after
visit to II. Jnnun:y. Esq.
a largely attended revival il in
progress ut Benn's Methodist Church
III Isle Of Wight county.
Livingston Joyuer Will shortly leuye
Tor Lt uchhuFg To engage as snlesmuu
III n clothlng house.
Miss Eva Dardrn has returned home
from Visit To Portsmouth relatives,
a DIFFICULT UrnEEIAKiNG.-The
Joint forces of the Seaboard ruud and
tho town oi Suho.k. which are engaged
in making excavations Tor the new
thorouShlure near the late Pine street
bridge, are not making ms rapid heud
way MS WAS expected. They hnve not
yet half completed tho work. More
than two weeks longer will be required.
The excavations wilt ueccssitatr the
removal of between 5000 aud 10000
cart loads o! Garth.
BlErIpAY ENTERTAINMENT - Willie
Gibson. sou nl DR.. j. NJ. Gibson, aped
y, gave M elaborate entertainment To
his young friends IN honor OF the ninth
anniversary of HIS birth. Quite n
number were Invited who mite in
voting IT M enjoyable occusion. lee
cream, cake ana other refreshments
were served.
NOVEL WATER SurrIY-Some of the
ciiizens of Franklin Will soon begin
the use Of novel aud convenient
method OF procuring their water aup
ply. a tank to bold 1900 gallons nus
been erecied tiIiy feet nom tue ground.
This will be filled auH repieniahrd
from nriesinn wells, wind mills being
used ns The motive power. The wntcr
VIII be conducted through pipes from
the RESERVOIR To the dwellings,.
MARRIED IL NOErH CAKOLlNA.-Mr
j. i. Ramsey, u well-kuown young
man ot Auenuliu. was on Thuinunv
married to Miss Olda Porter, daughter
of MIR. Jesse Porter, ut tho brides
residence, III Gates. county, n. &. Mir.
aud Mrs. Rumsey will reside at Mag.
nolla, which Is four miles from Suffolk
NANsEMoHD Public ScHooLs. The
Nansemond county School Board held
heir annual meeting III Suffolk, Mr..
Leo Brltt, superintendent, presiding.
Ten OF the district sthoO! trustees com
posing the board wore present, The
session was lahorious one. but before
Adjournment the school matters for
the year ending July 81, 1895, were
about completed. The public schools
of Nunsemond nre supervised with
skill under the present management.
the teachers being generally very com.
petent and the buildings and apparatus
IN good repnlr. There were last ses
sion IN operation sixty five schools, In
which were employed seventy nine
teachers. The semi.decenniul school
census reports have come III, but the
totals have not yet been complied.
COUNTY MERCHANTS INDICTED.
County Court, Judge W. j. kilby pro
siding, was IN session yesterday and
transacted business MS follows:
Charles Ward wac tried Tor breaking
IN the smokehouso of Il. H. HarreIi;
found guilty and senteuced to five
years III the penitentlary.
Andrew Garris. In accordance with u
verdict rendered by the jury Monday,
WIS sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years for burglarizing Darius
Kings residence.
a ;. Eley, resident of Suffolk,
was appointed magistrste for Holy
Neck District to satisfy the necessity
which has arisen Tor resident Justice
Of the peace.
The grand jury in pursuance with
their adjournment Monday, convened
aud found the following indictments:
81. IL. l'abey, Thos. ". Bidgood and
d: IL. Carey, merchants in Sleepy
Hole district, for selling fruits pre-
served IN ardent spirits without license,
Also against l.. X. Rabey, +. W. Bid
good, Allen G.. Darden, +. Frank
Ames and Il. II, jacobson for selling
ardent spirits without licenses.
l.. X. Rabey pleaded guilty on the
iirst indictment and was fined 500 by
the jury. A nolle prosequi was enter.
ed on the second Indictment against
HIM. The other cases we're continued
till tho Sont har torx,